Show PLUNDER I 1 L UNDER fly I 1 adopted from the ly illy lie 11 jill C if hi hv ilithe exchange cachan ins inc CHAPTER IV tk tw 1 1 I 1 ve 4 hlad enouf anouch lit time pio plo assor Vic Ii clin lineK I 1 will give you just 1 t fund hind oer mer that tha I 1 cel cen W IN hi billi till a dence of transfer 1 it you fall fail I 1 ill cuke gnoun to the world the tilt secret you yu have stored in your kavc aye under ow ri the speaker 1 als jude deering the th jules elchler shifted his eye i from Dec rings to flour floor my friend he lie coolly replied I 1 promise yon you shill have the stock now but it will not be transferred to you for a pe rold of t bao months it until n I 1 11 m Y e ear x pediment peri ment Is finished O 0 only n 1 in t chii h ausy ay will I 1 be sure you airl ill breathe breath ij my ty secir tit tp to no one if in that tim I 1 loarn you have hase betrayed me I 1 wilf fl nd itro d the cave and destroy my mr arc and you will curse the day boil you were born I 1 beg your pardon gentlemen but why squab squabble blo over this smili small matter tock cestr in iTic times kavis under ji bolh men turned about with c es S d beha 11 the myr IF janel M ea smiling smi lins at then them what 0 apu y u know of my cave I 1 the protessor isor thundered my good od r friend deering told inc came camb suave reply wc we ply play around tp gether yu oy c e tie tell MIN mr ml everything everi thing and hen then th wrath of the he professor cd stielf jude is a rood good for he flung it deering juda judas acre cre ketterl you rob rub me first then butr betrix a more precious to ma than lire life one of you Ms ills the toek tie the other ha has my secret my 1 bacat secret which was val to hive hava made tn alaster of Alin tind eichner vordi arc gatin getting audr and joud cr and jike like 4 madman he plunged on the delite cf of my iny life and aril the fumire of yours bath flints tn in ibe the same place watch me met with one stroke I 1 will flood my cave ave and wi wipe out my secret and the stocal SOCK water bf of if lit eichner rushed to a small cabinet in the gaall and throwing it ft open pulled down a number of levers fic he then turned and looked at the unwelcome visitors an n expression of insane 9 glea ice on on ilia is face but the t mysterious young man as frantic with anxiety for pearl travers he tle knew that the girl was a prisoner in the cave with water fi ll 11 lat in he had seen her enter ha roust must get to the lever and turn of the he water but deering dearin and bihner perhaps divined this ahey they stood in his ls alway way and prepared pre to block hij his firs more mom can while pearl trap trapped ed in I 1 n the cafe cave with the frankenstein Frani enste n like 1 I 1 ke ob feet and ind me the water rushing fus hint in upon her found momentary safety by climbing onto a shelf of rock about ta feet front the caves cales ceiling the girl perc chere stricken uth A ith her bet lantern white she the saw the thing swept off ff its ift bler and car ned tied away in to the water the chamber seemed to be turn ed into a whirlpool of fury with the water fisan and nearer 10 a her her tt lantern vas was suddenly snuffed an u efel out and ind she dune clung to the heir 41 the darkness with only a si foot toot of breath breathitt int space left her but suddenly denry the whirlpool cens ceas ed be wafer seemed to be lower n iia sho shortly after she heard a splash par tome one had giuna into the flooded chamber to rescue heft hoth it wai mr 1 r jone jones he had successfully full overcome come hu blo and shut ut y off he the water ia lit jact fact at that very moment deer ing was attempting attempt int to regain the Coa confluence dence of the scientist cie n aist k the mysterious mys yo youn man firs saw the stock certificate floating floa tint on the watell water surface he eelia d then thein and placed them them in his breast poc lie vet ind and then swam over ti to rescue the tile OV selim her in his strong he sw swim am with her to the door ws way and baj aci hea to 0 is s oaf lik pj the cave tatt awful infill iJ In niI gill pearl man map need ced 1 t it itce qt am t in water riah before rd V vet M 1 beyes crae and then looking up a at fsr it r she ta tell oc about yourself see hov how difficult h is for to YOU you elbet the din dsa k i eer zer I 1 was wa oine into at fichner richner s place and fact PU vu let me tile go 0 there arc are things I 1 lannot ex fa plain I 1 1 a in mr hir jone jones replied uness ily y bi bit t please I 1 e trust me I 1 would fit give my life rather than let you suffer for a moment I 1 come doun do ri into that chamber just to I 1 jt just to get those central build ing in 9 certificates he the girl irl interrupt ed 1 I was an in after tier thought prove your sincerity give me these and before the young nun man knew it pearl 11 carl had reached into his pocket and alien talen the certificates 1 I ant cant not now he lie replied nt ut tru trust me mel I 1 he lie quickly took the he stock from the girl kissed her hand h ind I 1 fervently er vently and left her standing bandin tan din in amazement amai ement but mr jones was not going 1 to hoodwink hood sink parl as Is easily as he had presumed she waited un til tit he had gotten otten a distance ayay and then theft acon to follow him the girl iri was amazed to see him approach professor Elch ners door rine ring the bellr belland and be admitted by the the crafty crotty scientist himself she determined to at tit the relationship of the two men amen 1 I know what you au want and you hall shall have hive it eichner 1 c haiet told mr jones after admitting a dmit ting him you have done do ne me a a great greak pervice ayou you have destroyed some thing that was a menace to mea me A monster mon sterl gradually it was obsess in ing g my mind arid unbalancing me the h e mysterious young man was be ginning to doubt the he sincerity of the scientists words Wor dhere there was an odd ring to Ms his voice W realized that he lie mast must be on his guard I 1 professor eichner tic n CT led the way tol R small room MOM one bf b his laboratories on oft he the second floora the house he indicated a bhag for mr air jones jodes and then sat down and a nd gazed earnestly at the young man mail jat at last I 1 am a free man he sighed nothing left alo now but I 1 acan I 1 can devote myself to other things it Is strange that which aich you destroyed wa as my greatest interest in life but I 1 have other you have he smiled berha perhaps I 1 some hobby some great interest it vas was the young man turn to sigh 1 I have only one he anew erad but I 1 am afraid professor that she while this interesting conversa ion had been going on eichner toyed ith a silver blotter holder with which he had attempted to dry out the wet stock certificates before signing them over to jones chancing to glance at it he saw reflected on the mirror m arror tike like silver the face of pearl travers in the me window behind him and peering i up on oft the hearing the last 14 declaration of of mysterious young man he quickly decided upon bis his next jone 1 be believe liere sir air he said to mr jones so that I 1 am going to need an other blotter here tilis this vet wet will not take my signature at mature legibly paper will you kindly get me several from fro that closet he 0 indicated a tremendous re I 1 aflak duble boom near the top of this extraordinary closet various types of stationery opening could be seen n through a x trellised mr jones arose jauntily to ob life and as quick as a R car the oil scientist sprung from his chair locked pushed ibe jonesb into the closet and alin door then thed without word he a x left the room to himself smiling evilly from her place of observation 0 on lh he small roof mot outside the window pearl travel travers hid witnessed the act att of professor eichner without hesi tation she crawled through th dow into the room intent chewin ewin upon rescuing her mysterious admirer so intent was the guthat shedid the did notice eichner p r returning to the the room not a diabolical smile on hi Is face in his hand hind he held a al sinister sini sit lister iter looking lookin bottle whirled hearing about sudden sudden i footstep Zt stem Sj r pearci I 1 quick 4 and d tinly I 1 ard rd face Athe Profess sori orl ulcer 1 foia aur lorer over has destroyed strayed ene one thing I 1 loved best he bi sniffed nar ted sec now what wll ka happen to the shingi th ingi loves bestland aten rid holding hola the erttle m lober lit head beal be he thaid pearl white air looked led on helplessly through 0 the ITO A |