Show saw Valhalla In and out L george ethelbert walsh W NO bervice c ris ait by w a continued an occasional occa lonal shot froin from below ilea lomg the men atlow bad the addan tage of light dick again cautioned ills its men no to expose themselves but one was nina in their fa Is vor they surrounded rounded eur the mouth of the cave on all sides and while the enemy was taking a shot at one of their number the guns of the others could be trained on hini the noise of the shooting goon soon brought other others from the yacht with their quarry imprisoned in the cave there vaa mas no need of keeping more than a corporals guard aboard the le rell ellean can their shots soon began to t tell 1 for the explosions from below became less and lees less frequent A moan occasionally reached their ears at least one of the gang had been hit the problem f getting the men out of 0 the cave aa as a serious one with night coming on the oe difficulty of watching and guarding the place would increase 1 in the course of time they would be starved out outs but that might require days and days its only a question of time before we ret got them dick eald said to captain barnett when they withdrew to con elder older the situation there theres s no fun in starring starving them out we ine ought to find some atack plan for settling IL 11 1 I could go down there 1 leered the young skipper and land get one of them and get killed yourself milled dick no barnett Ba I 1 won wont t permit that I 1 yoa you forget in captain and you re ante laughed the other I 1 you take orders from me and not give them well if ou on want a email fixed ed mutiny on your hands captain you try to go down there suppose I 1 order 3 ou to go down I 1 dick sim fitch his shoulders id obey he be replied replie dt barnett chuckled 1 I believe bellee you would junglas who was crouching behind a rock with cne one ee on the caves cases or I 1 oh dick I 1 almost it want berning ning entrance suddenly ral ed his head bead and pointed ilass cutler looks ex cited dick and nd barnett whirled around tripping hul hurriedly edly over the rocks with her hair and skirts whipping hipping the aind ind like aw flags alice cutler carne having them in what dick thought was anxiety and fear ear lie ile started toward ard her on a run dick dick she called calli oh uncle a better an I 1 a ship a 8 coining coming I 1 alth thia this double information out she stopped and panting for or breath waited for or him min to reach her aide lent t it food good new news dick she asked railing smiling into his ince uncle uncles s co conscious Iu and agi begins to reni remember embar tangs on I 1 in sure hell get bet better terl 1 rm glad of that alks W alice 1 you weld bomell it r about a ship ye I 1 borot ite its ahre in re ste amin ln at full steed nd rid do TOU vou know dick I 1 think its a navy i esel e sel a reit rile cutter or torpedo bt wall I 1 don dont t bacow which anyway tte its got puns guns on it aud and it 11 look loois awfully fierce and slid warlike alere ere Is he demanded and whirling her around he made rande her leu wit I 1 him brel to the toi top of the clift there la in plain tight sight heading for the island under forced dra draft it was wits a scrappy looking torpedo boat her h e r deck lined with blue bluejacket jackets 4 dick iguess the pelican waso it tle ui only one ant that picked oo 00 wt my y S 0 a S she iw act A IT if the he as la in a lurry burry the tirl girl by ills 11 me side una grave and said the oot most la to them oli oh dick I 1 alot a let ea it aaa am t coming coffil sg it wae was going to be so nice on the hand leland with wt without loat lt It bosi 0 o I 1 there therell 11 be b a cro crowde d I 1 lie loael tooled at her waveringly queer mat mattens tons at his hert light lights dancing before his eles a like a ninn seized with vertigo UKO he staggered toward br caught one of her units ham ID in hit his and opened tits tit to awk K but captala barnett at that moment appeared a pair of la in bit bi hands iab sure as you yon re boni bom sir ur van ness be he eald said it s a m arst lp arbut I 1 good oil newa dews ot of course st it ie Is I 1 muttered mutter etl dick in disgust anybody could see with hie his naked bejes it wasat a scow or rov rom boat bout barnett lowered his glasses end and stared at him in amazement then he be turned to alice and seeing eean her hushed flushed face he be grunted and walked av au af ay CHAPTER XV the torpedo boat sarle had picked up dicks wi relesa at sea and hurried to the island but the pelican vas as ten miles nearer and beat her by a r small mall margin of time the arreal ol 01 the warship completely demoralized coptain aln brent and hia his confederate after a threat of the commander con miander tc to blow up the cave with a depth bomb they surrendered and sulkily permitted themselves to be taken prisoner prisoners dick wry cot not sony sorry that the reopen sivility lity of capturing and holding alem tt era aas 8 transferred ta t another about ders on the warship etere wl ere the prisoners were put through a separate tad and coll collective octive grilling he lie learned detail details of 0 the pl plot that cleared I 1 I 1 up many any points mr blake bad had taken advantage of his position of trust and confidence as mr cutler cutlers a private secretary to manipulate the stock market for his own benefit using a broke brokerage tage firm of questionable reputation ag as a con federate knowing that the enforced absence of steve cutler would create a panic la in the stocks supported by him be he had hod planned skillfully fully to bring about thia this situation through the of doctor alster he administered a drug that flonly weakened the old tain man a health gradually breaking down bis his iron will until he was as apathetic and In differ ent he ile became alternately peevish 1 11 and ad irritable followed by long loni periods of gloom depression ills on own family physician win was unatie to biag dia nose his case by working on his employer employers g mind wen ten in tills weakened ealie ned condl tion blake won on the power to and act for him in many important matters he lie had captain kohnston loh ston dismissed and brent instilled int tiled in his place than in one of lils his period periods of dejection he prevailed altri cutler to accept a temporary change of phal clans after that the success of the plot wasas was assured ared doctor Alster kept Ms he pa re tient weak and mentally depre deprend swi until it was time to pring their our captain brent had been to I 1 alfalla to install tl ti e secret wireless plant in the cae case and when he re arrange ments were mere completed teI for art second step in the echeme scheme docto alster had warned cutler that a period of absolute amt was esser eager ilal dal an be recommended a trip to valhalla al halla alice had unwittingly fallen into their plan plans and when ibe blie added her persuasions to that of the others the old man had fielded all preparations for the trip hud had been left to blae bla e ills pretense of sending thit th sen seri ants down ahead to open the big hous house was la keeping with tie tle rest of hie his underhanded under handel bandel alm ry hea the yacht arrived and it was found that no servants ser vinti vInts were ere on the island be he appeared to be more perturbed than any one ills III plausible excie of sending the vaci tact t back for more servant servants was accepted ii sties cutler until her suspicions of his hi double dealing eie aroused ba b dick tl TI e I 1 ellean bud hud merely teamed steamed on to marsh inlet where it was ai in tom muni cation with the wand island and ale al with a R thore wireless heake nei nerhea Hea to his hi broker brokers vere mere thu relayed to the shore ant an I 1 sibs all ere ers re calvd via the vi relesa in th same war way the man nane s idea I 1 lad ad becal bees to ci bialt no crime that coul coull 1 I 1 traced tu to I 1 tim im hut but two factors de sel eloped that up split act hie 1111 place plans on was wills him crowin pr owin passion for ww lillee cut ler ter which when alien be had her in hit his power on the island developed dei de eloped inte intal i madness 1 that caused bim him to over reach himself I 1 lie had made live 1 we to marle made for purely faish pur rAps using her tier as at ar instrument fr fer furthering his en Is but bul when ulie she became become obnoxious aad ang hf he tonic took the flint tunit tt t rid f her in a of rage ra an I 1 I 1 e puffed her oer the clafy to whit mertalo destruction lon the other factor tt stat at had c pa with bid his interests Inte reMe via wai the of the tile tock stock market to move jat lut tic no nc he wanted it at first it waa was depressed depre teed by all torts of rumor rumors con 1 berning the health and even death of steve cutler but after that it had reacted and recovered ered some aio oio of its it normal tone i to make matters woree worse for blake he had to protect his bl marlin 3 with the wi of M hk em plover which he led bra freta we bw private sate and 1 derwalt ann te wl placed ahw her it be could ft vo uvrl wily easily fits I 1 he brul broker tors bd had called alel by toy birri tw tx mere we and nd more mo until teng of thou thousands or of dollare del lare worth ot at it cutler securities had iiii ben been tar nr to thera illace vis nan not caly only a R ruined maa man but a thief mul and note balem the market turned so I 1 ie e could recoup his 1 loee and the ali stocks end and beada bonds before his bt employer the th theme bud had bem ben birsul by y iak th who from the birst hal had anixt ae as the mans emal areld fatally then intentionally croe 1 lots lil path at every Import important turn to beck matt mate him steve cutler had come corns out 0 f hie his comatose corx tose condition 4 partly as the reul sult of doctor aisters ministrations juet just as cantito bunt brent appeared app cured aft erward ernard the eur piu of the torpedo boat tonk took him in hand and before the viar ship wa as ready teady 0 a mil at with her pris cers the aid id roan though weak was mentally nearly normal alice allce explained la in detail what hal bad hap eved on the island land before dick was summoned to catler bedside bedel tle the old man looked pale but brim grim al and in a it fighting lie nodded As a dick entered well air you re a chip ot of the rid block I 1 he lie capt 1 I 1 knew henry nutt un nesa ness when he was we a boy henry an I 1 I 1 grew up together fighting our batties in knee breeches before we locked hords on the street im rm glad to meet you sir I 1 dick grasped the withered wibb reil tand liand and murmured soine conventional reply now sir str continued the money inal ma nate rate what can I 1 do tor for you I 1 owe you everything name your price dick a bend went up 1 I haven t any be replied coolly MI eh what that repeat itil it 1 I 1 faient 1 rit any price M bit I 1 I 1 alln t do 0 it to be rewarded thank you lust just the same bat but by bad gad air ir you must have a price every man basi ha thea then I 1 roust be the exception he ai As he did so 0 o his eyes drifted across the bed to the girl opposite for a moment be waa was quiet and dreamily thoughtful suddenly tie laughed good natu and shrugged rugged eh till his shoulders sh yf yes I 1 have a price he said aid but ite its too high for even you to pay ay you coulta couldn t do 40 it I 1 pay rn ortel cutler you think that sto scoundrels undrel a mined ruined me so 10 I 1 can con t buy what bat I 1 want I 1 young man you don dont t know me I 1 could buy luy buy dick turned abruptly away 1 I cant can t it any further he aid sald 1 I 1 should rit have mentioned it U besides hesitating and looking bold ly IT fram one to the other an another otherl would hae base to pay more than you nad I 1 eh fib ul IQ in t dream of asking her to foot llie the bills I 1 1 W 1 at that another pay my hills roared the old man ae an dick pick timed to the door what does lie ile mean alice I 1 e flung at his niece 1 I I 1 t ow came the stamp merant reply accompanied by a rich flood good of carmine to her cheek cheeks pori a t know I 1 don t t know I 1 r repeat ed the man on the bed ily by end gad g nilda 1 1 I 1 I 1 believe you re keeping 1 thing i h 1 1 g from me if you were a man I 1 d say ay bott HI were I 1 ing 1 to me 1 oh unroll murmured alice bury ing tag her tier face in the pill w 0 s 4 0 0 two day days later when the mar ar homeward bound dick had the decain the absence of captain aar I 1 arriett in the misty moonlight a figure w m rapped in to a cloak stood clone close to him a I 1 atle each time the yacht lurched so 0 o that be he bad had to support her tier with an arm lou IOU have such funny notion notto nR pl diet C the she if you eally really love me loud on d top stop talking about my money why it isn t mine ty v cocle may die and leave it to char ity I 1 with wish he be would boulai I 1 mean leave it to eh charity arity not die wu was the gloomy retort arent area t you deliciously frank anil and delightful when yon you talk that WB we she the laughed hugging the arm to which she he citing clung I 1 you d marry me it if I 1 u vere ere poor but be beaise ause I 1 in rich you want to jilt me I 1 0 o not that dear he interrupted hoi hot lini I 1 er close have to 3 t u rich or rw or I 1 love you so I 1 ut ut I 1 U ih tre wasu t euch such a dif ferenee tn oh o uh h I 1 TIU ra a failure diar dear a total fAll vire I 1 tie ie waved bit hl arnis eloquently I 1 afore I 1 left the city I 1 wm nt I 1 own ani aril out and I 1 a as a tf 0 alvay I 1 can tint t forget that ril III help you to berzet it 0 P kissing him now helen listen I 1 love 1 ou und and not abat aou oue te bt rt or haven t got I 1 it love 1 you tie a stowaway io stow amay or or husi buffe bu foe neom min mn thais all alere Is I 1 to it AN bat else lee really matters dik I 1 ing I 1 glott aw I 1 ie a little dizzily he his airm t here and 1 b all we hi objections ions in the bit 1 ot of the iBo rort FM FT I 1 |