Show ita a drout ll 11 garg e ethelbert walsh VIM Is act 10 lots irl W a UJ ch continued from rum lat week SYNOPSIS L l in aai rh faith ion n from rem ft IL april me dock arli iwu too W att tl acs 0 lilt bl the I 1 which he be a the beacon his hi t i debt before me M death and ad fina aal avri v rose fora him to part with it A rm nan a a wha when be h a girt who ae companies om panic him address ilila ili lr a mr air blak blair from the th baht ya bt the th cirl girl drop hr her band bair in th broam and dick ravn rw it t th h him 1 to he h gives ira irr arird a is I 1 all alar 1 0 leibu C cubr u ter riua oporto lii ilia vt qt the gilr older van in 16 1111 II 11 pick vick overhears a eon con Vo bostion stion make unit and nd brent of the lot 1 larn an which given him uie the impression that the th yacht to I 1 bound on an a voyage of adventure to nn an island the tb of itoch he h do not bear iti on impulse akk footloose foot loon and mad ready for or et adventure remembers a hallik vince fn the mall main cabin of the h abt nd no do tr armin into to oris coal himself an nl I 1 wall if a loewy slow sway with the th parly party cutar s invalid comes corn aboard with his hi and nd the tb hip ship tails lull 11 TV tn him hi retreat nick dick n blake sod captain brent which alpar to do d sir lp r ltv lne the th gafrin R imet biek dick from hid bid I 1 and nd ra ador marl alac cut it a freno avd jack chulak ly 1 tl 11 i insists she h h ajr ln soon a khoat and nd id j ridiculed the ati yacht beathem if its apparent destine tion an a island dick wn ashore bor owed lowed a 11 tiler liter bv by the opella slid closing of a door nother foot bealer anil and clu tusler than the first ills his rare ears the to cut wit liot mot fur far from froia the open register so 0 o that the borde could le be dis dl aesa uell V t if be there by tomorrow night bonte captain it MU clr blake si it baking akan 1 I IM ei if noting huppen happen the barow bar oater tees failing flo a little but I 1 rue well wien get got chlad of any it item terin U to be breaking behind us ol 01 a ahead head there was a second or two of of 1 I lence then stake blake added you understand juit just what tu to dot do when I 1 give ire the signal you must call gall away dont top stop to ask questions and dont others may ay get off at once and cd hang hint around manh marsh inlet until you tt get a u ireless from rora me I 1 bupte Sup your wireless wi ashore don ion it mark it will bork ork III see e to that im rm something oc in expert it an thing wrong with it I 1 it soon 1000 repair it don it worry about that 1 you think thin thinks ku s u can old man ti quiet ulet i lie ile wont bottier bother aoe we any spy its a the quiet julet reply accompanied dick imagined by a smile of con if leare A ell food good mal I 1 I 1 we don t wan ant to be seen together alone I 1 lindt peak speak to yon yea adalu antem tl tie e other are around dick heard item owe more across the cabin in opposite brent aut beut outside on the dk d alc k and mr 1110 crept back to his stateroom diak forgot his hi cigarette cle cig irette and per witted 1111 ali tight to 0 out lie wu U cords ord of the two men mea they puzzled him and in Ms his mind the old id suspicion that there mas something Komet hinc in the crulie cruise not in u down ili 11 the itinerary of ste sten y 0 cutler 1 I sw guess III sleep mer 1 it t he de died lulling ilabe I 1 wo it 1 I low ow myself boym lf quite yet ft blake a a alik abali end and brent looks like a fighter lie ile slept fitfully until cornin and with the dan dawn ol 01 it dew daiy came a new resolution he ile would see the ad venture through as a planned and ard not expose his howd until they landed in the hope that he 0 orl cribar ear more to enlighten I 1 llin iva lie kept its enre ears open very ivery i time anyone en the cat in i but wo a it as a beau ticul day mst ot of the lagers re on it tie e deck dock and nothing of conse consequence I 1 appended it late la in the notera on when a col cot notion motion on deck aroused him prom the tramp trump of many wany feit fett be concluded that something o 0 find but fie tie us a little ahen alice cutler jamesed i biard through tae the cabin nn an I 1 nil I 1 to I 1 er r ott my thain 4 rendy ready bairle mell el I 1 land and t eti re dart onto again the lent lest to step out rf et his hl I 1 lillne iding place d up lip in did dick b it he sul ui presse I 1 it now w that P 01 1 fi fioro hlo hi intolerable po wm wal in fit olgat hf he t m want ant to biake a t loj ad I 1 renk if the family canlett lefore dark the yacht mould would he bartly d dertl arid the opportunity of forth un ls ened ed u boull out I 1 come to him half an hour later the crew screw of tin yacht clit slowed lo wed ita its judged it atey ey were A ore hin I 1 or 1 ishino xonie rocked Idil ifil qan ael del that cui cut tion on tl e en ell laffit room bell ant the yacht varied its it or carie a allt ll lt and bibra tion shari arieus arl froni frow brent an oil ott r jar an I 1 then the propeller ceased lie its activity they were at al at halla limits nil the mere fre landing dick listened impudently to the bm bus aling commotion until it sub nl tot lied led lie waited a full hulf hull hour after flat tl at to make aure sure they were ashoff then he lie quietly touche the spring that at controlled the secret panel and as the latter new flew open he be craned crafted hj hij head heart forward foard the cabin was mth a mile smile of relief he 9 eppedi out one foot had find scarcely arcely ec touched eil the carpeted carn eurn eted fl III wr wl I 1 en a ehrick shriek that filled tie cabin will echoes startled him film around the way isay from front hini mich her back to the wall viall er en her bif if with both hand ilaree her eyes buliung with fear she had aen him film emeree emerge artin the city duty com campt pt ment out of a I 1 lank all av ai it were and all the sup up prati alin of lier her nature u ina na arouse I 1 Si aber abria the cabin 1 f rat imil alse was to step bach back and hide again but lie the eirl girl s discovery di t bhim him made that impracticable lie ile closed the annel falth ith a ouch of it 11 e tpring spring and sprang briel 11 lato leto the gloom of the cahn the tr doir of a stateroom stood open oln and through tl rough it up e plugged plunged without looking around at almost the game instant captain Cap tilt brent appeared in the cabin and demanded of 0 the 1 vibal bat a the mat ter teri what re you yelling torr for mart was wag unable for a few ie to to recover her wit wits she kept on shrieking fand 1 crossing 1 hereria until the kipper skipper shook her hr by the arm quit he be commanded shut up lip and tell me agats hat the matter A captain she lh stammered between chattering that terin teth te th ft eme right out of the wall cometo come come roe ghost your grandm grandmother otherl growled brent now ow pick dick waited to hear bear no more the stateroom tate room he waa was in 1 opened directly upon the deck lie ile lipped slipped the cat cut h noiselessly fily and oui it am dark and there was we no one on thai that aid idi id i of the yacht in the gloom he w 4 the dark outlines of tree frees ani ant roke nith the land raint from the water tater ta to a sort of peak topped off br by a 0 tali o atmo lure turo calron evs to d silhouette innette against the 1 v like a lunt aln arm light twinkled fere I 1 re and line bete I 1 the ul ulanee rom somo pt 11 1 1 nth r mining wo ing and ani voice voices brok i the stillness of as a one called to another at I 1 is left the abo phoi i hore cence of the 0 obern en e n gleamed fitfully in the half ua 1111 I 1 ab ahr yacht had lan ian led at fit a doik that lutted jutted far ar out into the water diak glanced at the end measured inea wired the he distance to the gland island and decided hat that hie his balest way av would be to drop and wim swim ashore the cot con I 1 motion in the cabin rabin caused bv merle s irrean a had extended to the dock and nd running feet could be heard beard ap ini i over the rail he lowered 1 nith a rope until its il foet feet tont bombed bed tie m water ater he ile eli lvere a lit tie nt the cl ill and then dropped uola hessly alifi ly in tt a e cold brine and began 1 illuming quietly toward the hore shore marle 1 a alarm after all helped him for it drew the attention of or the whole row rem I 1 athe the cabin and by the time any zip bought of seir thing the outside r it dick was mas pulling upon a rock ri sheltered thelt ered from lew he lie rat sat there uri wringing nging his clothed marle accompanied by brent er eased sed it he e gangl lank and landed on the dack she oie aas wo hlll t protesting that the he had e en in a alot lie ile came right through the wall mail va raan n arent I 1 rent ele moaned 1 I marly fatula I 1 when I 1 siw film it 1 u d better nt tell mr lir cutler you auw a ghost on bli acht if you d ir P t ti ant to be fired I 1 rel refilled lied brent now zit up to the house bouse or misi hiss cutler will I 1 at al t tin interrupted a voice out of 0 the dal luki kliess iMS what all this alie bilut mr cutler sent ane dumn to t in luire vik recognized the voice of sir lit iliade bathing nothing but a e lyst hysterical mamin mam in armied aroI ed 1 I 1 rent I 1 she thought flie she saw onieta ing a ghost an I 1 alit eh let out a friek like a fog vOils tle hustle ler ter I 1 to her mistress 11 I 1 got agli to di d lit it iut ut looking after her oh nir r make walled mulled marle blade ore on rn mt rd and anti honor lionor I 1 saw something a man Titi ali Arlit you said aid it was mas a ghost leered je brej arent 1 I 1 ell air tt it it was as a man ghost a tall young man with ith dark hair and blick ee ees with with alth a white face brent laughed hoarsely hoa reely we got a lot of dark oen men in the crew marle made good lookers loo kere too but I 1 neier saw him before he we was not in n the crew he ile was as differ ent a gentri I blake and the captain exchanged stances and the latter finally laid said VI ell it ben a aboard baarle fand him and when I 1 do III bring him up tip fur for you to identify if he bee a a gentle man ie to wont mout try t tu frighten you again but between you and me and the lles l les I 1 dont don t believe there wo as anybody an body if there was mas it mas wa one of the crew brent turned and walked away made 1 shuddered td and murmured oh ott no sir he wa wain tu t one of the crew I 1 know all of them io up tip to the ho hr ie me starle blake ted sharply lour mistress Is nal hultin tini for aou ou CHAPTER V in dick I 1 a al I 1 little opportunity port unity to explore his hi with ith any delree of an I 1 ratter than risk dlo ery through he wn tented hi III with w hoehing the yacht tied up at the doek until the moon nimon cume came up then with its it rays making everything an as clear as a lay he lip clini titI the th ha aal 1 male hi bho way may til ill the dl ill 1 of the house it 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