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Show BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1930. The Muiinu J the of iiy Albatross by Wyndham Martyn COPTRIOHT IN THIS 0. S. WNUBtrrioa At the wheel Bettlngton was fighting against the desire to sleep. Never bad he gone so long with so little rest There was a great deal of shipping and be had not much confidence In Todd'a seamanship. The dawn was breaking chill and gray when he passed Fort Hancock. It was there that the three flung them-aelvupon him. There was little opportunity to struggle. Hamner brought down a belaying pin on his head with enough force to render him He was awakened by unconscious. the harsh spitting of the wireless. He realized that the Albatross was anchored. He was lying on the floor of the wheelhouse. He was bound and gagged as neatly as ever Metzger and Perelra had been. The pain tn his side was now very severe. And with It all was a racking headache. Mrs. Radway came on deck at about eight o'clock. She thought that Crosby Todd and Bob looked at her with a certain degree of embarrassment was with And Hamner, the them. "The New York Yacht club Is sending out some one to take us In," Todd "They ought to be here any es 4rer. "I thought the doctor capable of that," she said, frowning. "He's capable of anything," Hamner cried. "You don't know what we've done for you, ma'am." "What does the man mean?" she asked of Todd. "I had to seize the ship," he said. There was no question of evading what he had done or declining responsibility. "We found that Orme had planned to escape and we are holding him for the police. You remember he wouldn't let me use the wireless? That was because he didn't want to he cautrht It's easier for a crook to escape In New York than It would be In Llmon." "Where Is the doctor?" Mrs. Radway asked. She followed them to the bridge. The attack had been made In the dawn, and Todd had no Idea that HamnerB blow had been ao severe or that so much blood had flowed from th wound. He tried to prevent Mrs. Radway from seeing the man. She knelt down at his side and removed the gag. "Are yon very much hnrtf the asked. Her heart was beating wildly. After all, they had betrayed him. There were tears In his eyes. She V MW that be did not dissociate Iw'rrom those who had made the a sanlt They carried out your orders moat successfully," he said, and turned his aching head away. The shrill sound of a siren stirred Todd to action. "It's the Yacht club launch," he cried. Mrs. Radway bent over Bettlngton again. None else was near, "I suppose you can never, never believe It" she whispered, "but I had I shall always feel no hand In this. i ' ashamed when I think of it." When he made no answer she went out on deck. Perhaps what had happened was fated, that hour to which he had been drawing near for a life- -- " " time. ii!mmiH Mary tJnwln had seized her arm excitedly. How like youth, she thought, to forget Its recent perils and present a serene front to the world. Many a man who is a good shot in this world hopes he will miss fire in the next. The man with money to burn has a hot time. Garland-Tremonto- n Milling Co. "PRIDE OF UTAH" and "UTAH'S FAVORITE' FLOUR STARTING, GROWING and LAYING MASH Everything in Feed lines Cottenseed Meal Linseed Oil Meal Dried Butter Milk Calcit Fish Meal Meat Scrap Charcoal Bone Meal "Look." Mary cried. "There's Dai-Evel- yn and hung up. Usually be called her Radway looked down at the by some pet name, but he was abrupt launch and saw that there were men different and incomprehensible. In police uniform, too. Then she recWhen he came they were sitting ognized the senior partner of the great around a wool fire In the large hall firm which transncted her business tiroitii'i, allien the house was built. There was nothing she could do now L'nuiii wua one of those kindly men for tl.e injured uina than commend Riven to effusive greetings when he hira to Mr. ilielow's care. knew his people. Tonight he bowed It seemed an interminable time tw them all coldly. Not even to Mrs. fore the police questions wer an did he unbend. swered ami she was on the Yacht "I'iid.ly." said Mary, plaintively, club launch with (he Albatross lying "you haven't sjioken to poor Crosby astern. She hail g!al to accept yet He's hurt." the opportunity to leave the yacht or "I have no doubt" said Unwin disthe much faster launch. tinctly, "that a young man of his resourcefulness and Intrepidity will recover from the shock." CHAPTER XIII Crosby Todd flushed. He had been was Mr. Unwin Speaks His Mind told that his future (ather-ln-laof a kindly and affectionate disposiThe Unwins were speedily to find tion. Assuredly, the smtleless, middle-age- d what wealth and the desire to hel;. gray gentleman on the rug bethpm could do. Within twelve hours fore the fire was not running true to of meeting Evelyn Radway, their small flat had been abandoned and form. "I'm afraid you have had a tiring they were occupying six beautifully Mrs. Radway remarked. day," appointed rooms in a mansion, whose "One of the most miserable 1 have ran to Hudson. down the grounds diffiIt was Cnwln's mission to go to the ever spent." he answered. "It Is Albatross and bring back a list of cult to know just bow to tell you about It" things Mrs. Radway wanted. On the Mary came to his side and slipped of his first to visit the night yacht her arm through his. Very rarely had he returned in a mood of horrified exshe seen her father in such a mood citement as this. Had he, she wondered, taken "Do you remember a man named some dislike to Crosby? His tone Hamner?" be asked. seemed evidence of It Essentially "I shall never be able to forget she was a peacemaker. hIm, his hostess answered. "Why?" "Don't tell us now," she begged. "A sailor they called Red Mike must In the morning this black mood would have had some grudge against Hamner who, from all accounts, seemed have passed. Floyd Unwin took no notice of his a quiet, man. Mike got He stood there meditating. daughter. at him and jumped overboard with the The girl might not have existed. In fellow his stream arms. The poor "Very difficult," he repeated. "1 was running fast and they couldn't I had better commence by suppose save them." my own Inefficiencies. I proclaiming "Horrible," she exclaimed. "There have been an economic failure, Mrs. must have been a curse on the ship. I have worked hard and Radway. Death upon death." there is nothing to show for It A "And there's another likely," Dnwin or so ago 1 went to an old went on, "the prize crook of them all, month asked financial aid from friend and Dr. Andrew Orme. There's not much was for my children's educa him. It chance for him. Perhaps it's the betme. I ter way. I should like to have seen tlon I needed it He refused learned then something of the scorn him. The police think he was the success has for such as I." brains of the whole thing, even the "Don't Daddy," Mary begged. She man you called Clements seems to have been less dangerous. They have saw that for some reason, unguessed Orme's record complete and hope to by her, he was bent on crucifying be able to fill In the details of the himself publicly. "Another man," he went on, unheedyears they lost sight of him." Unwin talked on, asking Innumer- ing, "a friend of equal standing in able questions and getting ready re- point of years, offered aid. It was not in his power to give it Immediately. plies from all but Mrs. Radway. He set out to earn by his unquestioned Less than forty miles distant there skill the few thousand dollars I were grouped around the bedside of needed. It was for Bob and Mary he a man who was not expected to live, took this burden upon him. I rememan Inspector from headquarters, a po- ber that he said he would try and be a Weil, be lice surgeon and .an official stenog- fairy godfather to them. failed." rapher. Unwin fell Into another fit of silent "Now, Andy," the Inspector begged, was "be reasonable. Why go to your musing. When he spoke, again It Maker with a lie on your conscience?" of another subject "I have just come The suspect held out his bands. from the bedside of a man who Is dyThe inspector did not know what he ing." He looked toward Crosby Todd, sourly. "The man you and my son atmeant the said Bettlngton tacked, wounded and left for com"Finger prints," "you haven't verified them police to drag to the Tombs. I faintly; mend your caution, Mr. Todd." yetThe Inspector did not like to tell Evelyn Radway was glad that the him he was rushed to the bedside In dancing shadows from the open Ore order to take his dying depositions. concealed her face. A dead man's hands were Just as "I dont understand you, Mr. Ungood evidence as thosa through which win," Crosby Todd stammered. the Mood courted. "Daddy, they had to do what they "I thought yon told me ha was all did," Mary told him earnestly. In," the Inspector said to the surgeon. "Yon waited," Unwin resumed, look"Yon said you'd give him half an hour ing implacably at Todd, "until he was at the most worn out from the sleeplessness be "He's on of those obstinate cusses," endured tor you. Yon and my son said the surgeon. There was a eertaln took him at a moment when he was admiration In his voice; he could not physically exhausted Yon attacked forget that here was a member of his own profession who had attained world-wid- e fame ere crime enmeshed him. "He's got the will to lire." the surgeon added. "Why not humor him? He's crazy to be finger printed." The inspector came to the bedside. It was not often he could grant a last favor so easily. "All right, Andy," he grinned. "Ill civil-spoke- n . : do It" An hour later the surgeon was wanted on the telephone. "That bird ain't Andy Orine," said tjie Jnspector with a note of grievance In his," voice. "His prints are absolutely new ones to us." The surgeon found the unknown awake and In pain. The surgeon's look was not as friendly as It had been. He had been mistaking a person of probably no Importance with the discoverer of the celebrated Orme method of cerebral surgery. "You're not Andrew Orme," he as There was Irritation In his serted. manner; he felt he had been fooled and the sensation was not pleasing. "I keep on saying so," Bettlngton remarked, smiling grimly. "Now can I be allowed to sleep In peace?" Mrs. Radway discovered In Unwin, a man whom she could trust because he was honest and devoted to her Interests. A very great deal of business devolved upon him. For the first time In his working life he was happy. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was to receive Bob, and Mary was to graduate from Smith before she married, Crosby had yet to win his way. Usually the Unwins took their meals In their own suite, but very often they were invited to dine with Mrs. Radway. The three of them Mrs. Unwin was still unable to move were Invited to a dinner party, given by Evelyn Radway, when she learned that Todd was to leave for an appointment In Chicago, exactly one week after landing from the Albatross. At seven, Mary heard her father's He said he voice on the telephone. should not be able to get to Peeksklll until nine. ."Your voice sounds cross, Daddy," she said. "Are you angry with any one?" "Angry is too mild a term," he said, "You Attacked Him When He Was Suffering From Three Ribs Broken In the Fight With the Man He Killed." him when he was suffering from three ribs broken in the fight with the man he killed. You Inflicted such violence that the splintered ends of these fractured ribs penetrated the pleural sacs." "We didn't know that" Bob cried. "We hadn't any Idea he was hurt; he never let me know." You must be fair to them, Daddy," the girl Insisted. "1 feel Just as bitterly toward you and Mrs. Radway," he said. "Yon lent yourself to the betrayal. Isn't there anything that looks from the soul of an honest man to tell women, with their finer intuitional senses, that he Is to be trusted?" Evelyn Radway's voice bad tears In It "How could we know?" she walled. "Madam," Unwin said coldly, "he told you. Many times he tried to convince you, but you would not listen. After thut I suppose, he was too proud, lie told you all his real name. Can you deny that be claimed to be Howard ItetUngtonr PAGE SEVEN" "But you went to Bettlngton's funeral just before we sailed," Bob reminded him. "You identified him." "I do not want to spare myself," his father answered. "I Identified the body of a man, whose face was disfigured, as Howard Bettlngton, because he wore Bettlngton's clothes, was living tn Bettlngton's studio and had papers of Bettington's In his But I did not fail him as pockets. you did." "What man was it whom you identified?" Evelyn Radway demanded, with a passionate eagerness. "A name well known to you," he "Oue Andrew Orme, forger and double murderer. This has been established by the finger prints." "How did Mr. Bettlngton get aboard the Albatross?" Mrs. Radway still spoke from the enwrapping shadows. "I told you that one of my friends offered help. That was Bettlngton. Although his reputation was wide he had not needed to sell his pictures, as many do, to live. For the sake of my children he determined to fill commissions long ago given him. He went off on his trip eagerly, like a boy seeking adventure. My O d I What an adventure! In that great August storm which did such damage he was nearly drowned and took refuge In the but of a fisherman who called himself Jonathan Gibbs. In reality he was Orme, who had lived there many years, having no friends and passing a solitary existence. When Bettlngton, In Orme's clothes, was forcibly taken aboard the yacht, Orme took Bettlngton's clothes and money and went to New York and met his death there, as you know." Unwin sighed heavily. "A double tragedy." He related, as well as he, could, the manner of Bettington's abduction. When It was clear he had nothing more to tell, Mrs. Radway arose and asked him to follow her Into the True of Every Home There isn't a room in the house, usually, that could not be improved upon in one way or another. Most of the time that "way" is to replace some one piece or suite, that is out of date; out of style in design, wood or, finish, or has served its usefulness; become uncomfortable; . etc. When you are housecleaning, take a good look at any such pieces that may be in YOUR home, and then think of our Exchange Plan, which permits you to turn in this furniture as part payment on new, modern, stylish pieces that you DO want. up-to-da- te, KJ' I library. "You must take me to him," she said. For the first time he saw that she had been crying. Dully, he wondered why. "I don't think It necessary," he told her. "He sent messages by me to you all. For some reason or another, he persists In thinking you were justified for what you did.. I confess I do not understand why. It seems quixotic in the extreme." "Mr. Unwin," she said, "I am going to see him. If you don't care to come, please give me the address." "I'll take you," he said wearily. "I must speak with my wife for a few minutes first" He Joined Mrs. Radway in a quarter of an hour. She was waiting for him Impatiently, but they were already on the steep hill leading Into Croton before she spoke. "You were right to feel bitterly toward me," she confessed. "I have always held that love should cast out all doubt and yet when the trial came, I was found wanting. I loved him and yet allowed all these seemingly Inexplicable things which con fused us, mixed Identities and small Jealousies, to blind me and build a wall of distrust which hid him from me. And now It Is too late. Unwin patted her hand with a gesture that was at once clumsy and affectionate. His anger bad died down. Her grief moved him. He began to regret his bitterness. "My dear," he said simply. "God Is good and understands and forgives. We do not yet know that It Is too late." That surgeon met them who had been disappointed In finding his patient was not the celebrated Andrew Orme. He gazed with marked Interest at Jthe beautiful woman he knew d widow of to be the Elgar Radway. "May I see him?" she begged. "These are not visiting hours," he reminded his visitors, "but I might stretch a point If it's Important" "It is the most Important thing In my whole' life," she said simply. She stood for a few moments framed In the doorway of that bare and pallid room which bad been the place of innumerable sorrows. In this sordid setting she seemed to the man on the cot ethereally beautiful, slender as the stem of a lily and filled In vain with a divine compassion. he tried to make some motion of welcome, but his body was Immobile In plaster casts and his hands seemed too weak to respond to his wilL His He could only voice forsook him. stare at her In wonder. Then she came to the bedside and knelt down and took the strengthless hands and held them to her Hps. "Why have you come?" he asked, and dreaded to hear the answer. He dared not allow himself to feel the certainty of the happiness which had come to him at sight of her. It was when she looked at him that he knew there would be no misunderstanding between them while life remained. and ask yon "I came to say good-bto forgive me If yon could. But 1 see now there Is going to be no good-band yon have forgiven me." WINNING EXTRA BUSHELS "Caterpillar" Combines are built from the ground up to save to win your extra grain.- - Effective separation positive agitation bushels. ... Then reserves of stamina and strength for extra years of service. The "Caterpillar" Combine is your ultimate machine. 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"When 1 told him who was waiting, I could see new life coming back, I matericlaim to be a now then and a but every alist, I miracle like this hnppens. suppose one might say that love Is the supreme miracle. . . . But all the same," said the surgeon, "it upsets my calculations." THE END. free-thinkin- g ... ng 4 I 0 sV of musi tsai On Savings Accounts Tremonton Banking Go. |
