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Show RACE JOINS THE OMAHA Wallen's amazement, a nhniptly a fear had cAme Into the other's face H was gone, and In Its place wns sml den relief, .ermine enough for all the shrewd, running glcuru of the eyes that accompanied it. "You say you are Wallen, eh, the first mate? aknd Marie rruftll.v. Yes," said Wallen composedly. lien you're a liar!" Marie shouted instantly urn! sprang up from his seat. 'I here was an echoing creak of chairs as they were shoved hark all over the room, the scaflle of heavy hoots in moil rose to thole feel. Will leu, suddenly hard facial, taken b -- nr piise. hastily pushed Ills own chair luck and stood tip, .Marie was laughing brutally now lull In a strangely hsterlenl way, In which relief again was dominant. It puzzled Wallin- - hut there was little time to think of that. The men from i tin no, nest table were pushing CITIES RIOT for-w.i- "THEN YOURE A where alone without giving away lot own hnnth Ahl Ves, he had It now. Helen MacKay had unwittingly fund dim! Idm the lead with her laughing refer- nee to pulling his head lido the lions mouth. It In said Innocently that Ting Walt Imd sent him ! Drink-IlnuxKara would naturally conclude that the t'ldnese accomplice was still plnvlin; Into his hand, and laid sent Idm, Wallen, hack Into the murderer with power of tlds 'lie bloated face to complete the work lint Ting Wall, for some rcuson or ether, had been unable to accomplish. Wallen's hands that were thrust Into ' Ids trousers pockets clcticlied fiercely. This man before him, Just n few feet away with Just the table top between , Sam at last, was Drink-Housthe man who knew, the man he hail dron mod of night and tiny la his long convalescence at MacKnlght's as tin man who some day he would treat as lie would treat n poison snake! Queer that he was seeing that screaming. maddened wretch, Won Sit. jump ovethunrd again. Ills mind seemed to grow almost ghoulish. That tlahhy neck of the man in front of, him was Drink-HousSam's, the man who had loosed a pack of Chinese thugs upon lduf how far In would his fingers sink? "Well, you got lockjaw? growled Drink-HousTills 'ere Upolo. Sam. ou was saylu? "Yes, said Wallen, nnd smiled engagingly. It's a hit of a loaglsh store, hut Ill cut it short with a word yellow jack cleaned her out somew here in the Java sea. Huh! snorted Marie. Everybody knows that. Most of us can read, mister. She was picked up hy the gunboat Ihyllls a few weeks ago; and a 'orrld mess she was, accordin' to accounts. Is that so? I hndn't heard she'd been picked up, said Wallen slowly. "Hat thats nothing to do with what LIAR I" first Wallen, Upolo, In the Java see, la the sole aurvlvor of the crow, all victims of yellow fever. Tlnjf Wnh, Chinese aallor, last man to die, (alia Wallen lit and live othkr ('lilnamen weie sent aboard by "Drink-Hous- e Pam." character of Blncupore, to kill lilm. Tlila recalls to Wallen an Ini Ideal of hla childhood which aooma connected with the eonfea alon. While dcllrloua, Wallen In the ship's log the fact o' hla death and abantlmia the etc1 In a an. all boat. Wallcn'a I.. it drlfta to the lahind of Arm nnd a gfottiah trader there, MacKnlaht, rarea for him. tlui a alilp la In port on the other aide of the laluiid, twenty nillea aw.iv, Wallen, though unfit for the 1 U. atarta to reach It. lie aeta out hut fulla exhausted on the trail. Ilcn he la found by a man and womau who are from the alilp he was trv. In to reach, Mott, first mate, and Helen MucKny, a pnaaenitcr Tlu'.v convey him to the veaael. The ship provea to he a email tramp Meaner the Monlelgh, Captain laynton tella Wallen the veeecl hid been chartered by Wallen's father to find him. the father knowing hla ion to be In (trove danger because of a feud between the elder Wallen and r notorious pirate. Him Ouliib Plngh. I.aynton also Informs him of the death of his By nopals-Btiu- mm ey of tli hurk e rat-eye- d an-le- 1 tin-in- g e e father, explalnng ttiat tt.e fatality wae believed to be an accident Wallen Instantly enunciates his fathers death with the Chinaman's cotifeaalon on the Vpolo. He takes over tha charter of the veaael and sill for Singapore. Helen MacKav explains that she la mi a visit to an aunt In Pumatra. W.ilhrn agrees to take her there, just Sourhing at Singapore, where he la determined to fathom the myatety of Drhik-llous- e Barns enmity. He falls In love with her. While looking over hla father's papers, which Ijiynton had turned over to him, Wallen la atartled by tha thrusting of a piece of paper beneath hie cabin door. On the paper le traced a human hand from which all but tha forefinger had been hacked away, lie recognises It aa of sinister Import, connected with the death of his father. At Singapore Wallen leaves the ship, alone, and visits Drink-Houdetermined Sam's to force from him an elucidation of the mystery. e se bar-roo- Continued. 7 Itehlnd the hur were two men, one of whom Wallen made no doubt, was Drink-llousSam, presumably, the proprietor a big man In shirt sleeves, the sleeves rolled to the elbows over d arms, a man whose puffed, w itli face was florid and hnrd-lined and whose eyes close-se- t, showhair, with little white skin-spot- s ing where the clippers had done their work too thoroughly, lent a peculiarly repellent aspect to his general appearance. A steel-likglint held for an Instant In Wallens eyes and vanished ! Irlnk-llous- c Sam of Singapore I Wallen crossed to the bar, and confronted the big man in shirt sleeves. "Are you the proprietor here? he asked, "The mini the coolies call Irlnk-- I louse Sam? The other eyed him furtively. Thats me; Sum Marie, hy rights, he admitted curtly. "What can I do for you, mister? Well," said Wullen, lowering his voice, "I'd like a few minutes of your time, somewhere In privnte. What for? demanded Marie. Wallen leaned across the liar. "It's about the Upolo, he said confidentially. The man stared at him for n moment, a curiously mingled expression of cuniitir; and surprise creeping Into the small, black, shifty eyes then he stepped abruptly out from behind the bar, led the way to on empty table at the end of the room by the rear door, and Hung himself down Into n ehulr. Wallen followed, hut remained .standing on the opposite side of the table, "I cant say I cull this very private, lie protested. "Itll do till I know more of your business! grunted Marie. Take it or .cave It. I uln't for sneakin off wi'li the first stranger that comes In, nnd havin every last one of these swine here get to figurin Im puttin up some sort of a deal to shanghai his particular carcass. And sit down, mister youre allowin tuoreu Is necessary of your good clothes. It was true. His standing there after the other had seated himself only served to attract further attention. A crowd at the next table was already Indulging sotto voce, in uncomplimentary nnd drunk-enloffensive remarks. "Now shoot the works! prompted Drink-Hous- e What about tills Sam. 'ere Upolo? Wallen was casting about In his mind for what to say now. If he could plHy the man, arouse t'e other's fear perhaps, or Ids curiosity that would 1,. lacked by fear, or his cunning, or sulllclently to got him some CHAPTER V e blue-veine- close-croppe- e y Sprang Up From His Seat d. "What do ou chnpi say to tlmtv Marie bawled out, pointing toward Wallen. "This ere cove says hes Wallen. the llrst mate of the Upolo, the hark youve all read nhout ns hc.ii picked up hy the Ih.vllis!" A chorus of derisive Jeers, oaths and guffaws greeted the nnnoiiucotnont Wallens hand sl'pped Into Ids omit pocket and closed over Ids automate' Tliev were crowding down the room, dosing In iiroiind him now. He glanced quickly over his shoulder to locate precisely the position of the rear door, should It come to a row--aInstinctively s'eppod hack a pins as a hulking, raw honed fellow, half drunk and carrving his liquor hell g eiently, limbed forward. Hif V says that, wot we says Is that Vs a bloody liiinpotor!" an "Ah' mmriced the limn truculently. wot's more, we doesnt like the looks of 'Ini when he comes In does vve, mates? An wot's more tyke that'" He made sudden, wicked pass at W'ullens face. A yell of applause greeted the net. Hut the blow never reached its had dealt too long and too in tiimitely with the forcat!e not to tec ogrilze the breed around him that was the forecastles curse nnd the curse of the better men who honored It. With a quick sidestep lie evaded the blow, whipped his left In a lightning drive to the other's chin, rnd, as the man sttiggered backward Into the crowd Wallen leaped for the rear door behind him. He reached It. hut n"! before they were upon him like a pnek of wolves, snarling at him. tearing at him, their breaths in his face, pounding at lilm, trying to trip him up, to throw him to the floor. The place wns now fn pandemonium. Again nnd again Wallens clul.hed revolver rose nnd fell, again and again his flst shot in nnd oat nnd still he kept his feet; tmt he could not free himself long enough to get the door open and then something seemed to lend him added tuission, added I strength. Sam! It The face of Drink-Hous- e was just out of reach just out of reach. He flung two men from him and If he could only lunged forward. mark that face! A heilovv of fright from Mnrle greeted the savage onslaught nnd Wallens flst had smashed straight between the red little blinking eyes. The suddenness of the attack brought nn Instant's pause and in that Instant lie had reached the door nml this time wrenched it open. And then Wallen laughed, not pleasantly, nnd Ills revolver, not clubbed now, swept the crowd. Ill he out here somewhere in the darkness." he told them grimly ns he hacked away, and the fir--- t man that steps across the threshold I'll drop the way I'd drop a mad dog!" They sta'ed at him. dogged, sullen, hut without a word until they could no longer see him and then they answered him with catcalls, hoots, profanity and brave defiance. Hut no man crossed the threshold. He moved backward caul imisiy. making no sound, edging nlv.nvs in a side-wis- e direct ion and Mulder iy, to his own Mirpiise uud relief, where lie had expected to encmin'cr a fence or some other obstruction, found n stead that the rear of Dr!nk-Hni.-Sams gave evidently onto only vai.mt ground, for he had now come out onto what was either a street or a lane. Hut while his escape was now assured, Wallen was in no happy frame of mind. He had vet lo square accounts with Dtltik-IlousSam. II had accomplished not only no part of the purpose for which lie had come, luit had. worse still, probably put the man thoroughly on his guard. Hut the night was still young and Drink-HousSam was still there lie was not through vvlih Drink-Hous- e Sam et ; the 111 luck of his first attempt changed matters not at all; lie would never he through with Drink-Hous- e Sam untd that murderous sweep of passion was on 1dm again until he had not only forced the secret out of the other hut lud paid the score between them ns well And tills time lie would see to It that the privacy of their Interview was of his ovvg making. Wallen made a wide circuit of the place, which, owing to ids Ignorance of the neighborhood, in which he lost himself several times, consumed fully half an hour. t n ,, aloe Ho d.imiig- tin molt dining Hu race riot that ciilmimiicd ui ill ninnim l.e.ng attacked l I p ttuHijin, nd i vicious assault mi Mavor lid Smiili. who is shown at lie right. The being about ii million doll.uv molding v i i - UNCLE SAM AS A RETAIL DEALER IN NEW YORK ! !t i fimrk-Walh-- ii brought me here. You knew a chink aboard her called Ting Wall, didnt you? The thrust wus unexpected, as Wallen had meant it to he. Marie, with an Involuntary start, leaned shnrplv forward over the table; and then, with a clumsy attempt to cover his agitation. spoke viciously: "Say, what the 'ell you glvlu us? How should I know him? You dont know hint? ejaculated Wallen In surprise. "Never heard of him," declared Marie; hut the rat eyes were stealthily searching Wallen's face. Thats strange," Wallen mused I'm quite sure I aloud perplexedly. havent made a mistake. The man wus dying, of course, and pretty far gone, nml talked thickly, hut It wns Ting Wah that sent me to you. lit " Wallens lists In his pockets clenched a little harder "said you would know." Did lie?" Inquired Marie with a sneer. And who are you, mister? Im Wallen Stacey Wallen, the first mate, you know," said Wallen Tin the sole survivor; left earnestly, the hark In a boat ami whats wrong, Mr. Marie?" The florid face, n miserable fear stamped upon It, uud a grayish color, was staring nml the man, Drink-HouWallen gets to across the table. A tierce Joy swept PerWallen ami then uneasiness. Sam too late. haps, after all, his strategy had beeu faulty. (TO UK COVnM'KD) 1 rb Sam was evidently x House Of the approximate 10,000 Japanese placing a far different Interpretation on Ting Walls djlng message than he, In the Philippines 2,000 are eald to bo Wallen, had Intended. And tlieu, to merchants. e d 'llu - wc.r ucp.ii i. iient I'cieiillj upciicd a number o: retail stores in various cities to dispose of surplus reduce the ost of living. This is a scene ill the New York store. help 'lie- VISCOUNT GREY ARRIVES KAISERS FIELD KITCHEN IN BROOKLYN '., AWW,V..rv. V let stores , tffT Up , yj- ' lino 4; , v n-- ei - is .ii.- l.nmts Louis Dale ilopp nnd .Limes Diinciin. the kilters liu s Ibid k 1m ii which was used hy hill) ill the late in I it oo ii in i Si N a Emiice, . ft Ii iiiUu zaire, DISORDERLY Edward liivi tin new Hrltish mull issioloi. w.mmng ton wilh a rdu! smile in. i.. m wearing the glasses with wi,h he ,s trying to aid we. k eves H, hash, dicated licit this weakness will ahly prevent his hemg m gn-eie- , ,' J v v ' STRIKER IS ARRESTED f ifcwWfrV '4 1; ' - Ai 'VJ e ! Jaw-sagge- se Much Decorated Flag At the New otl Mi Uepnliiaa seuui tlieie has pm he, n pi,,. -! X uni mi tire Ihroii.lioiii the war lias was the Aluei'ieiin a i,il a la which attracted mluuieeis trM, parts o ..nr count r , :iu, win. lv of course, trunslei led III the seiv our government (under Oie tm,. s S. U. a (.hi) as soon lls the tli'h,!,! States entered th- - struggle. 'Ilmuigh-- ! out ems of suffering this American unit stm U grimly to ns iusU. p tlll)k part in everv great reach engage ment and ninnv of ns lmM vvere' hurled on the l In ting w,is h.m ored whenever it uppmred. It hea-- s lu fHi't, no less than six ( nux de Gtierie, and It Is nod tth wM of the highly prized shoulder of foUITiigeres, will. Ii Weie ntied to It hy Marshals I'm It i n petam IsventV cross n about to 'he' Ydi", ' tllidei X i , 1 ii.-h- . i i v t V" . J j - jKDVtP'l t, J0! Vat ln when a dl.rdany at eel striker ws art t - |