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Show PAItOWAN Tinrs. nr C c l-- OP THE SEA K, I BY&yZ'i& B , 1i , iV'v 'S ,, jlouki, i, M l h.ll breed. "'" mr ..rir. I u 1 ,lu ! flo Dick "h0 lie tovtnu to t"-- m, lrt a, irll r JoiJ.b U picked ap by Cerlbbea vrurl to c ,uio U kerned Tuck, ii m "IM : lilt gK bfr( an 'V ."cr. u reellie. k etory Bra' "T Uee, i ' Jv.5-J?- - ik'SSJ' J V Adiv- - Jf l IIAPTER III t muttered Captain Tucu. Pull nn gone crazy. re. tt 03?'" h a filed, addressing the dr.ts st the oars. pve b, ,t started In the, direction er, but it hadn't cov 4 t ff ed ( Qi' ter of the distance when uie appeared on the gather e sight of the old man ;k. K the boarding crew, bi suit .ed arition for it seemed te SfC"- il l Cra.v! al. u:u At I - ,rt Cf I I Jinthttil 9 s . -- I c -i was a woman, I, and with her hair lr:!v ti, a a her shoulders and lt:e i She f wav to her waist. Mt i the jt trance of one who has :: .; ted in the midst of her keen fc.fit. r rg on deck to ascertain She i f the commotion. te n.f n the direction of the lug-r- g ,m-.- i her eyes with one hand, I r. sh. j ii t .n back at the old manin on a She spoke to him fe dti'-I u'.tc, which he heeded, for he k.tr.drt .v fiom sight, and permitted ter to di the talking. she asked "What I oat is that? bell-lik- e voice. fc a e Tucu hesitated for a moment reph.ng; then in his most voice, he informed her: The S.m M.guel, Of Limon. The girl or young woman it was rj . fv? .ik t & t ' Pd' w -- Li ts a 1 .nmer Tie cro;.vf j j k j t!.rei n.-- antion to many, cer-- i Jordan on the deck of U alv amazement and r mated fe lusi itiiu.r.on. an e D a- mi, be-Ir- per-f.as- dJT.cult to ! peremptory way: what do you want? cant come aboard! Captnn Tucu smiled a bit We took her for a ly. sharp, nai Well, m iXi ;toaa nroni lend- estimate her age at the but to Dick she seemed seemed in and comely dubt, ics.tating before replying; tut her eyes were busy studying tr.e boats crew and the lines of the lugger. Finally, as if she had made up her mind, she retorted in a 4 SGt cp to You crafti- derelict-abando- - ned. n;;o uri" .OC1 r- jonJt! You can see now she isnt, Then, as replied the girl quickly. if anx.ous to pacify them, she added in a Thank pleasanter voice: you for coming; but we dont need We can manage. any help. Tucu was a little nonplussed, but the grin hadnt left his ugly face. "Ycant get into port with that Well help yter rig her up. No, thank you, was the cool retort. We can manage." The small boat had been drifting nearer all the time, and as if alarmed by this the girl added than before: Keep away, (sharper ' please! Youll get tangled in the wreck. 4 R ie stance, young wreckage. Tucu turned to his mate and exchanged a few words with him, and then the girl again: man aboard? drew herself up and frowned. mean my father, Captain Bedfaddressed Who's She You ord? that old vmu. Z6u ger, and aecured a f on the deck rail with t ti i ' Js.grip Tjcj and hu men were s'1 ' .ward, ar-- i guing with the g rl D. ; i'J hear her l ed con sed In n remonstrance. conlj nit bo beaten. Before either ilj recover from his surprise, he re! eved them cf their weapons. TI en giving the first one a kick he ran in the direction cf the girl, who, wih Tucu, had teen watching him "If you put a f h t i ; dci k. with amazement. Ill shoot!" w ,s The Dick them covered!" Keep law allows it. Yuuie t '! called. I'll take care of these two. i ship against mv w " SN'Ot the first head thar bobs up." Dick thrust Ics j ul'ne the I by t! e assistance that rail. The men h.uin't i he the ho i ncouraged so nucraculoudy come to her, deck yet. but vwte .rg out t! e captains daughter turned more the side, with ,nh m uni. The fiercely than ever upon the leader. girl was facing w.ih a d. fiant I'll you ten seconds to get give in her ey.s, and nn ugly glitter ovi r that rail," she said in a men-ne- e looking automatic m ore hind g voice. "If you're not gone Tucu saw it sr.d hesitate! Ordi- bv that time, Ill kill you like I he would break a narily woman wuuhl a dog, with as little compunction as he Black Burley thrust a head above would a dog, and ride roughshod over her oppos.tion; but the one tl e bulwark. A bullet buried itself( in the woodwork so near that ha facing him was no ordinary crea- dropped out of One!" sight again. ture. She was cool and collected, beg in the girl Two!" a gun at his heart with a pointing 'Iueu growled and showed his hand that did not tremble. Y'futher asked us aboard, lady." tieih; but his eyes were upon Dick Tucu replied after a pause, an whose interference had aroused him to furious hatred. Ill cut yheart insinuating pleasantry in bis voice, out, vtraitor!" he breathed thickly. "an we come because o that "Trec! Four!" counted the girl Wheres he gone" At the seventh count, Tucu picked I told you I was in command h m If up, slowly and painfully, and was the here," shoit, curt rtply. made his way over the side. Dick "Thats sulTlcieiit. Now get back!" nhirnod to the disarmed Caribs. Tucu glanced aft and then and w ith their own knives as weapWhere's the crew?" be ons drove them into the sea. When asked, smiling. thov h id disappeared, leaving the deck cleared of nil enemies, he hur-rd to the girls assistance. She ej A'r co high-pitr- . 1! i v 1 ! h- . WALKS OlT . . . Piquril because the Russian delegation was assigned lo second row seats on the reviewing stand at Paris Hotel de Ville during the celebration that marked the serund anniversary of the liberation of Paris, Commissar .Molotov, leader of the Soviet peace delegation (foreground) walks out on the ceremonies, lie Is followed by .M. Manuilsky, I kranian delegate. .MOI.OTOV for-war- o was noering over the side of the schix nor to see if the crew were leaving in their boat Dick warned. "Kiep, back! They may shoot! She nodded and stepped cautiously behind the bulwark for protection Dick glanced around for some weapon. A loose spar, as heavy as a man, and twenty feet long, attracted his attention. Picking it up, he carried it to the side of the schooner, and with a heave threw it outward so that it just grazed the top of the rail. It rolled over with a clatter, carrying everything with it. There was a growl and scream below that informed him his ruse had succeeded. In its descent the long spar had knocked three Caribs into the sea, and falling on the luggers small boat nearly smashed the bottom out of it. Captain Tucu evidently decided that retreat, until he could reorganize his forces and plan a new atThen, as if drawn by common was the better part of w'isdom. and turned tack, gazed impulse, they He bellowed a command to his at each other. men to pull away from the schooner, The girl woman paled slightly and a few moments later Dick and through her tan, but answered un- Captain Bedfords daughter saw the Theres no crew boat returning to the lugger. hesitatingly: aboard. No one but father and me. They remained motionless and siNow you know the truth. lent watching until the boat had It was a bold challenge, deliv- drawn off beyond pistol shot. Then, ered in a voice that never quavered. as if drawn by common impulse, Dick smiled his admiration. She they turned and gazed at each was capable of handling the situa- other. tion. He made a bet with himself The girl was quiet and sober, her that she would force the men back eyes regarding him inquiringly, alThere was no through sheer will power and bra- most suspiciously. vado. hint of a smile on her face. The But neither the girl nor Dick had events had tested her courage to the figured upon the craftiness of old breaking point, and the strain was Tucu. Anticipating some such holdapparent in the fine lines drawn up, the half breed had been playing around the lips and in the heavy for time until two of his men could circles under her eyes. work unobserved along the side of the schooner and climb up the rig- Tucu Will Return, ging back of the girl. Neither of Dirk Predicts them was aware of this until her Weve got rid of them for a father, the demented skipper of the Dick said, glancing in the time, turned schooner, suddenly up again and announced his presence with direction of the lugger, but theyll glee. He had seen the two Caribs return. She nodded, following his eyes; crawling up and instead of repelling then turning to him again, she them he rushed to offer assistance. asked: Were you with them? Yes, he admitted, but not of Bedford Ishecapn? There was a smile derision on his face, which the girl caught. Resenting it, she nod- Captain ded curtly, and said: Yes! Babbles Too Much Now if you have no further business here, go back to your Come aboard, mates! he cried. own ship. Ill help ye. Its a great prize Id like to speak to the capn, Ive picked up so much money was ttie cool retort, motioning to the that I dont know what to do with it. Canbs to dip their oars Come aboard, an IM show ye. again. You cant! was the frightened The game was up. The girl turned reply. Hes not well, and has a horrified gaze at her father, and gone below. then swung back again just in time to see Tucu make a leap for the Dick Goes to Aid deck. As if determined to punish him for his audacity, she opened Of a Brave Girl fire at short range. With a growl Dick caught the note of alarm of pain, the half breed dropped to in the voice. He gave a start and the deck, with one arm limp and useglanced around him. The handful less. of Caribs left on the lugger were Break her neck, "Damn her. grouped forWard, intently Interest-e- d he growled. Burley! in the schooner and the converBut Black Burley had no intensation going on between the skiption of facing the gun pointed at him per and the girl. No one paid the now. He dropped out of sight belean attention to him. hind the bulwark, crowding those Ii Tucu goes aboard, he mut-er- back of him into the water. under his breath, ill go too. She would have driven them into more talk Tucu and his at the poipt of her gun rre made fast to the schooner and their boat if the two, helped on deck by the old prepared to climb aboard. Stop! skipper, had not attacked in the she cued. I forbid you coming rear. When she saw them running alx pj toward her she gave a little cry of fathers not responsible for alarm, and for the first time seemed v.h it he says," she cut in sharply. to lose her nerve. I ri in command here, and I for- Tucu raised his voice at the two b Caribs, urging them to the flank D. k didn't hear the finish of the attack. The crash of the pistol seir: ce. He had quietly dropped had evidently stunned Captain Bedver the stern of the lugger, and ford, for he stood helpless and Was once more battling with his amazed with mouth wide open. enemy the sea. Dick at this juncture decided to be mming slowly,' with his head cast his let in with the girl. The ow 'hwn in the water, and making two Caribs had to pass close to ,!e detour around the stern of him. When the first came abreast tre Qprelict, Dick reached it with- of his hiding place, he shot out a out attracting attention. Nobody leg and tripped him. The second on the lugger had noticed his partly stumbled over the first. Quick and those aboard the as a flash Dick landed a blow with SCl W)ner were too interested in their his fist on the point of t'e mans Pnre to give heed to anything else. jaw, and completed the fall. k,rl climbed up the rigging hang-1- 1 Both were armed with long . that for ugliness g oer the side - curved knives the lugopposite of Vfc ! to toe tree toey tlcM e ii, fjiner Tuck cbaaifi the Irtlici i II. Hbrk they come cloie to ti veitrl, k maa eppeart t . and (bouU 10 them to k frarnlrd rijntief lL I'AHOUAN. UTAH FREED BY YUGOSLAVS . ... Members of the crew and passengers aboard the United States transport plane that was forced down August 9 over Yugoslavia, by Yugoslav fighter planes, after their release by Yugoslav authorities, when the United States government had made an issue of the incident. Ten days later five American flyers were shot down over Yugoslavia, and perished. Marshal Tito assured Ambassador Richard Patterson that there would be no repetition of this event." them. She frowned and raised her eyes They picked me up inquiringly. I a few hours ago, he explained. was about dead been in the water for four days and nights. When they rescued me, he added, smilI ing at the recollection of it, wasnt in a mood to inquire for credentials. I as glad to get any help. Later I found out what they were. What quietly. are they? she asked Carib fishermen, beachcombers, almost sea scavengers, pirates anything and everything. I see, she murmured thoughtThen you think they want fully. to steal this schooner? They took it for an abandoned derelict at first, he replied truthand, of course, as such it fully, was their legitimate prize. They were surprised and disappointed when they saw you and your father aboard it. I can understand that, she rewhen I ordered plied, but when them awqy, they didnt act as if if A TALL ONE . . . FIRST U. S. PRESIDENT ON BERMUDA SOIL . . . Landing from his yacht, Williamsburg, at the Royal Bermuda Yacht club, in Hamilton, Bermuda, President Harry S. Truman becomes the first United States president to land on this British possession while in office. Mr. Truman was accompanied here by Sir Ralph Leatham, admiral and governor of Bermuda, who went out in his launch to greet the President. Enacting modern Jack and Beanstalk version, John Behlke, five, of Chicago, measures sunflower growing at 30 E. Division street and finds the phenomenal plant has attained a height of 10 feet 4 inches. She stopped and frowned again. But you said they were sea scavengers and pirates, she added, nodI suppose that means they ding. intend to take the schooner anyway, lawfully or unlawfully. Im afraid so. Captain Tucu, I imagine, isnt the kind to be easily discouraged. If hes decided the schooners worth it hell return later. Besides, soberly, he has another reason for making a second attempt. What is that? she asked. He laughed and shrugged his shoulders. For one thing hell want to get even w.th me for interfering, and second to get hold of those jewels I told him about. (TO BE CONTINUED) LEAGUE IIEADS MEET FOR SERIES TALK . . . Representatives of both the American and National leagues met with A. B. ("nappy) Chandler to discuss plans for the forthcoming worlds series. Left to right, Will Ilarridge, president of the American league. John Collins, business manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers; A. B. (Happy) Chandler, baseball commissioner; Eddie Collins, of the Boston Red Sox, and Ford Frick, president of the National league. IN NEW ROLE . . . The one-ma- n army, Maj. Arthur Wermuth of Bataan fame, fills up a gasoline tank of car at a filling station which he bought in the Black Hills town of Hill City, S. D. Everybod wishes him good luck. |