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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH T installment nine THE STORY SO FAR: Karen Water-son- , convinced by her lawyer, John Colt, that she has a claim to the island estate of her grandfather, Garrett Water-sohas come to Honolulu to attempt getting the property. In an effort to find out something about the Wayne family, now In control of Alakoa, the island, she accepts a date to go sailing with Richard (Tonga Dick) Wayne. Against her wishes be takes her to Alakoa. While there, James Wayne, Dicks uncle and manager of the property, is found dead from overwork. Next day on the way back to Honolulu Dick tells Karen he loves her, but they quarrel over her claim to the estate. Dick later tries to work out a compromise settlement with John Colt and when he fails be tells Karen and Colt that their adventure Is to end soon. He goes back to Alakoa and is In the midst of a conference with his Willard and Ernest two Wayne. Now continue with the story. Transfer No. halp youh Por Ole Mammy wit dese hot things. And since this y trio have handy loops for convenient hanging, they are bound to be ever ready to help protect hands from the heat. said Willard Wayne thick"You dont know what youre saying! Dick said, that I I take it, was not supposed to know about that little circumstance. Willard's voice rose. I object to your tone, he blustered. I object to the whole lme youve taken. It isnt up to us to go raking through the dead ashes of the past! Youve told me what I wanted You put me to know, Dick said. in mind of a couple of tide pools full of octopi easy to see to the bottom of, but not pretty to look at. I can understand now wjiy James Wayne never trusted either one of Stop, ly. you! The edge of ErWhat what nest Waynes voice sounded frayed What do you mean? out, raveled. he finally got out. How long, Tonga Dick asked them, have you two supposed yourselves to be the sons of a murderer? Ernest Wayne stood up violently, both hands gripping the edge of the desk. Thats a lie! he shouted. Willard Wayne sat motionless. Well? he said at last. I dont wonder that John Colt scares you out of your wits, Dick I should think he would! said. There was a silence then,' raw and uncomfortable. Willard Wayne spoke to Ernest, his voice heavy and You see, I was right. We dead. have to go back to Honolulu at once tomorrow. Some way, somehow, weve got to settle out of court with John Colt, at any cost." Yes, Ernest said. Dick could see the man visibly twisted between a cupidity that could not face loss and a cowardice which was afraid of something else. It was not a pretty sight. "You wont have to go to Honolulu, Dick said sardonically; "you can save yourselves the trip. John Colt will be here within twenty-fou- r hours. Colt? Here? What could make him come here? I make him come here, Tonga ick said. WANTED The eyes of the two brothers snapped sharply to Dicks face. Probably they did not believe him; but they were grasping at straws. "You hold something over John Colt?" Willard asked. Do you mean," Dick asked incredulously, am I in a position to blackmail Colt? Somewhere in that mans life, Willard Wayne said, there must be something that he doesnt dare have turned up. Its been our only hope, all along, that we could find out what it is. And if youve got hold of it?" Dick Wayne had meant to tell them, tonight, what he knew. He had meant to tell them that their father had not killed Garrett Waterson had even meant to give them an irrefutable proof. But now his temper broke, and he could not bring himself to tell them anything at all. Get out of here, He stood up. Get out of here, he ordered them. and stay out! I cant stand looking at you any more! A faint picker of self assertion reappeared in Ernest Wayne. "You cant order us Willard Wayne stood up and signaled to Ernest with his eyes. Together, after a moments hesitation, they left the room. CHAPTER IX Dick Wayne went to bed, but it seemed to him that he was not allowed to stay there long. The first light was hardly showing in the sky when his brothers were at him again, literally clamoring at his very bedside. Evidently they were angry, in addition. What is the meaning of this? Ernest Wayne demanded, spinning a yellow sheet of paper onto the bed. Whats the meaning of what? Nobody but you, Ernest accused him, could have had that radio message sent. Dick picked up the paper, and by the poor but increasing light read what was typed upon it. Instantly he was more wide awake than as if he had never slept at all. When did this come in? Just a few minutes ago, Willard told him. You ought to know. There isnt anybody else that could." Tonga Dick looked at the message again. It read: MAKE NO SETTLEMENT UNTIL I ARRIVE GARRETT WATERSON Dicks first reaction was, for special reasons of his own, one of immense relief. But his next thought, which followed immediately brought him a new uncertainty. The new turn of events relieved him of certain necessities; but it also took the game out of his own hands m a way that he did not like. Ernest Waynes nervousness did not permit him to wait Dick out. Well what have you got to say? This message is genuine, Dick told them. This is incredible this is fantastic, Ernest said unsteadily. Some kind of a hoax, Willard added. Theres no hoax about it, Tonga Dick assured them. How do you know this?" Willard demanded. I work tor him, Tonga Dick said. You what? Ernest Wayne bleated. Hes lying, himself. And just why, Willard expressed elaborate patience, ing? Dick asked with should I be ly- Willard, Ernest said, "do you suppose this thing could possibly be true? Because if Garrett Waterson is alive, and we can produce him do you see what that means? John Colts case is absolutely exploded. Is it? Dick said. They were stopped once more. Ernest and Willard were both deathly pale, overwhelmed by more unforeseen uncertainties than they were able to handle. "You mean, Willard said at last, that Garrett Waterson really is incompetent?" "I mean, Dick said, that the whole situation is going to be just exactly what old Garrett Waterson chooses to make it. What on Willard in a we supposed Tonga Dick Ernest asked earth, bewildered way, are to do now? kicked out of bed with a movement of exasperation, and hunted around for a bath towel. I tell you what youre going to Youre do, he roared at them. going to go and tell Tsura I want three eggs for breakfast! I have no doubt it will take both of you to handle that problem you dont seem to be able to do anything alone. Get out! Ernest and Willard Wayne IM'tDj Wool Write or Wire Colorado Animal Company By-Produ- Salt Lake City, Utah located at nearest branches or their 463 South 3rd West AUNT MARTHA Boa 16C-Kansas City, Mo. Enclose 13 cents for each pattern desired. Pattern No SPANISH FORK OGDEN IIEBER CITY LOGAN of an immense charity, a wide Preserving the Best only hope jf preserving tolerance, a sincere respect for what Is best lies in the practice opinions that are not ours. Name The Address 0 to mo- rosely watched Tonga Dick as he ate his breakfast. He was able to enjoy that, in a way. Uncertain as he was about what this new turn of the wheel might mean, the confusion of his brothers was so much greater as to provide a form of entertainment. Even when they had abandoned the presumption that Dick was lying, they could not get over their suspicion that the man who had signed himself Garrett Waterson was an impostor. I ran into Garrett Waterson while I was knocking around the South Seas," Dick explained. Later, Uncle Jim found it convenient to have me carry certain messages to Garrett Waterson. Thats all there was to that. Messages? What messages?" There was no reason for holding back anything now. He had been employed by old Garrett Waterson on condition of complete secrecy as to Watersons whereabouts, identity even his very existence. He had decided to break that pledge, rather than permit John Colt to seize Alakoa in the name of Karen Waterson or anyone else; but now that Garrett Waterson had come into the open of his own accord, that consideration was abolished. For a long time I didnt know what messages, Dick told them. I believe I know now. They failed to catch him up on that, and the oversight emphasized their bewilderment. But why on earth," Ernest demanded, should he have wished to hide himself? Thats the mystery here. Theres no mystery about it, Dick declared. The only reasons his actions look mysterious to you is that they were perfectly simple. Garrett Waterson was always a man of violent temperament. Everything he did was in terms of violent extremes; the projects he attempted, the fights he got into even his eating and drinking everything was always on a spectacular scale with him. When he was overtaken by ultimate ruin, his reaction to that was violent too. He left Alakoa, and Hawaii, in a tremendously bitter state of mind. He wanted to get away from the past, and from the part of the Pacific that he knew, and never again see anyone who had known him. Its fantastic, Ernest declared. Its completely unreasonable. I never heard of anything like it. Dropping from view is one thing, Willard said heavily, and going to extraordinary lengths to hide yourself, and conceal who you are, is something else. Waterson went to extraordinary lengths in everything he ever did, Dick retorted. The Pacific is a big place and there are more than twenty-five thousand islands in it; but only a few of them have any white inhabitants, and I suppose Garrett Waterson knew half the people in the Pacific. He couldnt imagine leaving the Pacific any more than he could imergine living inland, so of course it was pretty hard for him to evade the people that he knew. When a man is trying to drop out of sight, and fails at it for a while, its apt to become an obsession with him. He gets to thinking that everybody he sees is talking about him, secretly. So he draws apart more and more, until at last Its completely unreasonable, Ernest Wayne said again. Human nature always seems unreasonable to people who dont know anything about it. Unreasonable is what it is; you just have to get used to it. (TO BE COM RABBIT SKINS HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR Rabbit Skins Hides Furs Pelts They have aucb roguish eyes, especially Angel Puss and Sugah Pie, you'll wish to send a few sets visiting, so your friends an enjoy them too. The hot Iron transfer for the set Is Z93B1, 13 cents. Send your order to: the utmost thoroughness and made public. You understand that, I sup- havent you? words were taken for what they happy-go-luck- Dick said, as this contest for Alakoa sifts down, all the original aspects of the case are going to have to be investigated with Willard Wayne said with an unnecessary intensity, Just what do you mean by that? I mean that it is very likely-e- ven inevitable that a lot of things are going to be brought to light that nobodys thought about for a long time. Isnt that so?" Dont know what youre driving at, Ernest mumbled. Dick How well, for instance, Wayne asked them, do you think that you knew James Wayne? Weve worked with him all our lives, Willard said impatiently. And yet, did it ever occur to you he might know some things you never suspected at all? "Nonsense! For example," Dick went on, his voice lazy, take the exact circumstances under which old Garrett Waterson left here just at the time the Waynes bought this island. That has nothing to do with it," Ernest declared. "The entire transaction was closed before Garrett Waterson disappeared." Dick prodThis disappearance, ded them; the tradition has been that he set sail southwest, in his own schooner, and was never seen again wasnt that it? Well? Can we be expected to account for Didnt you happen to know, Dick Wayne asked them, that when Garrett Waterson sailed, our father was with him? They were not looking at him now; but their eyes were fixed upon each other, and an unspoken question passed between them. Tonga Dick leaned forward, his The old rumor is face hardening. that Garrett Waterson must have been lost at sea, he bore down on And yet and yet, our fathem. ther came back " Dick saw Willard Waynes heavy neck redden ; the color rose and rose until Willards eyes, no longer slow and mild, stared bleakly out of a purple congestion. Ernest, however, turned a sickly green, and behind his glasses his eyes could not be seen. Dicks own eyes turned ugly. So you did know that?" he said. 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