Show DEEP WATERS d att ja a JB v j mm m A BEN AMES WILLiAMS pw WILLIAMS aE SO FAR R Robin Roble Dale a af ar artIst dst goes au to w Moose l Bay nay to see r f Will McPhail When Will IsY is e Y killed hl his hb brother Angus Angust Robin She goes cots oes to Angus' Angus fish Ush- Ushto t is to see e him him- While she Is s on cruiser the he boat sails carrying her pat Donohoe and a cabin boy Romeo Borneo toward Labrador TheIs The ed jj Is seised by a man named Jenkins contraband alcohol Jen len u hi aging ti U to escape from a govern govern- app 1 patrol i. i When the boat sinks In a abe are stranded on an Island s be s surprises arP rises Robin In the act of ofa d a I cake uke of chocolate she has for for tor Angus and Pat 4 with the story z oV continue f r 0 It t Ch CHAPTER PTER APTER l XV P 4 so Jenkins w whispered hi spere d Cheatt Cheat Ch ea j t sister What have you got 1 e clutched the treasure tight k t t her breast Its mine cried tried 7 flow ow dont don't be greedy sister He Hei e i toward her She was still on ties Bees in n the low shel- shel At the thought of being caught 4 panic swept her She scram scram- led out just tjust as Mr Jenkins reached ff He caught her wrist with one I ed the cake of chocolate with the i She clung to it it holding it I both bands hands against her body 1 gj she he screamed in a shrill metal- metal rap ny He cried Blast ast you let go Shut up He HeI Heed I ed ed over his shoulder still hing Bing at the chocolate and she 1 iber her ter head and bit his hand Ee e swore mightily and he struck hard bard in the face Her head i and her legs gave way and andt andl j t t l fell feU on her knees still clinging Ji tie e cake of chocolate He caught ti a wrist mist again with his left hand j d there was an insane rage In him 3 si He drew his pistol and struck f knuckles buckles with the barrel of it itHen neD Hen behind him and a little I xe him not a dozen feet away dig Ig Irishman came charging into r V Robin saw him She cried ifs rs name came and Jenkins instantly 1 icing acting jerked her around to serve i a shield as big Pat Donohoe came camet t race ince he be first saw Robin on the at Quai Qua Rimouski Mr Jenis Jen- Jen is had changed his mind about her If a dozen times Beginning with casual interest he might have toward any pretty girl he had essed to a lively resentment her ber presence aboard McPhail's ere ier e e did not actually see her slip sUp Into the cleft to go to the shel- shel today His back was toward her herthe herthe herthe the moment But he glanced that an instant later and since she shei is s i no longer in hi sight he knew at ce where she had gone But art he did not start toward Robin tout a first cautious look around eo was beyond him laboring Ih a a great boulder a hundred or so away and Angus and andt t were out of his sight on the theer va er er side of the naked dome where monument monument was rising When he assure sure of this Mr Jenkins as etly Uy as a cat slipped back lord tod tord to- to rd d the head of the cleft en he came carne where he could see Ki Robin was in the shelter work work- to In panting haste shUt shifting ng the ks u which he and Romeo had piled doss r ss the end of their refuge to lout Jt out the wind Mr Jenkins taie me quietly down dorm below the break I r the ledge so that no one could shim from the cairn above and k watched y in a lively curiosity He 1 qs S standing there three or four foures Ms Ares es away when she turned to laid wI out of the shelter with the I fe Isle of chocolate in her hand Robin screamed big Pat had just reached the cairn Ii lith two or three rocks nursed inie In ie k cradle of his arms As he tripped topped ped them he heard her cry ad ada i a without a moments moment's hesitation Ie graced raced that way She and Mr I F ins kuts did not hear his pounding It w 5 but Robin looking past Mr 1 ins saw Pat on the ledge above bm to and cried his name Mr Jen Jen- J Nu bad had that much warning He around and he drew her in int Pt t of him Im like Jike a screen the pistol M a 3 s right it hand At the same time P ts t's foot root slipped and he fell a awk- awk sidewise side sliding over the thee e ledge landing absurdly in t g position ten feet away from fromI ere ere r Mr hr Jenkins stood with Robin Robi n I j Jt in a the steel circle of his arm t e breath went out of Pat with a tt cr m t and Mr Jenkins lips tight e ss his teeth said sharply Getup Get l Get out of here Robin cried Here Pat She Shew ew w the chocolate toward the Irish Irish- a. a The e throw was awkward The stuff landed on a sloping and 1 slid downward dO and Mr g r r ns s swore at Robin and thrust t. ide e s so o that he could retrieve 8 ut she clung to his right arm arm arm- Plato Pistol tol l was In that hand t tugging hand tugging u holding bOlding him back and Pat J his Wi chance came to his feet I a r released eased spring and made his JJ D p P Mr bir- Jenk Jenkins ns Jerked free his J hand band and fired en Mr Jenkins fired Pat was wasl t l 1 ta In rn mid Id d leap He felt the billa bule bill bill- I Ise e a flame stab his leg but butle le- le not stop him Mr Jenkins p pats pat's to Jp twitch hitch aside out of the way rata r a charge but he was driven t and nd fad down Pats Pat's great hands ling for the pistol and for tor Mr s' s throat obIn by the Impact of Pats Pat's p. p as knocked spinning to one side and she fell tell and Pats Pat's heel bee caught her in the temple It struck her senseless Then the two men fell on top of her She was under their threshing bodies forgotten b by Y them both while th they cy fought Up to this moment neither Romeo Romeo Romeo Ro Ro- meo nor Angus had appeared They were both too far away to hear Robins Robin's Robins Robin's Robins Robin's Rob Rob- ins in's scream but they heard the pistol pis pis- pis tol shot Romeo instantly raced to take a hand in whatever here went forward Angus even before the shot had some forewarning He was on the opposite side of the is island island is- is land when he discovered that Pat had disappeared With as many rocks as he could carry in his arms Angus went toward the cairn to see where Pat had gone and he had almost reached it when he heard the shot He dropped his load and raced up to the cairn caim and saw Romeo Romeo Romeo Ro Ro- Ro- Ro meo coming from the left scudding like a rabbit along the break of oi the cliff toward the cleft from which sounds of battle rose Angus raced to cut Romeo off oft but buthe buthe buthe he was still ten or fifteen yards short of doing so when Romeo reached a spot just above the shel shel- ter The man stopped there and ti c bJ 1 R k 1 y A 3 v may f r r- r 4 ti c They disappeared down fD the steep rocky slope toward the sea whipped a knife from its sheath at atthe atthe atthe the hip and balanced it in his hand looking down into the cleft as if to pick a fair target There was not time to come to him before he threw the knife knUe Angus Angus Angus An An- gus scooped up a rock half as big bigas bigas bigas as a brick and as Romeo raised his hand Angus threw the rock with all his might at the mans man's head head- It missed that m mark rk but it did strike Romeos Romeo's elbow fairly with a sharp cracking sound Romeos Romeo's knife flew fiew out of his hand and he screamed with pain and whirled and saw Angus Angus An An- gus almost on him It was in McPhail's mind to get his hands on Romeos Romeo's throat and do doa a thorough job of it and the intent was blazing in his eyes Romeo dodged and darted away away and and Angus saw Pat and Mr Jenkins by the shelter just below him locked together together together to to- gether rolling over and over in a tight and silent fury Also he saw that Robin lay as flat as a beaten rug rug under their thrashing bodies He forgot Romeo He reached them in two jumps lumps Mr Jenkins at the moment happened to be up up- Angus hauled at Mr Jenkins Jenkins Jenkins Jen Jen- kins and since Pat clung like a terrier to his foe Angus threw them both aside together They rolled down the slope and Angus picked Robin up holding her awkwardly shaking her trying to think of some effective thing to do Then suddenly he was cool and sane again Robin was unconscious dead perhaps but there would be time to tend her later Pat and Mr Jenkins still locked together had somehow disappeared around the corner of the shelter down the steep rocky slope toward the sea Angus wondering why Pat needed so long longto to handle Mr Jenkins turned to help But Pat needed no help When Angus left Robin and swung that way he saw Pat crawling laboriously laborious laborious- ly up the slope toward him There was no sign of Mr Jenkins The fhe rain fog dropped about them and Angus called sharply Wheres Jenkins Pat looked over his shoulder and anda a gull CUll on patrol In the fog looked down turning its head sidewise the better to see what lay broken on the rocks It wheeled sharply with excited excited ex ex- ex cited cries and Pat Donohoe said The gulls gull's found him down be be- low Rest his black soul Dead He lIe is that We fell off a ten ten- foot toot shelf shell locked together like two sweethearts but he was undermost when we landed praises be If U it hadn't been for him to break my fall not even my head could have bave J stood it His didn't Or maybe it was his back I heard it crack He grinned He saved my life lie peace to him Angus said flatly Romeos somewhere somewhere somewhere some some- where around Look out for tor him Ive I've got to tend to Miss Dale She's hurt He turned back to Robin and lifted her Into the shelter and and laid her there and eyed her doubtfully doubtfully doubt doubt- fully not sure what to do Clearly she was alive for her breath stirred and she made gasping sounds but there was a lump on her forehead and her knuckles were bruised and broken and her sweater torn He held a handkerchief open In the spiteful little rain till tin it was dripping wet then began to bathe her forehead forehead fore fore- head and cheek and throat I He had forgotten Pat The Irishman Irishman Irishman Irish Irish- man crawled nearer on hands and knees till he came to the front of the shelter He watched Angus for fora I Ia a while and presently he said in ina ina a mildly persuasive tone took nought but a crack on her head Shell She'll be fine Angus nodded still without looking looking looking look look- ing around I guess so I dont don't know cant can't tell whether she's or just or-just just knocked out She's coming around He continued his ministrations ministrations till Pat said apologetically could you maybe be stopping stopping stop stop- ping the blood from running out of my leg here Im I'm all thumb-handed thumb like I cant can't seem to manage it alone Angus looked around at him in n a 1 quick surprise and Pat lay softly I down on his face and sighed and closed his eyes Angus Ancus caught the big man in his arms It was time Pats Pat's leg was broken broken broken bro bro- ken by that single shot which Mr Jenkins had found time to fire Waiting Waiting Wait Wait- ing uncomplainingly while Angus tried to revive Robin he had rolled up his trouser leg and pulled off oft his shoe and sock drenched with blood but then increasing weakness left him helpless to tend himself The bullet had entered j lust just st beside the shin bone had come out through the back of the calf above the ankle When Angus saw the wound he understood understood un un- un how Mr Jenkins had been able to fight so long against Pats Pat's greater weight and strength With his thumbs he put pressure on till the hemorrhage slackened and stopped He rolled his handkerchief handkerchief hand- hand kerchief put a bit of rock in it tied it around Pats Pat's leg and twisted it with his knife for leverage He tried to remember what to do next and then Ihen Robin in the shelter behind him lim came back to her senses Her head lead seemed like bursting and her world was all aU confusion contusion but her first conscious thought was of that cake of chocolate She had dropped it somewhere somehow She must find ind it She crawled out past Angus but when she saw what he was v about she made a low pitying sound and Angus said Oh hullo I had to take care eare of Pat He was bleeding badly Are you you hurt hurt much I dont don't think so Just my head and my hands I guess And Im I'm sort of sore of-sore sore all over Wheres Where's the chocolate He thought her mind was wandering but he said I came carne to try and get it and I did but ut Mr Jenkins caught me here and then Pat came Did Mr Jenkins Jenkins Jenkins Jen Jen- kins get it Where Is he She looked around to see where Mr Jenkins was and discovered the chocolate crushed and flattened where the men in their fight had rolled on it She retrieved it jealously jealously jeal jeal- forgetting Mr Jenkins and Pat came groping back to consciousness conscious conscious- ness again She said Here it is See Pat groaned and she cried Oh Give him this Angus Let him eat it it itHe He doesn't need It yet Weve We've got to take care of this leg of his Let me she said She loosened the tourniquet watching the wounds of entrance and of exit to see what flow of blood there was No big artery cut Im I'm sure she decided Angus recognized competence In her ler and he watched her wet his handkerchief to make a cold pad to compress the wounds He turned to look ook around and saw aw Mr Jenkins' Jenkins pistol In a cranny among the rocks and picked it up Then remembering remember remember- ing tog Romeo he be climbed to the ledge and saw the man not twenty yards away stealth In his posture creeping creeping creep- creep ing ng near Angus raised the pistol and Romeo whirled and ran zigzagging zigzagging zigzagging zigzag zigzag- ging like a snipe in flight to dodge the he bullet he be expected But Angus did not fire When Romeo was out of sight McPhail remembered the knife the man had dropped and looked for it and found it where it had lad slid down off oft the ledge Robin called to him We need something for a bandage Angus descended to her side A bandage Some garment they might tear into strips In this windy cold no rag they hey wore could be spared spared- But Mr Jenkins was somewhere below them hem and he had no more need of ot clothing Ill find something Angus told Robin lobin and went down the rocky slope slope- He came carne to the ledge off oft which Pat and Mr Jenkins in their fight ight had fallen Mr Jenkins lay like ike a rag beaten limp by ram rain on his lis back his eyes open and Angus was shaken by the sight till he realized that Mr Jenkins was alive was vas watching him TO BE CONTINUED I |