Show DE VA F 1 WILLIAMS BEN E AMES W WILLIAMS LIA W WN na U FEATURES alre T sn 1 SO 80 FAH robin dale poor alst noes to moose buy to fee will mcphail just after her arr nance xe ivl 1 wa cl dentally killed lafarn ehst win angus alamei I 1 me uie I 1 B or his I 1 dralla bohin oe I 1 o ilia bih or to wait or hi she tall ada dileep a nd it K flud do 4 at bound for labrador another wr cruller comet ado abreast of them enst long them to 0 o k Is man named o I 1 jen t 0 or r litter hie 11 ibay or lee a petrol trail a shortly after r they the next port or the no lon re 1 that I I 1 kin h a alha I 1 ever ali the boat 1 1 aai h I 1 jum mid 1 riot co now continue etui us t the edwy CHAPTER XI me mcphail hail looked puzzled forgot wt what Jim jenkins imal you it figure it out cut give you time and when you figured it out iou wouldn hin I 1 a care or a w what hat you d promised me a you it lis be up for trouble promise or no promise nothing doing on promises mcphail angus said in a low tone it if I 1 edidi understand de an ou u you feel that I 1 he have some personal cause for disliking you i p it I 1 the other me man said aid br beef he a said old see sae here ban got a hammet hammer aboard some same nails ails there them a a hammer in th the tool teal box bar in the engine room I 1 think some nails nail in a tobacco tin tan in the galley jenkins spoke to robin go get em am he directed robin obeyed him the nails were ere in a flat tob tobacco c can on the shelf above bov a the little stove the hammer was blak blaik with grease and oil staining her hands it was comfortingly beav sh she e tried it heffling hefting it in her hand and ad she saw jenkins jankans watching her he from ou where he sat a few is feet et awa away y he groaned grinned f faintly all ali right he as assented s anted no hard feelings I 1 would cold in your place come back back and sit down where you were when she was seated he spoke to mcphail gain again you can like this or not but heres what you 11 do he looked at robin and d chuckled and said laid to mcphail 1 I ian m giving you a break at that you and ad M miss as dale both go into the stateroom III I 1 U fix the door so you cant can t get out easy then I 1 U know where you are rab robin said laid simply empl y 1 I d like that P please ease mr mcphail aph ail angus met her bejes ees ejes and she saw in his the embarrassed barr assed can confusion f aaion of a boy she spoke to mr jenkins 1 I in v very ry sleepy alre already adv in sp spite it a of a all the excitement me maybe y be it athe s the sea e air may igo I 1 go to bed f first bs ti I 1 can take the upper berth mr mcphail you can sleep in the lwe lower rone one 1 that a sensible M mr jenkins agreed go shed ahead she considered how to prepare for the night it would be a long time till tomorrow and anything might happen she had in her packsack heavy whipcord riding breeches ankle length which she som sometimes eliones wore ware for t tramping through meadows or along the shore to find a vantage point from w which to make her bar sketches and she changed into them and a flannel shut shirt and a sweater the air pouring through the port was sweet and fine but it was astonishingly at ni cold the weather a she decided must be changing she drew draw on wool stock stockings angs and climbed into the upper berth and me reached c bed the latch from where she lay and thrust threat the door open I 1 m abed she said she could le see e mr jack jenkins s across the cabin auto saw him look with surprise at her sweater and she explained 1 I TO an sleeping in my y clothes I 1 an cold A angus n g u s came into the stateroom hi his s a cheek h e ek beems vas ami congested with rage he c closed tax d the door behind ind him and backed away from it watching it standing beside the narrow bunk robin felt fel t him like an animal crouched crouche d to spring she gripped his ami am no she whispered another nail and then he another other placed pinned the door to the frame A dozen of them were driven d lv an home then there was a cu curious r w u dragging sound bound in the cabin she whispered what s that she was lying propped plopped on one elbow on an the upper b bunk unk it he e 8 nailing the salmon it trap over er the door the w way a y p poachers a chars spread a net over a r rabbit bb t s bu burrow after put the ferret in hi his 5 voice aw was low law his 1 lips aps near her ear car mr Z jerkin 8 was busy just outside the door an angus said through tight light teeth I 1 in get my hands on him somehow I 1 know iia now what he meant meant by bv what by saying 1 I it figure it out will was drunk on alcohol jenkins had brought into moose bay he means I 1 11 blame him for willa will a deat death oh robin rabin had forgotten will it was sin strange to think how completely lie he w was g gone one out ot of her heart and mind d her cheek burned d she lay down hoping the dim from am the single bulb b in the ins stateroom emern was a not enough imbed h to Z ibe let angus gua lee bee ji nims spoke to them through th ie it door car no now be sensible ethic mee P tad I 1 ive fixed it so a you cant can t eel e out t buic quick enough or quiet enough ugh to do yourself elf any y good d they shuck py go abt heard his chuckle I 1 you ought u to like the spot you re in most men would change places with you in a minute at a relax clax mcphail relax rela x and enjoy lay it t angus a stared t ared at the panels panel ot of the door or loth ith dorp deep burning eyes they heard mr jenkins go through the engine room and forward heard his feet almost above their heads is as as he stepped up into the pilothouse t to speak peak to romeo me there A few drops drop of f ram came through the ope open port robin rabin ached tad where are we going I 1 where Is he taking us hed probably head straight offshore south th or southeast to cross to newfoundland idon I 1 don t think he a a navigator we weve no instruments aboard except t lead and earn compass an anyway aw Y angus was silent thinking rob robin lay looking up at him at standing ending here close beside her she watched the line has ot of his law jaw tight tighten watched the muscle at the angle of h his a law jawbone b knot a t ned and his forehead furrow r r w F she be had ad 0 never ever noticed how his eye eyebrows we bristled they we were re she he realized a little gray perhaps they w were ere what made ads him seem gra gray y made her think of him as gra gray y H his a shoulder was lean and powerful his neck straight arm and d strong she wanted ted to reach up and touch the curve of his head behind his ear H he a go offshore ii he said aid half to himself and half I 1 to her achee he must u rs t Is be pt planning ing to meet the schooner n in some sheltered be bay y ai along aig g the newfoundland coast r t 0 I 1 1 I I 1 get my hands on him somehow b aw some place where here theres no town no port part authorities plenty of good places from bay st george clear up to the straits probably he U J just run till he sights land an and d lo in cates himself and then work up or down the coast to the place he a looking for it will take us anywhere from eight to fifteen hours to cross depending on an his compass course she did not speak compasses were nothing to her bar now angus was the center of her world th the a to focus cus of all her thoughts he would always iwa s be our compass isn t too good either he murmured his lips near her ear and we ve no log unless he hes good at dead reckoning with this wind and the tide no telling where he 11 hit newfoundland she whispered will the plane be hunting humm 9 us he shook hl his z head not unless they ve stopped his boat and found out cut he a not aboard their job till it a s done to follow his boat see where it goes something like fine shot spilled through in the port upon her blankets something that stung coldly on her hand she said oh sleet mast he a closed ased the port well be cold enough before morning think you can sleep I 1 in sure I 1 can we re all 11 right im sure this will straighten out he only wants to get away 1 1 I know knew 11 she smiled up at him said laid softly lily I 1 in all right don t worry about me I 1 can reach the switch ill turn out the light after youre in bed good night angus i lie he nodded it in at a embarrassment ras ass anent gooel good night miss dale when he was in the bunk below her she snapped mapped off the light but she did not sleep for a while she thought smiling a little of what old jeff Pla plaisted dated used to say about opple apple P trees and about people she w wondered adecer whether it was because they were in danger together that she me love loved it angus ago now he a was there three a feet fee t below it her r probably he too w was as awake wak a so near she wondered if he we was a as conscious of her nearness nes as a she was of his sleet au lashed had the closed port spatter spattered ad along the toof roof of the stateroom sUte room cl close ae above her bar head the cruiser rolled lazily plowing through the rising seas a the next day began with a in minor nor mishap and continued through ex operating and an interminable terminable hours of tightening tension robin wake without with a ut knowing why and felt someone near her in the darkness and ad th the a cruiser lurched sickeningly rolling 9 no in the trough of great seas then she realized that the engine had stopped and ad angus hear hearing ng her low law exclamation snapped on the light she blinked against the sudden gi glare 1 of f it then jenkins spoke outside their ex door mcphail macpha I 1 are you awake ye yes Some things gone wrong with the egme romeo a fixing it take it easy say aag angus I 1 looked ked quickly at rob robin Z pat can fix it he told jenkins i romeo know anything boat about engines 11 jenkes J ank id did not net answer r and it angus leaned ci close as to whisper whisp a r in her ear hell have to let pat do it rome romeos thumb handed pat fat can make an engine sing long but he can cripple one as easily would that do any good delay delay us till someone finds us 1 they I won t follow jenkins haaz joy anthe boat beat clear up to the straits they U stop it sooner or later and as soon as they find out he abnot s not aboard abcar d her they 11 guess what happened the plane coulder couldn t find us in the I 1 ram this was true he did not denyi deny it they could hear the a sounds and of romeo a activity in the engine room i and a grunan grumbling n of voices ices and the then bp k eltham mr r jenkins spoke 0 to them again yo you 1 re right ht mcphail he said Z romeo doean doesn t know knew which end of a screw crew driver is 11 wh which ch I 1 in going go g to make the irishman do the 30 ob b he might start trouble and y you don den t want that you call to b him in lie he 11 hear bear you mcphail shouted poll from the forecastle divided aed from their stateroom by the h longitudinal bulkhead pat answered raw end in a great voice aye sorrl do whatever they tell you pat we re all right as a long as we do don t make trouble aye sorrl merl pat assented almost alm at c cheerfully heedfully heer fully have us under way in no time at all he added theres dirt in the gas im thinking by the way it sounded they heard him ask mr me jenkins did ye strain the gas when ye filled the tanks a while back robin remembered the tins of spare gasoline in the after cockpit mr me jenkins murmured something and pat said cheerfully that a it then chea jully A dirty aurty lot ot gas it was I 1 R be having to take the carburetor carb apart like as not mr me jenkins must have been releasing him while he talked for far now the two in the stateroom heard pat come into the engine room heard him say yere ye re a nervous man mr jenkins there was a ch chuckle kle in his tones 1 I never could do a good turn on an engine without a piece of eating tobacco in in my y cheek there a a twist in my hi hip p P pocket arket and I 1 want mightily la to reach for it think ye your nerves would stand the strain of seeing me reach for my hip mr jenkins said go ahead an man an maybe it will stop your talk in the stateroom angus looked at robin and sh she saw a deep excitement in his ey eyes and wished to ask some questions but b at he made a sign of silence shook his head dawn gray grayed d the narrow port before le at last the motor caught and ran age again when they wo were under way pat fat at Mc mcphail 3 order once more submitted to his bis hands bonds then mcphail called now jenkins let us a out at of here you 11 do all right where you are jenkins decided man I 1 dont want any trouble but I 1 an coming out will you P pull the nails or shall I 1 break thi th door have I 1 got to put a bullet through your head be a fool t to a robin rabin and still lay watching angus watching the play of his features feature sa a he spoke moke amused to see that his m expression was at one once good no na flat aured persuasive and determined she thought he was like a P arson so arguing over a telephone wh fa cial play matches his tones even though the listener lestener cannot see his countenance coun t cenance yet also he was we white with the strain of keeping his voice steady 1 I U play along with you jenkins but no not t stay penned in here after a long moment mr me jenkins laid daub doubtfully okay I 1 ll 11 get a pair of pliers peta or something pull those nails they heard him pro pres antly begin robin cooked breakfast that morning for them all when she fed pat the irishman winked at her so club brately tely that she gucia ed he be sought to convoy convey some mene message but she had no clue to what it was till an hour later the motor failed again it was the first of half a dozen such a occasions a acme that day they spent more time drifting helplessly at the trough of the waves than under way eh E h time the engine stopped angus and ad robin roam were ordered into the state room while mr jenkins from the cabin romeo from the forecastle kept their weapons on pat as he labored with the c carburetor carb each time the engine ran sweetly a enough ugh for far a while then coughed and died TO ITO bh 81 CONTINUED |