Show 7 man news ne WS li me by MRS AIRS MINNIE BUGG an h several of aliks motored to moab last week to attend the funeral of pete shumway mrs clementine ranney who overs graies groies has been visiting here since her forces force husband joined the armed making s a few months agot ago ha has re returned MES A C WILLIAMS I 1 I 1 U bac illers hit to her home ime in el pa paso texas althe rubrn miss fehly ahli atory ORY SO FAR robin dale a t goes to moose day bay to see sean cean tr tryl will Alc just after her ind EJ will is accidentally killed learne victo lwills lV ills brother angus blames his dja 15 s death alit robin goes to angus the alles ain cruiser to wait tor for him she falls i and awakes to find the boat at 19 air bound for labrador angus crew id st stout out ats of 0 pat donohoe and a cabin boy I 1 romeo another cruiser passes aport issue 31 and robin koban recognizes a man named r r describing later I ater they see a government nd royal trail tra jenkins Jenk ns boat soon after es had suri ii eave the next port they discover dl scover s t sa ai s taken over the boat lie he aerman rAng E ws into the angers stateroom ly bantli ait lei aw continue with the story victorya CHAPTER X alty report rs friga Angus vas gone one mr jen loops sabin sp bin youve got vday ay agdis aads he b sa easome some girls would anany zany as I 1 yelled and carried on nore in actlis going to hurt you go in e finally tt tr with him 7 soffie iii 1 obeyed mr jenkins said the admi the door robin did so she ity of the ingus close together in the nar ort in safet pace between the bunks and elkhead that divided the state from the engine room heard nore noe to and fro in the cabin timers imers WA deemed re emed to go forward and for 9 ced down clown at her thought ahe said re Z ight youre brave P in scared of course she ad 11 but im interested too acors job I 1 as it all about lucate tonight to have taken you back to lies des and pa pi bay I 1 had no right to get mr browse aroito this mess had estina know its au all right I 1 OPA re ie spoke in whispers standing aly on adea together in the forecastle he cost of li b was 33 a murmur of voices mc 4 said vesti gators 1 s i did know I 1 heard all about ing force v 0 the patrol boat last night ve had tr trouble at moose bay r i months because someone was ersa ang ng in alcohol and selling it to en and they find the s of supply they knew dad most 01 ol sou sold some marni marm freel ran in A lers aarant aurant back of dads barber north i am and dad sold alky the com in the rt n Ui n spotters watched them to find as predicts lere they got it they noticed a freel bought an awful vas printed b baked aked beans canned beans stion aflee them g the g lead yester prisoner Prison fr in I 1 s delivered a supply of led ed A 1 to marm freel they wait it would he e had d left moose bay and 7 problem re eon on her and started opens ans the cans were full Af choL ho t iy they arrest jen Vs ki wi tvs why y did they y let him set get y V d freel thie the only one 1 I ming ining jung it some of the commis bough nough coffel erks were in m it too at moose lurth cups atrid in the t swamping camps rations 18 had 1 of men working i s aim jim A wanted him out of ur iy ay so the gang would have no fice a of nf war jai dai dad freel talked after he t f news new rell he told them jenkins ligh h jofs in his way to 0 meet mee a fishing from stpierre that brings gneier d awas wa S d s supplies con I 1 ats why the plane was follow map m 41 school tes flying high staying wen will him just keeping him in er jobs the war 1 se know they y were after aft aty teachers bey thought not he has a ra during ork aard i oard ard his boat so they anything ny thing on the air even in fuel i 06 ra t last night the plane came of tomato lavogue and reported he coans 11 S gich ored beaver riv ted by s hould nt have come on but us han anus older anan sure be gone bei fa 48 Us 11 ot he was or at t clofie allik ait oit was the plane went ie after sunup flying high it e was ms manai Z 41 morning they could 0 R jyril d va keep an eye c helen ranney and miss rosamon alast and 3 served two from fifty in hurst d them into the cabin ral ra agg sarah jean allred of mone mon e mr jenkins the oth to think of t tl cicello is g visiting miss maxine Maxi negus us on the desk may from way ul ui palmer p romeo and feed some did he asked IU ill play get a at thebe the met club the dev debonza na mcphail s si last I 1 had had j I 1 home of mrs lucy adams situated sita ted then assented absente d d schedule was planned alanne thursday A known some som he grinned wisely romeo deni for the coming year miss rachel ter take my plate here aboard us ir perkins was co hodess id bring his to me just must have f mr and mrs richard McAllister did try something the plane w have gone to provo to attend the d approvingly how suppose he graduation of their sor son i arnold I 1 feel gj like g one g of the g beaver rive who ho has been attending highly im p afraid 33 there tg stayed there school there mr and mrs rayson in the house she up to get su burtenshaw are taking care opiates ofia OfA ates tes returned to the and hid sor son their gy ahme ame and garden wh while ile they ring two more took one well offshore to romeo in the pilot are g g aw way a y 1 I see 71 the birthday club met at theia up at him a n moment n t home of mrs nora W johnsona Johnso nr you brought me my together fa F ast aboard she said sa nion nielson last week and quilted aishe just outside t n now then she real tones quilt aul understood no english good gu word has been received here to say the same thing said corn redd serving in thid that burton could find no way but you the rest armed med forces in california ha ckles with a 3 flash of she whisp been made cap captain tairi the first anere was a lively light ing front here to attain that honor he said soni something ething and mcphail re apo part the door jenkins motioned with his S pistol sit i where here you sat before he said 4 robin saw that he was now more composed As she sat down again the engine started and settled into a steady murmur punctuated by the click of valves and a moment later she felt the clutch take hold and the boat heel to her course jenkins said mildly now were all set the irishman is is tied to the ladder not tight enough to hurt him hes pretty comfortable he smiled a little im hungry are you mcphail before angus could answer robin said 1 I am may I 1 get supper tor for us all jenkins nodded yes sister go ahead ill keep this door open keep an eye on you dont go into the tea for me and whatever youve goton hand he added softly and dont play tunny funny tricks sister 1 I wont may I 1 move now go ahead she passed in front of him saw him taut and vigilant as she passed and she said you be afraid of me ill behave sister if you were in the spot im in be afraid of everyone she smiled from the galley she could see pat donohoe he sat on the floor at the foot of the steel ladder that led up to the hatch batch he faced forward and arms armis were drawn back and secured to the uprights of the ladder with black electricians tri ians claWs tape cords were knotted over the tape to make his bonds more secure she said were all right pat donohoe jenkins called no talk sister shut that door into the 11 she did so lighted the little stove put water to boll boil looked along the shelves to see what the larder offered she went to ask them creamed codfish I 1 make it rather well suits me said jenkins dont talk about things till I 1 can hear you will you she suggested smilingly 1 I want to know going on plenty of time jenkins assured her weve got two or three days ahead of us she tried not to let him see how this disturbed her two or three days back in the galley she put flakes of salt cod in a skillet and covered them with water and brought them to a boil two or three times then with two forks she plucked them into small bits poured over them a can of condensed milk and added a chunk of butter pepper a teaspoonful of savory sauce v 4 i I 1 f SQ K pat scowled at her and would eat n nothing ot h i n g invitingly patted the seat beside him but she shook her head turned to feed pat donohoe pat scowled at her and would eat nothing be off wid ye he said pandering with that snake in the grassl but pat we might as wen well be good losers losers be dammed ill show ye chos losers and chos not let but the mcphail give me the word in the cabin jenkins re reminded minded her of his tea and she brewed tea tor for him and for mcphail and herself afterward she made quick work of the dishes and came back to the cabin again now she said what comes next tell us all about it mr jenkins you know the first of it he said 1 I heard mcphail telling you he had it right I 1 saw the plane with my glasses so I 1 sent my boat on toward the straits shell lead them to greenland if follow her that far he grinned im hoping stay on her tail till im clear I 1 always meant to pull out of the game this fall anyway ive got enough where its safe his eyes were for a moment stony and still id like to go ba back ck and make dad freel sorry he ta talked aked so much but I 1 don dont t want to risk my neck just to break his so im pulling out and im going to use your boat to get away where to theres a schooner waiting for me at the right place he stirred now mcphail I 1 hate to do this but I 1 cant watch you all the tim time e ive got to have some sleep ill I 1 have to tie you up in the with pat tones were steady enough how about miss dale she can have the stateroom I 1 ill sleep on the bench here it was suddenly very quiet in the little cabin robin felt cold her cheeks stiffened and her lips were tight she looked quickly at angus and she knew miserably that panic flickered in her eyes he met her glance then he spoke again quietly to jenkins no you wont tie me up and you wont stay aft with miss dale angus did not raise his voice when he contradicted jenkins he did not shout nor brandish his fist nor oth berwise emphasize his simple words yet what he said was like the alarming clamor of a great bell robin thought it was suddenly very quiet so that she heard the clicking valves of the engine the steady purr of the exhaust barely audible the hustle hustie and rustle of the water along the cruisers sides she thought cur curiously of mrs freel jenkins had proposed that she come cruising with him down to the labrador with mrs freel for chaperone and now mrs freel had been arrested for selling raw alcohol to poor hardworking hard working men and jenkins was here with a pistol in his hand proposing to tie angus up hard and fast in the forecastle and himself stay aft here with her the silence seemed to last a long time and then jenkins smiled a little grimly he even laug laughed hed he said youve got me wrong mcphail he looked at robin in remote appraisal im not saying I 1 make a pass at her if the setup was right fact I 1 did before I 1 knew any of this was going to break I 1 thought I 1 might kid her into taking a little trip with me but out now he frowned soberly and he said the police are after me mcphail ive got other things on my mind right now besides fooling with women if they catch me ill be locked up for a few years and im kind of jumpy about it the only thing im thinking about is getting away im not thinking about dames you dont need to worry about her he urged almost wistfully you know what I 1 mean if you were two jumps ahead of jail you waste time on a girl 90 his gesture was curiously scornful theres a million girls in the world ive got plenty of time for them after I 1 get clear id give a nickel right now if she was safe home in bed with her aboard youre apt to get some fool idea of protecting her and make trouble and ill have to shoot you he looked at robin in a grim resentment senam sent ment nt sister I 1 wish you were out but ot of this if it were just us four men W we co could uld be sensible but romeos always been woman crazy anyway hes apt to make a pass at you and mcphail here thinks hes got to look out for you so anything can happen youre nothing but a pain in the neck to me robin found herself remembering a certa certain in 1 wise old orchard man whose ten thousand apple trees covered the southerly cant of the hills above that maine farm where she had sometimes spent her summers jeff plaisted was his name he and robin had been friends given to long talks together and she remembered something he once told her about apple trees that were about to die and how they sought to bear fruit as though to pass on this life in in them while they could and how people were like trees she looked at angus thinking he would understand that I 1 must tell him some day angus was saying something in a plausible firm tone but jenkins you might change your mind im not going to let you tie me up im staying aft with miss dale jenkins wagged his had man youre stubborn As long as youre not ready to kill me just to have your own way I 1 do the deciding 1 I dont have to kill you to make you behave say you shot me through the knee then angus argued calmly enough 1 I might bleed to death or die of infection and that would still mean hanging for you you attend to my wound without coming within my reach if you did either id rip your throat out or have to kill me and you dont dare kill me because you know we may be spotted by the plane at daylight his tone was persuasive and reasonable ill be missed in the morning they expect me at loon river at sunrise and that plane can cover a lot of territory pretty fast jenkins apt to be alongside pretty early robin saw that mr jenkins was again perspiring with nervousness the little cabin was on the surface peaceful enough but affairs were in a precarious balance which any word might disturb jenkins said through tight lips if they do mcphail speak a piece it the plane does spot us youre going to step up on deck and tell them you changed your plans that youre going to work the newfoundland rivers first tell them just thail I 1 dont want to hurt you but im pretty jumpy dont get me sore exactly angus agreed if youre overhauled before you get clear need me to explain but I 1 cant explain if im dead so you wont shoot me tonight so tonight youve no choice but to let me have my way you cant compel me to do anything jenkins said after a moment your proposition well let miss dale take the s stateroom tate room you and I 1 can sit h here ere and chat no chat jenkins told him out ill have to spell romeo at the wheel for one thing and ill have to get some sleep so will he ive got to have you somewhere where you cant start any trouble angus said jenkins youve been in a dirty business but your affair and the affair of the police its not mine my concern is to protect miss dale and pat yonder and myself so ill undertake to play along with you as long as you behave I 1 dont want to be shot any more than you want to shoot me IU ill make any promises within reason that you want jenkins eyed him thoughtfully he said at last youre playing dumb you dont fool me mcphail Hs he added 1 I forgot a while ago I 1 took your word behave the tha other time but I 1 forgot then I 1 remember now TO BE CONTINUED |