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35e rffw rr -sciesu- semmatx bjhwy him the acton free tress moitttttt vt iffwf 9 3hu rw prima bort fctnnj a flash from the orient by oeoroe h hall ut c may not get them tonight tomorrow night but sooner or later we will set ttiemf declared sergeant norcross with assurance i hope you do agreed hli compan ion harold parker earnestly i am told that th smuggling of opium among the natlfw of the phlupplne to on oj the wont things thjtf the oowrnmetit put hen ham to contend with i wtahm might hare a hand in breaking up the wretched trade myeelf you never an tell explained hi frlendjyye ofhjn get tlpe from mer chant hip that help a lot you may be able to do something in that line yourself aomettme count on me if there u any chance to help must you go aaked harold iferker yea mi due back on the huron at eight hie sergeant rose from the restaurant table and held out hi hand well ifa been good to run onto you again parker hope you will continue to like your berth on the colorado wlrelea operator on a merchant ship 1 a pretty flood job you see lou or the world but for me the marine corp la the only life travel good oompan- loiuhlp and above nil plenty or excite ment you always djd like excitement commented harold sorry ou have to leave so early i want to aee a bit more of the city before i go bock to the hip we aall at midnight qoodby then until we run on to ench other again said the sergeant an the two voting men shook hands warmly oood lurk to you responded harold jtlope you get your smugglers we will were the conndmi wrd of the sergeant nn hi strodi rnpldlj nwny again nratwi nt the table hani d thought over tin nct nturia nf on dm uhtch hod bern no filled with lnteri t and plnuitre it had been htb first glimpse of tin orient and the urn x prcted meeting with hi old sell xilmntt had added grenu to the day a i nju ment together they had explored llir old city of manila ho strange and ili- tureaque with its mingling of tlir old and the modern parkers reverie was interrupted b the appearance of another young man of about his own age who had stopped beside hla table with complete seir- asaurance he slipped into the chair that had been vacated by the sergeant i should like to speak to you he an nounced in a friendly tone you are wireless operator on the steamer col orado yea harold nodded but hesitated to repl of course the f elloa a knowledge of hla position and ship had been gained from the name and the insignia on the oper atort cap my company needs a good rudio operator the young man went on i wonder if you would be interested in hit job not at all interested replied harold curtly i have a good berth urr i am now of course of course but you art probably getting a hundred iuid ftfi a month how about three hundred three hundred i tjfet for mart than harold ever coijki hope to ottali tn hla present position could the offer br genuine even in the philippines one dons not have to at art h the stni t or a wireless operator he must tr 1 1 cout what was back pt such an oflrr o would give me lhree hundred tie asked with simulated interest the manila coastal trading cmi pan woutd never heard of it before you ui hear of w tin niun us surrd him bay how about wnikiu dawn to the alisxf and looking our out fleet fiurelj then could be no harm u looking over the proper t of the com pony whlli lie ci rtuinlj would not thluk of leading captain andrrwm and the colorado mill it inlklu lx u 1 if kit n tii untd wnl inn tupu hut prumtx0 sin h i b till int luiuii u rttihi 11 u l1 niibtimd ifit u uioiim iii lilaldllttl i 111 1 llfc and i ntk tiin s u tok u r tlii viunti nu d i tl r serert chroujfh llji muiturr nd ding lor sin ft until iho nafhed th iuur from a fehiu f diatruxi aim over harold it jii ilkmtd tin mrr r u fe ulotk riu rtv going iw i rr m that part of i he harbor at ahuh tin larger uteuim r dotked hi oa uoout to rti up the projtm entirely alien hi- oiunponlon atotiped before a wun h us covery on j the deek of the larger boat was a pue of stoutly wired wooden boxes the peculiar alas and makeup of which could not be mistaken opium osteal so this was the secret of the promising company in dutast he turned toward the door i think rve seen enough of you and your fleet he declared angrily 1 11 be on my way not so fait replied his companion armly youve seen far too much for us to let you go now youd put the authorities wise to our game thats just what i will do retort ed harold hotly why you are only a gang of opium smugglers the govern ment is hunting for you right now and you are going to help us give that oovernment the slip come on a feeling of rage swept over harold indignantly he started for the door the man stood before him blocking the way harold raised hie arm to brush the fellow aside as he did so both arms were grasped suddenly from behind and he was held in a powerful embrace struggling and twisting accomplished nothing he was a prisoner bring him up here i commanded a voice from the darkness above their heads bl 81 senor responded one of the men who had seized him still resisting harold was led up a short flight of stairs to a llttte balcony which ovtr looked the basin where the i two bunts uerc flouting here at a tabic sot a man whose bearing phtfnty bespoke the lender a single glance into ils cruel piercing i yi s told harold that j he was facing one who ouid stop at nothing to tfaln hu desire yet his voire wan low iilmoht soft as the man untied harold to lw suited so m mi the mu wlnliss mini tin luuli r i am not ovplndfd harold it me go at nnn or i will nnki troubli tor you 1km i ft l xrllecl said t tic other ilml were not going to hi ou ki if u wrk with us wi will treat ou rltihl we have just lust our win lisa mnn hi was drowned prom the way in which the words were spoken unix could be no doubt that the former operator had not been drow tied by ac cident i so ou see went on the captain we need a nt w one the pay will be liberal don t you think you had better take the job harold realised that beneath the po itcly worded request lay a threat he too might be drowned if he offered re- ststanrv a thought almost an inspira tion flashed through hla mind why not pretend to accept the job certainly none of his captors understood wireless or they would nob be taking such des perate means to secure an operator once in possession of the instruments he could call for aid without thur knowing whut he was doing all right he replied nimu 1 can handle the work for you oood i exclaimed the captain thut is selthd my name is ah arcs never mind ours lou 11 be sparks here same as on your ship now to bust nets without furthtr words alvarez threw ut s lnrge oilcloth cover from the end or the tabli disclosing a complete ivlrr has oulilt no sooner were hts bond ri h osed tlian harold reached for the ke5 noni of unit t xploded the captali nnuulnglv our job is to receive not i si nd im on tht hoiics x will i xolult whut we uunt of ou oui business vycohtlnued the cap i swear i am replied harold in a tone that rang true f at once all was excitement and activity in the building alvares shouted his orders- and a nondescript crew appeared from dark comer of the shed where they had until now remained unseen the crura in r ot the larger boat was start ed before leaving the cantaln bound the unhappy operator in his chair while a young member of the crew was placed on guard if he tried to break away shpot him were the captains parting words with a greet chugging of her engine the opiumsmuggling boat slid out of her slip and was on her way silence settled over the huge barnlike structure broken occasion ally by the rattle of dishes from the cabin or the smaller boat which had remained tied up tricked t he certainly was but at the same time harold felt sure that hla captors were tricked also when they were caught as they most certainly would be their hideout would be found and he would he released bow soon could he expect this release to come as the clock in a nearby steeple struck the hour or eight he realised that in four hours his ahlp would sail jt would not do to wait fot release from outside he must depend on himself he furtively strained at the cords by which he was bound at the same time studying the face of hla guard the young man was evidently a native filipino and his cleancut intel ligent features made him appear entirely out of place in the disreputable gang with which he was associated was it possible that he could be won over i almont as though reading harold a thoughts the guard smiled not unkind 1 i hope you tbtd alvarez the truth about j the movementn of the erle he said quietly in wellspoken english i i did asserted harold still some thing may happen they may bo crfught to tell you the truth rt piled tin guard almost in a whisper 1 moptso you hop so i thought you w r with litem that you wanted them to sue i reed i am with them admitted tin filipino so mixed up in lhi lr irlkimi uml i would not dun to do amltilng iliiltv i could tx sun of ntltliltf nunv i know whil hupp in d to the niun uh u is iw r bi oh y ii i hi j uh i h nl u l i lonlhi the in tin n uh ur von willi th in i belli ud tl it m i i ti mulil lhi wen oltirliih i tl i n in n real trading ompuu lyudliirf coinpnnyl tin oung man reixni d tin words in dlnusl i wuli tin would ix ralight to- night they ctrlulnl will be dcclnn d harold if i wen sun of it i would fret joi we could get nwa logrther the bo spoke o eornesllv that hanild wnn 1m pressed if you are telling me the truth i mi be tempted to give you a chance he at length admitted senor the youth drew himself up proudly manuel fernandez may have uonc many things that were not right but he has always spoken the truth then i m going to trust ou ttu rtport i gave alvares about the erie patrolling the north channel was true absolutely true but i dldnt tell him lhat tfae huron was ordered to patrol the south channel why your gang of smugglers is as good as caught al ready already the knife manuel held was busy at the cards with which the opei utor was bound there hi xrlalmed as the last was sevared you trust me i trust you lets get out of here just as soon aa i get in touch with the huron to tell them that the smug glers are on their way up the south channel for n few minutes harold worked steadily at the key the hur- pn responded he gave them the direc tion uofcrn by the outlaw boat a de finitely as he was able the opium run ners surely would be caught aa the pair then started for the stairs a volley of spanish imprecations broke from the semidarkness revolver in hand the brigand wlto hadocen left on the smaller boat confronted them in their excitement both young men had completely forgotten about him without regard for the menacing weapon the young filipino threw him- aeir upon his huge antagonist ihe pair went heavily to the floor harold joined in the affray which was soon over the big smuggler lay writhing disarmed and securely tied did you get hit asked harold in anxiety aa he saw blood trickling down over manuels hand only a scratch replied hi scorn panton that a nothing we must hurry what shall we do with him asked harold indicating their prisoner why not take htm along with us suggested manuel i hare a plan the huron is going to get the others lets go out to meet her well take mendoea with us and give him up too bully i laughed harold you cer tainly believe in seeing a thing through carrying their prisoner to the boat the young men soon bad him safely stowed in the cabin manuel seemed to understand the management of tlie antmiiaclie 111 i every ton must be right 1 r to pnsi the old company a it id ust njm hipnrutr siimplt i ijft t ii krn from c v i y car of coal sii d p i vri7d wtibhid an i nmlytd you can always dipmid on old company s a ti thrnctte for mi i i ncsa and huit t t it must bt- riftl 1 jt coato wuxjlx tnquirn now atxut mode un anthracite gllhninn fouipfcnnt j b mackenzie son coal and ceae lumber dauders acton mionk 48 supplies contractors the solid fuel for solid comfort motor as lie had it running in short order with harold at the wheel the craft was soon gliding out over the wntere of manila harbor less than nn hour later the dlth outline of a swift des troyer with the smugglers boat in tow was seen coming rapidly toward tltem huron alloy i hailed harold as he brought his boat alongside 1 what do you want challenged the deck watch we have a prisoner for you thrum ub a tine we ii come abroad and ex plain tlie explanations were soon made in the cabin of tho destroyer a commander thats what i call good work patker that officer declared with enthusiasm as the recital ended after you radioed us the place where the smugglers were beaded we had no trouble in rounding them up then to have you bring in the other boat with the remaining member of their gang has made it a on hundred per cent job the credit for that is due to manuel explained harold as soon as we got together ho surely proved a fine working partner in the scheme and he will be given a chance to make good promised the commander i know where i can place him in a good honest job tomorrow now what can i do for you put me aboard the colorado if you will she satis at midnight as porker came out onto the hurons deck he found himself the centre of a most enthusiastic group of sailors and marines kvircroas was loud in hla praise i told you we were going to get them he declared but you cer tainly bent un to it ray you ought to be in the marine s apvooat of tibft when lin nips fall or other trouble comes on tin people of tibet the tribe nstcmhlix nod u goat led b a blocltyope is brouulit ixfuri tin in by its owner tlie man pli ndi for its life and very ukily in tin distant past hp tuny hnvi brought hit gont us a mibstltuu for lh kiurlfl of hip own hut now tin only punlshmint i tin banishment of hi koiit fr in tin hook a wlilt nipt is mibstltuhd for ih blurk nut ihe kmi is uh ii gaily adorn id mid h vjdk biiii will fed is lr v u oil t hit hllln an i x i if n i i m muy loin h n i ln n loud on i ii is a iwindinr l it k ixiiuik f i tin mni of i in xupl in i in r pnu f libit dun ii i i b unit in i ti still t siuprmui hi was i i wh rtui i uiii r d itltuu or ilid ttiu n n hi nu 1 iki lh kwil be wilm ilrst u i ii u d mid lln ii oirix ll d to to nn r i llin i viiun in ctntrnl ilbi i ii b iiilthed man wh i umild liuvc foun 1 it hird t4 iivt in tin bin r wlnur but whom noni would hi ip canada s favourite tea salada w osk 807 r e sai a srottish pilgrims progress htispn l usly llk adliok ini ill to injury u this stunt of jock 8att hi 1 sliowhik shuvliik iilnis if il lib il nw y rk urlfr shop with an i ii li rn r nir il bv i u imv in his kimpnu k im k hits hlkxl from his inllvi hcotlmd kir oh tl til in iniitlbnit of afrli n u i mm inlli mr ii mid in n w y ik ti n iki n ttriuid wulklnu tour of north ann rim lot hiding c uundu n tiltliliik itln r jm k d h ui on f ot ixtepl whiro hi must cruvi w it want to sfell then advertise uilu ls to distribute koods to various txunts throughout the islands for aonw rt iisoti ihe otvi mmcni dors nt np provi of our irntisarti ins in fact ttio hunt for us wheiitver we go oiat tills must be the ompui of opium smugglers to w hlrh norcrtvss had n ftrred how straugi lhat harold had untn leiillonallj run into the vrr gant thai the patrol was trlnk hard t rind wi luive learned aivurtz went on unit instructions t tin patrol un radioed ay ennuit ul just about tills tiuu ou in t pick up tlit din tk ns for us with tin rt tivir- t hli t llnr ld listened uhlu he tried dcsixmulv u tjiiitk i h me uieuns of deflating tin smutgltr iilniis rv a time the ur was slli nt clrirh tht n in the fanilllar codi i iitin ordi r from the customs ikiuse to hi dstroier erie havliih sevurid the desired informa uon harold xalitd that he was facing monuntous proolem should he ui1 grapefruit 7 special value texan seedlees llelicioiih nice size 25c lettuce ciusr 2huij head- nlc sizl f r 11 tomatoes 2hkm hlli or iis i zbc ti oranges fresh stoth milium 1 nt di ui 18c potatoes vi ml ik t in ku o j j lac that loomed disk and omibous in the his captors the truth mid thus become a gathering dusk here are our headquarters in npunced the oung man drawing u ke from his pocket he opened a small door in the front of tlw building and led harold inside the supposed warehduw profed to be only a huge shed dow rr the centre of which ran a allp from the rtvar thus prorldlng ahelterad mooring for the two mottor boau which appar ently constituted the entire fleet of th manila ooastal trading company as his gtmnoe ran orer these boatt uafold mad moat daooncarttost dlt port to uftir milawful work or should he mislead them by giving them incor rect information surely if ever a lie were justified this was the occasion sull he hesitated then a further bit of information flashed thruugh tlie air like a solution to the entire difficulty the have given out their direction he announced the xrle la to patrol the north side of corregldo liland m ut midnight then 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