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Rennie Stell, who had appeared in ier doorway, was staring in widened widened terror at Morley and at the gun In his hand. "What is it, Hugh--" He did not hear her. He had Jarted toward the door through which Sylvia had been dragged by ihe hooded marauder. Neither did he hear the frightened voices of the »ther passengers who had swarmed from their rooms. He flung his weight against the ioor at the end of the passageway, Iwisting the knob as he did so. The *jOor held. It was locked. His eyes lit on a fire ax fastened % the bulkhead. He wrenched it loose and swung it--at the 'doof with all his weight. Another blow, and the door burst open. Sylvia lay in a heap on the floor on the other side. Morley dropped the ax and knelt beside her. Rennie had followed him. "Is--is . she all right?" "Fainted," said Morley. He gathered Sylvia in his arms and lifted her. Passengers, stewards and ship's officers clustered about. Morley was not aware of them as he carried Svlvia. to her room. He was congnizant only of one thing--that this girl in his arms was the most precious burden he had ever held. He knew only that he loved her--madly. He laid her on het bed ™ d b ® nt over her, rubbing her hands. Sne stirred, and her W* fluttered open. . . ,, , "It's all right, Sylvia sweet he said tenderly. "Don't be frightened." frightened." The doctor arrived arid with him the captain, a stolid, broad-faced man. Morley left Sylvia in their care and went back to his room to dress, * * * i When he had returned to Sylvia's room, the passageway outside her door was still filled with people, who were talking excitedly. Stell and Rennie and Van Doering were among them, Morley noticed. He found the captain questioning Sylvia, who was sitting up now, a red robe clasped about her. "You didn't recognize the man's voice?" the captain was saying. Sylvia shook her head. "No--it was muffled by the hood." "Now let's see," said the captain. "You say this man entered your room and threatened you--said he'd strangle you if you cried out." Sylvia nodded. "That's right. He ordered me, then, to hand over the pearls Mr. Ellis had entrusted to me:--" Morley started, "You had John Ellis' pearls! Did that fool place ■you in danger to save his blamed pearls!" Sylvia said calmly, '"It was ms idea. No one knew -- or so I thought--that I was Mr. Ellis' secretary--except secretary--except you," "Did you give him the pearls?" Morley asked. "I told him they were in the leather case in my trunk. He got out the case and opened it. Then he leaped at toe. The case was. empty." "Empty!" Morley exclaimed. "You mean someone else had beat him to them ?" Sylvia nodded. "I had put them in the trunk with some valuable papers belonging to Mr. Ellis. Both were gone." "Sylvia--those papers--were they a copy of the trade pact recently signed by Eli J. Brandon ? Isn't Ellis the international banker?" Morley was ipoking at her intently.# 1 She nodded again, reluctantly. "Yes--he's Mr. Brandon." "Good! At last we're getting at the truth! Now--what did you do when this madman jumped at you?" Sylvia shuddered. "I screamed and ran to the door. He seized mo and dragged me out into the passage. passage. Then, you appeared and -- that's all I know--except" --her voice dropped- to a whisper--"except that I thought that he had shot you, Hugh. . ." Never before had Morley heard his. name uttered in just that tender ( tone. She cared! He could read it in her eyes--her voice! He turned away as the captain went on with the questioning. » * * ; Later, he joined in,a search of the ship. ! Then he returned to Ms room to | ponder over this latest appearance 1 of the hooded man. When he had discovered the camera, lie had become convinced that Phil Lon was tSë J masked man who had attacked John ! Ellis and later shot Von Doering. 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