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be A wild thought shot through| The Red-Headed Man By Leslie McFarlane "Everything O.K.?" asked the my mind that I might pretend; stir bug huskily. knowledge of an ambush, and "Right." thus persuade the smugglers to The launch slipped smoothly turn back. In that case, however through the night. Slim and Joe they would be convinced I had{left the cabin and crouched in the come aboard the boat as a spy,|bow. I managed to get to my and I should be turned over to|feet and made my way silently to the tender mercies of Joe. [| the door. | would have to take a chance on| I could see the town lights) the success of the expedition. "So far as I know, nothing is going to go wrong." "Rioht." said "ony, 5 P grimly. And you know what'll happen to strung across the black main- land, and the ruby glow of the breakwater lantern. A sharp break in the yellow tiara imme- diately beyond indicated the loca- enough," ed Slim quietly. this cargo. I'll deal later." cabin. He swung me the rope about my wrists. "Step lively" he ordered. "Keep your mouth shut and get a move on." Some one went back up the "Good job he didn't. , One is "What'll we do with him?" ask- "Make him give us a hand with with him Slim turned and came into the about roughly and undid the knots of you if anything does go wrong. tion of the creek. The main part stairs. Joe got out upon the Lay off him, Joe. on him. curtains for you. Get me?" I nodded. Tony wheeled about and left the cabin. A moment later the engine throbbed again. aie launch, which had been wallow- ing about in the waves, shot for- ward into the night. Slim lean- ed indolently against the cases and watched as Joe picked up a length of rope from the floor and Keep an eye Better tie him up. One squeak out of you, boy, when we are unloadin' this hooch, and it's of the town was to the left, but there was a scattering of houses on the right bank, dwindling away to shacks and finally to iso- lated farms. The craft bore steadily for- ward, and I could distinguish the gray wall of the breakwater. A dark figure was standing there, immobile and sinister, by the red light. We passed the wall witha few yards to spare; then the figure turned and moved slowly away into the night, picking his steps carefully along the narrow bound my wrists behind me.|ridge. When. he had finished the stir] The mouth of the sluggish bug gave me a push that sent me|creek was before us. The street tumbling into a corner. He sat|lights no longer formed a tiara down on a box. flatly superimposed on _ velvet, "Just the same I think he|but resolved themselves _spas- should 'a' been bumped off." modically to left and to right be- His hairy hand still grasped me the automatic, and he eyed malevolently. Slim lit a cigaret and flicked His face the match into the air. was expressionless. The launch rocked and plunged In a little while we breakwater at Moberly Creek, and on the events of the next half-hour my life de- on its way. would reach the pended. "Turn off that light," callec out Tony. Slim snapped the switch. Dark- The head anc shoulders of the man at the whee could be seen faintly in blurrec ness enveloped us. ened. The engine roared no long- er, but purred. Waves slashec and slapped. and the away beyond necklace of yellow gems. crouched at the wheel, a suller and gloomy statue. "Quiet, now," he ordered. The noise of the engine to us very clearly. Slim's cigaret described a ruby it from his arc as he removed mouth. "Are we far away?" "About half a mile." Our sinister progress continued. Joe stirred restlessly. "T gotta hunch," he muttered. "T got a hunch ther's somethin' queer about this." "What's eatin' you? thing's all right." "Mebbe. just the same." Every "Quiet, back there," cautioned Tony. They were silent. After a while Tony leaned for ward, and the bow of the craf was illuminated for a moment ina brilliant white light. It was blot ted out as suddenly as it appear ed. witha He had switched on the search light and off. "He's there, all right. I the flash from the breakwater." Outside the entrance to Mober- ly Creek was a gray cement wall at the end of which burned a red The Italian said: light by night as guidance to in- I judged that an- other member of the gang was waiting there to signal if the coming craft. coast was clear. From where I lay I could see through the open door, bow I caught a glimpse of lights strung briefly across the night, like a Tony had diminished so that his voice came But I gotta hunch, He waited, then sank back murmur of satisfaction. got yond the banks of the waterway. It was very quiet. Far up the creek a dog barked, and some- where out back of the lights a lonely klaxon sounded raucously and was still. The men in the bow were tense and motionless, craning forward, peering into the gloom. The speed of the boat had de- creased until it scarcely seemed to be moving at all. If it had not 1]been for the illusion of the shore lights slowly creeping past, one might have thought the 1|/launch had come to rest. 1} Then, to-the left, something llgray and misty emerged from silhouette beyond the door. Thejthe darkness, and I saw that the 'end of Slim's cigaret was a scar-|course of the launch had been al- let period in the gloom. But the|tered and that we were moving evil presence of the stir bug, in-|in toward the south bank, ap- visible near-by, dominated the|proaching a frame structure that little cabin. appeared suspended high above CHAPTER IV the water. As I watched this Trouble at Moberly apparition, a light flashed once, The speed of the launch slack- swiftly, vividly, from the very surface of the creek, beneath the 1|frame building. The launch crept on. As my eyes grew accustomed to the gloom, I saw that we were draw- ing near a house that jutted out over the water. Its rear was built directly on the bank, but the n| front was supported by piles ris- ing from the creek bed. It wasa sad, gray, weather-beaten little place, not much bigger than a boat-house. We slid quietly be- neath it and became engulfed in its shadow. There was the pecu- liar smell of rotting wood, the odor of timbers long lashed by the waves. A thud, a slight shock, and the launch came to rest beside the landing-stage. I could' see a flight of steps rising to an ab- rupt termination in the floor of the building. -| Out of the shadows a quiet figure emerged and caught a rope flung to him by Joe. There were low voices. Tony shut off the engine and stepped over the side onto the landing-stage, where he stood stretching his arms. A light shone abruptly from above and -jilluminated the stairs. A white t|face peered down at us through the trap-door. The light vanished and one descended the steps. "All right," muttered a voice gruffly. "Get this stuff upstairs. We haven't much time." There were two men on the landing-stage with Tony. He spoke to them. I heard an ex- clamation. "What?" some "We've got him tied up inside." : "How did he get on board?" "He sneaked into the boat back at the farm. Joe wanted to knock him off." -- ee landing-stage and moved off into the shadows. There were whis- perings, muffled voices, a con- stant shuffling of feet. I heard Slim wrestling with the cases, and in a moment he shoved one of them into my arms. "Over the side, kid," he drawl- ed. The passage of the cargo began. Ihanded my case up to Tony, he moved away with it a few steps, passed it on to the next man, and returned. Slim thrust another heavy box towards me. Soon there was a steady stream of cases moving over-the side, along the landing-stage and up the stairs into the house. We work- ed in darkness and to the sound of labored breathing, footsteps on the stairs, and a constant scrap- ing and thudding overhead. For about ten -minutes this went on. The cases were heavy. The cargo seemed inexhaustible. My arms ached, although I am as strong as the average farm boy of my age. Finally Slim came over to the door, an unlighted cigaret dang- ling from his lips. "Won't be long now," he said, and scratched a match. It flared up brightly, and he lit his cigaret. Joe turned and growled at him: "What t'hell's the big idea?" "Can't a man have a smoke?" retorted Slim, and moved back into the cabin again. He thrust another case to- ward he. I felt a drop of rain on my cheek and heard a distant murmur of thunder. The work proceeded. Then 'in- to these nocturnal activities, into this atmosphere of secrecy, came an interruption. On the road back of the house we heard an automobile slither through the gravel; brakes scree- ched; a door slammed. There was a rapid pounding.. Voites The banging of the house door was followed by a sharp, excited conversation. We stood waiting, gazing up at the trap-door. Slim came out. "What's the matter, hey?" he asked. "What's the matter?" "Don't know," I answered, and together we stared up at the gloomy steps. There was a sudden glare of light as a lantern was held above the opening of the trap, and in this glare we could see a figure descending the stairs. He was completely enveloped in a long, gray coat that reached almost to his heels, and the collar was turn- ed high about his neck, meeting a black felt hat pulled so low on his forehead that his face was scured. He came rapidly, decis- ively down the steps, strode a- cross the landing, and, as the men there backed away, got into the launch and said in a thick, calm voice: "They're onto us. out of here." At the same time, from far- ther up the creek, we heard the noise of an approaching launch. The distant hum of a speeding automobile became audible from the shore road. "Beat it--the rest of you!" snapped the newcomer, authori- tatively. "Save your hides. Tony take the wheel! Hurry up, Joe!" Let's get over the side, muttering. A ter The launch backed out into the creek. There was no attempt ai silence now. Footsteps thudded lon the stairs. A fey ob-} yards away I caught sight of a ghostly shape moving swiftly to- ward us through the water. Some one shouted. A scarlet tongue licked at the darkness and van- ished simultaneously with the bark of a revolver. Something splashed in the water by the stern. Joe flung himself down, sighted over the side, and his automatic rapped out explosively. Out in the creek the launch stopped, qui- vered, and then shot ahead to- ward the gray wall of the break- water, with its solemn red light marking the channel to the open lake beyond. At the same time, @|from the road back of the house on the bank, a long, narrow tri- angle of brilliance cut the gloom, sweeping back and forth. The house itself stood out sharply in this glare. The light came to rest as the automobile stopped. Running figures flitted across the road. "Just in time," remarked the stranger calmly. "I got the tip- off from Dulmage a few minutes ago. Somebody squealed. Step on it, Tony." (To be continued) ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Fred McGregor, Deceased. 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