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action ‘8 {to Great CLAUSE cox-nth. :nts h I oould'imt opine'that the 11m ding parting at Naples sat heavily his spirit. He would neither talk to me nor “Id be let me go. “Stop where you are, “Bunny. I’ve. to tell you. Cnn you swim?” “A bit.” . . “Ten miles?” . ”Pen?” I burst out laughing. ~“Not Q! Why do you ask?” . “We shall be within a. ten miles’ uhnottheshoremostottheday." “What on earth are you driving at, Mes?” mg snap wa'aung wane ne nagnen his beam over half a. lira. But at 1ength‘we were off. the tug was Md, the lighthome passed, and Rat- and I leaned together over the watching our shadows on the pale n, nqnld,,veined marble that again k hed the vessel's side. . .- Von Heumann was having his in- once more; it was part of the that he should remain in all y and so postpone the Inevitable and, though the lady looked and was forever glancing in our don, he seemed only too willing "all himself of his opportunities. Famflhswasmoodyandmstease. Kohad not then skatesuw ’ "Ya there you stand!” “What am I to do? I don't want” thnyrit berm-airman. Ibex!!!m let: 1: taken your advice. Bunnwu"I thethem» nae-on. Hamil."t wanes: doubt that line W ”Dose you "We may be;,an old enemy at our! 50!: board" ’ 1A}: old enemy?” “Nothing; I the worst “Mackenzie." “Never!" “The man with the board who come Iboard last.” 9 ‘ I “Are you sure.” “sure! I was mywwmym ’t recognize him . Itook my handkerchlaftomhgé ‘07 that'I thought of it there 014! .Ben something familiar in the th- "11': salt. as well as something tn 3 mthml for his apparent years. 2!. very beard seemed Wfi MthatIz-eemeditmthelish. “3 horrible revelation. I looked up '3‘ down the deck. but the-om man was nowhere to be seen. "That's the worst at it." 8814 3"? ‘Gl. “Imwhimgointothe captain’ Chin twenty minutes ago." “But what can have bronzht him?” ICl'k3d miserably. “Can R. be a coin- ficeâ€"is it somebody 013° he's 31' ham f Amateur cracksman. ! H 3 w. Hormmg, Anthc of “8111609 I olthe Rope,” “Rogue’s Rush.” 33. Na proof, waterproof, snag proof. , 4 You ll know them by “the mark of qualifyâ€" the best thing you ever put _a foot into. Comfortable, stxjong and dqtable; weather- d not answer his question I y heard it; cold beads were g through my 3km- y should the worst come to use " I whispered. “We aren’t found s shook his had. 1y this ume." you think 110’: after you?" been mam of it for ma why speak as though we only I shall swim for it comes to the worst. I can’t swim under water .umberman's and Boots tan: 7e hue nothing to coicefl: no ‘eecrets to hide! We publish the formulas ofallour medicines. YouwmlndtbeeeinAyer’e Almanac to: 1906; or write. a and we will send them to you._ Thenrehov the pranks to your doom, “433M!!! m be thinn‘otwtrhemi. {all '23; â€"â€"-â€",'u*'* “That 'was véry clever,” said he. “and mm enough it would ha! served to had In» Raped Md» But I've mm capt. von Heumann-s stateroom during the small hours of this mom- ing and abstracting from it this con- founded pearl. Well, I can prove that ‘I was in my own room all night long and I have no Soubt my triend can vv uâ€"g w... "5th certainly I' can.” said I in. dignantly. “The ship's boys an bear fitness to that.” Mackenzie laughed and shook hi: head at his reflection in the polished mamas-11y. . A _ _ _ _ Wabat is enough,” cried the captain. “Have you sumid to be searge, or do I vorce you?" “What you will,” said Raffles, “but it will do you no harm to give us fair “Jar first. You accuse us of breaking III-v; “But I know ye have." put in Mao kenzie, nodding to 'his beard. "You will recognize that loyal and patriotic voice,” said Mes. “Mon. 'tis our auld acquaintance Mackenzie, o' Scoteland ‘Yarrd an’ Scoteland it- 'v‘. -â€"_â€"v -â€" sat on the settee, his heard in front of him on the polished table; but a revolver lay in front of the captain, and when I had entered, the chief officer, who had summoned me, shut the door and put his back to it. Von Heumann completed the party, 1118 fin- gen busy with his mustache. Rallies greeted me. “This is «a great joke!” he cried. “You remember the pearl you were so keen about, Bunny, the Emperor’s pearl, the pearl money wouldn’t. buy? It seems it was intrusted to our little friend here to take out to Canoodle Dun, and athe poor little chnp’s gone and lost it; ergo. as we’re Britisher: they M'me 3‘7." “,3 .. ___l . .- Um- w â€"â€".. He'turned on his heel, and at sub- sequent intervals I saw him making the most of his last afternoon with the inevitable Miss Werner. I remem- her that she looked both cool and smart in quite a simple stair oi brown hollnnd, which toned well with her complexion, and was cleverly relieved with touches of scarlet. I quite ad- mired her that afternoon, for her eyes were really very good, and so were her teeth, yet I had never admred her her teeth, yet I had never despite. For I passed them again and again in order to get a word with Raf- fles, to tell him I knew there was dan- ger in the wind; but he would not so much as catch my eye. So at last I gave it up. And I saw him next in the captain's cabin. They had summoned him first; he had gone in smiling. and smiling I found him when they summoned me. The stateroom was spacious, as befit- ted that of a commander. hisckenzie dour Bunny? herons won tide that Sootchman’s. sun, and I know wha EH1 9‘ E 2 E a t he’ll do next. He found 'out I’d come aboard-and looked tori; motive; ‘he found out about Von Heu- mnnn'und Mannheim. gnu filer-gm “I still don’t understand," said 1. “Why should he be after you? He couldn’t come all this way about a jewel which was perfectly safe for all he knew. What’s your own theory?”_ “Simply that he’s been on my truck for some time, probably ever since mend Crawshay slipped clean through his fingers last November. There have been other indications. I am really unprepared for this. Butit can only be pure suspicion. I’ll defy him to bring anything home. and I’ll defy him to and the nearly Theory, my his 11103;. cut waiitl',.4lx'ie¢!. Great danceâ€"Sta nab .me on a-new job alto- gether. . But hp won’t do it. Bunny; whippersnapper to his cabin; the fat will be in the fire in five_mlnm_tes!" Yet there 'wus no confiscation, no Mao-searching of the passengers, no whisper in the air of what had happened; instead of a stir there was portentons peace, and it was clear to me that names was not a. little dis- turbed at the falsification of all his ctions. There was something sinister in silence under such 8._ loge, m-w- .â€" -â€"â€"-_- v and the silence was sustained for hours, during which Mackenzie never reappeared. But he was abroad dur- ing the‘ luncheon hourâ€"he was in our cabin! I had left my book in Ratlies’s berth, and in taking it after lunch I touched the quilt. It was warm from the recent pressure of flesh and blood. and on an instant I sprang to the ven- tilator. As I opened it the ventilate: opposite was_closed with‘a snap. ,,n-,|.no 7 -1. I waylald Raffles. “All right! Let him and the pearl.” “Have you dumped it overboard?” “That’s a. question I shan’t conde- scend to answer.”r nu foot ihto "How that last scene stays with me and will stay till my death! How I see every detail, every shadow on the sunlit deck! We were among the Is- lands that dot the» course from Genoa to Naples; that was Elba hung hack on our starboard anarter.that purple patch with the hot sun setting over it. The captain’ s cabin opened to star- board 'and the a board promenade deck, sheeted wit sunshine and scored with shadow was deserted but for the gloat» o1! wigs: I was one, mar % a ,s m, “A: or m Mom; could set: There was a meaning In an. eye that I understood, and my teeth were set and my nerves strung ready as I 1mm: that strong and cunning hand for the lest time in. my life. , “So I've let you In at last. Bunnyhâ€" at last and after all! It you knew how sorry I am . . . But you won't get muchâ€"I don’t see why you should get anything at all. Can you forgive me? This may be for years. and it may be forever, you know! You were a good pal always when it came to the scratch; some day or other you mayn't be so sorry to remember you were s good pal at the last!" Rings. He was not flow to follow it, however, with a vigorous protest ngainst the proposed farewell; but he was overruled and the masterful pri- sonerhadhieway. Hewutohave five minutes with the air] while the cap min and Mackenzie stood within “(but not earshot), with their re- volvere behind their backs. As we were moving from the cabin in a body he stopped and griped my hand. I suppose we were all equally amaz- ed, but the only one to express his amazement was von Henmnnn, whose deep-chested German oath was almost his first contribution to the proceed- “Captain, I’ve done a worse thing aboard your ship than any 01 you know. I have become engaged to be married, and I want to my good-by!" “vafll'tâ€"ém debend on wad der valor has been." â€"â€"w‘â€"vv , Mackenzie emptied them into his palm andshookeachoneathisear without result. “Oh. give them to me!” And in an instant Raffles had found the right one, had bitten out the hul- let and placed the Emperor’s pearl with a flourish in the centre of the table. V “After that you will perhaps show me such little consideration as is in your power. Captain, I have been a bit of a villain, as you see, and as such I am ready and willing to lie in irons all night it you deem it requi- site for the safety or the ship. All I ask is that you do me one favor first" V “Not 319:5, vidt there," said Rattles: “but you‘re getting hot. Try the euro fridges.” - - A. A,, l_‘._ 1.... “I’m doing nothing of the sort." laughed Raffles. “I'm testing you. Where's the harm?" “It’s here, joke apart?" “On that table, by all my gods?" Mackenzie opened the cigarette cases and shook each particular cigar- ette. Therenpon Rallies prayed to be allowed to smoke one. and when his 89 _ promptly caught up the Colt and‘open- ed the chamber in the bgtt. "surely not!" excumnoc names. "Mackenzie, intereedo with him: don't give your countrymen um More :11 hands! Captain; we can’t .mp6; surely you could hush it up tor the night? Look here. here’s everything Ihave In my pocketp; you erupt: yours “0n the table under your nose.” My eyes fell with the rest. but no pearl was there, only the contents of our pocketsâ€"our watches, pocket- books, pencils, penknives, cigarette easesâ€"lay on the shiny table along with the revaivers already mentioned. “Ye're humhuggin’ us,” said Macken- zie. “What's the; nee?"_ -- A“ --"‘-â€"-â€"v '_, too, Bunny, end they shall strip us stark it they suspect we've wetpons up our sleeves. All I all: is that we are allowed to get out of this without gyveg iuApon our wrists!" , _. x-.. :- --VIJ Two burglaries and the Melrose neck- lace, Bunny!" And he turned to me with a rueful smile. "An’ all any to prove," said the Scotchman, pocketing the want. “I’ve one 0’ these for you." he added. nodding to me, “only not such I. long “To think.” said the captain proachruuy, mm my amp would made a den of Well! It shall be very disagreeable madden 1* hmobflsodtopudyonbothinm and! wand to N11310:.” ”8‘3 just no a look at they mutual. no way, captain, it makes no nutter. just be clappln' the Gothic} on than young sparks, an' won’tâ€"<- , "'By what right?” roared Ramos in a. ringing voice, and I never‘uw his face in such a blaze. “Send: us it you like, search every scrap and stitch we possess, but you dare to lay a. tinge on us without a. vocally" » _ -3, ‘,_.__‘A paper. ' {'Wnll that do to: ye Mackenzie. “GEE; I congratulate you. Mac: kenzie; it's a. strong hand at any rate. ”Y‘ Here we were neu- Gibnitu. ventilatofl. 7N 9n cried (Copyright 1901 by cm wwv- v â€"- pear to have been handed in-et Vere street st 8 o'clock in the morning of my 11, 1897. and received before half past at Holloway B. 0. And in the drab region it duly found me. unwashed but at work betel-e the dsy grew bet my attic insnpportsble. See Mr. Msturln’s sdvertisement Daily Mail might suit you eernestly beg try will speak it necessary. I transcribe the thing a I eee it be tore me. all in one breath that took sway mine; but I leave out the inltinls st the end, which completed the sur~ prise. They stood very obviously tor the knighted specialist whose consult- legroomiswithinscsbwhistleot VemsueeLud who once celled me verusement itself. The mom 1: before me as I mu. _ 1} yoga”; m m-cumar mun any: Tit there they stood together, and we did not hear a word; there they stood out against the sunset. and the long. den]- inz highway of want see that sparkled from Elbe. to the Uhlen'e phtee; and their shadows reached almoet to our ee For the boet was back. the screw throbbing end the prisoner peering through the porthole across the sunlit waters that he believed had closed for- ever over his comrade’s heed. Sud- denly the sun sent behind the islend ot Elba. the lane of den sunlight was instantaneously qn ched and swallowed in the backhand weste. end self had ceased to strain now I lost what I had found, new it rose, now sank. end now I gave up utterly. Yet anon it would rise again, a mere note dancing in the dim gray distance, drifting toward e purple in- land. beneath a fading western sky streaked with dead gold and eerise. And night fell before I knew whether it was a human head or not. Suddenlyâ€"en instantâ€"end the thing was doneâ€"e. thing I have never known whether to Mimire or to detest. He caught herâ€"he kissed her before us allâ€"then flung her tron: him no the: she almost fell. It we: thntnction tonetold the next. The mte apron; methimnndlepnnxnflmthemte. Men m on the nil. but only jut. ."Hold him. Bunny!" he cried. “Hold him tight!" Andurobeyed thatluthehestwith on my nigh without I thought at whetlm oinzuyethethehuo Otwhettollowedon deckIeentell you nothing. for was not there. Nor unmyannlp hmutmylonalm- pdeonlnent, my everlasting disgrace, concern or profit you beyond the in- tereet and advantage to be gleaned tram the knowledge that I at least had my deserts. But one thlns I must set down. believe it who willâ€"one more thing only and I up done: _ It was into a. second-class abln on the starboard side that I was prompt- ly thrust in irons, and the door locked upon me as though I were another Rallies. 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