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RE I The Peter and Marion st silently across the room and came to the lighted doorway--and halted there, croucherl back against the jamb 3 the door. The door was litt more than ajar, but through the Shaning they could see the corner the room where two men sat at a table. » Peter gnawed at his lips to keep back a sudden cry, Rand and La- bat Kahn!--aud between them on the table was a heap of pearls, and now the voices of the two men came quite distinctly. ws + * Not all in Sydney," Rand was saying, "and only a few to each man on the list that Tajal All and 1 will make out for you when he comes. You'll have time to 80 to Mcibourne for Garth can't pick up 200,000 pounds in gold in a hurry even if it is for his daugh- ter's ransom, and no matter how much he's worrying about her safety. And see that you get a good price! You're dealing with thieves, but it's just as safe for them as it is for us, There could never be any sus picion that these were Murchi- son's--Blake's standing for that little job!--and there's ne possible means of identifying them, in any case. You don't have to sacrifice them---and see that you dan't, Lahat Xhan grinned avarice ously. "1 will get the price," he sald, "And look out for your own hide," cautioned Rand bluntly. "pown and back you'll be alone on the lsis, and, though they'd take intense delight in throwing vou overboard instead of taking orders from you, you're safe enough with the girl in our hands; but you've a few little pe- culiariics ashore that have some- times got you into trouble before, and we can't afford to have you found in the gutter with a knife in your hack. You keep away from drink and the dives" "Have no fear!" answered La- hat Khan complacemtly; and then blandly: "But, perhaps there is a warning for you, too. Look out that the girl doesn't see you here on this island!" Rand laughéd cntemptuously, "Do you think 'that I am 8 fool? That's why Tajal All is staying ashore. I shan't go near thee place." "And so she will be with Tajal Ali--and you made love to hed!" lahat was grinning again, "Do you think it is quite safe?" "Bah!" Rand leaned back cool- ly, and lighted a cigarette, "I made love to her because it was the surest way of forestalling ev- en the possibility of suspicion. If she'd fallen for it, I would have Bates 18 Simcoe Strest South Business Glasses The up-to-date busi- ness man has laid aside the cumbrous, heavy look- ing frames for the rimless glasses, for the office. We can match your present lenses perfectly without your prescription. Jury & Lovell's Optical Parlors Phones 28 or 29 mm DEVIL'S Announcement gone to Sydmey after Ww bad got the ransom out of Garth, for that had to be divided amongst after that," purred Lahat Kahn, "very soon afte rthat an ac- cident t have happened to her father, and you would have had ® great fortune? Is it mot Rand?" 80, Tuan "You have an imagination, La- hat Khan" said Rand smoothly. "But as it is, in spite even of that fool Jaffray's murder that we saddled on him as well as Murchi- son's, 1 believe she is in love with Blake." ! Lahat Khan's face seemed to light up with a sudden pleased an- imation "That was a neat trick!" he exclaimed. "That paper you wrote!" i "And a blundering, fool trick of yours to talk with an open door near you!" replied Rrand with an unpleasant smile. Lahat Khan's brows drew to- gether darkly. "Many times you have said that," he muttered a little sullen- ly. "It pleases you! But did we not always meet down there in the lower alleyway when we had reason to talk together? And was it not also by agreement we met there on that night,--for af- ter 1 had lef the stateroom of Blake and Capain Mumm, Garth kept me busy and I had a chance only to give you a signal to meet. in the accustomed place. How else without waiting until the morning, could I have made known to you what I had learned? It is true, Jaffray's door was op- en, but the cabin was dark. Who would have thought he was in- sido? It was only a little after midnight, and I had seen him a few minutes before on the upper deck, And is the lame all mine? Is it not true you also knew the door was open? He must have seen us in some way out there and crept to his door to listen and--' "And was well pepaid," Ra growled, "since he hi you nd recognized one of the survivors from the Break O'Dawn as Peter Blake, the man you had seen through the window blind in Mur- chison's room on the night--as you were also careful to mention!-- that you and I and Tajal Ali and our men murdered Murchison and stole these pearls. That let Blake out, and Jaffray had us cold. Af- ter that it was Jaffray's life or ours, not only on account of Mur- chison's murder, but so that we could keep in touch with Tajal Ali and bring the Isis and the brig together." He laughed out suddenly in ugly mirth. 'Thanks to Blake, though, it was safe enough to get rid of Jaffray-- Blake has been very useful to us!" "Even 80," said Lahat Kahn, still with a sullen note in his voice, "it was my ears that were sharp enough to hear that little sound like the shufMing of a foot with which Jaffray hetrayed himself in his excitement." "If it had not been for me--' He broke off abruptly, and a puz- zled look came into his face. *'It is strange that Peter Blake has not heen found!" he exclaimed. "Where hag he hidden?" Rand shrugged his shoulders. "What does it matter?" he re- plied indifferently. 'He's probably still on the Isis, and Mumm's help- ing him, If he manages to get away it will make no difference to us--he has served our purpose. If he got on the brig, or gets on this island, he'll be found sooner or later, and we'll make short work of him, so that--"" Proof=--At Last! The voice seemed to Peter to have become lost, engulfed in some mad upheaval and commotion in his brain. He was gripping at the door jamb until his knuckles were white knobs across the back of Lis hands. Jaffray! Murchison! His throat was dry, His lips were parched. Something was smoider- ing within him seeking to break forth in eruption, something he could not define, save that al] tne LEW V, STANLEY COTT Announce the formation of the firm of ""Disney-Cott"' Funeral Home and the opening of offices and chapel at 87 CELINA STREET Corner Bruce St.~--Oshaws DISNEY emotions he had ever known as a' human being were aroused, and seemed to be massing into one gi- gantic effort to veat themselves in some cataclysmic, super-human way. Anger, fury, a desire for vengeance, a savage eagerness 10 launch himself upon the two men, sitting so smugly there, who had toyed and juggled with his life, callous of everything except we gaining of their own abhorrent and vicious ends, had seized upon him, but, too, he knew a strange, glad singing in his heart, a surge of uplift, as though some monstrous weight that had once crushed him down and pinioned him in impo- tence and tortured him was sud- denly removed, and he was--f{ree. He felt Marion's hand open and close with tense, spasmodic cluteh- ings at his arm as she clung to him; and as she stood close beside him he felt too the wild beating of her heart--but her face he could not see because it was in shadow. And then the voice floated in upon hs consciousness once more. "Curse it, what's keeping Tafa! Ali?" snarled Rand impatiently again. "There is yet plenty of time, for there is still an hour to daybreak." Lahat Khan answered unconcern- edly. "Tajal Ali has much ta do --stares to land, orders to give be- fore he let the brig sail away--" But now Peter heard no more, for suddenly his brain was slear and coldly remorseless, intent up- on a plan that had flashed into his mind, and, drawing Marion with him, he edged noiselessly back from the door--and, still guiding her, moving as silently as they had crossed the room in the first instance, he led her to the open window. Ang now he could gee her face again, and though it was as pale as if the blood had been drain. ed from it, it was alight and ra- diant, and her eyes were wide and shining as though mirroring a great thanksgiving that had sud- denly filled her soul. "peter," she whispered, "don't you see? Oh, don't you realize what this means? You look se grim and stern, and 1--1 feel as though I should go down on my knees and thank God that all the 'world is to know the truth now about Daddy Tom and Jaffray!" "Yes!" he said, "God knows what this means to me--to us! And in the days Lo come we will try to show our thankfulness; but now there is something else that we must do," He took her in his arms and held her close to him-- for he was afraid that what he had to say might bring her dismay and fear. "You understand, don't you, Marion, that neither of these men must he allowed to get away --or even have a chance to hide those pearls?" "yes, Peter," she answered, I understand that--Iif there is a wav to do it." "There is a way." Peter pointed through the window. "We must get word to the Isis, It's quite likely that Lahat Khan has got a bgat down there on the heach; but if not, then--"" "1 see!" she interrupted quick- ly. "Then we must swim out to her." "That is what I was going to ask you," sald Peter. #Could you swim out to the Isis?" "Oh, easily!" said Marion confi- dently, after a quick glance through the window. "Of course, I could! It's not far." "That's splendid," said Deter quietly, "because that's what I want you to do, Marion, if there is no boat; and as soon as--"" "you want me to do!" she echoed in a puzzled way. "But you, Peter? You speak as though you--" "I am going said. "peter!" She clung to him in sudden fear--and with wide, an- xious eyes stared up into his face. He drew her still, closer to him, his arms around her. "There is not the least danger," he said reassuringly. "But I can- not take a chance of either Rand or Lahat Khan getting away at the last minute through that passage--- there is always the possibility that the brig hasn't sailed yet, and if Rand or Lahat Khan by. ill luck took alarm, the first thing they'd do would be to make a dash for it through the cave, and if the brig were still there they would certainly escape. We could sail away on the Isis ourselves, of course, for the brig could never catch us--but that would be the last we should ever see of Rand or Lahat Khan. You realize that, don't you, dear?" "Y'yes," &he said, with a little catch of her breath. "There really isn't any danger," said Peter again--and smiled at her now. "I've too much to live for now to take any unnecessary risk All we need to do is to get 2 half dozen men ashore as quickly as possible. If they land on the beach behind that little fringe of trees out there to the left, they can get up to within at least fifty yards of the house without the slightest chance of being seen. You must arrange to have two of them come directly here to me--they can slip in through the window. The others, of course, must guard the outside of the house, so that when we spring the trap there will be mo escape anywhere. All that counts is speed and silence. If Rand or Lahat Khan get no warn- ing, the rest will be child's play." "But--but why are you staying, Peter?" she asked tremulously "If the plan works out they would be caught whether you remained here or mot. You--you are holding something back. Why are you stay- ing here?" Chance The Thousandth "Against the thousandth chance to stay here," he (hat for some reason or other they might come into this room and find the 'panel open, -and, with their suspicious aroused, take alarm," ter answered, and smiled at her reassuringly again. "And then," she breathed anx- usly. "And then," said Petef, "in the cave, at this end of it especially where it is =o marrow and there are so many turnings, it would not be very difficult to hold them back until your men could take them in the rear." " Her voice broke with a little sob. "1 will go, Peter. But 1 am afraid--terribly, termibly afraid for you," she said--and suddenly her arms were about his neck, and she lifted her lips to his and kissed him--and then, turning quickly away, she stepped out over the windowsill and was gone. Peter swept his hands across his eyes--for somehow there was a mist before them, and she seemed to have vanished from his sight. No, he could see her now--but just a glimpse of her--a glimpse of a slim figure like some nymph in the moonlight running swiftly-- and then she had disappeared be- hind the fringe of trees. N (To be continued) APPLIED SCIENCE POPULAR FIELD Increased Specialization Along These Lines In. creased Last Year (By Canadian Press) Winnipeg, Man., May 28.--A sur. vey of academic activities of stu- dents attending the University of Manitoba shows that the past year has been productive of increased specialization in the field of applied science, Under the faculty of Agriculture, research is being pursued in the effort to find a rust-resistant whedt, barbless awned barley, spring frost hardy oats, and into various problems confronting the livestock dairy farmers and bee and poultry keepers. During the year the department of Physics has given special cen- sideration to investigation of enlor. blindness, and its relationship to other types of abnormal 'vision. It was estimated that 4 per cent of the male population of the country was afflicted with color-blinduves, compared with 1 per cent among women, The faculty of Engineering and Agriculture reports 14 studies com- pleted or now being carried on, four in electrical and 10 in elvil engineering. Members of the Faculty of Medl. cine have been particularly prohige in research, with 38 studies being credited to its department, Apart from these college investigations, various other works are under way. These include an anthropological study of the Indians of northern Manitoba and northwestern Onta- rio; treatment 'of rheumatoid ar- thritis and an investigation of the nature of cancer; study of the phy- siological and pathological varia- tions of the thyroid gland; study of the nervous control of muscle tone. In the Laboratory special ap- plication is, heing made into the subject of pernicious anaemia. 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