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ll0l}T0S Illll N0 HELP man `, D01 [U JHUAJVO av Quantu- Payne_FrenC11 .~!" He stopped `With sfprlsmg H '. T . -' .' (in a tone ex1.1e.a)\e of consternation. Wat Say that you have failed! ' ub1'u1)tucss_, then went`O.n- Onyt. tell me you have [come here` 33314 be a cruel act of kinduess`_o_`n down! . ` nu... ll:-nnnm] iutn H10 Chill!` Which .10 bring Llisapp'oi11tme11t_! It_ 1._(omuea;Av%} . M 1'. Phinney ! " V -grjg 1-we mun, beaming, the 3 orously pumped Tom's ne~V*gi`,e ,.;.;,-11,: hand. _<`My Adm; re=PP - nay! Almost v11terally yoAu,_ Mb - at the eleventh .hou;`.f .` ~< e for me toie, rest` `It at seeing you?) SO; " dii(1l11't forget the requast 3 . bold to pro'er at ;Mr8~.]: made _ .14.!" Ho gtnnnmrl. with - .~1- 1'.).~:(-11 a si`encing_| i Winnipeg. Ca da.- Eleven yearn H 8 ViCtOl'i8 ""`8uffer gwith a growth. The mom said it s a tumor and could E: `k be removed it would cause instant ~ N-`1'edThyfou thatmy organs were Aligx months i the condition I vs": . V. . tel-Icame melsaw youradveb was um. E .fi.`? `{'2`.`:?.1S *cmpnd- it co?1!sntt:ntl 5:: Woo 5 9"! and still o y} e it at times, d myself claim thllig. f saving'my-=lif,o,.j nd it toiflll: ._ ILLA BxuL m.z`x,_ Ave.,Wm ipeg, Manitoba.-Tr ome ke chgncel or" `hmyhusb (1 W225 nt the money, was r. ".~\nd take my 31-..\\'111ow, I m in clwulvt my qu-alirca- By ; CHARLE E%IJ_M%c:>Tp s Author or, T136 _ , "The Patcruos't__o_r3` ....-..,, DIJ .........v. . But-he broke off a=bruptly-"l' need more than a captain; .1 am pledged to secure the services of?` -1 rst and "second oicer and a chief engineer; The scamps who "have been serving me in those capaoi*'o.s --confound em--are `poor; miser- able, spin-elesse creatures v. 1:039 prc- per walk in life is between a pair of plow-handles` instead of npcn the deck of a sea-going craft. They are a pack of cow'ards,H -Mr: Phin- ney, when an opportunity 1.9 pres- ented to them that smacks of adven- ture. As "I. have already intimated, I ve had the devil s own time try- ing `to . find. men for the billets, and you ll have to scare, em _up some- how, . somewhere, fbefore SIX o'clock. That S. the x7I"m in. ` ` | /111 . 1 , __ 3;. _.-__ ._..\..6- Jul` `A11 '1D8.l3'.S U18 BX 1111 In. A But ,what is it you want to tell me? Tom impatiently tried to pin him down. `-`If `the thing depends upon so much we haven t any time to spare. - I ve a motor below, and I m pretty sure I can get the men. . |B1.-ownlowv threw himself _into this chair and hitched it closer to Tom. eaning forward, . in Va condential attitude and occasionally emphasiz- ing his remarks with a vigorous tap upon` the young man s knee, be im- presszively began: Looky I here, Mn Phihn9y4*h! the way ofnit. ._A .oerta1n- party wants to charter the Kohinur _for an -indenite period. ' `_ Qrdinari1y; I wou1dn t listen Ttos suh= 'a.PYQP96515 but he oevecfie a `sum `of. money that _.quite. took my _jb1-e.ath_u . .a':wayf. nd_--yahem1-.-to frmik with X0! ! `...--.`l 1.1.... inmnnnv Yndrn I I 1 wxuuvub wusun-g` any more time. The little `man bounded fromhis chair and began pacing the oor with short,` nervous -strides. Every" now and then he would halt with a jerk and address `a few go 'I`,...... ....L `L2- `I.-;-J A anu--uucu; &-,-by vv ljust now Ineed the- than I do the boat. Well! He f 1: it up JIIIUI v--v-. money _ r Do you get me_ `to me to nd I the men `I 2 hve' mgnttoned--rest of the crew s al1`17ih* prise 1is vzhoI ly% secret- lsecreti ,;'1`h9y .1>a}ke t-but `the -%_enter- ;' Understand? ., . fohere you am! I -. A.hg',7f_*. intgrjegted the `begvxleflr ed listiner,'~*>wh<) now;besmnm_8` to see light. That'list;4en's_jI}_7e_1__1-E-l_f` the thing _s ngt crooked.- % .. urn '__1_--A INS auaihft ":f`..9Lt.'r'il< _\'m1 m- the job myself; 911! Well,] hnvr-." Brownlmv ~`-um} 11i111s.e1f at hVi_S desk. 1mm) whivh 11:9 th0ug'hfu1]_y dl'llmIIl0(1 with his ngers, every the conditions you By and by Brownlow drew. a long` bl1;ealt{h h?snd]`1`ea3ne ;nore` " gl'oomil_y `I m fearful that it s not to be, sighed be, heavily. When you hear , will back out like all the rest`of em. Seems like dv I'll-II1;lInn1~a n-- 1--V-"" .... nu nu: H314 U1 em.` ferns these days navigators ave` too'"busy `clipping coupons; and dnawing divi- dends to be vattfactedeo by a little thing like double Wages. ' " . `Tom pricked up his earsp. Two pastimes had been mentioned; which he, at leash, never had enjoyed. He interrupted with an exclamation. Douoble wagesi Say? +-ea'gerly- if the game s straight I ,5ion t care `to hear conditions. Whe1;e s_ your ryaoht? I ll get my dunnage aboard without wasting any more time. I 1 . I ,0 \ .'I`1.- 1:u1.. A.......e L--:L ` txve. ; T1 T now,aad 1s1;;en`%* `directing at ` r sharp glance at hi;a4>vcal'lI*,-,; TQm.,yw_as}bef4- 8iI111ii1830-`1}`81itLi"f;t18 i `entplioy-* meat of :o_r gigliinurl for some ccult~cause,_ 1A my simply arranged (as such 1-- matters generally are-; the preliminaries wens unusual `and--tos Whim-um necessary; .. he was becoming more and more puzzled: for he believed that Brownlaw was needlessly. in-_ vesting the proceedings with ap air of mystery, and this made him res- `IV -` ` c_:gp'y:1gg:s.3'~1x.uocniig%a;co.. 19,1; U1IaI'CUu`~ _ Mercer subsided, grumb1ingTy ac- cepting the inevitable. At the Claremont 'Tomv ; stahled the machine, `tried to_ gate 7 Van Vechten `on the -phone and. failed, and `notied Ramley at the Ken- -more s garage where to nd his em- p]o'yer s' car. Then he and Mercer and Cox elambered down ~ to the C1aremont s latiding`, where _a launch fwae `waiting. e - I ___-___1:_... 'nL:1 'u'.........._4.1...;4. _ As being of prime importance, -he first secured theaengineer, and: by ve o clock had found Phil Mercer. This young man he was forced, al- most literally, to shanghai. That is to `say, Mercer was disposed to hang back because of certain delinquen- cies which heen the occasion of his expulsion from Annapoli's,- so that `Tom was obliged to pick him up lbodi-ly and deposit him beside the driver s_ seat. Cox, the engine- er, vlolling at ease in the tonneau, `grinned cheerfully. V ' ' u1r....1... .....- 1-... .......i. .1...` _-.1. V.-mun, 1 Inn HL wo1IId-e1'--z111m1 3- H` - ` ` I _But--you know, TVom- Mercer It:-ied a "nal protest,` even while Tom was throwing "A in the clutch. -The` lather `cut curtly "in:` " "urn" -r 1 9 A H, _ '-I-III: IGUVUI uuu \.'ul. Iu,y 180 "`_`.Ys, I know. But, believe me, Phil, the booze isn t going to get you while` you re on the Kohinur with me. This job will beat all the jag cures 'you ve_ever been up again- fst. You ll be entitled to A a post- 'Il".._--.; 1-.--1_.`:4-IA.` An- Lwua wauuug. _ After persuading Phil Mercer -that he _didn t have to attend to a sudden- ly recollected telephone message, or any other errand` _ that might take him in the neighborhood! of the Claremont s bar, Tom addressed himself to the white-uniformed sailor in charge of the launch, _ Is this` the Kohinux-. s `launch? ' DGIIJVJ Ila you-w- this the 'he_`lemanded, a 9 J1 -`__ QIWIIIIIVVI L -UI:71`1.uIu.y. . Maybe you don t want the job or need the money, announced Tom.with decision, but I do need a first oieer--in a devil of a_ hurry, too--and I m not going to be over- particular. about `how I get him. tYou re elected. As it is, I ll have to go along without a second, unless I can "break in one. of Brown1ow se tars. I ve got you, and `take it from me, you re not going to `get away. T - I 1:11-; _____ 'L__-_ m-___ 99 1': .... _. "H8 (leluuuulyug The `fellow jerked an indifferent thunib in the general direction of the boat s varnished bow, where the `name was consniciously emblazoned in raised, -but somewhat tarnished`, [bi-ass. letters. * 11? . -_.. .5453: n,` . &gQ brass. Jetway. You can read. ca_n t you ? was the impudent reply. ' '-Look here, my man; "you answer a civil question civilly, and say `sir when you `speak to me. Do y get `me? . iaw. . L - . ` Beg pardon, sir, he made haste `to concilia'te.. -Yo1.1 .re Captain. ,1>hinne,_.1 diam know. % 5'/An.swer my questio'n'. T A / ' Yes; sir; 1.. this is -the. Kohsinufsf glaunch. I- was waiting for ` you. "M13. ;. Brownldivk o. hoardj now. ~tt'I'-_'I- -1. .'n.-.u.' L.-m -{nip want on -The saildr iecoiled with d}opp'ed' an gvvnuavw upquxuucu: - . .TheKohinn'r is at anchor in Hudson,` justm OE the Claremont landing. Her ,bun:k_ers are full; most of her suppliesare on board, but; I'll take` it upon myself to com- pletethe list this afternoon. I -ll waitffori you there. There are some further instructions that I must give you before the charterer, and party come aboard-3 _ x ~v __ Tom hastened. away. His assur- ancethat he could nd: the men to complete the Kohinur s equipment was not ill-advised; he had in mind the very men he wanted, and his task was simply one of running. -them to earth zt.-T. l Mr-. D1'0Wl1'10'W'8 011 uvagu uuvv Look at that 1ettering,`weI'1t on [Tom stez_'nIy; indicating the `name on _the.. bow; `_`as 1een. and dull as an old Abrassikette. And what do _y. m`an, coming after your captain in {at s_`oi-led -rig like fhat? You l1 putin the rest of.4t1re_-evtaningwwash "i!.is"8nd i_roninq.it4 ? _ ;_7;f.; By whzoh, episode It may be seen -thati P1iin'n 9y of J the Powhmtn, and Oantaint ;1 hm\neyto that sjwht 4 it nt1xs1=ar- v-vmu x::%u11`r'1ll." _.' Tom tank Thv xvnrds (mt 0f_.h"3 moutlu .en9t l`80I18lltl8S--aa_eI:a`zu wum. .. mam ing in_ the light of what is Jo follow11_werAoxi. . ~ . [` : Tom _iswung% aboarci at the i.he;d .Oi, w'hi_I;;rec_n1it._s, his` appraising at 011.9. th9 s un- %%tidx%.;:$wIrww,. $64 ind19nt4_ a- f / I;e:;:1iahiaaIi11e~,hea vv -wucrp. um yjxaremont IS ! m~'`'`1r om nodded. `He had dined there often enho_u`gv1_1o.to 'ha'-_ve its location Aahd` its other characteristics pretty well stamped upon his `memory. Brownlow `continued: ('lVL.. 1.7-1.`.-_: '- -. - 111` UV .Lurvv- v- ~.- of `in: dis`ciiplin-e.... hex Brqvm1ow s_ ' dembn" is %a1;pearance.}% ~Iike- this7,_ t_who}reA they iwduki turnv :d_OWIi' an ordinary oer. Yo17didn t .t_1jioVg..where to look,.- " Mr. - Brown4 .ow. I > ~ ' T W The `dl& genizleman breathe; a sigh of relief. I suppose ,not',.? .. he admitted. I never before -had to deal with a matter like this. You know where. the Claremogt if ;'.l."m.. ......u...: `rt. 1 v 4; 219* '..if9.l.!_l 101108` more `took * ` ~~Y11 am? perfec`t`:1y%A sati__sijed, with tli ,oond 9 _-- -__ _ T. 5 Lalia3!{ exclaimed. Ca_-ptain' Phinney, scowling. On a secret crtrgse? I don t like that. -` 11,1 ((15 A othw hail.` UKLIITX .1 UUH lo IIISU tuub. ' _ The other nodded. But you won?t have to worry about them. . . Now I want to give you your `nal instructions; they are brief and not uuv-I-lg uaaa Lu: W o _ ``I d like to do things right, re- turned Brownlow, rubbing his spare hands with dbvious satisfaction. There will -be ladies in the party,- andl thqy are very particular peou e. V u'l'-.1_--'.n9 " _,J-!_____'I t1-...._:_-! `93\lPPC1' U]-JU11 I115 Uygu ` _ ` Whew! he whistled. That regds like a Rector menu; we ,3-han t go hungry or dry in the ofcers mess, anyhow. (`T ) 12)-- L. J- L1_2,, -._ _,E_J_A_99 _-- --~W`-va- . A 1 ' A moment later Tom_ and, the owner were alone in the charthouse away from confusion. Mr. 'Brown- low got down to business immediate- ly. He furnished Tom wit1_1,,a list of A steward s supplies, comprising everything from gasoline for the launch to champagne for the pas- sengers, a glance at which made the skipper open his eyes. ' `L I . \'|7:I.._n9 1.- _ _--21-: un1L_;. -....-.-.. .....,....u, ..... . _ , - -Ve.!`y..._ welI, Chaje" Winnard-; you know what you have to 10, so step lively. Angl; you might pass a along` to your mates; the first man that shows himself afbove-deck "in? `a rig as lthy as yours will do `his wa.tch s laundify for a. week. . - !*:: 17 ` Ami ava ahv Anrl #1111 1'-non ~_ :.`.F.~a9ng wm1_ .5 T. i .Aye, aye, s1r. And; the man saluted 'an"`d-\ stepped aiway with falacrity. ' I ' - 1 A ` _ __--__ -... 1_., ` in 1 -I A `t.?`?`i_8h` .{1 dhamd 3 I1fim in? `face .if31ad to meet; in `a-`pig-pen` ~lik e'this. [Gi'et the accommodation lg1dder_- he can t climb a rope. bo"sun: will take ~ the ,lau_nch ashore` after; `sniper and wait for the ;party. ? g .Whee1_ed.a;bruptly upon. the sailor _ V the-` launch. L - ` T W-hat s your name ? Charles Winnard, sir. I75... .....1'I n1.- _1:-- 117- 7 -1 V Id IIUIII6 (LIV First, the. chalfterer `and patty us Y5AY.E_. `low voiced hi'~' 1ni.~';:'i\'i11g's, solemn- Tly \vag'gi11;.r 111~' 11-..-ml. but nevertller `should )_`u1l hp 1ml;in;: for such a l,UllL'l| |U UL` \_cun.n .~ \(J~J\-\'|i|5$a\4OOC`f"`VI- "You 1'o nut in ezlrlnest, Browne" lessn1z1i11t21inin;_~- am interested scru`-L tiny upon the _\'un;: man. Why M119: 1 . 1 an the Great Artists in t e World s . Masterpieces 0 the GRAFONOLA FREN_l can enioy musical treats e rs, concert or recntal. one evening-and add _ ic for good measure. low-priced instruments Grand and $32.50 for tween these extremes. d free trial in your are both Columhias. $650 for th the . Eclipse, Other {models _ConYenient_ monthly `payments "Caprice Viennois" o E: Gralonola. Thais' "Love is a Virtue Rare" is yours to cornrnand - or any other famous star's interpretation of any of your favorite arias. J T BONCI You can hear Bond sing the great Italian uias- or any other tenor sing [any song on any disc record. The Gfafonola` play: them all. A I AGnfonoh evorydhetoeud-undo Illylrlipt-- a single exception. _ your; qwn fireside vvoll usage JVLI t LA\lIJ\J 1L_U1|.l J.LIO I d, it. is uncertain when you will "sail, but res must "be kept -banked in readiness to clear at any` time. - 1;oIuI n C A. I Q .5 11 .I I IIlIJ\lO ~Thirdi, A after nightfall the boat must be kept d'ark-al1 interior lights closely $haded-none what- kever displayed on or above deck ex- ' will want to comeaboard somewhereg '&l:0llI1d' nine_ o clock to-night; he! W111 bring you a note from me. 5 ut:1,---._;I 3L :_ ,,-_-_..A._:-, _1_-, _-_. vuu. |. a B0m111.~'c IT wzmt `the blunt 2111-`M-1'. A word for ii. `Mr. I'}1'u\v1 earlxest. If ,\'m1Wlu1I1)t ` tmus- Muy Cuden': wanderful rendexing eff` "Love. 1: -- -..J -- -.... -5`... cept your regulation port and star-- I boarcl lights. ' (L13---_LI_ ..-L- `I , ` 1 1 , ' |I""~` IIBVTI I "`Fourth, nobody is to be permit- ted to come aiboard ,or..`go ashore -wi1zhout'the charterer- s express per- migsion. I believe`that_ `all. .l. IJCIIUVC * ouav D (Illa stared at the slight gure oppos_ite him, and ran his ngers thr<]>'ugh his thatch of close black cur s. . GARDEN (To_ be Continued) 305 But Lydia . Pihkh;m 8 V38`. etable Co pound Restored. Mn. Bra ley's Health-' `Her0 _ Statement; % 1 down! the other tln'us.t at him as if he lmeant to knock llixf legs fl 0m uxldexj V him. i ' .{]'11gs. M1`-_ ,. _ L ylialst day (If ,`."l'11C9;i If I don t " get :1 in ii de51miI'i11 .' `:l`9St\11`<`-I 0811,`? T tom: picked up. `excitable niervliaiit that he was; lhemleil. he .~'11(lm1iy olieckecl himself Tom (l1'0p1i0tl chairiwhicizhi Pm. (10 11.: ,.~;ive me any. `such; Phinney. for .tlus 13 skipper aml mates for itlle Kohinur by six this evglilng, I `stand to lose--he raised his hands bear to hear myself say it! I can t bear to t-lllllli of how much I Shall Iose--more than any 1111131 ca11a.91'.d ;.good. honest 11,1 :x1e3', Just waxtl-ng, This was all more or less unins- telligible to Tom; but he had suc- cee(]9(1 in ])1llll1l`,:' himself togethex-,1" and as soon as he could wedge in- aword he tried to impress upon the` 0ll6l'l1l,`.," himself for the 'openin'g.w When at last B1`0w11l0w compre- and .=tare.l at THIN in silent sulr-, prise; but in u. nmment he drew a long face. \\'lll(`ll put the xushlng "touch to his` (`Zlll(`l'..\' (llS(.'O111 ag'elIl8Ilt. ' . .L 99 *r|,_-_,,