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CHAPTER XXIII MORE LOSS OF LIFE There were five men in the Launch. As she came nearer to the trawler Peter saw that they were all armed. One of them was pointing his rifle at them and he fired a warning shot. which sang past the bows Peter laughed at the absurdity of for there was a sudden explosion for- not having heard the information giv- m to the captain by Sinclair. Hence he was not prepared for the next de- velopment. Crockett and Foster went to the rail and looked down on the boat. Gordon. coming from the engine room. joined them. The trawler suddenly lurchcd for- ward, swung slightly to starboard and drove clean into the launch. There were cries of alarm and then silence. The trawler's head swung round and she raced towards the opening in the “Rammed!" cried Crockett. running aft to see what damage had been done. This action probably saved his life, tr there was a sudden explosion for- ward. A shell from the yachts gun struck the starboard bulwarks within a few feet of where Gordon and Fos- tcr were' standing. There was a shower of fragnvznm scattered all over the deck. A splinter struck Peter‘s hand and grazed the skin. FCC The trawler shook under the snocx but. continued on her way. Wicks icrkcd the wheel over and the next. shell from the yacht. fell into the water and sent a column of it. high in me 01: THURSDAY. APRIL 28TH The scene. both on the deck of the trawler and in the water immediately about her. was ghastly. The. first shell from the yacht had done con- siderable damage. although it was all well above the water line. Both Gor- don and Foster were killed. the former lying on his back half-way across the. deck and the other near the side. The movement of the ship as in the reef save an uncanny semblance of life to Foster. His body, near theside. moved once or twice and then slipped over to fall in the water with a splash. Peter ran forward. saw the pool of blood on the nearest. wave and the white flash of a. shark’s belly. There was another flash. and yet another. A shark, presumably stunned by the shell which had fallen short. floated on the surface for a minute or so be- fore being ripped to shreds by his fellows. who were swarming around the weeekage of the launch. One man had succeeded in climbing on to it. He reached out to help a companion who “as swimming to safety. There was a sudden seream and the swimmer van- ished from sigho‘. An ominous stain on the water explained what had hap- pi nod. A sax-0nd Munch flushvd from thv side of the yacht, and rescued the soli- Iary survivor from the first, one. "They should never have been mm- nmd." Doyle said to Peter. He sccmrd unconcerned about what had taken place. Peter made no mm- mont. “Fancy a clumsy old trawler likv this smashlng up :1 fast. launch!" Doyle ox- rlalmcd. "It‘s absurd! Shows whzrl rouvn sailors these people are!" Smokre was voming ln dcnsv lllnxxi‘s from the funnel of the yacht. “You'd bvuor go below." Pctvr ad- vised Doyle. "W0 shall be under fire again in a minute." Doyle laughed. "'l‘ho ran first- shot." won't do at Peter 100 "It down Pvt-er gave a. sardonic smile, and turned away. Crockett. came near to him. Ills face was pale under its tan. “Shall I take him below?" he asked. nodding his head ln the direction of (Bordon. "W0 weren’t Pxnctly bosom pals. but. lw was a pretty good sort. I'm the only our lrn- now. First Howe. Now Gordon. It gives me the creeps. I may: Dr tlw next! This ls a mum! amp to he on! There must be u cursc on her. We shall all be Killed!" "D:- quiwt!" Prior mapped. ”It won't lwlp muttrrs if you low your head. You‘d brttc‘r got. Gordon's body out of the way. When you‘ve done that stand [W to lend a hand mm repahw ”De quirt! lep muttm You‘d bfltc‘ the way. stand by («u hybtrm‘noln trawler am creasing. 11 at- Lhr‘ whet (untenable bridge of u smoothlg. Sinclair which Wk Of Hm H n manner in which Peter I! to have a good effect on He straightened up. gave hurried away to carry out. The distance between the the yacht- wab steadily m. r. mu pvtdent that, the man .-l of the yacht was not. too about the channel. 011 the w trawler everything went onstanfly gave directions .5 obeyed without qua-non. 53.: o! the lat 2:072" ”m " ‘ By ALROY WEST UBLISHBD BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT hook under the 5110c near the side. moved then slipped over to with a splash. Peter the pool of blood on and the white flash There was another There was a wlmmcr van- nous stain on 1938 ciair declared with considerable satis- faction. “If the yacht gets through we are in for a stern chase. but I feel certain that she will come to grief." He was correct in this assumption for as the yacht. moved along the channel they heard the grinding noise of her sides scraping against the sub- merged rocks. It was impossible to tell what damage had been done. but the yacht remained where she was. and there was no further attempt at pursuit. Sinclair gave a slow smile. “We get out of that well," he an- nounced. “apart from the one shell. That was most unfortunate." SINCLAIR‘S PLANS "It was." Wicks agreed. “Gordon was a good man. This means that GalIOp will have to carry on alone." “I don't know." Sinclair said. “You might send Doyle down to help. He‘s fairly smart at learning things." “I‘ll ask him." Wicks decided. (cred “No thanks. It would be better for me to deal with it. I shall have to ex- plain things to Gallop." “Very well," Sinclair agreed. Wicks called for Peter to take the wheel and then went below to the engine room. After a time he came back on deck and spoke to Doyle. who lin‘cned to him, nodded his head. and went down to see the engineer. Sinclair had gone forward to inspect the damage, so that when the captain returned to the bridge he was alone with Peter. “I don‘t like losing Gordon." Wicks said thoughtfully. "I am not. so trou- bled abot't Foster. lie was no good said ”N bled a}: anyway he realized that he eoumn't carry on alone. Doyle has gone down now in order to get some instruction. I doubt, if he'll be of much use, but he bani probably be trusted to keep an eye on! the engines and call Gallop if anything: seems to be going wrong.“ “Will Sinclair help us?" Peter asked. ”Yes. We‘ve lost two men. you see.| so he and Doyle can have their shares; in the gold." 3 Lhc rm: Sinclair came back on the bridge. so Peter hacl no opportunity of saying anything further. He handed over the wheel to the captain and went, on deck to help Crockett repair the damage which had been done by the. shell. Crockett seemed to have got over his apprehensions and he worked willingly enough. After a lime Sinclair joined them. “I might. us well said cheerfully. ' 'I (h have much more (re stroycr didn‘t turn 11} that she dovclmx‘d ' blc with her engine: “Do you think Lhc dzunaged?" Peter a: see very wvlL from w from that. I don’t, 1 too well. so I can't j ous the rocks would comes in pretty strongly channels and would soon the rocks. But they may taking any risks uniil Lm opmrtuuily oi‘ lnspching ' has been dons. It. will a I doubt if she‘ll overhaul 1: not. only had a fair slim altz‘rcd our course. I‘m a small island which Nun ably never heard of. If w more. we can wai.‘ a wh double back. You mark Nunez is going to be a vcr cd man." likely she would haw rig!) him exp: dro; mg for \Vi than crclm‘ He dowl out “YOU CAN GET CONTROL . . ,‘I‘hc burial cast :1 gloom over the trawler. Even smclair seemed to feel it and become (acmzm. Doyle was mm below. 50 Peter had no opportunity at ,l "111 I'll m H Sinclair frownc 0 his engim ”(. hr: and Doyle ( the gold." “Do you Lhim rm?" Pvu‘r ask Icy falling into ms I “Had polish the whok 'ht- enouuh. But. he ll h in don do it if you like h( it Wort Molten MHZ! pretty strongly alorg those and would soon get her off But they may not, feel like y risks until they've had an ..y 01‘ inspecting what. damage done. It. will all take time. she‘ll overhaul us now. We've had a fair start, but, we've ll‘ course. I‘m heading for land which Nunez has prob- .“ heard of. If we can anchor eun wai.‘ u while and then wk. You mark my words. loin: to be a very disappoint-- "("5 provi that. lu I can't Jun: ks would b( h thin} hem lf‘T m m link that. will satisfy mkml. hul- Wicks did not Tait W But in if I n S‘hO If L‘H loncl a hand." he I (lomi think we shall trouble. As the de- 1 up I should imagine .‘d considerable trou- shr did very much I." hv said. “Most ground though and ML for the Lido. IL strongly along those 10 yacm was badly asked. ”I couldn't where I was. Apart, know the channel judge how dangcr- I 1g Gordon." Wicks I am not. so trou- “P was no gOOd aid Peter. his hands whole lot. of us off. he wouldn't do it, mo squeamish. I m. the sight, of a he‘d be quite will- do the dirty work that. it. was done Sinclair of- m: this time. min] of Our- handlug the >r to Doyle in Or a minute. in its white ck and go Then. with- went. back was (1011‘ mind W3 dun of a will - work done hcl that he would be the one person ab- solutely unmoved. GaIIOp confirmed this impression when they were in the cabin together later in the day. “I don't feel easy about leaving Doyle in charge." he confided to Peter. “It's dark now, and it might be necessan for a command to be excuted quickly.‘ “I should think he's pretty alert.‘ Peter commented. “In a way." Gallop admitted grudg‘ ingly. “But with himself his ugly grin {hat culty “That shell didn't help us much." Peter remarked. “Gordon was a splendid chap! And Foster was the weakest on the other side." “Yes. But I think we can manage things a bit better. I can take Doyle by surprise. and that leaves us on( less." “But we shall havc with," Peter reminded “I know that. I'm of a scheme to 9T" 1:: no good asking Wicks I the engine room. He the engine room. He ran. andâ€"in any caco ably be accompanied b man‘s fast becoming fain." “I've noticr‘cl that. If I could get him alone on Lh'c bridge I might be able to tackle him. Alla. could run up and get hold of the wheel. But the struggle would alarm boLh Sinclair ('(H’YIUH’II'I' win for helpin Gallop ndmmc he's too darncc I could have for him but for BEVERLEY BAXTER. MP. 3 . . Transatlantic Broadrast from London. England. Every Tuesday Evening, Over Canaâ€" dian Broadcasting Corporation Network. US 011 3 three to deal him. trying to think 11 separated. It’s to come down to r might. smell a he would prob- Jy Sinclair. That a shadow cap- TUNE IN for pleased smashed the f act to deal THE POéRCUPINE ADVANCE. Imagine. ONTARIO mm plan" Gallop knocked out his pipe. “We shall." he said grimly. "I‘m go- ing to have a look at my engines. I don’t trust Doyle. He’ll be letting the whole thing so wrong while he‘s sit- ting down grinning at it." He clambered down from his bunk and lumbered from the cabin. Peter made himself more comfortable in his bunk and puffed at his pipe. He jumped up with a start however as Alla came running into the cabin. She dar. ed to his side and thnust a re- volver into his hand. "Quick!" she cried. “You can get control of the ship if you nurry!" Peter slipped from his Dunn and fol- lowed her from the cabin. "I saw Gallop slink towards the companion-way leading to the engine room.“ she explained. “He was mov- 'I‘eleplume 229 "I saw Gallop slink towards the companion-way leading to the engine room.“ she explained. “He was mov- ing so quietly that I followed him. Evidently he wanted to spy on Doyle. Doyle had the revolver In his hand and seemed to be cleaning it. Gallop rushed him and the revolver went to the floor. I. was at the bottom of the companion-ladder, and I noticed just where it had fallen. They both tum- bled over into a corner where they were hidden from me, so I dashed for- ward and grabbed the revolver." “Where's Sinclair?" Peter asked. "He’s asleep. If you hurry you‘ll bc able to overpower him before he rea- lizes what is happening." «TO BE CONTINUED» “'I‘l :: Pink Sun-Bonnet" is a poem in prose by Mrs. Kay Bailey. of Blackpool. England. It also speaks of spring and is in harmony with all the birds that are flying back to this north proudly proclaiming that spring has come to the land they love. For although the. bird flies south in the winter, as soon as the first green grass begins to show. he is back again in his favourite haunts where he stays until the cold winter wind finally drives him away. The Pink Sun-Bonnet « by Kay Bailey ) Una mul'ning,â€"-it was early Spring. the blithe birds all were carolling. A lay sang o'er and o‘er; The snowdrop Marshall -â€"- Ecclestone Ltd. »ckctt4 We shall want a better H’!!!‘ II! ! !!!!!l 912:79 ‘3 4-4 Var”! Coupe ““2!“ Or"! 3*"; ,n. v' I. Int: I, ’\Aw . I, ‘5-v» ---v' .,.1 ,._~,:Lr ../l.v.. '3'; I 4 wt" ': 'r' !'.;v.',_.} .I..' ' - 7n_v'i...,v~f 1‘}... Nu“ She's Ircc l rum Them A woman writes: “I would llke every- one who suffers from headaches to try Krnsehen Salts. Before taking Krus- ehen I was seldom free from a head- ache. But. since I have been taking lc regularly I have hardly had a head- ache. for which I am very thankful. I have been taking a small dose of Krus- Chen every morning ln a glass of warm water. before my breakfast. and I feel so well."â€"- (Mrs) AED. 1" UV How do you deal with headaches? Do you just take something to deadcn the pain. without getting rid of the trouble which causes the pain? Headaches can generally be traced to a disordered stomach and to the un- suspected retention in the system of stagnating waste material which poi- sons the blood. Remove these poisons â€"â€"prevent them forming againâ€"and you‘ll never have to worry any more â€"-from that cause. And that is just how Kruschen Salts bring swift and lasting relief from headaches. Krus- chen aids Nature to cleanse your body completely of clogging waste matter. and the crocus fair had lovely blooms| spread everywheie. and an ewe with lambkins {our in a nearby field con- tented lay on a sun-warmed patch. as if she'd stay 'tll the sun dropped lower andlowen A neat wee shop along the lane ad- ‘ joins a cottage with a frame of flowers and shrubs galore. Within the shop a busy swain suspends his talk to lead we twain. into the cot next door.-â€"â€"A home imbued with enterprise. we found his Mother baking pics. and -â€"a bonnet. ~pink. she wore. Some chatting; then we drank our tea. admired the lustres we could see I with the crafts of a bygone day; Fine i antiquesâ€"lovely things of price, a sam- ,pler old in skilled device. silk stitched I with colours gay. "In the Year of our Lordâ€"1810.“ Such clever work the ‘maids did then. we learnt from this 1 display. I don't know if it was the Spring with birds that kept on carolling. or ‘the flowers and lambkins tour. or the j cot and the shop with the busy swain. for the welcome by a charming dame i within her homely door. I must admit iwithout a beast. after the wearer.-â€"-I I loved the most. the PINK Sun-Bonnet I she wore. Headache After Headache Showrooms, 7 Third Ave. Tue Adwncc Want Advertisemenu, Lardor Lake to Organize Board of Trade There Soon Larder Lake is going ahead. and tak- ing every means to keep going ahead. Las' wecl: Larder Links held its first municipal election. A few days before the merchants. had a gathering with the idea of forming a board of trade for Lardcr Lake. After discussion it was decided to wait until after the election of the council before proceed- ing with the organization of the board 0: trade. Daylight Saving for Season has Started 'I'he annual “what time would it be there" season is here again. with commencement of Daylight, Saving in a considerable number of towns and cit- Customary Confusion of Tlmes Has Startedâ€"Tum mms on Standard Tune. ios. principally in Southern Ontario. Clocks were advanced one hour at. 2 am. on Sunday from Toronto to Co- bourrz along Lake Ontario and other towns west. of the Queen City also adopted fan”. time as far west, as Wel- land and Niagara Falls. Other places will reverL to daylight, saving at later ()Nl.\‘ \ mm. um lo” yuu [lu' slury 01 1‘11 Laugh'in- ”nick‘s 'I‘URQljlu-FRLL Springing’ . . . [10w llu‘sv vnlirvly new, cnilml rear springs iron on! vvvry lusl bump um! iur uml in'lâ€"uml I)l‘d(_li(d”_\’ climinulv Timmins. like Kirkland Lake. will remain on standard time. The question or lasL (line has been under discussion here at various times but the measure was never adopted. Sudbury will ad- vance it‘s clocks on June a. Included in the daylight saving schedule this year will be the follow- datc hump and jar and lullâ€"mm pruuuauy uumuuuâ€" I'm danger ul skidding. ()NH' A Run: (an l‘(‘\'(‘d| lo you I'm Imuydnl, spark- ling pvrfm'nmm'o 0|. ils UVNAI'IASH linginc . . . IIN‘, liy'vlivsl, snmullu'sl, most powvrl'nl Vulvo-in-Hc‘ml Slmiglll [flight Engine in Mtl.‘uugl1lin-Buitk llislm'y. fume in today and (‘niny a (Jmnnnslralion! For i" you haven‘t already n'dtlon in the new hicl‘uuglllin- ”nit k. you ought lnâ€"iusl to see whal ifs like In ride in ”w mm! mlvum ('(l «m in the world. il From midnight April 23 to midnight, September 24: Aurora. Bowmanville, Montreal. Newmarket. Niagara Falls. Orillia. Oshawa. Ottawa. Pickering. Port Hope, Richmond Hill. St. Cath- arines. Toronto. Trenton, Welland. In addition to these Canadian municipali- ties. the change will be made Saturday midnighL in New York CH3! and most of New York State. including Buffalo and Niagara Falls; all of New Jersey. Ohio. Delaware. Connecticut. Massa- chuseti‘s. New Hampshire and Rhode Island; in Philadelphia and most of Pennsylvania; in Chicago and most of Illinois and in Minnicapolis. From midnight April 23 to midnight September 10: Burlington, Dundas and Hamilton. 'l‘immins, Uni. April 38 to September 30: Whitby. April 30 to September 5: Guelph. May 1: Dartmouth. N.s.. Halifax and Kingston. May 16 to September 17: Cobourg. May 21: St. John. June 1 to September 3: Belleville. June 5: Sudbury. June 12 to September 5: Peterbor- June 26 to Auauu‘. 28: Napanee. July and August only: Brockville. Regina advanced its clocks to day- light saving on April 10 and is the only Western Canadian city on “fast" time. Winnipeg. in a plebiscite last Decem- ber. vo‘ed against further experiment- ing with daylight saving. Brantiord. in common with prac- tically all of Western Ontario. will re- main on Eastern Standard Time throughout the year. Included among .he municipalities remaining on standard time are: Alton. Barrie. Beaverton. Brantford. B r i g h t o n. Broughton. Chatham. Collingwood. Creemore. Deseronto. Elmvale. Elora, Frankiord. Gait. Halibnrion. Hespeler, Ingersoll. Kitchener. Lindsay. London, Marmora. Meaford. Oranueville. Owen Sound. Paris. Penctang..Picton. Plain- field. Port Dover. Port. McNieholl. Preston. St. Thomas. Sarnia. Shannon- villc. Slielbnrne. Simeoe. Stayner, Stouflviile. Stratiord. Snnderland. Till- sonburg. Victoria ilarbor. Whitevalc, Windsor. Woodstock. CLAIMS IHH‘I'Z RING ()l'l'}l€‘.\'l'lN(§ Blfi'l‘W'El‘lN TORONTO AND NORTH Intimau'on that. a (lope ring is oper- ating in Toronto came out at Sudbux'y Saturday when Jeanette Wilson. alias Betty Fitch. 23 of Toronto. pleaded guilty before Magistrate J. S. McKes- sock in Sudbury police court. to a. charge of being in possession of de- vices used in the preparation of opium. The woman pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs or three months. She paid the fine. mancc 1: claims a looked 11 her face New Yorkcrzâ€"One reason why ro‘ zmcc lasted longer in the old days, aims the cynic. was because agbrdde oked much Lhc same after washing , ' . a”? Removes (mar-- PAGE