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CAST OF CHARACTERS VAL DOUGLAS — Girl sports writer shipped on a! freighter to Pind excitement. - EDDIE CAVALIER — A prize fighter headed fi th Reade Lor pile title, has a score to CAPTAIN STEVE HANSEN—Ski the Northern Belle. 8 pres ot DUFFY KELSO—Cavalier’'s manager,

YESTERDAY—Val is making her way along the sea-swept deck when the Northern Belle is struck by another vessel. Eddie rushes to save her. A huge wave breaks over the bow, knocks Eddie down. When he gets to his knees, Val has disappeared.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN . EDDIE CAVALIER never thought

he could yell as loud as he did. “Man overrboarddd!” The cry was taken up farther down deck and again the wailing blast of the Northern Belle’s whistle sounded over the wind. Barney MacGregor was first to reach him. “It’s Val!” Eddie yelled. “Just as I got to her a wave washed

Barney's face went white. “Searchlight, port astern!” he shouted. An

swung into the sea. “Lifeboat No. 4!” MacGregor “All hands aft!” “There she is!” Eddie shouted as the searchlight picked white face that suddenly

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and Eddie Cavalier felt as if a ‘battering ram had hit him in the stomach. ’ { In a split second he had torn his| ‘shoes off and mounted the rail with | ‘a life preserver. He tossed the cork ring as far as he could and then plunged over the rail after it. The cold water gave him a terrific shock. Eddie held his breath tightly and fought his way toward the surface. He struggled clear just when it seemed he'd never get to the top. He gulped a big mouthful of air and looked around. “The crazy, blitherin’ fool!” MacGregor roared. “Now we've got two o’ them to fish out instead o’ one.” Barney cursed and climbed into the lifeboat that was being lowered from its davits. Eddie was a strong swimmer, but as he struck out toward the spot he had last seen Val, he never thought anything could be as tough. Every rolling sea that broke over him left him fighting helplessly until he learned the secret of riding the great waves and resting as he

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IT SEEMED LIKE an eternity until hie reached that spot. He tread water furiously. His arms felt like lead. ” Off to his right he saw her again in the brief second Ahe searchlight played back and forth. She had recovered consciousness, but he knew she must be too weak to struggle much longer. It was 3a matter of seconds, probably. He had to reach her before she went under again or it might be téo-late. Eddie lunged toward her. The rain beat in his face and blinded what little vision he had in the solid depths of the water. ~ Then the searchlight picked them both up and he breathed a silent prayer. At least he could see where he was going now. «Hold on!” he shouted. “Tl be there in a second!” He doubted if she could hear. The look on her face drove him to one last frenzied

effort. He took a final look at her struggling feebly, as he hit the top of a wave. It carried him deep into the trough with her. She had already started to sink from sight when he caught a hand in her oilskins. : He tread water while he fumbled with the heavy garment. He had to get that off her before he did anything else. The dead weight would pe enough to pull them both down. Once she was’ freed of the encumbrance he grabbed her under the chin with one hand and started swimming toward the life preserver floating a few yards away.

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If it had been another yard he never would have made it. He was completely spent when he grabbed hold of the bobbing circle and hung on. He hoped he had strength left to maintain his grip until they got to him. He shifted his grip on Val cautiously until he finally got an arm around. her. It had taken them an awful long time to swing that boat over the side, he thought. Half-choked, blinded by water, he could see them fighting their way toward him. The heavy sea had carried Val and himself a good way from the ship. “Keep fightin’!” he could hear Barney yelling from the bow of the boat. “Hang on, Kid!” Keep fighting . . . hang on . . . sure . . . easy to say . but what was he going to hang on with . | « didn’t have any arms left . .. can’t Jet go, though. Can't! : . There they were... 40 feet .. 20 .. Eddie closed his eyes and sagged against the side of the boat Strong arms reached down and dragged them over the side. Then everything went black for Eddie Cavalier. » ” ” »

. WHEN HE opened his eyes an hour later he looked up into Duffy Kelso's frightened face. Eddie ‘never had seen Duffy look so funny ‘pefore. He smiled wanly. : "“u1 thought you were seasick,” he ‘cracked weakly. «gijck?” snorted Pop Grimes. he heard what was happenup and down deck and of it.” “What am I do-

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doing in bed. Sometimes I think 'm runnin’ a kindergarten instead of managing the next middleweight champ.” ! Pop nodded. “That’s right, kid. You shipped a lot of water out there. We had an awful time rolling it outa you once we got you on board. What a beating you musta

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was scared half ‘to death, but she’ll snap outa it by morning. . That dame’s got plenty of th’ old Moxie.” Eddie nodded. “She put up a battle out there until I reached her. I could see it in her face.” ; Pop grinned. “Talk about a battle. MacGregor tells me they just about had to use a crow-bar on your hand, you had such a death clutch on that dame. You weren't going to let go, come what may.” “No,” said Eddie. “No, I guess I wasn’t.”

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