Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 May 1942 — Page 27

THURSDAY, MAY 21, Serial Story—

Caribbean Crisis

Folge 1942

CHAPTER EIGHT : JUNE PATERSON’S hand was raised to her mouth as

if in attempt to recapture the outcry that had revealed her

presence. The silly bag was at her feet and thus she stood, a lovely, frightened girl outlined in the glow.of a searchlight.

Captain Jackson’s scowl was

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white grin made a gash in his eyes reflected inner fires. “Carambra!” he said softly. “An’ I thought ‘thees one I ’ave was beautiful! Senorita, you ‘ave thee suitcase. You wish passage, no? You want get away from here, no?” He leaped down from the cakin roof, strode forward rapidly. “Juan! Take the Senorita’s bag! Pronto, fools. Theenk we ‘ave all night?” The girl stood transfixed, star-

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of MacDowell. A moment before he ‘had been a staunch, trustworthy figure, armed with a pistol, belligerent, aggressive. Now he was deathly still, a rivulet of blood coursing down his neck. It was so swift. She had sought escape from a place to which she had come with such great dreams. Yet no matter how great her disappointment in Bill Talcott, every fiber of her being told her that here was no escape; that once on that dirty gray schooner even life ieself might be forfeit.

“No!” she cried violently. “No,

4 I don’t want to go away—"

The attacker whose blackjack had sq. quickly subdued MacDowell was attempting to wrest the ‘bag from her fingers when Leonard Halsey galvanized to life. With a low growl he rushed, lowering his shoulder so

* that the man called Juan was sent ' reeling backward into the oncoming

Captain Jackson. The action. was swift and the impact solid, and the swarthy, swaggering skipper fell backward, twisting in desperate attempt to save himself. The shotgun had him off balance; its butt struck the pier: with a resounding thwack and the roar of its discharge blasted heavenward. Perilously close, that fury of shot and fire had been. Then event followed event in confusing swiftness. Halsey scooped up MacDowells pistol. The huge native Tomas moved with the speed of light, capturing Juan in his great hands. Sebastien, clutching his injured arm, kicked viciously and accurately at a fallen man who was attempting to rise. Only Bill Talcott did not move. Whether bewildered or frightened, he stood stockstill, lifting not a finger to assist Halsey. Talcott’s face was devoid of expression, his eyes blank, his arms laxly at his side; whatever fight he had held was done from him and he stayed

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ed, leveling the pistol. “Talcott, pull yourself together. You, Jackson, get these men aboard and get out of here. I warn you, I'll fire at the slightest disobedience.” ‘There was one coming over .the side with a knife in his teeth. Unhesitatingly Halsey fired. The knife man yelled in pain, scrambled hastily back to the deck. Jackson, facing Halsey with murder in his eyes, felt the hot breath of the bullet in his face and jerked violently. backward. : ” ” » AS FOR THE fellow in black Tomas’ hands, a single thin scream had come from his lips. Only once it sounded and then he was quite limp. As if he were a bag of nitrate, Tomas tossed him aboard with’ a mighty thrust; moved to the next, picked him up and slung him to the ship’s deck, and thus with the last until of the schooner’s crew only Jackson remained on the pier. The swagger was gone from the dark skipper. His face was livid with fear, his eyes riveted on the gun in Halsey’s hand. “Don’t shoot me,’ he begged. “Don’t shoot—" Talcott was coming over. Head down, legs spread, anger supplantifig the blankness in his eyes. “Halsey,” Talcott said in a cold, unnatural voice, “it wasn’t necessary to shoot that man. I'm- still in charge here, and while I'm boss there'll be no gun play on Abas. Put that pistol away.” Halsey’s mouth gaped in astonishment. “Have you lost your mind?” he gasped. Talcott shrugged. “There’s been too much noise already. I'm surprised the natives aren’ on our ears by this time. You know how much chance we'd stand.” “But your foreman, Sebastien—” “Sebastien was knifed,” Talcoti said calmly. “Knives make no noise. It was Jackson's idea to scare us by firing that first shot. He doesn’t appreciate, or: care, what we're up against on this island. But you should. So put the gun away.” Hardness settled on Halsey’s face. “Of all the fools,” he grunted. Swinging, he jabbed the pistol in Jackson's side. “I'll see that the authorities hear of this, - Mr. Jackson. I'm the new manager here and you won’t find me as easy to get along with as Talcott seems to ‘have been. Now, what about these passengers you have?” ” ” 2

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side. . The woman, . June Paterson. with the throbbing .beauty of foreign lands. Her skin was clear ivory and her eyes were great dark pools of fear and pleading. Hesitantly she stepped to the pier.

a most remarkable creature. He possessed a tremendous quantity: of hair that must have been dyed, and his eyes were hidden behind thicklensed glasses that gave his round face the appearance of an orange hiding behind automobile headlights. He was shaking violently and his clothing was much too large, and.-that was all June Paterson could see, for then Tomas’ broad - back hid him from view. . A word of protest was on Talcott’s lips but Halsey ignored him, “I understand you have papers?” Halsey asked briskly. The woman nodded abjectly. “The Captain, he has kept them,” she said in a tremulous voice slurred with just a trace of accent. Halsey glared at the schooner’s master, and hurriedly Jackson searched; found a stained, dirty envelope in his hip pocket, passed it over. “Open it up and read the contents,” Halsey ordered June Paterson. Dawn was flooding the sky when, in the light of a pier lamp, June Paterson opened the envelop. Uppermost was a passport issued in the name of Martha Swenson and the photograph it bore was an excellent likeness of the woman:—The other was for Professor Albert Constantine, . followed by a list of degrees, and its photo too seemed authentic enough to identify the strange little man. “These seem to be in order,” she announced. Halsey nodded. “Good. We'll hear their stories later, Do you have luggage?” ‘In answer two suitcases came hurtling over side to crash on the pier. Having asked and -received the ariswer that these were all, Halsey prodded the deflated skipper aboard his vessel. Not a word was spoken as the schooner’s auxiliary moved the dirty gray hull away into the cobalt sea. On the pier, MacDowell groaned suddenly and sat up. Halsey leaned down and expertly scanned the detective’s wound. June Paterson watched, marveling at Halsey’'s calm efficiency; watched, too, with open contempt as -Talcott stood ineffectually by. Talcott seemed to have shrunk in stature; already Sebastien and black

the faithful eyes of dogs. Dully she wondered if what had been intimated about ‘Talcott might not after all be true. (To Be Continued)

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