1933-11-02 — Page 17

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

(Continued from Page 3.)

But the admonition was kindly. Leonard was quite appreciative of his companion's quaint observa- tions, although he never allowed them to divert him from his pur poac.

They made what speed they could, but the water's edge could only bo roached by careful stages, the last stage being a descent down an iron ladder. Like the bearded man, thoy stared into the water; and also like the bearded

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Bonds of perspiration stood out of his forehead. He eyes were wild, and his lips twitchell convul- sively."

Then, abruptly, ho stopped dead, and stared at Leonard and Napo leon.

"What's the matter?" nsked Leonard, sharply.

They stared at It without speak- ing for awhile. Then Napoleon laughed.

"What's funny?" asked Leon- ord,

"Nothing," réplied Napoleon. "That's why I had to laugh."

"Quite right," nodded Leonard, "Trench logic. We must keep cool,"

man, the prodded it with a stick were now loss than the illuminat

the samo stick which they picked portions, for as the moon rose ed up, still moist, from the ground, higher, the shadows grew shortor, "Don't see any bodies floating They made their way towards the about," said Napoleon, cheerfully, spot where they had-boarded the "But, of course, they woight 'em ship, and saw, no sign of the man |with slonos, don't thủy?”

they were seeking. Leonard was "It has been known," answered | Just concluding that he had gone Leonard. "Well-we've not done bolow again by some other latch much good by coming here. I way when a sharp cry resounded

The man did not reply. He con- think we must find our man again, from somewhero. below the dock. tinued to staro, as though this

lle stared again at the body, and have a real heart-to-heart A few seconds later, while they now development had quito num

and tried to reconstruct its grim talk with him.”

were hurrying forward, the board-bed his mind.

the foot of the "That will be lovely," responded ed man came leaping into view, "Pull yourself together!" ex- Journey from Napoleon. "Lead on, MacDuff," for all the world as though he had claimed Leonard. "What's hap-kap to this spot. But all at once

They reusconded the Indder, and |laapt straight out of a hole. pening down there?"..

ho reallaed that this was not the on reaching the upper deck they Agitated though he had appear- Ho took a stop forward, and the moment for conjecture-that it noticed that the moon's brilliance ed before, his condition now was movement awoke the man from was time to be back again on had increased even during these that of a man in a frenzy. He his stupor. He leapt aside, duck deck.

ew snort minutes. The shadows looked on the verge of collapse. ink na Leonard made a grab at him. and the next Instant was vaulting over the deck with almost in- credible swiftness.

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"We must return to that Juna- tic," he exclaimed. "The whole thing's too hopelessly confusing, and we've simply got to catch him, and to get him to talk."

"After him" cried Loonard, and they set chase. But they word no "Thon we'll have to hurry," match for this human antelope. responded Napoleon, as they turn- who not only beat them in oglii-led. “It wouldn't surprise me to ty, but who also appeared to havo find that ho's chucked himself the advantage of knowing the into the aca. I say, Sefton-do geography of the ship. He dod-you suppose he's had a hand in- ged and ducked, and finally dis- in that?" apponred round a deck-house. "Who can say? But there are

"Confound the fellow!" panted

two things in his favour." Leonard.

"What?"

"Talk about eels," ghshed Nape-

leon.

"First, we heard him shriek. Their "Well, as we can't get anything Murderers don't ahrlek. out of him, let's go below. He victims do. He may have come shot out of the unpleasant hule Incross the dead man suddenly went down this afternoon~~~" ns we did and got a fright."

"You mean the place where you "And second 7" found that locked daar?"

"Yea. I wonder if I've been a fool. Perhaps we ought to have gone there first....

"He's wearing a dark grey suit. The man we're looking for has a blue serge coat with a bit torn out, and a gold button missing."

the

An unpleasant damp smell as

Moonlight gleamed above them.; sailed them as they descended. They hastened up the stops, and Reaching the bottom of the little glanced anxiously around stairway, Leonard directed his deck. There was not a sign of light along the passage ahead, life. which was now revealed to his eyes for the first time. On his provious visit, he and Beryl Haines had had to grope their way through utter' darkness,

"It's going to be a devil of a search," grunted Leonard.

"Particularly if he has jumped aver the side," added Napoléon. They were in a part of the ship"What about having a look?" which, from its appearance, seem- They ran to the side of the

ed to have been chiefly devoted ship, and looked over. Napoleon

Lo cargo, though it was difficult gave a shout.

to conceive that order had ever "My hat he gasped. "Our existed among its bent and bat-bont's gone!"

fored walls and its cruelly torn flooring. Walking along the pas sage, which was acutely sloped, they noticed that the damp smell was inerensing, and 'when the passage widened into a large, empty chamber, they saw the

reason,

The left side of the chamber, tilted downwards, was full of water, and only a comparatively small space on the righthand side was high and dry. Leonard won- dered how it was that he and Bery! had escaped stumbling into. the water when they had, had no flash-lamp to guide them.

"What a smash up!" muttered Napoleon, soberly.

"Pretty fearful," repiled Leon- ard. "I'll bet there's a big hole In the side of the ship below that water-line." He paused, and add- ed, reflectively. "I'd like to sco It."

"Aren't we seeing enough? I think I am. Where's your door?"!

"A little way ahead there. The passare begins again beyond, and the door's on the right. I think;

I spot it. Now-steady."

They advanced again, and reach- ed the door. It was open.

"Whew!" murmured Napoleon with a shiver. "I-I thought you said it was locked?"

"It was," answered Leonard, quietly, and entered.

On the ground lay a body. It was the body of the well-dressed

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