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The story thus far: Ba'as Martin,
American showgirl stranded In a large
European city when war breaks out,
becomes Involved In a mysterious in
trigue when a stranger forces her to
accept a sealed document to keep for
him. When Phil Lawrence, American
vice consul, talks to her about her re
turn home she slips the envelope Into
his pocket, from which it is taken a
few minutes later by Eddie Shane,
petty American thief, Bert Cavanaugh,
reputed international crook: the
refugees. Count Raedton and his niece,
Nedya Vardln. with whom Phil falls In
love, and Phil himself are separately
anxious, but unable to get possession
of the envelope. Finally Phil reaches
Shane and arranges to get It from
him at the dock. On the way he en
counters Nedya. she is being sought by
me police.
CHAPTER VII.
Phil said. “Nedya!” in a hoarse
whisper. He got into the taxi and
closed the door, then took Nedya
in his arms. She clung to him in
panic and he could feel her body
trembling.
“Oh, Philip!” she gasped.
“You’re all right now, darling,”
he said. “We’ll get out of here.”
The taxi turned and rolled away
along the dark street without be
ing challenged. Phil breathed with
relief. Nedya was safe for a time
at least. But still she clung to him
in that frightened way.
“I’m so glad you came, Philip,”
she said finally. “I was so afraid.”
“I don’t know exactly. It all
happened so quickly. Count Raed
ton telephoned. He told me to leave
the apartment immediately .. . that
the police were coming. I was all
ready to go out, so I ran from the
apartment to the stairs. The police
were on their way up. I turned
and ran to the rear staircase. I
managed to get down and out the
rear door safely. I ran along an
alleyway, and it led here to the
street. I saw you get from the taxi,
so I got in and waited. . .."
“And why did the police want to
arrest you?”
“Because of my relationship to
Count Raedton,” she said. “They
suspect him of engaging in forbid
den political activity.”
“But what are you to do now?
The police will surely find you.”
“We shall have to leave the coun
try ”
“But every train, every plane will
be watched. The frontier guards
will find you if you attempt to go
by car.”
Raedton Bribes Official.
“Count Raedton has arranged for
us to leave by ship,” she said. “He
bribed an official. . . . You see,
Philip, he learned early today that
we would be arrested. But he did
not think the police would move so
soon.”
“What ship do you sail on?”
“The Ventura. It sails at mid
night.” she said. “My luggage is
already aboard.”
“Nedya, is that missing document
behind all this?”
She nodded, looked at him with
frightened eyes. “Yes ... if it had
been found everything would have
been all right.”
x aic laAi was i truing rapiaiy, dui»
aimlessly through the .blacked-out
city. Phil slid open the panel be
hind the driver and Instructed him
to go to the water front. The driver
nodded, then said:
“A car is following us.”
Both Nedya and he looked back
through the rear window. A car
with dimmed headlamps was fol
lowing half a block behind.
Phil put his arm about Nedya
again, held her close, and kissed
her. She put her arms about his
neck, and her lips responded.
Then she whispered, “Oh, Philip.
I’ve only Just found you—and now
I must lose you.”
“Well meet again—soon,” he said.
“Write to me so I know where you
are.”
"Yes, darling. . . .”
"Nedya, I told you I'd help you
recover that envelope.” Phil said.
“I think I can get it for you when
you board the ship.”
"Philip! You have it?”
"No, but I know who has. And
you shall get it-”
Taxi Speeds On.
The taxi lurched around a comer,
darting into a dark narrow alley
way. Phil looked back and saw
the car that was following them
shoot past the narrow opening. The
taxi driver drove at a reckless speed,
taking a long, circuitous route to
the water front. Finally they
reached the dock where the Ven
tura Stood. A few cleverly blinded
lights cut the thick blackness. The
taxi slid to a stop, and Nedya and
Phil got out. Phil thrust a bill in
the driver’s hand. He turned back
to Nedya as a car—the black sedan
which had been following them—
raced up and was jerked to a stop.
Three men leaped out.
Nevda cried, "Philip!” In a high,
frightened voice. But by then the
three men were upon him.
“Run, Nedya!” he shouted. “Run
-” That was as far as he got.
He was dragged down by sheer
weight, and when he was down a
weapon struck him solidly across
the temple. Pain shot clear down
into his shoulders. Another blow
came. A wave of blackness swept
over him, painful at first, but dis
solving into nothingness. . . .
Phil Lawrence awoke with a queer
sensation in him. He seemed to
be rising from vast dark depths,
rising very slowly and whirling about
as he rose. Then abruptly he rose
no more. The giddy feeling left
him. He was suddenly awake ex
cept for a thick haze that remained
clamped over his mind. He was
lying on his side, his arms behind
him. He tried to move, but he felt
paralyzed. It took him a long mo
ment to realize that he was securely
bound and gagged. The realization
alarmed him. He remembered then
what had happened. He thought
of Nedya . . . and wondered if she
had gotten away.
Cavanaugh Again.
The door opened and a man en
tered. As he turned from carefully
closing and locking the door, Phil
saw that it was Bert Cavanaugh.
The man crossed to him, pulling
up a chair. He sat down, facing
Phil.
“If the fight is out of you, Law
rence,” he said, “I’ll remove your
gag and those ropes. Will you gifc
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ment. Cavanaugh quickly freed him
and permitted him to sit up. Phil
rubbed his wrists; they were stiff
and aching. He reached up-and
found a small bandage on his left
temple. He took the cigarette Cav
anaugh offered him and lighted it.
The man shrugged his wide shoul
ders. His dark, handsome face was
a stem mask.
‘‘You asked for this,” he said.
“And you got it. You should have
known better than to fool with me.”
What do you mean?”
"This: You fell for Nedya Vardin.
You were helping her get away.
You intended to give her that en
velope. Lucky for me that I had
some men shadowing you.”
"So you double-crossed her, Cav
anaugh?”
"That’s my business,” Cavanaugh
said. “I use any method to reach
my objective.”
"Even to shanghaiing me?” Phil
said. "Do you really think you
can get away with it?”
“I am getting away with it,” came
the smug retort. “I hold all the
winning cards. Every person in
volved in the disappearance of that
envelope is aboard this ship—and
I’ve crossed the skipper’s hand with
gold.”
Nedya Is Aboard.
“Is Nedya aboard?”
“Yeah. And Babs Martin. And
Count Raedton. And you. Law
rence. Before the Ventura makes
port somebody is going to hand
over that envelope.”
"And if it isn’t aboard?”
Cavanaugh grinned crookedly.
“That’s all right, too. One of you
four know where it is. A radio to
shore will permit my associates to
pick it up.”
“How do you expect to make the
person talk?” Phil demanded.
“Watch and see, Cavanaugh
said. He rose and turned to the
door. Then, turning back: "You’ll
be treated like any other passenger
if you watch your step. If you get
tough I’ll give you another hypo
dermic of dope like the one that
kept you sleeping for the last 12
hours.”
“Are we 12 hours at sea?”
“Right. And don’t think you can
swim back.”
“I wouldn’t think of it, Cava
naugh. I’m beginning to enjoy
this.”
Cavanaugh went out and relocked
the door from the outside. Shortly
he returned with a tray of food. He
remained in the stateroom while
Phil ate, silently smoking. When
Phil was finished he said:
“Want to hand over the'envelope
now, old man?”
Phil looked at him squarely and
said, "I haven’t got it, Cavanaugh—
yet.”
“Well, take your time. We’ve got
lots of it.”
“What makes this envelope so im
portant?”
An interval of silence came while
Cavanaugh smoked and specu
latively eyed Phil. Finally he said,
“Maybe I should have confided in
you long ago, Lawrence. That en
velope contains a document which
is definite proof of the biggest in
ternational double-cross in history."
Phil Won't Believe.
Phil gave a skeptical laugh. “Go
on.” he said. “It’s a good story.”
“Kept secret,” Cavanaugh went
on, “it's certain to spread war over
most of the world within two years
Broadcast to the world, there'll be
a clamor of indignation that wlii
make the double-cross burst like a
bubble. It’s that big, Lawrence.”
"I don't think I fall for youi
story, Cavanaugh.”
The man’s face hardened. “All
right—don’t.” .
He rose and crossed to the door
Then he paused and said, “You are
on the passenger list, Lawrence.
You’re not a prisoner. You can
have the -run of the ship—except
that you may not send any radio
messages! ”
“Thanks,” Phil said. “Do you
think you’ll catch me showing my
hand?”
i. never overiooic a net,' Cava
naugh said, and went out.
It was late afternoon when Phil
went on deck. He was surprised to
find it deserted except for sailors
The Ventura was far from being a
luxury liner; it was a freighter with
accommodations for about two dozen
passengers. He started out to make
a circuit of the deck and on the
portside he met Eddie Shane.
The little crook's face showed sur
prise. “Chee, Mr. Lawrence, I didn’t
know you were aboard!”
Phil said quickly, “Keep away
from me, Eddie. There’s somebody
watching ... a detective, I think
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later.”
“Okay, pal,” Eddie shivered,
looked furtively about, and moved
off.
The ship’s purser appeared. He
saluted and said, "The captain
wishes the passengers to gather in
the lounge, sir. The rest are already
there."
Count Is Angry.
Phil nodded and went to the
lounge. He opened the door and
stepped Into the room. A score of
people filled the lounge. Phil saw
Babs Martin. She winked at him
and started around the gathering
toward him. He saw Nedya, was
warmed by her smile. Count Raed
ton stood beside her, his face stem,
his glance icy. Bert Cavanaugh sat
at a card table, playing solitaire.
The thin man with the pgle, V
shaped face stood behind Cava
naugh . . . The ship's captain, a
bulky, red-faced man, stood facing
the gathering.
Babs came and slipped her arm
through Phil’s. “Cavanaugh, that
mug, told me what he had done to
yoir, Philip,” she said.
“Has he been annoying you?”
“Not more than usual,” Babs
said.
The door opened and Eddie Shane
jrtdled in. The captain said loudly:
"I think all are present now . . .
I have an announcement to make
which concerns every person aboard
this ship. It isn’t my wish to fright
en any of you. I wish merely to im
press upon you from the start that
the passengers must co-operate with
the ship's crew.”
The captain's manner was nerv
ous. There was something in the
air. The passengers felt it and were
strangely hushed.
The captain went on: “Sea travel
in wartime is always hazardous,
even on a neutral ship. It is my
desire to avoid undue risks. That
is why I am making this announce
ment. I have been advised that the
Ventura may‘be attacked by a sub
marine.”
(Copyright. 1B40, Chicago Dally Neva. Ins.)
(Continued tomorrow.)
Tomorrow: Eddie Shane has star
tling information for Phil.
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