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VOL. XXVll. NO. 7.
A TELL-TALE SCAR
Oath-Bound to u lilloman--ll Mys-
' terious Visit--The Srunge Trial
of u Lover’s faith.
o By col.oNEi. l>l>.EN-rlss INGRAHAM.
CHAPTER-I.
OATH-BOUND.
"You have vowed that you love me. Donald Gt'aY.‘f
a zlin, C este,"
your honor and all else that
car?" .
do,, but what means this
strange Questioning. Celeste. and
your seeking me out here in my
mums?"
"MBY I
aid Gray?’
“O! m)’ love for You?
"Yes. Of 8. love that
ut you to the test, Don-
knows . no
:1
’ H V llJEillEL’S culistf
A Tale of for Singapore Told by the
While a. strange feeling of unrest riulched at his heart.
ngl r , .
taking his hat, hastily left his bachelor quarters,
int: rapidly along the deserted streets, for It was 2
rnidnl ht.
t was a. couple at hours later that he returned to his
rooms. Etl brightly lighted, for he had i. them so
when he hurried out, and upon his lace was a troubled
look.
aking a large package trorn his pocket he looked it
t drawer at is desk. and
and rci.
Wn found him. his hat pulled down over
strange excitement that he was in me‘
n r bat
ing the wound together with adhesive nla .
“Why It i '1--an What a. night to live through."
he muttered. turning to the tlnnr my he heard a. knock.
AS the 11001‘ W33 Dpened two officers of the law stepped
'
then’ K
commenced it, and pus
annexed it; Ind
my
Single Copier B
Third l‘iiute--fute's Mystery and
Love's Power--A Startling End.
ByALFRED SLADP.
It isn't my yarn at all I-y rights: the second mate
The Mother Curvy was not a ship to proud
never knew anyone to blow about belonging to her. not
ke man. We had
who had chartered us
could wire Instructions. -,
n ties eration. our lleopie wired
us to go to Singapore In ballast and
doubt a. love that will are any 5" G“ 0" "‘ “""'5" “W” we
r cou
Y“ ' h an
“Yes in rm to the test," and I :i.‘"“:“'Z‘hf0 “““’9 T “'5 Y
' V A Rrnvll unmas-
3?? mm =m‘l:;ltlf:ro)r‘-9 Hlolflll facsmeg, ter there h d a. daughter Her ti t
with grave [ace anaiqulvering lips, nip??? oneryozltllioe clays has‘;
“led ’" "'1 '1 3 W9“““5 second will be the anrne as e
look, which then he (lid not l.IlIdei'- mo '
stand. but which all came vividly
she hesitated, and
nved [0 do
she shrunk rom, she, placed
e table a folded paper and
"This in the test-sign your name
here without reading what is writ-
:a
-1
3
a
mate came to my cabin to smoke
"liver been to Singapore?" he
I! Pd
' ' ' 1 Mid: "nevr went rur-
ther than Calculla thtt way. Have
ten nhove." U
":l'alll::‘i"ls at strange request, Miss 1 ..‘ 95$. swml; .13.“ be
‘;'rhc<n on rear to keep your "5 fcem" ”‘,,Fly":“"‘,“ "'
bath just m :1 to me"' ..Tm,m ‘O .. E
‘I fear not me ere my .5 ,.
me to what Celeste Duvaii 99 ‘o"“‘"f;‘Tf" I W‘ "‘a‘ "‘”"‘
unread Duper, when, Im
den lmpulsc. she Ei'a!Ded his hand
an .
o, no, no! I will not ask it."
"As you please; though 1 am will.
int! to n." ’
For a moment the Mood‘ her face
eolorless, her torrn quivering, and
then, with an eirort at aeit>com-
mund, said sti:-rnly: .
“Remember. you will he oath-
bound to me if you ai n.“
‘ nd I
va
"Sign!" she said, aharpty, and she
ir a into her
the p n and write his very strik-
ing autograph. .
As he did so she rec-led and fell
heavily upon the liner ere he could
8I1l'lnK to her aid.
He raised the limp [arm and
never again since-but I’ll tell that
Dart h!’-lnrlrliy.
l was something like A cnlseye,
can't throw it away. n.1 eve,-
sinoe I've had it it's brought noth.
ing but bad luck.
"1 was on the snrdanapaiua
n I had the stone m-st- we
My next shin n 1 oath.
om: the cargo caught fire or:
e Pernambuco an “R9,,
ising with a married look she by 0 tr, , 1,“ Royal
cr : Tiils'li b thi n t l
"I fainted and !c‘li’.'l"' I ve I: fin! r,p 112%];
"Yes, t you are a r nnw." u [hg -1, 1,,
‘fAnd you read that paper lthi Q I D V 3“ “’“5h “”
was (‘on-xcious so now re rim ",.. or "How did you come m.. I
y ur oath," and her race wo e n - j- r- asked’ beginning. I confvsya‘ m (M
I cannot fathom for not at‘)
e my wire and now to
rooms and bind me to you
and alum.) p
by name my.ter-
ioua oath." ‘
"I have but ynu to the tent and have found You , "nu
an steel-all I link or you In to trust me." and she turned
r m st to allow him to accompany . e
qr .-Iln
lchell heI'diRlDDEBf In the darkness,
trust I P u0Ud‘by, and God bless you, for I must gu
home now," -
“Y u are a strange enigma. to me tonight. Celtite. one‘
Ciemember you will be oath bound to me it you sign.‘
nuirltly into the room, one or them haying aterniy:
“Mr. Gray, 1 arrest you on the charge or murder!"
CIIAPTI-Ill II.
THE ARREST.
or Donald Gray little was known in the eastern city
where he had made his hi me the year prior to the mid-
(Contlnued on page two)
a. Hit e uneasy.
' wa a ram go," answered the
econd. and 1 don't much like
talking about it. lxat, 2 added.
er a moment’: relloclion.
tell you, in case anything halanans
to me there." And he nodded
- ahead, where lay singapore.
‘ ''The last [in I wt; 1 ere." he
a ;v:i;t‘on. gran nmuck, it wan one or Llhby's‘liners I
‘h XLAGYI ou knuw what they are. Ration: acct) ding
7 CL uch r m as on can p on a mos-
quitos left eyelid. so wh ' nt ashore with oupie
of dollars I’ rubbed from the skipper. I dlun‘t want much
up bottle of Hamburg square-face so n d
the trick: and before I knew where I was I found mysell
halt-seas over ‘
.1
barracks where I'd got the atul'f‘,"ln the dnytlme respgco
table merchants’ depots, at night lull grog-shop
fw-
waa in one or those shantiec back or the garrison‘
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