Adventure, November 1915 — page 50: what you’re looking at

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ne awese, aS) \* a ek le iin 48 ; Adventure “It’s a whole lot better now,” declared Addams. ‘‘Now for the plan of campaign, Jim. I’m going to Pearl Harbor with Ah Sing—in three hours—to get the Wavecrest in commission. We'll sail her down to Honolulu tonight and we'll clear as soon as we get the stores aboard. You’ve got a full day. You’ve got to get food to Selim without being seen. You’ve got to get Peggy out to the Moana Hotel with the Bel- monts. And you must see that the ship’s chandler is ready to load us up by, say, five o’clock this afternoon. I’m relying on you, old chap.” “T’ll not fail this time,” said Winton red- dening. “Tell Selim we’ll relieve him late this afternoon.” “What are you going to do with Henley’s sister?” asked Winton. “Y’m going to take her along,” said Ad- dams, coming to a sudden decision. ‘“She’s too dangerous to be left loose in Honolulu, and we haven’t time to fuss with her. Imay leave her on the island and tell the Tuang Yuck-Henley combination to call for her if we get close enough to hail them.”’ “You think we can get there first?” asked Jim eagerly. “Think? I know it,’ declared Addams with conviction. ‘‘We’ll have to give them twenty-four hours’ start, but the Wave-. crest is aracer and the Lez Lehua is, compara- tively speaking, a tub. We should clear tonight at ten, by moonrise. need clearance papers, we’re on a yachting cruise to the other islands. You might drop that information to the Belmonts, Jim, and round both hotels, casually. I’ll give you a duplicate of the list I gave the chandler. You'll have to get some rifles and ammuni- tion. Get Winchesters. Hire them if you can. Tell them we’re going after wild goats on Hawaii.” He was up and walked lithely about the room, a pajama-top about his torso, vigor- ‘ous and animated, as if the events of the last eight hours had merely aroused his best activity, despite his declaration of tiredness to Peggy. Ah Sing surveyed him with open admiration and Winton felt his spirit rise in response to his friend’s.’’ ““Archer, you’re a wonder!” he declared. “You can count on me, old man, for all I’m worth. I'll get Peggy stowed away. She’ll kick, though, like a steer. But of course she can’t go.” We don’t © “Hardly,” said Addams. ‘This is not going to be a pleasure trip from now on. I imagine there’s a pretty large and tough crowd on the Lez Lehua, probably half Tuan Yuck’s tong men and half Henley’s pick-up following. I wish we had a crew.” “‘That’s my fault,” said Jim. “‘Well, we must make the best of it,”’ said Addams heartily. “There are four of us any sway. Maybe we can find some one else. “IT CAN get good sailorman, one, Sif two men my flen’,” said Sing. “3 “Sabby sea plenty. One man, he Loo Chow, in China he sail all same junk. Sabby can plenty fight, too. One man, he Foo Chin, he come suppose you pay. He sabby ship, sabby fight. All same big fighting men for China Tong. Not Quong Sing Tong—Tsue Chong Wo Yick Tong. All same they got no use for Tuan Yuck. They my flen’. Belong all same this.” He touched the hidden jade charm below his blouse. “T’ll give them a share in the treasure.” said Addams. ‘You, too, Ah Sing. There’s seven hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars és Ah Sing’s slanting eyes opened wide. “We'll split it into a hundred shares,’ said Addams, “at seventy-five hundred apiece. Selim gets two sHares, so do you, Ah Sing, if we win out. That’s fifteen thou- sand apiece for you. I'll give each of your men one share. If we lose, which we won’t, Tl pay them two hundred and fifty iapiece for their trouble, and you twice that. Is that all right?” The Chinaman’s eyes were glowing with enthusuasm. ““All same they go to hell for that,’’ he said. “That’s settled then,” said Addams, “‘if you can get them. Jim, you'll have to get six rifles and four more automatics. Split the buy at different stores and have them delivered here. We'll keep the cottage until tonight. Where are your friends, Ah Sing?” “T go get them now,” said Ah Sing. “T take hack. I meet you seven o’clock at lailway station.” He started for the door. “You'll need some money for the driver and fares, Ah Sing,” said Addams. ‘Wait a minute.” | Gomicbooks (©)