The Deserted Yacht

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e floor and a table lamp had toppled to the floor. Obviously, the room had been occupied by Mr. Burnett, for his clothing hu

lly wrong. She saw clearly that there had been a struggle, and from the condition of the f

instantly. "I must return to the city as

she searched in vain for her boatman. Her eyes turned shoreward and sh

led frantically. "I

n gave no indication that he heard. He kept his face lo

desperation. "I believe that man left me str

t he made far greater speed than on the trip out to the yacht. No

r carrying away her luggage. However, unobserved by her, the boatman had

she exclaimed. "I wonder why he ran away? Perhaps

islike to him, she decided without further consideration, that he was a questionable character and would bear investigation

sly about for help. Several small boats were plying in and out of the harbor, but they were

rdly. "Oh, dear, and it's so important that I notify the police witho

look about the ship more carefully and see if she could make further discoveries

in not far from the one occupied by Mr. Burnett. The door was unloc

icles were neatly arranged on the dressing table, and in opening a closet door, Mad

r the weekend or she would have

twenty-four hours. The sheets were wrinkled and the blankets lay upon the

Enid slept here last night-or at least a po

ce. She had read that robberies were not an infrequent occurrence aboard luxurious ya

deck to watch for a boat, but as there was

someone would be here to tell the story, even if there had bee

desk, she jerked open a drawer. To her astonishment, she saw, tucked beneath some pa

ter all," Madge told herself. "I d

the shelf above the wash bowl. She was still examining it when she became aware of a slight scraping sound in th

r the strange sound. She was about to turn away when it was repeated, and th

in there!" she tho

and tried to jerk it

antically at the knob. Realizing that she was only wasting her strength, she looked about the room for some object with which to break the lo

It refused to turn. She worked with it and after

back in amazement and horror. There a