El Diablo By: Brayton Norton
First Page: [Illustration: "May I come aboard your vessel?"] EL DIABLO By BRAYTON NORTON ILLUSTRATED BY DAN SAYRE GROESBECK INDIANAPOLIS THE BOBBS MERRILL COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright 1921 SUNSET MAGAZINE, INC. Copyright 1921 THE BOBBS MERRILL COMPANY Printed in the United States of America PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N.Y. To MY WIFE "STERLING" CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I FORBIDDEN WATERS 1 II JETSAM OF THE SEA 10 III TANGLED THREADS 18 IV THE WORK OF THEIR FATHERS 30 V THE WAY OF THE GULL 48 VI THE LAW OF THE FISHERMEN 63 VII YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW ME 72 VIII A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 77 IX DIABLO LUCK 83 X SALVAGE 93 XI REFUSING TO BE BLUFFED 105 XII A WARNING 118 XIII THE STRIKE 133 XIV THE MOTHER OF INVENTION 145 XV BUSINESS AND PLEASURE 160 XVI THE BAITED PAWN 169 XVII THE FANGS OF MASCOLA 180 XVIII THE COST OF DEFEAT 186 XIX ROCK FOLLOWS UP 196 XX PLANS FOR A SHOW DOWN 211 XXI THE GRAY GHOST 222 XXII STRICTLY ON THE DEFENSIVE 237 XXIII BATTLE OF NORTHWEST HARBOR 245 XXIV A FIGHTING CHANCE 253 XXV THE BANKER AT THE HELM 264 XXVI THE VALUE OF PUBLICITY 280 XXVII TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY 291 XXVIII THE ISLAND'S PRISONER 304 XXIX UNDER ORDERS 315 XXX THE FIGHT IN THE CAVE 325 XXXI BENEATH THE WATERS 340 XXXII FOR ALL THE WORLD TO KNOW 352 EL DIABLO CHAPTER I FORBIDDEN WATERS Richard Gregory stirred restlessly in his sleep vaguely aware of an unfamiliar sound, a faint tapping, insistent, disturbing. He wakened sharply and sat bolt upright, conscious of the fact that he was fully dressed. Then he remembered. "All right, Bill," he called softly. "Coming." It took but a minute to shove his automatic into his pocket and secure his rifle from the corner. Groping his way to the door he stood shivering on the threshold, staring into the thick gray fog which enveloped him. A hand touched his shoulder. Strong fingers tightened on his arm. "This way," a low voice directed. "Careful, don't scuff." Gregory started to speak but a warning pressure of the big fingers restrained him. His companion led the way. He followed in silence. Through the winding streets of the little fishing village they went, the familiar landmarks about them looming grotesque and mystical in the low hanging fog. At length the acrid air of the sea assailed their nostrils and the silence of the night was broken by the noisy splashing of a marsh loon. Bill Lang stopped suddenly. Faintly through the gray void came the muffled gulping of an under water exhaust. Huddled together they stood listening. To Richard Gregory the sound indicated only the slow approach of a motor boat. To the trained ear of the fisherman it meant that Mexican Joe was on time with the Sea Gull . Lang led on down the loosely boarded wharf piled high with ill smelling fish boxes and paused at the head of a narrow gangway, looking back, listening. Close by the dock Gregory discerned the outline of a fishing boat, magnified by the fog into whimsical proportions. Descending cautiously, he followed Lang aboard and groped his way into the protecting shelter of the engine house. The cold mist clung to his flesh and he drew his coat closer about him. The soft breathing of the heavy duty motor became more pronounced, more labored... Continue reading book >>

El Diablo By: Brayton Norton

First Page:

[Illustration: "May I come aboard your vessel?"]

EL DIABLO

By BRAYTON NORTON

ILLUSTRATED BY DAN SAYRE GROESBECK

INDIANAPOLIS THE BOBBS MERRILL COMPANY PUBLISHERS

Printed in the United States of America

PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N.Y.

To MY WIFE "STERLING"

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I FORBIDDEN WATERS 1

II JETSAM OF THE SEA 10

III TANGLED THREADS 18

IV THE WORK OF THEIR FATHERS 30

V THE WAY OF THE GULL 48

VI THE LAW OF THE FISHERMEN 63

VII YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW ME 72

VIII A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 77

IX DIABLO LUCK 83

X SALVAGE 93

XI REFUSING TO BE BLUFFED 105

XII A WARNING 118

XIII THE STRIKE 133

XIV THE MOTHER OF INVENTION 145

XV BUSINESS AND PLEASURE 160

XVI THE BAITED PAWN 169

XVII THE FANGS OF MASCOLA 180

XVIII THE COST OF DEFEAT 186

XIX ROCK FOLLOWS UP 196

XX PLANS FOR A SHOW DOWN 211

XXI THE GRAY GHOST 222

XXII STRICTLY ON THE DEFENSIVE 237

XXIII BATTLE OF NORTHWEST HARBOR 245

XXIV A FIGHTING CHANCE 253

XXV THE BANKER AT THE HELM 264

XXVI THE VALUE OF PUBLICITY 280

XXVII TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY 291

XXVIII THE ISLAND'S PRISONER 304

XXIX UNDER ORDERS 315

XXX THE FIGHT IN THE CAVE 325

XXXI BENEATH THE WATERS 340

XXXII FOR ALL THE WORLD TO KNOW 352

EL DIABLO

CHAPTER I

FORBIDDEN WATERS

Richard Gregory stirred restlessly in his sleep vaguely aware of an unfamiliar sound, a faint tapping, insistent, disturbing. He wakened sharply and sat bolt upright, conscious of the fact that he was fully dressed. Then he remembered.

"All right, Bill," he called softly. "Coming."

It took but a minute to shove his automatic into his pocket and secure his rifle from the corner. Groping his way to the door he stood shivering on the threshold, staring into the thick gray fog which enveloped him.

A hand touched his shoulder. Strong fingers tightened on his arm.

"This way," a low voice directed. "Careful, don't scuff."

Gregory started to speak but a warning pressure of the big fingers restrained him. His companion led the way. He followed in silence. Through the winding streets of the little fishing village they went, the familiar landmarks about them looming grotesque and mystical in the low hanging fog. At length the acrid air of the sea assailed their nostrils and the silence of the night was broken by the noisy splashing of a marsh loon.

Bill Lang stopped suddenly. Faintly through the gray void came the muffled gulping of an under water exhaust. Huddled together they stood listening. To Richard Gregory the sound indicated only the slow approach of a motor boat. To the trained ear of the fisherman it meant that Mexican Joe was on time with the Sea Gull .

Lang led on down the loosely boarded wharf piled high with ill smelling fish boxes and paused at the head of a narrow gangway, looking back, listening. Close by the dock Gregory discerned the outline of a fishing boat, magnified by the fog into whimsical proportions. Descending cautiously, he followed Lang aboard and groped his way into the protecting shelter of the engine house. The cold mist clung to his flesh and he drew his coat closer about him. The soft breathing of the heavy duty motor became more pronounced, more labored... Continue reading book >>

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