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SLORYJ
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A mysterious code end r strong Americano,*" th climbed abroad, hi. heart beat,
roming into the room Sh ing loudly with eicitemenl.
a brave American Boy. anall. with a kind. Phe ^budding, that ftoused
la. the Warner Oil Company were
Juan gathered hrr hi. dark outline* in the fog. the
YOUNG Juan Pern hud- arms. Hrr one interest in life main entrance guarded by a
dlrd over the wnall, home-
made iHort wjvr *-t hit brown .
m hU future. He longed for
the day when be could make
night watchman. Hr could
nevrr get by there.
r*n 'j,;,-! with fitllrmmL enough money lo prevent hrr Hr darted through ihe Jiad.
Yea, thai an it! Hr wa cer-
hot king to hard o toward the back. A rail-
"I will uon
be deeping. road track ran into ibr yardt.
tain : - The hurt. >l a carlo
Madrr ima." he promi>ed. kiafr- He tupped through the open
li|uli rn the lame. A ing her work-worn handt- gate, careful not to get inlo the
trangr code the wave Hr ran back lo hit room. He way of die headlight on a loco-
length rr.rrvrd for Uniicd mutt catch that tnruagc- motive pitching oil can-
Stain Goimunml Servitr! through again he In a window in the main
Golly'" Juan e.daimrd. pnftlv. refill I building a light burned. Juan
"I*vt git io break that code nothing. Far fivr . the hurried to it and livtened. A
I've pi* got to'" tlrangr code crackled c man fcat talking on the trie-
the night air. Then it srd phone hi back 10 thr windaw.
Fo( Jap no- he had worked ,

It looked likeKarl Warner.

at nothing lb. Since hr had
With the dictionary. Juan
hern eleven, cdr* had fauCM-
began to Rudy. For an hour he
led him. Cad and l ngli aj[1 .
orkrd, forgetting rvrrything^ SUDDENLY Juan heard a
Hi. leather, had been amu^-d but the code. bullet cradi into ihe wall
at hi. intern! in French. Italian Then one word appeared near where he wa .landing. He
and Gmnin. Warner. Another. Vna Str.ner. turned and ran into the gloom.
Orrman! Then Lily Bod And Rrate'i Footilrpi followed him. A
rrad
Thai
itir
m it! Hr had trird to

odd code mrua^rv in

Cove.
Warner
It an
Oil
makingtrowr* The
Company wat in
number o! men weir aftrr him
Thrv closed .n on all tide*
Iin K Ii,h. Ftmrh and Italian I'iralr't Coir, len mile* from Juan ran do-n a dark alley ll
Only German remained. And Palm Springs -here Juan lived Ird lo a pirr A largr tankrr
iiWtm German He a> certain And the Lily Bud. an oil tanker wa> anchored thrre, ihe Ijly
belonged to Karl Warner. Bud. A. he read the name, law-
Hr ran into the living room Soon h* had the completr men following faun, came up
-here lie kept hi) jcliool booki. meagr. It wi>
fantastic he He leaped lo the deck ol the
"I he German -EngliJi dictionary- could hardly believe it. boal into ihr arm ol a >ailo*
He threw on a Ught coat, wIki caughl him >n a firm gra-u.

Hit mother*! light voice turned off hii bedroom light -Well, what"* tJw> all djootf
called from the kitchen. and dipped quietly out of the be growled
window. He didn'l want lo The othrn came aboard and
gone to bed?" worry hit mot lie but he muit
, Juan wa> dragged intu a unall
"Not yrt. Madrr mia. I mini find that tending ML, cabin- Hr ua hit captor* were
do aooic it'." he replied- A .trret car tan from Palm all employee* of ihe Wrn
"You need your deep tc be Springv to Pitate't Cove. He Oil Company.
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"WhM wrrr you >.; M Palm Springt before the Lirf in thr rrf^ilar era ki*i clolhri
round for. Kid?" >.knl
i

Juan thought fatt and. rriur-

m Hud put oul 10 -*a He would
lake the code tnfwagr to hi*
Juan Uk
*ith a curiout tmilr.
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Unity, mid > lie. friend. JarV Sharum. a member "W ell, finally *nappin|; OUt
"I, 1 wa jut looking (or l of the Cost, Guard. Hr would of i\T" hr auVrd.
place lo ilerp, nr," he Mid knot, what lo do. Juan looked uSr i^uetlion in

whif. "Palm Spring, all out." be h hrart.

The iwr laughed heard thr eo*-.ducine calling, "Not vet, ion, but *oori. Thai
"All ihi' ricilemenl over and knew hr had fallen MMrp. f-
tnre. it joe Crrtpi, ortr

litlb bum." one aid. Hr MM off and harried to- dVm rum runner. After repeat
"
I'm not to ure." relied an- ward thr CoAN Guard Stalio'i. b# (hret. in wnh Karl ^itlttr,
other.** He WW n doping about Then a car appeared oul of thr Hf in the lodow-i on
the window ouiudc [lie bovt't fog. itt light, blajing, rill etc* W'arnrr't butinrtt at.d it *rti
in ihr dark Juan leaped atide eanly at you tu.pectrd. Tlt<M
Ah. I

thought I rould ineak inu'de

m the lifiht Mid at
btirtl
ihr
of
mon.irr raced pa. -\
maihmr gun nrr aplit
mrtta^r you cot ofi thr air
uuii mi loaded with dyna-
out cf ihe fog." Juan addrd. ihr night. mite. Andour men mrJBfd it- If
"Ii'i O K. Ma." the he frl- it hadn'l been for you uS. here
lo*r, who had caught him. taid.
"He ran'i take Eric,"dmo, It'AN fell behind a large
* truck. Only lh tavrd him
Juan iaf a nionilrr of the
Mai retorted" "Lor* him up ocean drpthi thrutt itflf up
Mow. We'll get rid of him from tuddrn dra:h. Thr War- out of the * atrr and fog. A
later." uef C jnc r taking no gigantic tuhmariiie' Quirt v 1

"M( anm^?*' han.rt. Thrt had tent that nim m>le out of her to* er and
"Do a. you're told and .hut ur ua follow Mm on the rhancv bexan lo male lirr fail lo the
up." Ma* .aid thorily "ill rr- that hr MJWt'l timpl* a hornr- Lily Bud.
lett bum "Cretpi." a toicr called.
'
Hie olhrrt went ba.t la He poitrd himwlf on ihr *Vn
Captain, and right on
their pout. ball, of ht* frri and tuddenlv time." Cretpi replied.
"Come on. Kid." Eric aid dathrd arrr-t. thr iirert. itumb- "Da* it toot." the manger
*"*t ou bumped into thr mom; linU intn the mttMnCt of ihr taid a> hr Iraped aboard.
phrr tonight. Bui lav low. III Al that moment a whittle
you aim hurt. Jim Lrrp rang put.
.h.>ii Mr Ml a tharp rang out and both thipt were
your mouth thirt." pain tlab him in thr uSouidrr caught in light at bright at the
He Ird Juan to a low,, cabin at a bullet fmiud it> mark, and n n al noon. Juan tmm that they
end locked him in. frll headl<.!. at thr frrt of Jatl t>rrr lurroundrd by COM guard
Juan rralwcd thai nrtuf Sharum. t.ho had rome run- cuttrrv On the *av home Jack
at more imponji* than hr ntnj out at the >ound of tun explained.
liad ..opened Hr had It. *
pro. 'otl know mott of ihe ttprr.
tape. Ihr -tii harrrd hv
(
. "Good I^trd. lnan What', Warner rai rrfueltng .Nan
thick glat. openrd inward*. He th.t ail bowT* Ja.k riilaimed. iubt in American coatial watert
|uu ruU reach ir II *J* tniall. a. hr hrlprd ihr bov into hi. contrary to our law. We've
bui to hian Sonirw lirrr oftcr. potted thr Von Stri ner before.
a bote he hrard Trie watting Ihr pain vat aful and but alwan beyond
Karl and forth. Qimkly he Juan knr that hr kit Ectn limit*. So, until li ih< our
raw-d himwlf through the far- tc pan out. for rVftyillif the way.
H a. hand' fere lied. B; ,'

irrttMg black If he did. nuacfi there i. a powerful thort wave

When the fi-^.trr.. Hrrr ., lime Mould he lcv.1 and lime let inWarner', ofnc, He won't
the fir end of the boat, he tat an important rtrm. He need any more. I mrntionrd
it
.lipped mm the told water, br- forced h.mtelf out of il and. to the Captain that vol might
io*! Hr came up and |ii*t a. *>ith a cry cf anguiih, tat up knot, lomeonr who could ute
he bn*kr >>aier. a -hot rang and began lu tell hit tiorv lo it Think you'd Iikr
out Hr dated , kJm under h.. frirnd. "Goih. would I" Juan ex-
!

the txn a khtlr. At ihr nn.th he handed Mm claimed.

f mailt he tame up for jir. the endja met^gr lhal lir had "And there'i an appointment
tuntlaled and decodrd t p Annapolii waiting for you
Ihr Ul> IW
Hf .?am quJkU 'And don't Irate mr be. nr\t vrar when vou finith hiph
li> thr tharr. I'anir up - ^ hand." hr cwsianrdL at hr frll
r
thooI." Jack added 'Thai i.
the (limit of the arner yard-, W forward at la.t. too fral a.-d of courvr. if you want it"
and ran through thr drn.r fi-^ tired lo rrti.l Golly, gee:" Juan yelped,
Whtn hr came lo. he w.it pinching himtelf lo >ef if it nil
He fUtt caught rhe Palm oner Man on the U!> Bud But
S,
; car He knew hr must imCrad of W jrnrr". mrn. [rawmf
get lo the Coatl Guard Station Coa^ Guard. mru nets dro-rd
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