The Delta independent., 1896-09-16
CHAPTER IN.

morning WIN Il DeWIuSilhS iSSihS VI
vague apprehension. The absence OF all
motion in the ship, the unusual and IL
tense silence, had a depressing effect.
The engines had not yet started; taat ut
least was evident. Kenyon was one Of
the first on deck. lie noticed that the
pumps were still working at their fun
speed, and that the steamer had still the
ominous list to port. Happily the
weather continued good, 50 far rs the
quietness of the sea was concerned. y
slight drizzle of rain had set in, and
the horizon was not mauy miles from
the ship. There would not be much
chance of sighting another liner while
such weather continued.
Before Kenyon had been many min
utes on deck Edith Longwortl came up
the corrpanionway. She approached
him with n smile on her face.
'Well," he said, you, at least, do not
seem to be suffering any anxiety be-
cause of our situation"
Really" she replied, Il was not
thinking of that at all, but about some
thing else. Can you not guess what
Il is?"
NO" he answered. hesitatingly.
What is it?"
"Have you forgotten that this is Sum
day morning?"
Is II! VI course IL Us. 'o iai ''
am concerned ume seemed 20 s'oP wheii
the engines oiohe uowh' pu' uo ho'
unoers'aha why ouhoaS ne'' any
thihs III part'cuiar:
Doh your "eii' ior eisci "H'
has been thinking for the last two or
three Gays very earnestly On oi,e par'i.
uiar euoJec'' I'm us'o'i' az
sunday morning. aho no IAN" III sis NJ
i'enec' ~, a hoe
nehyon iaee o.,shn
An nc cr,eo' sec VIVA, yoi mean
now. MISS brewster caoie inessasc
VIII not appear IN tnis morn we"
iofk Argus
VI course IL Will not; ana don't you
see, also, that when we do arrive you
will have an equal chance IN the race.
II we get in before next Sunday, your
telegram to the London people VIII 20
as quickly Us her cable dispatches TO
New York; thus you will he saved the
humiliation OF seeing the substance of
your report in the London papers be-
fore the directors see the report itself.
1t is not much, to be sure, but still II
puts you on equal terms, while II we
had got into Queenstown last night that
would have been impossible.
kenyon laughed.
WELL he said, "for such a result the
cause is rather tremendous, isntt? 1t
is something like burning down the
house TO roast the pig!"
ny n nj
phere cleared and showed in the dis
tance steamer, westward bound. IT
evidently belonged to one of the great
ocean lines. The moment it was sight
ed there huttcred up in the masthead
number OF signal flags, and people
crowded to the side OF the ship to watch
the effect on the outgoing vessel Min
ute after minute passed, but there was
no response from the other liner. Peo-
pie watched her with brcathless anx-
iety, MS though their fate depended on
their noticing their signals. OF course.
everybody thought that she must see
them but still she steamed westward.
cloud OF black smoke came out OF her
tunnel and then long, dark trail, like
the tail OF a comet, hoated out behind
her, but no notice was taken OF the fut-
tering hags at the masthead. For more
than an hour the steamer was in sight;
then she gradually faded away into the
west, ana nnaiIy disappeared.
This incident had q very depressing
erect on the passengers Of the disabled
snip. Although every of Ger had main
tained there was no danger, yet the
hoaung away OF that steamer seemed
somehow to leave them alone. and poo
pie, after gazing toward the west, until
not Vestige OF her remained in the bor-