The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-04-12

The two women shut themselves in
their room and held a whispered con-
rference over their final movements.
During his rounds over the slippery,
spray-washed deck the captain raped
at their door. Mrs. Nolan went to it.
Passengers are forbidden to go on
deck" he said. Everybody below
will stay downstairs. The wind is
strong and the sea high. Keep your
door locked. How is Mrs. Goddard ~
excited, but I think she will soon be
asleep" and she closed the door as he
walked away.
THAT was splendid reply" said
Mrs. Goddard. approvingly. Every
thing is working well; the deck will
be entirely deserted. To be on the
safe side, wait till ten o'clock. Re-
member, you are to do it all now, 1t
depends on you. If they press YOU
too hard for explanations. go into hys-
terics. You surely can do that"
II presume can; but oh, my Lord!"
''Don't begin that; we are here for
battle. Do you remember every de-
tail now?'
"As if they made up my whole life
and my life depended on my knowing
them"
''Well, think you'll do. Don't for
get to yell at the top of your lungs,
and if they should want to open the
closet don't let them do it, if you
nave to knock somebody down.
''I'll prevent it if 1 can. It would
be awful for us to be caught in this.
We must carry,it through
''Be sure there is no one looking
when-when I am supposed to make
the plunge" Mrs. Goddard made a
peep-hole at the side of the window
curtain, which was always drawn
down, and peered out on deck. cts
as dark as Erebus out there" she
said.
silent till the bells struck the hour of
ten.
Nov, lock me in. Remember, when
the coast is clear for me to come
out, you are to signal three times
softly-so!" And Mrs. Goddard raped
on the door of the closet with her
knuck.es.
II understand" said Mrs. Nolan,
firmly. "Now get in and let's have
it over with"
"You needn't look so excited"
smiled Mrs. Goddard, as she sat down
on the stool in the closet and drew
her skirts round her ankles.
II am not any more so than you
are" retorted Mrs. Nolan. "Ive seen
you in good many tight places. and
have never seen just such funny
look about your mouth
Mrs. Goddard made failure of her
next smile.
81 actually feel as if were being
buried alive; ugh! Shut me in and
act your part as if your salvation de-
pended on it."
Mrs. Nolan made no response as she
shut the door; she seemed to have
lost her voice. She turned the key,
drew it from the lock, and put it into
her pocket. AS she did so her fingers
touched its duplicate. This gave her
an idea, and she raped on the closet
door and then opened it.
"Well?" inquired the prisoner, with
a white, startled stare.
81 have both the keys" explained
Mrs. Nolan. Perhaps you ought to
keep one. If anything should hap
pen-any Academic me you would
be in a fix. This. morning I found
that the door could be opened from
the inside"
"Lucy, you are sharper than I am;
never would have thought of that"
The ship rose on a great swell and
rolled far over on its side. throwing
Mrs. Nolan into the closet. She
braced herself against the wall and
held on to the swinging door till
the ship had righted itself.
"Don't lose any more time," said
Mrs. Goddard. "Wait until we go over
on one of those swells and then give
the alarm"
Mrs. Nolan locked the closet again
and then went to the outer door and
opened it. A fierce wind blew upon
her and binding cloud of spray
drenched her to the skin. But when
it had lifted little she looked out
and along the deck. No one was in
sight. The Cleopatra rose4on a giant
wave and slowly rolled over on her
side. 1t was the moment Mrs. Nolan
was expecting. She ran to the rail-
ing Of the deck, leaned towards the
water and then began to scream at