The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15

BRED l. TIE BONE.

BY PATRYCN VAUsE

I GulckcnrG machinery took his att@n-
| tiCn. VITA Il curse at his iniirmitics
c' 'ni"l and body he switched off the
ESh, staggered to tAc ladder and
SLOWLY clamD"rcd on deck. AS he
drew his lcg3 out Of thr companion
the h0at made a steep dip: hastily
nanslng-to the hatrh. Dnr"F grabbed a
, h'r,''ie ana stared ahou' h'm.
lhc nlg:lt was heavy with the mrn-
ace of sturn. Though Il myriad stars
o'e'n''o ahcad. II" !'"ii%oh 10 WIND
""'" WI" "DSc"r"a WIN ''""IS. IN"
H'ioh& hca"-wind blew w"i and sharp
wv" spray 'hat Stun% III" E"nl"hantS $
''' u'' anu HoS'rliH Exc mn" san. Ni'h
'''' Vt surprise Il" saw '"e men
'.""'''"S IVY II iaa''''|' a'"
"!'''Hh'hS 'orn'Ho gear was beng rap
"o'"h. '"lH'lS "'"h
i" '''.' 'ol''--"'S II o! '2"F o.
''> -'ne S''@""r'.' '"!"'r"
,,
,,,5,, ''''''"'" us laod'r Il &"'riih2
1.' ", I" % sea meeting IN" H"!t Dew
'" ,,',:',. oyer 'hc 'or'raS'Ir aAI
~, ''!"'tS' contact "'iH
. 'o"''9 VI spray restored Duf'
,.',n .,,'',''"''".' ' '"r drrnrhcI SUD
'"H wee! '"& MS eyes, wn"h h" "3-
'''"'
| '!'' 'ri"" no. III Voir"
! ~" N'h Nrltrm"ni. would y
/ '''' ~ n''''F o''oW' Sn"S throwln'
~ ""''r ATT br'dS'& Xix" il
/
,.;.,. sou W ~ IL "''' '''N"h' 81"
,'''" n'o'c IMAM $h''' maN!n' over IS
"'"'H, -o'"N. %rnnl@h. 'Why are
" cut an run. LOCK there: i'll
/ '''"p"F" rhr sub. handing his bmocu-
, '"''' ah" ShooiinS an arm west-by
'"", L. r'nf Dig boats. Ovcrnauling
/ ''' s'"'SS 700. Ncll fight. though. if
/ IL '''h'S |" mat. Sorry didn't report.
! S''' "aS waiting till there's moro
/ certainty ABOUT them.
'"r'F S'eadlcd himself and took Il
!'''s 'ooN at inc distant strangers lead
ing down on their port quarter.
[hcy'rc none Of ours. What are
! lheE DONG there? | just reckon the
reading boat S a smart thing. an III
take some lckin'," he snapped out,
quick as his heart was beating
The acting iieutcn nodded empha-
| -
he scrccrhcd against the furry CT
wihd. Fhe look l got before that
strcak OF cloud camc up. gave them
away. Guess the Alliance have run
"nt hNin' squadron also. Keen look
outs ihcH must have. They've SiSill cd
Us. InrE shifted nine points 10 the
/ west ara. and pat on speed. louks as
/ II tney know something ahont ms."
! lheS We taken tho pas as We
, cleared the Caicos. Running for San
, iiago and the trans portS.' cried Dur.
eF. and Snatchel Tie binoculars ont OF
tn" hent"nants hands.
AS h" stared AT the cncmy, envy.
| vehement and drSpicablc SwrD, into
! nm. for we'll he knew the Spccdy's
! commander was cool and coilccird
while il was himself wno was growing
. Hurried and painfully apDrcncnsiyr.
Was NJ a coward physically as we'll
as morally. he asked himself. and in-
Htantly was eating his heart in bitter.
ness at his Unborn puS.lanimity.
lie vas moving to the binnaclc when
4 sharp cry broke from the acting lien.
tenant. "By tho Powers. they've opcncd
Ere.' and the sm0thcrcd report al
was volcanic eruption OF rc,l.hot
SplinterS and sparks amidshiD as TIC
night-Spcnt Drojcctila Topped aeains,
the base of the mainmast. crashed
through the deck, and wrecked every,
thin& in the afterpart Of the vessel
Durcy recovered himself from tho
ltart hridgc'railS against which he had
been hurled with the sudden topping
Of the ,hrash"d lull. The acting lieu
tenant lay in bloody heap beside the
wheel. and from aft came shrill cries
ana hoarsr Nhps Of tortured bodies.
For the moment he WINGED. and fell
hopeless feeling possess him. bu
, the next nc was bending over his in
sensible Jnhior \ second projectil,
ricochette" over The seas wide to star
BOARD Sehulng up great showers o
snowy hrtnc visible in the night;
third plunged short by 10 feet off tn,
port quarter. The enemy could pla,
u good game at long bowls.
u Bear hand. here. some OF vol