Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-15
CHATTER XIV.


Enid that If it We're broken up and
boiled she might procure some sort of
nourishment for the two children, who
were fast running down in condition.
What Is the matter now inquired
Constance, whose attentive eyes We're
lowering between the cooking stove
and distlling kettle
All the -four and biscuits, with the
exception of two tins reserved for ey-
tremities had been used. She was
striving to concoct cakes of chocolate
out of cocoa. an article more plentiful
than any other food of it's kind in
stock but water could not be spared
and eating dry powder was difficult to
parched palates.
There are two tugboats a trawler
md a Trinity service boat not half a
mile away" said Pyne, land the cliffs
ut Lands End are peppercd with
people"
Surely that is satisfactory. Dad
told me that the Falcon signaled this
morning be was to expect n special Ell
fort TO be made at half tide on the flow
and not on the ebh, as was arranged
u"'
Yes. that is all right so far as it
goes" Pyne leaned forward with the
air of one about to iInpart Information
of great value. "But the extraordinary
thing is that while every man on board
those vessels is thinking like steam
nv" pest 10 Ee' I"lo 'i'e ''Sh'iiouse' we
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Slr. tyne. interrupted constance
suddenly 40 You thInk mat any OF
the men can nave gained access 10 the
storeroom during the niGht"'
II can't say for sure" he replied.
SWhat has put that into your mindf"
The purser ard l examined ali that
was left this morning, and we both
agreed that some of the things had dis
appeared. 1t Is very strange"
Pyne was not wholly prepared for
this mine being sprung on him, so he
essayed to gain time
1T doesn't appeal to me in that light.
There was a miscalculaton about the
water. Why not about the food:"
because my father went through all
the stores personally and portioned
tuciI Out. sonic HouT ana llHDeu meat
have gone; l am quite sure of 1t. The
question Is, Who can have taken them ?
The -four at least .aust have attracted
attention If anybody tried TO eat it,"
"Did you say nll that to the pur-
SER" be asked, suspendlng his labors
and looking at her steadily.
mo; he could not remember exactly
what proportion of the various articles
there ought to be left"
Then take my advice, Miss Con-
stance, and keep on forgetting" he
said.
A quick flush came into her pale
cheeks.
You are not saying that without
good cause? 2" she murrnured.
Il have the best OF reasons. II the
least hint of such a thing goes round
among the men there will be ructlons"
Constance went to the door and
closed it,
ENID" she said, II believe father
and Mr., Pyne have got some dreadful
plan in their minds which they dare
not tell us about"
But the American was not to be cor
nered in such fashion. He opened the
door again and went out pausing on
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