Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10

and heaving in the pillows. 1t was a
gloomy company about the ward room
table. Upon each and all hung an oppres-
sion of spirit. Capt. Parkinson came from
his cabin and went on deck Constitution
ally he was nervous and pesslmistic man
with a fixed belief in the conspiracy Of
events. banded for the undoing of him and
his. Blind dubious conditions racked
his soul, but real danger found him not
only prepared, but even eager. Now his
face picture of foreboding.
''Parky looks as if Davy Jones was pull
ing on his string" observed the ppant
Ives to his neighbor.
"Worrying about the schooner. Hope
Billy Edwards saw or heard or felt that
squall coming replied Forsythe giving
expression to the anxiety that all felt.
Hes a good sailor man." said Ives.
land that's a stanch little schooner, by
the way she handled herself
"Oh, 1T will be all right" said Carter
confidently THE winds moderating
now
But there's 10 telling how far out of
the course this may have blown him.
Barnett came down. dripping.
Anything new" asked DR.. Trendon.
The navigating officer shook his head. 1
Nothing. But the captains in state of
mind" he said.
Whats wrong with him?'
THE schooner Seems possessed with
the notion that there's something wrong
with her"
aren't you feeling little that way
look around before turn in
He left behind him silent crowd. His
return was prompt and swift.
Come on deck he said
Every man leaped as to order. There
was that in Forsythes voice which stunS.
The weather had cleared somewhat, though
scuddng wrack still blew across them to
the westward. The ship rolled heavily.
OF the sea naught was visible except the
arching waves, but In the sky they beheld
again. with a sckening sense of disaster.
that pale and lovely glow which had be-
wldered them two nights before.
THE aurora cried Mcclure, the pay
master
"Oh, certainly" replied Ives, with sar-
casm. Dead in the west Common spot
for the aurora. Particularly on the edge
of the South Seas. where they are Thick
'"Then what is it?''
Nobody had answer Carter fastened
forward and returned to report.
"Its electrical, anyway" said Carter.
1.-THE compass Is queer again"
Edwards ought to be close to the solu-
ton of It," ventured Ives. This gale
center of interest,"
'If only he isn't involved in It," said
Carter anxously.
What could there be to involve him?'
II don't know" said Carter slowly.
Somehow I feel as II the desertlon Of the
schooner was In some formidable manner
connected with that light"
For perhaps fifteen minutes the glow
continued. 1t seemed to be nearer at hand
than on the former sighting; but 1t took no
comprehensive form. Then 1t died away
and all was blackness again. But the Of
fcers Of the Wolverine had long been In
troubled slumber before the sensitive COM
pass regained its exact balance, and with
the shifting wind to misead her, the
cruiser had wandered. by morning, man
might know how far from her course.
All day long Of June the Wolverine.
baffied by patches of mist and moving rain
squalls patrolled the empty seas without
sighting the lost schooner. The evening
brought an envelope Of fog again, and
presently light breeze came up from the
north. An hour of 1t had failed to dispense
the mist, when there was borne down to
the warship a Tapping sound as of great
wings The Tapping grew louder-waned
-ceased-and from the lookout came a
hail.
ships lights three points on the star
board quarter"
What do you make 1t out to be-" came
the query from below.
Green lights all I can see, sir" There
was pause
There's her port light now Looks to
be turning and bearing down on us, sir.
Coming dead for us''-the mans voice