New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

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Indeed. what to Florence had been mere
sllrrnise to Smith, from his nearer point ot OBJ
servatlOn, was a certainty. IheE had tined
to start the Orpheus. He had heard the engine
room signal 'Astern, slow He had heard
the engine start. and was aware that n spite OF
its throbbing the Orpneus lay there, except
for the drift Of the tide as IDLE as a painted
ship upon a painted ocean
WTHEN Smith left Florence at the top of the
w cliff, he had had no very definite plan
So far as 1t was plan at all II was SIMPLY %
sail alongside the OrPheuS before she 60 fully
under way. Chamber aboard, and order her 20
| stop. There was q pretty good chance ne
| thought that her master would obey E.Tl- n
spite OF his temporary detection % Beaumont
| side If he failed here, he would 60 below
| The engineer and the rest OF the crew were
| probably loval % him, It anv rate II they All
failed him he must. IN some way CT other
| single handed. disable the tugs engines
| Whatever might be necessary. the one thing
| about which he had no doubt at al was that
the Orpheus was not to be permitted to sa-l
| for Georgetown that night with Beaumont
But the evident inability of the tug 20 move
| had suddenly brought TO his mind q new and
rather luminous SJTTuISe- some one else had
| taken hand IN the game, some one who had
! not wasted an hour under the silk cotton trees,
| some one who had kept watch while he had
| gone blindlv on. Tapped IN false security, and
| rejecting on O 'BrIen's absence from home.
| when he had 50 confidently expected % md
| him there, the manager was lett n very -tt-r
| doubt as to who that some one was
| For perhaps fifteen minutes there were signs
| of confusion aboard the OrpheuS a Iaugllng
Of contradictory signals from the engine room.
| and the intermittent thud of machinery lnjI-
| Gated that 1t did not seem 10 be running quite
| right
| vt last a man ,Iambered over The side and
| cranked up the little gasoleue motor m the
| launch. Then the four passengers. with their
| =
| Two minutes later they were chugglng dole
| fully back to the landing
! SUDDENLY Smiths attention was caught
- by a nearer object a nipple IA the water,
| a red head and a muscular arm the evident
| cause of 1t.
| rs that YOU my boy3' he heard q voice
inquire. You can take me aboard now.
| There VIII be nothing more doing tonight
And At that. O'Brien. IN his shirt and drawers.
scrambled over the stern : COau-ng Of the little
catboat- His teeth were Cha-ter-ug. us If he
had been a good while IN the water.
| Smith swung the little boat off che wind.
| and had the SAL drawing full before he spoke
/ 81 don't know what It IS YOU ye done" he sa.I
| at last quietly, " but whatever 10 -s 70 VII
take me a long while 20 thank YOU tor IT,.
| "Oh,' said O'Brlen. " I've Just been swim
ming around Then after moment he added.
| The OrpheuS seems To- have had a bit ~ an
accident
| Smith laughed 'Yes She does" ne s4iI
Have You any idea what sort of accident 1t
"Wen" said O'Brien, iudIcialIy. it looks
! 10 me is if, somehow OF other the outer thrust
| block had worked loose, If not corue oft en-
| trely- II that had happened. when NcAll,~tyr
started To reverse,-and ne has 20 reverse to
| get out Of that little pocket where We keep the
| OrpheuS muored.-wheu he started 20 reverse.
| YOU VIII observe. the screw propeller would
| walk right off the end of the shaft and would
be resting now IN about thirty tathous yf
water.
Smith put the catboat about and made SAIL
not for the landing where the launch was a.
| ready tying up, bat for another a little farther
up the harhor.
| There was no more conversation between
| them until IN OBren's quarters they had
settled down for quiet smoke and q cup of tea.
| Well sand Smith, II your diagnosis of
! the accident 70 the Orpheu, IS correct, She IS
/ laid up for some little time.
! "Nc-,' said O'Brie0, until saw. ~iN hours
! from the time / send a diver down % ,u. *
after the propeller. And that vyu harr,u
| until broad considerations of public prGry
| lead YOU u order me to-
| smith smoked awhile, IN thoughtful silence.
| Well he sand az last, Il -ha'u't le .,h,c tp
attend the stu,Lholler-' meeting, tu- Beau
| mont won I either and that block, h,~ game