The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-06

for at bow and stern she foated high
There was no fire. though there had
been disastrous one. The rear halt
OF the deck had been burned-the blanks
gone from an interior that yawned
black, the wheel a charred heap OF
! useless spokeS and wire. the compass a
melted mass. and all about a forest of
masts, spars, tunnels and a lot of other
| thlngs which Hedderley knew nothing
of, rearing stark naked black lengths
against the air
| The passenger cabins had not been
damaged. They were much as Hedder-
/ ley remembered them before-weIl. be-
fore the STORM The buffet seemed to
be intact; and as Hedderiey found the
bourbon bottle and separated four fin
gers Tor Immediate use. he gave his
first sigh of relief and whispered:
| starvation. drowning-death in
many forms-may threaten me: but
from the looks of things 1 shan't die
of thirst
The clamorings of a sorely tried and
thoroughly emptied stomach drove him
10 a search for the Kitchen" He
hadn't the least idea where he might
md II. His impression was that il
was in the neighborhood of what some
! oooy had called the poop deck. but
where in blazes was the poop deck? He
resolved that there must be a apath To
IL from the dining saloon, ana he knew
Wnere that was. So from the dining
saloon he began his search. 1t led him
along labYrinthian course throu9f
pantr1es and passa geways, and brought
MN 10 huge room of blackened wood.
work ana broken glass and pots, pans
and ,ettles, but no food.
However, there was bound To ne food
somewhere. And he made a desperate
dash for a big charred door at the fur
Their end.
saved! he cried. For before him
ana 10 each side of him. in boxes and
crates and buckets and cans. was food
And not thing was damaged,
he ripped open tin of cardines and
STANDING, ate ravenously. A second tin
-and he decided to sit down There
. las no place to sit except on the floor,
so ne sat there; and. with fresh cans
ana cartons OF crackers at his hand. and
IN solemn silence, broken only by the
inliu raSp of the SarGine box against
the floor and the crisp munching of
crackers. feasted.
Suddenly his jaws ceased to vorl.
ana the sardfne box became still. willis
MS overstrained heart thumped desper-
ateiy A strange noise had entered
Scratchiness-
Hedderiey turned sharply And
pun terrier, with a great black spot |
encircling his right eye. stopped short
IN the noor dozen feet away. wageed |
ms stub of a tail. and whined begeinelv
You bet your life you may,'' laughed |
heooerley- And a moment later the |
DOG, in his arms. was licking his face
patted
Gee, it is good to meet somebody,
ierVently declared Hedderley. holding
the dog of for a good look.
He divided with his guest. and the in /
errupted feast was resumed. The pile |
u emptied tins grew and grew. The H
Jog, eventually. was satisfied, but He'd II
ierieS didn't know that he ever would Il
luit eating Until a rumble of thun- II
Ter brought him to stand. He looked
u the dog The dog looked at him.
what are we going to do about il.
80. ne asked. weakly
The dog srowled as a second rumble
onhdeo, and the vessel began to roll
Aedderley sighed. and his complexion
'ecamc pale green
Now, | guess this fool wreck will go