The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
VOYAGE OF THE PULO WAY
RECORD OF SOME sTRANeE DoINes At SEA.
BY CARLTON DAVE Copyright by RI Fenno Co.

do you join us in this. Miss
Waltham?"
Join you?" she echoed.
81 mean that you are perfectly
safe, and that you need not identify
yourself with Hayling or with me.
But if you do, and the captain gets
to know of it, he may treat you as
an enemy"
81 would rather he did," she said
boldly 81 have decided, Mr.. Ravens
ford. Go and rescue your friend.
will keep guard, and if those hor-
rid men appear l will let you
know"
What was by courtesy called the
storeroom seemed to be a portion
of the after-hold which had been
partioned off. 1t was a room of
considerable space, and thoroughly
well stocked with cases and bags of
every description. In a partly open
box on one side | saw a substantial
crowbar, the obvious use of. which
wwas instantly apparent. This I
laid carefully on one side. foresee-
, ing an immediate use for it. Then
hastily l began to remove the bags
and packing cases from the for
ward bulkhead against which they
were stacked, and behind which lay
the unfortunate Hayling.
There were tins of biscuits, cases
Of liquor, bags of -four, rows of
what not; but gradually l slipped
them aside until | had cleared
narrow passage up to the bulkhead.
Against this l knocked rather
| eagerly, and in the short interval
that followed l harbored many dis
tressing thought; but presently my
signal was answered. and | at once
| retreated for the aforementioned
crowbar, it being the very instru-
ment for the occasion.
AS came to the foot of the stairs
beheld the girl peeping down.
I'VE shall soon have him out
now" said I.
That's good
"No one stirring?"
"No one. But it's awfully lonely
up here"
ooh, may II" There was no doubt
| ABOUT the WISH,
"If you would rather"
Without more ado she slipped
through the aperture, descended
the ladder and stood trembling be-
side me. Then ! sprang up the lad
der and closed the trapdoor after
me. We weer in for it now, and
trapped nicely if discovered; but
the exigencies Of the situation al
lowed no other mode of procedure.
Caught or not, there would be some
satisfaction in knowing that We
were all together
Therefore, without more ado,
seized the crowbar and vigorously
attacked the bulkhead, which soon
began to yield to my exertions. Bit
by bit l worked fly way In between
the beams, and soon as | was en-
abled to get fair purchase the
cracking of timbers told of the ex-
cellent Roadway / was making. 1t
was not difficult task, though the
bulkhead was built with, some
nicely. and soon had the satisfac-
ton of being able to speak to Hay
ling through the aperture. Renewed
assiduity resulted, and in little
while the aperture had grown wide
enough to admit of the passage Of a
body. Then Hayling, in weak
voice. called through, while the girl
came to the aperture and held the
lamp. al
The poor fellow was so weak that
I had the greatest difficulty in get
| hi int CT hlt
once there I soon preached the wine
and gave him a few mouthfuls OF
claret. Then little by little | fed
him with biscuit soaked in wine
, and to show that hunger was the
,, chief cause Of his weakness, he
, presently said, with smile:
, "Old chap. Pm starving"