The Washington times., 1909-09-29
SynOpsi Of Chapters Already Published


Eben Nash. a young electrician. sails
from New York on the W~innoWaba. and
mas thee roomsmatcs. two OF whom he
mas thpee roommates. two OF whom he
suspicion. one OF these men is an Eng
tishmans Hicke, by name. and the other
Is tlcketzO. an Italian. Bonner Is the
miro man and he and Nash become fast
irienus The Euglishman turns SugpiCion
10 Nash U"nwarrantably in a poker game
on the first day out. Nash IS accused Of
bting a card sharp, but Mariory Bonner
sng her father assure Nash hat they
poLn believe him innocent.
Flcketzo rifles Nash's trunk and takes
from AZ some electrical apparatus. A
hcaAy ioE settles on the ocean. Passen-
sers rear that they have been lost I'm a
sos ana an hands have been ordered 90
ne in readiness 10 leave the ship on a
moments notice in case of a collision.
me captain announces that the needle
IN me ships compass has become erratic
and that with the absence OF the sun and
Stars due 10 the FOG. sailing is dangerous.
4 develops that there Is a valuable
sulnE or horses on board and that the
vessel Is sailing In circleg Hicke is
tnought TO be the tool Of a big gambler
oy Bonner, but Nash falls under suspic-
ION OF having ooctored the compass. Nash
: sentenced to tho cat-o'-ninc tails but
Eonner tntcrferes to protect Nash from
me lash when the engineer announces
mat the coal has given out. Nash or
ieIk % save the ship. He rigs az a wire
less apparatus and sends a &C q. D."
message. A message comes that they arc
GAG miles from New York Nash sudden
disappears from the ship and one OF
me life boats is also missing. Marj0ry
= tolo by a stowaway that Hicke and
flcketzo are connected with a racing
stable He also tells her he saw two
men carry q third and set him adrift
Nash awaks in the Hfeboat TO fnd ne
rad been cast adrift with a corpse. The
man had been murdered. and Nash found
himself In more trouble TO explain when
he was picked up In the morning by a
hshing smack.
Picked up IN turn by the steamer, the
sailors hand Nash over 10 the captain.
when Il IL found that one Of the cattle
men was missing, and the corpse was
-recosnize6 as that OF the missing man.
Marjory shows that she loves Nash.
and insists in her belief in his innocence
The lovers are interrupted by the opening
OF n door.
Nash throws HIcke out OF the captains
room when the EnElishman Interrupts his
lovemaking. Nash Is threatened with ar
rest for murder when the vessel gets 20
port.
Nash discovers a patch OF cloth which
he had torn from Picketzo's clothes when
ne WAS thrown into the lifehJat-
Mar3ory sees Picketzo sneakinE away
after hurting Nash overheard. She jumps
Into the water TO save her lover from
being crushed and also TO get the piece
OF Ptcketzo's coat which was floating
away. As rescue comes for the pair OF
lovers Nash throws himeelf on a form
skulking beneath the dock.
Jim. the st0waway, is taken 70 the
Boston hotel with the rescued party and
says he killed the mar found in the life
beat. He also told Of seeing Hicke and
Picketzo place Nash in the lifebOat.
Captain Rogers and Marjory's father ar
Eucd with the ship owners that they
should give Nash a chance to prove who
fampered with the ships needle. thus
causing the vessel to sail IN circles FOR
ten days and reach Boston instead OF
London Il Is decided 10 give Nash the .
chance. when the report Is brought that
Hicke and Pfcketzo have escaped from
the ship.
Star, the crooked owner Of the horses on
board the vessel. reaches Boston and de-
mRnds 500. 900 damages. The ship owners
offer a compromise. which Star refuses
Nash shows how star can profit by suing
for $500. 900 and still have his horses In
America FOR the big race meets. Mr.. Bon
ner offers $4,000 Tor Nash's release 20
prove his theory. which offer was refused
Bonner forces the ship owners 20 give
Mask a chance and he is set AZ liberty
20 make his effort TO prove Htcke ana
Picketzo guilty Of fixing the hip needle.
He IS TO report In three weeks.
Nash discovers the marks OF where Two
batteries had been placed on opposite
sides Of the Winnewaba's pilot house he
n then taken sick with diphtherla-