Putnam patriot., 1909-08-13

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 "'rhen. for heavens soke. let the yacht out iet her out. Put her up tn her llMHti cried Dufant There's q life al stake. and we've get to beat that fog" tle dashed ioto tue wheel iiouse and Eianced at the ehfpnomefef Blanes'' he yelied ssbc isu't even up Co her asefaeet Whats the matter aewn in the engine rnamYi
 "OulY one itai<er. slr' answered Iarued considerably diseoncefted sklIae.s on slek t9days'
 ..i he deeii sou say nnraat blufted
 Then hc commenced ta shed clothing Ike lightning change artist In iess mn minute tbere lay scattered : ,uHa white cup. white coat a eillr cuffs. neektie and various pieces expensive jewetry and uurant. get ling the slHews of his arms Into play as he ran. descended into the coal Fit, and snatched shovel
 uA litt lFAt1tti tNftiiHA VI AAif htfR'k had telling effect The boilers warm ed up. the steam gauge recorded high. TT pressure. and The Wolverine cieaved the sullen. heavy waters with deeper sNathe. cutting il wave that spread nndulatlngiy and maJestleally broad 4IstAhce on either side of her
 There wasn't anything to interfere with the yachts eourse@no other craft Il her way, no waves to dodge or buf let. no shoals to avoid and no channels h keep to. All was clear sailing and t would seem as though there was nothing to check or to retard the mag ulicent floating palace from winning n her race with the bank of fog which appeared indefinite leagues beyond Eui the Wolverine had never before raced with death. and fog is treaeher ons and has hidden ways of It's own
 The stokers fed Inc furnaces ms fast and as vigorously as human being could work. Burants blood fairly leap ing with an appreciation of the terri fstne need fer effert The engineer almost mofiuniess at his vigil at the steam gnuge watched for the ounces af steam and used them as they accu muated Those above were getting the launch ready to lower. preparing life lines and belts and hauling out thick hawsers- hawsers they were. for the object being pursued was HOW pialulY visible. and n houscboat Isn't the easiest thing In the world to capture and take Into tow.
 cant yea let her out more f' Laraed shouted down through the telephone There wns n note of desperation In his voice
 sshe,s away up. sir. hut I'll try to i've her auathe liftr' called back the engineer And the stokers realizing the demands. redeuhled their efforts at tHe coal blns
 Rlght ia the midst of the high pres sure and tho sAimmug speed the sig nal rang te slow down-to reduce 10 the miaimam aud simultaneously the Wolverines feghorn walled out help less, rn5fes blast
 puraut threw down his shovel and leaned weakly against pillar He stared hopeiessly at the engineer
 Well it sounds as though we'n in for it' broke out the engineer tn netu- tant resignation.
 Theu pnrant climbed to the deek and groned his way forward 10 where lac found tarned getting into an oil 10th siieker The disappointment of both men was keen Their manner tully attested 1t
 "pd you Hnaily make out what il, wasy puaut asked, stretching wea- rIly to relieve hts tIred muscles
 .sone If ,hese eeed for nothing house boats that hang along the inlets. II must have got loose somehow. There was a woman ahcard-a girl replied Iarned We got to within quarter ef mile. almost within hailing dis tanee She was waving something at Us and l was signaling her when the fog ate Der up. and in another minute n covered us l suppose sir. We might as well turn about and feel our WAY up e GraveSendFF
 eWith helpless girl smothercd in tae fog eat here.a naraut snortea wIth a eaad deal ef contempt Not en your Hfet Nell laA to ana keep with fae llde 1T We stay here SlN weeks.
 \ ssase ef immense de<olatten sese tfgd esvt the Woiverine. Supper waS eaten d.spu.sedly. and the crew idled around ln n5 0lssd Cor taking puganI Wta wzs aEsin clean and clothed. smoked and paced aud fuMed tro@ 0ae rnt uf tlH yacht ta the other fHHtas ef t#e ussteesS ef the slrl aud the anguish af ter Irenas baek on the shsfe. ENes HtJe whils he swerc bs, cause ef she soss ef the last quarter nsIe
 Foy Hsv benss they drifted, and dur, fag aa thai Hme n intervals ef only 8 ullbUse er lWo the boarSe foghern of tue yacht below ed cut It's cries Ike some aYsnE deuaon. to he answercd by other bSt0sNgsi n0uadering water erMft eansltg as de>elate. Occasionally sAe warning notes af bell buoy rang ous dolefuiiy aPsgtsiag them that they
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