The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-23

whats wrong? Don't De tooi'
Keep your nerves. Send sense"
The touch OF the key had brought
him thoroughly to himself. His nerve
tighteued and his bead grew cool as ne
drove his message 6ercely out into the
storm.
He paused. listening eagerly, ana
again the receiver began to click. al
most as wildly. as insanely, MS before.
Only the skilled operator could make
out ODD"
"A distress signal" he gasped. ITS
come"
Again the Mongolian's wireless oper-
orator seized his key and drove ont
his answer into the night
As he waited he seized the tele-
phone connected direct with the cap
taiu's stateroom.
Captain. have just received dis
tress signal" he shouted. Have sem
them our position IN course. but the
fool seemed 10 have lost his nerve.
Have not been able to get anything
from him yet"
The answer OF the captain came
back cool and sharp.
Make him tell where he Is ana VINO
he IL nj once. III he with yon'
The receiver had begun TO click
again wildly. and Harling. gripping the
table TO keep himself steady. listened
with disgust. for the sending now was
that OF a man absolutely insane rom
fear.
Help. Help. For Gods sake help
MS" WAS all the receiver clicked.
Al last Il stopped moment. and
the Mougoliau operator managed TO
rut IN.
Send name anc position" he pound.
I'd Hereby. "Seud position. heeI'
nerve. Send position"
lie stopped. grasping the table and
waiting auxioisly.
"M.o-n.goI.I.a.n" the receiver click
ed wildly.
The fool gasped HarlIng. The
dirty coward. Sending that way Al
such time"
lie seized the key and drove orI
iercely his command:
send position"
For reply the receiver clicked back
In the same ratified way:
-Yacht lrvessa breaking upon reef
For t;ods sake help as. VIII pay ans
reward II you will save Us az once
Help us quick. for Gods sake"
i The rage Of the operator had risen
The thought Of lives resting on tbs
work OF the coward was awful.
The foolr' be gasped. III be-
breaking up. why Is he wasting time
that Way" And then his own messag'
soliey,-d out into the night:
II What reef: Send position Quick
II In panlcky clicks the answer cam'
lack. IL was the same idIotIc rayln.
u fear craz@d man.
IN reward you am t. II. rinck
Ury aud rich. Have thirty on board
VIII reward handsomely.
Again Harilng droy. out the shor
demand for the position Of the wreck
~ yacht. Then. as IA. waited for &c
ny. he seized "a. captains telephone |
second time.
ITS ihr saeLt iry.ssa. captain. Sh'
rri0rts gains to pieces There's |
.sighseussl inol ID the key =. II
inrkn.S. Can't even grt has i-ssiti"u
! III doing ny hest. sir. but pincKncy'
..I his nerve completely II they ha'
. nan ~ tAs key We might get some
! ning
i llp haps up The Isoue 10 listen I
.isgl-I aud despair 70 i'incEnsy
ravtngs driven out through the storm
Z There WIS uo ehance for ilarilDg .
.ptd. The man at the .ryessa ~
/. SEPT pounding. with no sense to nj
q messages. As The MougOlian opsraiu
A waited for brrak 10 cut 10 the cat
tain. driven by the fore " ID. win,
fairly burst into the little wlrclcs
! r,-sn.
Well. be suapped. what u " now
! Have Jon gil tue position 81 the u
sessa.~
al IIarlins shook his bead 10 disgust
Ell Il csn hardly make out what 3
|, says. captain. fits sending II awful
b He's a good operator. too. beliey
y only he's lost bis uerve competed
N i.ut as nearly as can make QUIT
~ listened moment anxiously -"lt's
n little better now. He says lrvess
\. bound for New York from Porto RE
Dr. struck reef two hours ago. lion
know where"
IN "Y~s. yes. understand" broke
4. the captain impatIentiy. But can't
y give Us any idea Of his coursei Ca
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