The Washington times., 1909-09-28
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Eben Nash. a young electrician, sails
from View York on the W~inneWaba. and
has three roomsmates. two OF whom he
has three two OF whom ne
suspicion. one OF these men is an Eng
lishnan. HiCke. by name. and the other
10 Picketzo. an Italian. Bonner is the
third man and ne and Nash become fast
friends. Tn Engiishman turns suspicion
10 Nash un-warrantably in "a poker game
on the FIRST day out. Nash is accused OF
being a card sharp. but Marjory Bonner
and her father assure Nash that they
both believe him innocent
Pi0setzo rifles Nash's trunk and takes
from II some electrical apparatus. A
heavy fog settles on the ocean. Passen-
gers fear that they have been lost i'm a
FOG ard all hands have been ordered 10
be m readiness TO leave the ship on a
moments notice in case OF q collision
The captain announces that The needle
tn the ships compass has become errattc
and that with the absence of the sun ana
stars due 90 the fog, sailing IS dangerous.
IL develops that there IS a valuable
trim Of horses on board and that the
vessel is sailing In circles. Hicke ts
thought 10 be the tool OF a big gambler
oy Bonner, but Nash falls under suspic-
ton q having doctOred the compass. Nash
Is sentenced to the cat-O-nine tails but
Bonner intorferes 60 protect Nash from
the lash when the engineer announces
that the coal has given out. Nash Of
fers "a save the ship. Ho rigs up a wire
loss apparatus and sends a &C. O.. D..
message. A message comes that they are
ecs mats from New York Nash sudden
Is disappears from the ship and one OF
the life boats Is also missing. Mar1ory
II told BY a stowaway that hicke ana
Picketzo are connected with a racing
stable. He also tells her he saw two
men carry a third and set him adrift
IN q life boat.
Nash awaks IN the Mfeboat 70 find he
had been cast adrift with a corpse. The
man had been murdered. and Nash found
himself In more trouble to explain when
ne was picked up in the morning by a
fishing smack
Picked up in turn By the steamer. The
sailors hand Nash over to the captain.
when A. is found that one OF the cattle
men yySs missing. and the corpse was
recognized as that OF the missing man.
Mariory shows that she loves Nash.
and insists In her belief in his innocence
The lovers are interrupted by the opening
OF a door.
Nash throws Hicke out OF the captains
room when the EnClishman Interrupts MS
lovcmakinE. Nash Is threatened with ar
rest for murder when the vessel gets TO
port.
Nash discovers a patch OF cloth which
he had torn from PicketZo's clothes when
he was. thrown into the Nfcboat-
Mariory sees PicketzO sncaking away
after-buTlinE Nash overheard. she Jumps
into the water 10 save her lover from
beine crushed and also 60 get the piece
OF Pfckstzo's. coat which was floating
RWRVr-As rescue comes Tor the pair OF
lovers Nash throws himself on a form
skulkinE beneath the dock.
Jim. the stowaway. rs taken 60 the
Boston hotel with the rescued party and
says he Killed the man found in the life
boat. He also told OF seeing Hicke and
Picketzo place Nash IN the llfeboat
Captain Rogers and MarJory's father ar
Eucd with the ship owners that lneg
should give Nash a chance 90 prove VINO
-smpered with the ships needle. thus
causing the vessel 60 sail in circles lot
ton DAYS and reach Boston instead OF
London. II is decided 10 give Nash the
chance. when the report Is brought That
HIcke and Picketzo have escaped from
the ship
star. the crooked owner OF the horses on
board the vessel. reaches Boston and de-
mands $500 900 damages. The ship owners
offer a compromise. which star refuses
Nash Ghovs l1w star can profit by SUNG
Tor s-n0 900 and still have his horses IN
America for the big race meets Mr.. BON
nrr offers $4,000 for Nash's release %
prorelhis theory, which offer was refused
Bonner forces the ship owners 20 give
Nash a chance and he is set al liberty
30 make his effort 60 prove Hicke ana
Pfckctzo guilty 81 kim the ships needle
He Is 20 teport in three weeks