The Washington times., 1909-09-26
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Eoen Nash. young electrician. sails
tluh NeW York on the Winnewaba and
nas inree roomsuates. two of whom he
mas three rOOmma-es two OF whom he
suspicion. one Of these men is an Eng
ishman, Hickc, by name, and the other
rs flcketzO. an Italian. Bonner is the
miro man and he and Nash become fast
.iitnus Ire Englishman turns suspicion
10 Nash unWa rrantsbly IN a poker game
on the first day out. Nash is accused OF
oeing card sharp, but Marjory Bonner
SnI ner father assure Nash that they
Doth believe him innocent.
ilcAelzo rifles Nssh's trunk and takes
tIoih II some electrical apparatus. A
heaNy log settles on the ocean. Passen-
gers fear that they have been lost in a
toS ana all hands have been ordered 10
De IN readiness Go leave the ship on a
moments notice in case OF a collision
Inc captain announces that the needle
IN the ships compass has become cratic
ana that with the absence Of the sun and
stars due 10 the fog. sailing is dangerous.
u develops that there Is valuable
string ~ horses on board and that the
vessel Is sailing in circles Hicke Is
thought to be the tool OF a big gambler
by Bonner, but Nash falls under suspic-
ion Of having doctOred the compass. Nash
is sentenced to the cat-o'-uine tails but
Bonner interfercs to protect Nash from
The lash when the engineer announces
that the coal has given out Nash Of
fers to save the ship. He rigs up a wire
less apparatus and sends &C. Q. D.
message. A message comes that they are
n
~ disappears from the ship and one Of
the life boats is also missing. Marjory
Is told by a stowsway that HiCke and
PfCketzo are connected with a racing
stable. He also tells her be saw two
men carry third and set him adrift
in life boat.
Nash awaks in the lifeboat to find he
had been cast adrift with corpse. The
man had been murdered. and Nash fOuna
himself in more trouble TO explain when
he was picked up in the morning by
fishing smack
Picked up in turn by the steamcr. the
sailors hand Nash over to the captain.
when X is found that one OF the cattle
men was missing. and the corpse was
recognized a that OF the missing man.
Mariory shows that she loves Rash,
and insists in her belief in his Innocence
The lovers are interrupted by the opening
OF q door.
Nash throws Hicke out Of the captains
room when the Engishman interrupts his
lovcmaking. Nash is threatened with ar
rest for murder when the vessel gets TO
Nash discovers patch OF cloth which
he had torn from Picketzos clothes when
he was thrown into the lifeboat
Marjory sees Picketzo sn0eking away
after hurting Nash overheard. She jumps
into the water To save her lover from
being crushed and also to set the Piece
Of Picketzo's coat which vas hoaurg
away. As rescue comes f. the pair or
lovers Nash throws himself on a form
skulking beneath the dock.
Jim. the stowawsy. Is taken 20 the
Boston hotel with the rescued party and
saws he killed the man found in the life
boat He also told OF seeing Hicke ana
Picketzo place Nash in the lifeboat-
Captain Rogers and Mar1ory rather ar
cucd with the ship owners that they
should give Nash chance TO prove VINO
tampered with tthe ships needle. thus
causing the vessel 60 sail in circles Tor
ten days and reach Boston Instead OF
Toudon II is decided 90 give Nash the
chance. when the report iE brought that
fFic<e and Picketzo have escaped from
the ship