The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
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u Again NoIne 70 ApnlIHdHu.
Dade 8awoke me, the gray light Of
the Antarctic day streaming in through
portfolio: A.. ~ 5 : /. * 4.
I pounded ON the door twice, sir, :.
explained, ,qnlckly,"but you was
sleepin,i 90 hard " had to come in.
y Somethin's % gone wrong In Mr.. Tut
lea stateroom, sir. u aid i3i3
q tsTWrong! what do you mean?"'
sas5sSSiE.isyeli, fsir "a gun went OF In there
/ Just now; az, --- =. I'll ~ ~
! was already upon my feet, pulling
on my clothes. 55
Run up On deck and ask De Nova
stos come down here at once. Lively.
nov, Smy lad IS 81 n
The two had already reached the
foot % The companion stairs when |
same ont, and Dade had evidently
made the situation clear to. the mind
ofS the; creole IL
Have YOU; been In care, monsieur.
slie asked, 3anxiously. 81
No, mot vel, but5I fear the worst,
and thought! lit would be better for us
10 go together. Stand by. Dade, for
we may need you u i3 81 81
The ex.whnleman was lying on the
Moor id a. curled.up heap, a revolver
resting beside him. perhaps a foot
from his hand. The pungent odor OF
powder was still In the, room. We
turned him over, revealing bullet
wound Just I'm front Of the ear. BE-
! You'd all doubt j he had shot himself
while Sitting upon the edge Of the
hunk, and had itumbled forward, dead
before he struck the deck. ! glanced
toward DE Nova, who stood staring
Silently down lat the dead man, and at
Dade; almost yellow with terror, peer.
ssing cautiously in through the open
! door. n 4
He Us beyond further, trouble" l
ssaid, gsolemnly. q The poor devil. Help
me- lift him back into his berth" sa
DadeS held Saloof. but De Nova took
hold with mi. and together we
/ Strengthened out the body, covering It
ssdecently5 with a sheet. Then we passed
/ oat into the main cabin and closed the
door.5 ~ u j!' 5 x u, " I. z, !. ;
Y That Isort$of weather have we out:
side, Mr.. De Noya?""fi questioned, en-
deayoringS toF quell the beating Of my
heart. & 4 ~ i,.l
( Clear an Scol' monsieur. sze win
Slior,west,. v y s. s. .4,3..
then we are holding our course?"I
ouI, ;oui,' Y& gestlculating, .'but wat
we do now wat we do now?"
We'll. that depends entirely upon
you and the: crew. returned, shortly.
sss'h1rsTuttle iis dead, beyond recall, |
IAN the only competent navigator left
\ ion board For the sake of my own
'slifei as we'll as the safety OF those
women I'M our care. 4 propose assum.
ling command Have you, anything to
.aay; r. III v 4 \!
The creole stood motionless, grasp
Niing the edge Of the table, his black
eyes still fastened on Tuttle's closed
sdoor. n ( + &
Eli, you had better decide: went
,on.s stoutly,i.. and anyway the only
thing for lis to do is to put this matter
straight before the crew. Keep quiet
about what has happened until after
S!break fast you, too, tDade-and then
have the whole crew piped aft. Go
fson about your work until then, and
y keep your tongues still" !: q \.
~ ssa down on the dlyan. watching
sEDade5 sas @he Sbustled about from the
table to the pantry, ever casting fur
tive sglanees toward the silent state.
room Sin which Sthet dead man lay.
81 Finally otyup. land, to Dade's horror.
8ire;entered the mates room. returning
the chart upon which our course
hads been pricked up uutilsnoon of the
previous; day and spread 1t out across
]ssSmy3 knees. was Gstill engaged in
4 studying ut when Lady Darlington,
fully dressed. emerged from her cab.
\ sin. She touched me before | was even
aware of iher presence.
tt.1s INF. Tuttle Sstill iii? ~ she ques.
SStioned ,sanxIonsly. 3.'and have you been
n on duty all Jnightg"
THE first officer lis dead" | IN
severed, and made her sit down beside
me: stI will tell you all the facts"
She listened silently, her breath
8 quickened from excitement, her face
! Scolorless!g VI Idwelt upon the mans
smental condition, his 9ghostly hallu'
cinatlons, my discovery Of him In the
main cabin, and his final mad act Of
self destruction. The very relating Of
i6the tragic story served to clear my
own mind and strengthen my resolve.
4tWhatwhat will this mean to us?''
4 abe questioned, her lips trembling.
SSE4s..'lyNill; it release us from our bondage?
III result. Fin abandoning this crazy
after treasurer" Z, {
3 Honestly \ do not know, Lady Oar
Ellington III acknowledged with reluc.
4 lance. The present attitude Of the
I crew remains TO be discovered. Prac.
Stically we are as helpless as before.
4 one advantage lies In the fact thai
Lam the only navigator on board. Yet
they have power TO compel mo TO do
their Swlil. y \ cannot battle against
them alone. 3$i y. N "A
" II you no longer believe In Tut.
itle'ssstory ??,.isss X 4 a x.
sI never have really i believed It.
But this Eel not III question of what 4
believe llt$all$ hangs upon the faith OF
;theSnien forward! a "A 4 n ig;1 4
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