The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11
Copyright A. c. lteciurr 4 Co. 10.


InsWhIeh b suspect EVIL.

sinY Jas between curtalned walls. The
SsweIl Iof the sea was not heavy, but
the peryadlng gloom gave to the sur.
rounding water a peculiarly sullen up.
sSpearance, through which we tore, reck.
less oi accident, at full speed. A new
shand was at the wheel, Johnson hay.
ling gone below an hour since, but
5still chung sto the I; bridge, my eyes
heavy from peering forth into the fog
& bank, my clothing nodden with tho
8 constant drip. =.
nv Only "a few OF the men we're Visible,
three or four grouped about the cap.
stan on the forecastle head. and as
many more gathered along the lee
s:sldet Of the charthouse. Evidently reg
ular watches were already chosen, and
3aiportion OF the crew had been turned
tnS for thejrftrick below. futile him
t,self, clad in wet, glIstening oil.skns
3and looking gaunt and cadaverous, his
chin.beard H.forking straight out over
z tha hfPh. nnltnr wne ctpndIDp aft hn-
h s,da mo fo,,nw who s,,,, l,an, g,ard
lover the companion. L moved across
az tbs,, { I, orbnard end ., tho bridge
and, when he glanced around, made
signal for, him to join me.
Z NotSyery much chance OF any one
oYerhauling us In this fog, Mr.. Tuttle,",
iIi said %pleasantly ut would be like
Hunting needle in haystack."
,s,TIs1 as the Lord Wills" he re-
turned rather, is,ourlrly "Man proposes,
sbutg God sdlsposes,5 The sun will lit
& that whole outfit. in another hour. How
4 far|$ do YOU figure we're of shore?"
N ;Ss.F ig,lre Il for Yourself We're doing
S8all$ofS1s knots, and have been for
sSfour hours at that speed. with an.
Il other to be added, even our smoke
cough; to be below the horizon. We've
8sgiyen them the slip oil right. and
from now on It's merely question OF
ssisteaming TO keep ahead. | don't re.
8call anything in the Chilean navy that
II can overhaul US. What discoveries
,g,shaavve, you made below?"
He turned his crafty Offering eyes
h GO under His tongue In some way he.
meath the revealing daylight, | became
4 even even 4 more distr,lstful of the man
SSn,ore conscious ofyhis bynocrisy
ssaNot ! great de,,n bio mouth ,t.
gtemini,tinr = grin /. !; ..oYcen, that we.va
..EESssFkio,t3t Ia crew ;ca.a1 Evervhodv yss
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g':', s!ouf.vtaers' 81 !, 10, nut alohe.
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4 n aa eiloll 10 , ''lr al anu iace me.
Il Well 'a q guess that's about the
Whole sof 1.-THE answered, slowly, as
i.nSlslh 4 ae ICY over, the eholce
o,Ss@o os1s ..$ ohly I'm a blt puzzled
SApcut some tnihss @hat don't LOOK Just
" E, i.sa.t Messar.eu out, as understand
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81 = e III, :. ss .t.,n "as ""' Tue eou
n : sSs B ass ~ :o ~,
\ u , !. i, s,asels, WONDERING VIVA.
III, ~ ~ eou'u posslois oe driving AZ
81 19.It nat was my llnders'and'ns MS
i'as IA zone incoming more pronounced
whit we've rot here looks o,a lust psaAS BIT