Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-05-19
In His Anger He Resorted to Drink

IN Ills anger RE HeSOTlcu 10 DTlifh'
burned in her heart, her mind cleared
also. She thought with such rapidity
as she had never thought before.
First she picked up a cloak, threw
it about her and went on deck. A cabin
attendant was standing at the compan-
ionway, as was always the case, wait
ing a possible summons. She told him
that his master was i'll and did not
desire to be disturbed. He did not
even want the dinner things cleared
away. He wanted to be left entirely
alone until morning. The servant
smiled slightly, she thought, in the
light from the cabin skylight. She
noticed that it was a moonless night,
| cloudy, overcast, for she could see no
stars. She knew what that smile
meant; that the man realized what
sort of sickness his owner and master
was liable to. She babe him tell the
officer of the deck her message and
then dismissed him.
Then she returned to the cabin and
carefully locked the door. She glanced
as he had lain before. She bent over
him. He was still breathing, she noted
with-was it regret? But she wasted
no time over him. Time was the most
precious of all things to her at that
moment.
She had a clear and definite plan
Of action. She knew exactly what she
intended to do and how she intended
to do 1t. Fortunately the means of es-
cape were at hand. They had passed
one or two tiny islands during the
day, mere treeless spots of sand or
coral in the vast of the ocean, but
prospects that others more inviting
might be raised had caused the man
to order the power tender to be got
overheard. This was a good, sub
~stantial boat, Is feet in length, broad
beamed and built for heavy seas, yet
powerfully engined and capable of
good speed. BY his direction the tanks
had been filled and everything over
hauled so that it would be in readiness
for use. The sea was very calm and
the gentle air scarcely raised a ripple
on it's surface. To save the trouble
Of hosting it aboard again, the tender
had been left trailing astern at the
, end of a long line. 1t would be ready
for instant use. She would escape In
that. She knew how to run the motor
: and how to steer the boat. She had
done it many a time.
Carrying her heavy boat cloak she
entered her cabin, hastily packed hel
. bag with what things she fancied she
I would need, returned to the table
8 took from 1t every scrap that was
edible and portable; without much re
gard for the niceties she made 1t VI
in a heavy parcel which she tied will
napkins. She remembered that the
e water tank in the launch had beef
filed, SO that for a time at least sht
t would lack nothing. Carrying bag ant
bundle in her hands and with the boa
d cloak over her arm and a straw ha
k tied on her head, after one long lool
8 at the man, she turned and went at
n and re-entered the %starboard aftel
stateroom. her own.
n The boats painter had been alike,
T to the starboard side Of the yacht Sh
x opened the stern window and locke
e out. She leaned far out and by grea
9 good fortune in the darkness caugh
9 the painter. The boat Of course, wa
swinging to a long rope. She pulle
at this line cautiously, although tn
IT effort taxed her strength to the III
2 most. Indeed, she seemed possesse
d Of a fictitious strength for the tim
Vt being else she never could have al
e complished her hard task. But sh
II managed to get the boat PRACTICAL
Ie under the cabin at last. She fastene
Ig the painter to her bed, which was I
le brass and securely screwed to tn
floor. Then she cut off the line an
ID tied the bundle Of provisions and he
1t bag and cloak to the end Of it. Thes
It. she dropped down into the boa
le Among the petty articles was a shar
lg sailors sheath knife fastened to a la
ID yard. She slipped this lanyard into hi
M blouse. Then she climbed up on Il
port sill and essayed the dangero,
e. descent herself. She was glad TIL
~ she was a strong, athletic woma
er used to trusting to her own Skill al
powers. for 1t was no easy task
&C. slide down that rope and get into
40 BOAT trailing along beneath the cou
at ter OF a yacht going perhaps IL kno
cd an hour Fortunately the engine "
III well aft and the bow Of the laun'