The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
THE ISLE OF DEAD SHIPS
y CRTTTENDEN MARRIOTT

through the circumambient air. At last
the answer came with a terrific rumble
Halo HallO- Hallo." II ciamOred-
Who is rhis7'
Survivor Of the wrecked steamer
queen, nov on board an unknown
steamer in the middle OF the SarzEossa
sea. Is this Guantanamo
Sharply the answer came Yes. what
Good Heavens. you were given up for
lost. How many are you2.
Three. Miss Fairfax
Great Scott. Colonel Fairfax has
been wild Who eIseg-'
Police Officer Jackson
Yes
And Frank Howard
What The murderer"
NO. The convict. This IS ne talk
oh. Beg pardon: Didn't mean TO
hurI your feelings Where did you say
we drifted into the saragossa sea. on
the Queen, and brought up finally
against the wreck pack in the middle.
hen We changed 20 another ship It's
a long story. You'd better note fl
minute
oh! III note IT down all right Go
sread- But first about the Others oS
. TIE queen. Two boats got % por-
ali right How about the third p
"CagSized- All lost except Mss Fair
/ FAX who was washed hack 20 the
-
and Howard, who had been left there
By accident. Now listen This is urgent
We are in great danger here. and need
aid at the first possible moment
Listen, and III tell YOU
Hurriedly, bur CoucIseIy, Howard mar
rated their adventures. describing the
wreCk-pack and its queer colony. and
pointing out the danger 10 which Miss
Fairfax was subjected Toward the end
of the story, Guantanamo evidently be
came restless, for ne broke in
say he clicked disEustedly- DO
you expect me to believe all that2'
Surely Why nOt2"
Because its nonsense say friend
You are wasted al sCa- TOu ought 10
be a New York yellow journal reporter
Now. who the devil are you, really2'
I've told YOU
You've told me a pack of Iies-beE-
ging your pardon I'd get into a pretty
tx if I reported this nonsense; now.
wouldn't 70
You'll get into a worse one If you
don't For Gods sake. man. don't be
"A skeptical fool As I've told yoH, I'm
a prisoner. and am only able 70 talk TO
you because this man Forbes apparent
" knows nothing or the wireless Ny
Jail may be changed any minute, and I
may never get another chance. This
thing is very serious There are about
twenty-five people hOp6lessly confined
here on these wrecks, and aid sl-1-ld be
sent them at once
Bah. you mean to tell me that
people have been living fhere for years
and years, and nobody has ever found
IL out2"
Lots Of people have found it out,
but ncAefy has ever gone back 10
tell u YOU never heard of the wreck
rack. ask any OTd sailor, and he'll tel
YOU of Though he's never seen II
or known any one who has WEv
shouldn't there be people on ft2--
wen. suppose there are How can
anybody help your"
The weed can be cut through,
though with difficulty A sort Of steam
saw projecting over the bow viii do
the work The propeller VIII have 70
be screened TO prevent fOulinC- Per
haVs 2 paddIe-wheel steamer would get
along best When il is once in, Il
should skirt the edge of the wreckage
tUde / have given YOU only 1pprOXi-
Z mate 1 have no proper Instruments
who shall / notify
Notify Colonel Fz1rfax fESt of all
tbs Forbes may keep his threat and
marry Miss Fairfax by fo=ce, or he
IT BIT I'm a prisoner and helpless
just at present, though I have made
al least one friend, and hope for some
others. anyway, Colonel Fairfax viii
want TO rescue his daughte--- Then
notify the government; there must be
start for here very soon Then notify
I the newspapers; II no one Use VIII
help Us. they will Notify any. sOdy and
( everybody you Ike Stop Somebody
/ coming Keep ont tin I call you again %
It was only the Trishman who camc
- take tway the tray and to ask
further about the chances Of getting
bkck 10 dry land Howard, IN his
turn, had questions to ask N regard
TO E'crbeSf probable course OF action