The Washington times., 1910-08-01
Constant Watch Ell.

! less We knew messages were coming
Z and going all the time. but their tenor
I was unknown 10 US
Constant Watch Begun.
The rest OF Us settled down to watch
I the pair and TO keeping them from sus-
pccting anything Safe stewards were
put on guard at all points, day and
night.
I'VE watched closely and soon deter
mined that Crippen was armed; We could
make out the outlines Of a big revolver
IN his gun pocket As much as possible
We put ourselves in their way. always
striving to draw them out conversation
ally, but it was a rather delicate busl-
ness
But the girl bafhed US We couldn't
set anything from her. Not onl,y cid
CTippen guard her cIOsely-he didn't al
low outsiders to have a dozen words
with her all told-but she herself avoided
talking. with considerable ingenuity al
times Very little Of her time was spent
on deck. and she was never alone that
I recall.
she read constantly, in her cabin for
the most part Stories OF adventure
they were generally. I think on the
whole trip she must have read about
twenty books. They would slip into the
dining saloon every evening for a little
beer and crackers and cheese she al
ways took a dark corner
she didn't smile often one couldn't
( help feeling sOrry for her Only once
I in all the twelve days did she laugh out
. in the voyage when the captain cracked
q joke Her laugh then was merry, but
IL was piJifUl 10 the handful OF US who
knew. And it was a woman's laugh
Under Crippen's Power.
she appeared worried at times. but
on the whole I believe she was not IN
happy. Crippen undoubtedly Kept from
her as far as possible the sense OF i'm
pending disaster which seemed to
throw a wet blanket on his spirits His
task Of soothing her kept him busy,
though, for days At times.
She appeared to be absolutely under
his influence He exerts a strange power
over her from what We could see
''Crippen fought shy OF saying any
thing Time and again we tried 70 pump
I him, but he said little The ordinary
topics he would touch upon gingerlv-
the weather, the days run, and all the
usual made conversation on shipboard.
But the moment a question veered
I toward his personality he shut I'd tight
he was sOciable. however, and fire.
I Quently took part in little concerts in
lne saloon one OF the officers PLAYED
! the violin We studied Crippen rather
more closely al this time than any
where else. hoping that relaxation would
I throw him on his guard But he played
his part well
There was touch OF irony that all
4 OF Us felt, however, song which he
seemed to like best OF an Wa he
" alked Right IN and Turned Around
and Walked Right Out Again
We tried 70 get him 70 play cards
he said ne could take q hand At b-i6r7e
OF whist But the plans fell through
he managed TO SQu1rm out Of them II
was not till yesterday that DR.. Steward
managed 10 draw sIim out to any extent
DelicaIely pumped, the SUSPECT -
n mad been abroad on a holiday for a
month or six weeks
QuestOneIs Evaded.
Ask = his address in Detroit U-b5cE,
ne declared was his home. Crinoen
shUIhed away Then he said that he
was about 10 retire from business
Your son VIII succeed YOU E71p-
sested the surgeon, but Crippen re-
piled, on. no. ne is too weak We are
going 10 California and / think he
VIII pick uD on q fruit farm there
There were only two passengers
who seemed TO see through the dis
suise Of the son These were CASTOR
Nermeulln, young Frenchman. going
10 Bale St Paul, who speaks no Eng
ush, and Michael Jakabowsd. a Pole
living IN Paris
''Nermeuliu's diSCernment added a
touch Of comedy TO the situation. for
he admitted when questioned that he
had tried 10 firC with the disguised
glrl only to be snubbeG-
Neither NermeUlin nor JakabOwski,