The Washington times., 1910-04-19
CopyrIeht- I''N- D. Crlttenden Marriott


rushed violently up It. The sea, too.
lad gone down. cur5eI - haps ~ the
thick mantle OF yello'S weed that float
with much difficulty Re scrambled 20
his feet, chnslng desperately the while
10 the ventilstor.
STEADY. Steady he muttered- IF
7 tObo-anued- down into that water I
shouldn't set up again in a hurry" He
held out his hand and noted its tTemu-
lousuess- BY JOve. I'm weak a. a
cat
Rapidly his brain grew clearer. Ship
and sea and sky ceased their mOmen-
farv WRITINGS and settled into their
proper places He looked UP at the
zenith, Co when me sun, Jhough stlll
yelled. had individually climbed
six hours at least" he sOlilOquized-
Heavens. I must have been pounded
hard 60 lie unconscious for that long
If the old tub has flOa- Cd SIX hours she
may float indefinitely But
lie stared CUriously around him. As
FAR as his eve could reach stretched the
yellow -uirweed- blanketing the blue
the Queen comparatively stationary, de
spite the stronG breeze that pressed
against her
Howard uttered a cry of dismay-
We're inside 1-far inside II. Great
ScottT' His brain reeled gain Where
the deuce is Jackson he muttered II
ritabIy. Ana where's that woman
his head out or the doorway Of the So
ciaI hall His dark face was pallid nov,
and he Clared around him wildly. Wien
he saw Howard standing. mis- expression
frightened.
50 you're alive he 11unbled suriiIy.
1T takes n deuce Of a ut TO XII some
people
Howard stared at the MAJ. curiously.
Il VS. hardly the way ne had expected
..Ye=--- he answered SLOWLY .Ft takes
n GOOD deai-Sometimes- II didn't take
much Tor those Door devils in that boat
YOU wanted 10 80 IN Where's the girl
Jackson jerked MS hand over his right
shoulder
shes in there he responded Then
he heSitated for p instant. 1T was a
brave thing you d he finished grudg-
ingly-
Howard shrugged his shoulders.
Merely a choi- g OF deaths" he an
swered- i expected TIE ship 70 sink
any minute and. personally. preferred
20 die nE1ting- How is sbe2''
Shes breathing bIst that's all She
haSn'- moved since 7 got her 7s50aTv1.
NO wonder She really hasn't any
right 70 Re alive after what she went
through Have YOU Gone anything for
her2'
4 didn't know What TO do. I took
her into the social hall and laid her on
but c"ulon set her 10 take il, and
she looked so horrible and He
paused, eviCeurly shaken
Howard stretched up his hand
must see her" he declared I'm
pretty SEEky Still, bat II you'll give me
lift III Try 10 scramble Up beside you
and then Vel see what We can do %
he took the hand that Jackson offered.
Nov brace -cuTself-' ne warned
''An ser7'
Jackson nodded. and Howard. after
an experimental tug or two. put forth
all his strength and drew himself Up
70 th7 others side
That's good re remarked 7 guess
We re b0rH worth . dozen dead men
Vet By tEe Vay- how did you EeJ the
girl up here
Jackson showed more ANNA ZION than
he had yet done
The deck wasn't so steep when I
moved her" he explained 1t tilted
worse just as I got her inside
thought az mrs. We were going down.
Howard s.erped inside the social hail
which had never before 80 be!led its
oarne-ard looked around him After
che bright EEhE or the deck, tho room
looked dark. and for a moment he could
see nothing Then he caught a glimpse
OF something lying on the big athSaTt-
ship sofa. and scrambled over 70 It
\ girl lag there IN a CTumbled heap.
In her rich golden brown hair alone
was any touch Of color Her eyes were
closed and her lips blue Her cheeks
were 50 hlCodleSS that = seemed iI1poS-
once she might have been pretty
even beautifuI-but the sea had rob
bed he~ OF all charm, leaving only the
pitfruInesS Of youth and wOmanhOOd-
cd At her, and a sudden rage rose with
in him. she should not die He had
torn her from the sea She should not
die
FraEmentarv ideas as 20 the proper
thing to DO came back to him He bent
down. ChafinE her wrists and temples.
and then. raising her head, touched
Iackso1's bottle 70 her lips A long,
shudderinE sigh shook the girls body.
and Howard saw pair % brown eyes
open and stare up at him. then close
YEARLY. AEaiH he -raised her head
Drink he commanded. as he poured
the spirit between her parted lips
AS the stranEIinE liquor went down,
the eyes flashed open again. and the
girl shook from head 10 foot with
coEShinS-so violent and 50 prolonged
that Howard feared rat he had over
done his task
But it soon passed, leaving her con-
sciOus
For a moment she lay still. vaguely
pUzzIiuE over her situation. Then recol-
lection returned with a jerk. and she
sat up
7 FEs.m-emss5,,r shs gssPed. oh tha-
down. down Where am ~
You're back on the Queen. It's all
right Try 20 keep cool You'll be bet
ter IN q moment
The wonder grew in the girls eyes
The Queen she murmured- The
Queen How did I get back2~
The waves washed you back and We
managed TO pull YOU on board. You
had better rest a while You have been
unconscious q long time"
The Ctrl looked from one to the other
Thank YOU Thank YOU both" she
r7UrmUred- 7 cant find words now.
but-the OtherS2 We're any OF them