The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
THE ISLE OF DEAD SHIPS
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Her engines had stopped. and her lights
were out Only a faint glimmeT thIOu9n
the windows Of the cOnninS-lOWeIL II
Illuminated the scene or WLechaSe
around him Wild with anXielys ne
lowered himself into the blacknesS OF
the sleeping room, and called DoIoIhy
GrOpes Toward Sound.
Here I am. Frank" came the an
swer-
Howard grouped his way toward the
sound Are you hurt he asked IN
trembling accents
No ] think not-certainly nct Sc
rIousIy-'' The girls tones were broken.
.s'The rest of you2 Is ever body
alive answer as I call. , yoyc1eI
I'm alive sOr, and 50 ls katnIeeh-
Jackson
Here"
.sAIr. WuIougIby2''
Il, too, have escaped
Howard drew q long breath Inanh
Cod We seem TO have our lives al
any rate
What was Il. sOr2"
I'm not certain. But I think
wreck must have chosen the very mo-
ment Of our passage to sink, and must
have drawn Us down into her vortex
We escaped at last, and are now az liie
surface. But 7 fear our machinery IS
ruined III open the manhoie
Turning Howard ClamDeFed DaCA 70
his perch, and tried 70 push back the
bolts They were badly damned, ana
IL took him some time to loosen them;
but at last they gave way. and ne
showed back the cover and thrust out
his head
The Seashark was rolling gently on
smooth weed-cIear water 4 quarter
Of a mile away Law a white cruiser, and
not hundred yards distant was a BOAT
rapidly approaching.
The Officer In charge gasped- Way
B enough he ordered Alloy the SUD
marine Where is heaven did you come
FROM
From mighty near the other place, %
/ answered Howard grimly-. Did you
/ torpedo that wreck
That's what We did We're destroy
I ing dereleCts, and hunting for a party
T Of castaWays from the Queen Do you
I know anything about themE'
Mods AffrmativeIy.
/ Howard nodded afhrmatively in an
swe- to the officers question YES, %
1 he answered we are the castawayE-
( we and three others who escaped with
I US in this submarine from the little king
I Of the SarEassO sea I suppose you
I know the story that 1 sent BY wire
3 less2'
! The boat scraped along. Know IT. 7
: should say So exclaimed the startled
/ officer THE whole country knows IL
: I suppose you are
Frank Howard Come, Doro-hy-
{ Howard climbed TO the deck. and helped
J the girl 10 follow him This Is Hiss
Fairfax he explained And you
{ The officer suppressed q whistle OF
. admiration at sight Of DOrOthy's flow
( er-ize face i M McCully- ne an
I sWered, as ne stood UP and took on
his cap --T say This is awfully lucky
/ Colonel Fairfax viii be wild with de-
Nv father Where is hep
3 ON board the Duluth yonder- The
I navy department ordered Us 20 look Tor
you and he came along There are a
d dozen sea rCEiuE for YOU
Doref hy's head swan The month 81
stress was over. and the revulsion OF
feeling was too great not 70 aTteCt her
Tears started TO Der eyes as she turn
"a 10 Howard oh, Frank she cried
Father - here"
M AcCuIIy. and Z you'll get into
ibis boat Wen take you to him IN q
Dorothy looked - Howard inquiring-
go ne asseuted. You and Mrs Joyc.
! and WilIougnby. perhaps The rest 81
I US VIII stay here Tor the present Mr.
II McCuIIy viii YOU kindly ask your cap
| tain II he cannot come alongside Us
4 The Seashark, though damaged b,
E sides. we have about two million col
D lars in gold bars on board Of her
Two Millions Of Gold
The lieutenant BOXED his astonish
{ menr- What manner Of man was thi
e who carried two millions OF gold abou
IN a submarine. Two Millions
p Easped-
Il 'rYesI We found an old Spanish "a
e leon with five or six millions IN hel
: and brought away all we could. Look
? There's another boa coming Is tia
y your father on her. Dorothy And
= why. yes it's Loving too isn't it Ho'
i friEh-fuIIy III he IS looking
, Another boat was close at hand DOI
- o-hy looked at her, and clasped he
! hands with excitement Oil 1t Is,
q she cried Father, Father. Don't 70
/ snow me"
= The gray-bearded civ Ian stood u
FaDor0-hv. Dorothy he UTumpeJed- I
G Il YOU is Il really you2"
? yes. Yes As the boat touched tn
: SraeharE< the CIR fairly spTang int
= her rz-ner's arms oh. father fa-her-
? ! She cried How good II is to see you
Meanwhile, Lieutenant McCUlly Ia
! turned 10 Howard and the others VII
had rcv climbed. I'D on the deck ''Th
2 Duluth Is moving" he explained CAP
tain ETcrrEorI5e probably intends
I come alongside without being asked