The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-04-22
head was passed. It is true, a sailor

Duu seen BnOSt between ueckS Ill tue
region Of the laZarette. IL was then
near midnight. quiet hour on board
ship, and Hozier told the man sharply
| to go to his bunk and endeavor to
sleep of the effects of the bad beer
| imbibed earlier In the day.
Now. on this second night of the
| voyage. while the ship was plodding
steadily southwark with that fifteen
| point inclination to the west that
would take her far into the Atlantic
| soon after daybreak, Philip remem-
bered MIR. verity's niece and felt sorry
that when she paid former visits to
| the Andromeda fate had decreed that
| he should be serving his time on an
other vessel. Ii gave him thrill
when he heard that this charming girl
knew his name. and 1t seemed to him
| for an instant that she was looking
into his very soul, Analysing him.
| searching for some sign that ne was
| not rs others. which meant that there
were some whom she had bitter cause
to distrust.
AT any rate. she had left a memento
Of her too brief appearance on board
in the shape of the bag. He would
contrive to take on his own shoulders
its mission in Montevideo. Then on
returning to Liverpool he would have
an excuse for calling on her. He did
not know her name yet. Possibly
teresting fact when his temper lost
its raw edge.
1t was strange that he should be
thinking Of Iris. far stranger than he
could guess. but his thoughts were
subconscious. and he was in nowise
negecting the safety of the ship.
H0zier heard Coke reading the riot
act to the shellbacks who were sup
posed to keep sharp lookout ahead
But the captain did not monopoiize the
conversation. His deep notes rumbled
only at intervals. The men had some
thing to say. He returned to the
bridge.
"One OF them scallywags seq e as
seen a ghost" he announced with the
calm air of a man who states that the
moon will rise during the next hour.
"Oh. is he the man who reported a
ghost outside the lazarette last night?"
Il s'pose so. Did e tell you about
it? That's where she walks"
"Sher
That's his yarn-a female ghost.
black 'un. black clo'es anyhow. III
take the forenoon watch. an you
might overhaul the ship for stow
aways after breakfast"
Yes. sir" said Hozier. And that is
how it fell TO his lot TO discover Iris
Yorke. looking very white and misera-
bic. when the hatch of the laZarette
was broken open at half past 8 on
Thursday morning.
A tramp steamer is not complex
organism. She is made up of holds.
bunkers. boilers and engines. with
scanty accommodation for officers and
crew grouped round the funnel or
stuck IN the bows. When the boats
were stripped of their tarpaulins and
Il few lockers and storerooms exam
ned the only available hiding places
were the shaft tunnel. the holds and
the lazarette. small space between
decks. situated directly above the pro-
pcller. where reserve supply of pro-
visions is generally carried.
But the door of the laZarette was
locked and the key missing. There
was nothing for it but to force the
lock.
1t was dark in there. and HoZier
in CT mi hv 10
tacle OF slim figure, wrapped in a
long ulster. standing among the cases
and packages.
Now. out you come" he cried. with
Il grutfncss that was intended only to
cover his own amazement, but Iris.
despite the horrors of Seasickness and
confinement IN the dark WAS not mind
ed to suffer what she considered to be
impertinence on the part OF u second
officer.
II am Miss Yorke." she said. coming
forward into the half light OF the low
or deck. Any explanation of my
presence here will be given To the cap
tain and to no other person"
That innocent word person" is capa-
Dit WI llI'lIit lipSNi itit
that its application TO himself was dis
tinctly unfavOrable And Iris was
quite dignitied and self possessed. She
had given few dcft touches to her
hair.
"Of course did not know to whom
was speaking" he managed to say.
for he now recognized the ghost and
was more surprised than he bad ever
been in his life before.
THAT is matterless." said Iris frigid.
ly. Where Is Captain CokeT"
ION the bridge" said Philip.
Il will go to him. Please don't come
with me. / tried to tell you that 1
would unlock the door. but you refused
TO listen. VIII you let me passw
He obeyed in silence.
Iris hurried to the deck. The light
seemed TO dazzle her, and her steps
were so uncertain that Hozier sprang
forward aud caught her arm.
Wont you sit down moment. Miss
Yorker" he said. If you searched the
whole ship you could not have chosen
n worse place to travel in than the
lazarette."
II was driven out twice at night by
tbo ratS M yacnad