The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-20

s Dorothy fell forward Howard
" caught her IN his arms and
- laid her upon the sofa Then
he faced Jackson.
Nice thing, thisT' ne rems rlzed,
grimly. "a very nice thing, conEider-
ing the state OF affairs, No.- Re in
teTpeCJed, as he saw JaCksOn's eyes
wander to the girl 'DOL'J worry
about her just now. She S exhausted
anyway. and she'll sleep II Of and be
all the better when she rOUSes.
Meanwhile, there's work for Us We
all need food. and It's imperative that
we should find some at once Come
The angle or the ship s deck MADE
examination both difficult and danger
Gus. but whens by the exercise OF care,
Il was safely accomplished, II was
fear either starvation or thirst Tor a
.lOnS time TO come. The storeroOms or
the Queen were above, though only
Just above, the new WaLerllnes ana IN
them there was food for months 10
It was good food, too, intended for
the consumption Of passengers who
paid we'll In addition 10 canned
goods. of which the stock was large
and varied there was q quantity o.
ice and fresh meat. fresh vegetables,
flour. biscuits. sauces breakfast
foods. and SO forth, 10 say nothing OF
wines, liquors. and tobacco
With water the ship was equally
well supplied Not only was the sa-
I
search, Howard found two large tanks
whose contents had not even been
touched In the pantry, Just ToTw "a
Of the saloon, was a Refrigerator with
cooked food enough for two OF three
days.
An these things were not found IN
an instant As ft CHANGED, the pantry
came last; and the moment the cooked
food was discovered further .tuveStiga
ton was promptly suspended and prepa-
ratiOns made 70 comfort the inner
transferred 20 the big saloon table,
where II was held IN place by the nd
dies, which had been put on the night
before at dinner and had not been re-
Leaving Jackson 70 brew the coffee,
an art in which he asserted that ne was
proficient. Howard went 10 see after
Miss Fairfax
As he had expected, he found her
sleeping, her sWOOn having quietly
passed into slumber- A little color had
come back to her cheeks and 10 her
lips. and her breathing was regular.
For several moments he stood looking
down at her, noting the sweep OF her
long Iashes on her cheeks. the delicate
pure curve Of her parted lips She was
o. his own class IN he and he
checked his thOghtS shortly
From this girl and ali COnnsCtea - it'll
her, he had been cut OF by his u lal
and his sentence Had i not been Tor
the storm and the wreck, he would
never have spoken 10 one OF her kind
Suddenly he realized that her eyes
were open and that she was regarding
him CUTiOusIy- The next instant she
blushed fUriOusly and struggled TO ner
feet Howard did not Offer 70 help her,
he did not dare to-
oh" she begged Please forgive
me"
Howard uumbIed something indistinct
he was too much surprised 10 speak
clearly Miss Fairfax, however. ID not
accept his presumably polite disclaimer
NO, but really she reiterated ~
owe you an apology Il was very SHY
OF me TO faint I vas exhausted, and
the discover
The discovery that YOU were alone
at sea with a detective and a convicted
murderer appalled, yOu-as well II ulig1t
Do not blame yourself Mss Fairfax,
and do not think that am sensitive
No man can 20 through an experience
such as mine and fan TO have his cutlcle
thickened- Give yourself no uleasineSs
about me"
Dorothy began to reply, when sud
denly the dinner gong rang out I'M
WHATS thatg-- she gasped-
Howard smiled That's Jackson
he explained, 'and he's hungry VIII
YOU come 20 dinner
But Dorothy did not come 70 dinner
Al once When she did. ten minutes
later. after a visit 70 her staterOom.
which luckily was far efE and cOnse-
UuentIy above water. Howard NOTED
with amused surprise that IN those few
minutes she had managed 70 bind up
her tangled haiV and change her dress
she approached and flushed at Jackson s