The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-01-06
Copyright. 1903. by Frederic Thompson
All Rights Reserved

ht spIduS W ihC hSs hSdiu ahu WIN
Hrm. emphatic strokes drove an i'm
Derativp message.
whats that." asked the captain.
Il asked for his radius Of communi-
sstion- how far he could send. ex-
p,ained Harling. He waited moment.
and then the receiver began again its
feryous. frightened clicking.
The face of the listening operator
5righienrd.
"Sixty miles" he exclaimed. translate
Eng tile clicks. "Why. we must be
within feriv miles to get him al all
roui2hi. !snt We are going toward
him. We nigh, now he within thirty
miles.
Tx t4ins.iin shnnk his head.
Yes. iur' usare:r llp said 1T may
BE- in ans m,sisi1a. Anywhere within
. fqrfy asilr RI i. ahead or on either
beam. alai toni.Ar W. can scarcely
see quarter miir with the search
Hshs."
Again fhe receiver began wild
Mtfoo. The light went out Of Har-
hng's face as he listened. Then he
burned almost piteously TO the captain.
HE says they're breaking up. sir.
vor Gods sake
The clicking stopped suddenly. The
swo men in the wireless room looked
sf each other. and slowly each saw the
horror grow In the eyes of the ofhs..
They waited with bianched faces. TIE
rcceiver stared sim.
They're gone" said the captain
softly ri last. and outside the wireless
room the wind roared triumphantly.
while The biz waves pitched the ship
spost ia the teeth Of the gale.
Hariing dropped back into chair.
Gone he muttered stupidity.
Con- And then. to bis plain mag
NATION. there came the picture OF the
yacht breaking mp and the thirty going
down 10 death in the sea. Perhaps
they nishI be closer: they might be
almost en Them. Perhaps there was
Mill time And then the thought. Sup
pose there ARE women. too. on board"
came n the yulifig operator.
HarlIn. srrang 10 his feet
No. m he yelled loud above the
yserm They shan't be gone. We
sIlI save Them"
He spr;n. to The KEY and desperate.
y. reheilieuSiy. volleyed out into the
sigi,f message II cheer aud hope
We're eeming. Wei save you yet.
Uhsfp are vau: Hans on
Tie captain laid his hand gently on
the Young fel.ow's shoulder
-u's ne pss. fear. boy" he said
spffig. They are gone. That's The
vay n Is ~ sea. You've done MI you
seH'd. lray. Make full report and
transcription FIR me- " yon should get
another call send for me AZ once"
Tnrain.. the I'D seaman opened the
soar ri ne wireless room ~ fight his
gay aip1- s5e aerk 10 the lookout's
pvifIon Inside Tho ronm young Har.
ang franred into chair before his
frSfrnmepf ara. heuding over. buried
Ms heas 70 hrs hand
Spddsriv r. SET ~ straight. tense In
rrery uerre and uusrie. What was
riais va< / his imagination playing
rfkS avatn: 40 lie conld not be
mfuaEen There y was a-ain
lie sssad. listened. then sprang "a
Ais feei with shrink ~ ioy. for the
kfiie -r.rrapr II from ~ him began
sgain slowly. a. ihnngb Tired. 70 click.
- ~.
lie rad II nT aloud. with regret.
-tuSf snm,e naftle@hip- w said hit
feriy - himself THAT'S The navy
rzIf''
Next bis face lighted. aud be- laughed
slonJ htsteraaIIy. for II was the navy
sxn. but il came from the lrvessa. I'm
Sx;iently the operator seized the tele
pbenp.
-faptaiu. captain" he shriekrd. ''i'vs
90, the irveSSa again. sir. Not Pinck
sey tbis time There's a man az th'
key. We can get something from thiI
one. lie can't send much. but nes 81
1herr WITH lis nerve.
lie dropped The telephone again al
the rrsfiser began 70 click.
Yacht lryessa aground IN reef. 70
sifiOa unknown. but within thirty miles
- yeD getting this message 10 lDdi
ezfe relative position storm center nos
Dsssing directly northeast of us. Heay
sst lightning northeast by east Cal
Jes make out our position
The eaptain had re-eDtered The wire
ses room b. the time the message wa
xrsisered.
Tell him." exclaimed The officer
vs eau mike out bis probable POSI-
49, We are steering southwest b,
sesi 10 fIud him. Ask him how lon
- csB iasi"
The answer 10 the message cam
s~t slowly. with every dot and dasI
sAnssutely distinct.
-Hsif ~ hour"
Tell him" commanded the captain
se are twenty miles away probabl,
- can't make better than II knot
- hsvr 10 this storm"
q tefrFfie fash ~ lightning for on
mn6inr instant III % the mountain
- vnsir - waves outside.
-Ast him where that lightning was.
avpted the officer.