The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-02
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{ came racing back as fast as his legs
would carry him THE cap'n's comm
he cried. Coming with his whole force
I he isn Z three ships away /"
Howard smiled grimly. Just too
late he exclaimed 'On board with
you JOyCei Quick OF we gOI'' with
the word, he cast loose the last moCrinSY
and the Seashark moved slowly away
Fizes on the Boat
As, with gathering Roadway she
rounded the gaueon's high-decked poop.
she came II view OF q dozen or more
armed men. who were rapidly Chamber
ing over the wrecks. and who burst into
. excited babble as they spied the little
peared-
you yet He threw his rife 10 his
shoulder ami fired. his men following
SUIT with a scattering vOlley.
But ct TIE first sign OF hostilites,
Howard who was alone on deck. drop
ped nimoly down inside the body Of the
SeaShark, and remained. steering BY
aid OF tHe camera lucida put there FOR
tne purpose until a curve IN the chan
mel sheltered the little vessel from the
'uliets that had battered haTmlessly
round her
For an hour the Seashark dropped
swiftly down the slowly widening chan
mel between ever-changing banks Of
n1assed chips. In that hour she passed
in review the shipping OF more than two
centuries Squat-beIIied. round-bOwed
DutchUenr high-pOoped Spaniards, clip
pers that had made the American flag
famous. frigates shOt-toru and SKATER
ed IN the American civil war, ceep-Tater
ships stiu bearing the indelible imprint
OF the Chinese trade. steamers old and
Qew-one BY one they passed IN pro-
erosion constantly growing more and
more modern Howard, alone IN the
coming tower, glanced at them with
wOnder; never before had they 50 in
press ed him Until then nearneSS naQ
CbSClTed the vastness Of the Iuil. and
only now had the fun meaning or e
all been hammered into his mind
But he resOlutely threw OF the spell
and concentrated his entire attention
on the navigation OF his little vessel
II was very necessary ne cnaHIlels
being newly formed. was reasonably
clear OF weed. but il was impossible
20 guess how soon its character might
change. The smallest patch Of vege-
tatiCu might foul the screw OF the
Sezs1 ark. or might conceal wafer
logged spar. floating just aTash, that
would rip a plate from her bow and
send her 20 the bottom. ending at once
the lives Of the castaways and their
dreams Of fortune Ia some ways II
would be safer beneath the water yet
Howard knew that every Turn OF me
aEs engines was aiding 70 store Up
power in the electric accumulatOrs, on
which alone they must depend when
the time came 20 dive be did not
dare 10 go below an instant sooner
After an hour the channel opsend
more Te7idly. and the weed began 70
thicken. showing that the edge OF the
wreck pack was near Soon the &C
emulation grew so thick that Il was
no longer safe TO push through It
Howard glanced at the indicators that
measured the power accumuia ted
hours" ne muTmured. or perhaps
four AT eight knots. that means
about twenty-five miles Of distance
Twenty 7ve miles, Humph, I guess
it's safe
He brought the boat 10 stop, and
spoke 10 those in the semi6arkness be
wei" he ouerIed. have you de-
cided2 Is it 60 ahead, or land and
On the Chase.
No one answered, and in the stiffness
he heard uo-channel the far-of chug-
chug OF a boat rapidly driven
'Humph-' he exclaimed. bending down
again. Forbes seems 20 have been well
supplied with boats He's after Us in
a steam launch That settles the Ques-
any one wants 10 take a ls4t look al
this marvellous place now Is the time"
No one spoke
Howard laughed. What he ex-
want 20 see the last OF your old homer
joyce shook his head Faith he an
swered. I've seen enough Of II 10 do
me for the rest OF my Efe-"
New Xork's good enough Tor me-
M WUlouEhby2''
The missionary looked ID Mani
Man-' he cried How can you think OF
such things when We are about to
plunge into uttermOst peril Of our Iives2
Rather, let Us pray"
Pray by all means Nj WillOuEhby-
More things are wrought by prayer
than this world dreams OF. you know.
Dorothy don't you want % look2-'
But Dorothy too, SHOOK Aer head
No, Frank. she answered 7 never
want to see the horrible place again -
Then down We 80. Here comes
Forbes, BY the way
Around the curve up-channeI, ap-