The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-22
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'Ohi Nc II VIII be lonely. Of coruse,
but isn't there some way that can sig
nal 10 you II anything should happen
Howard considered a while; then
Queen, returning shortly with double
arnfuI OF straw dug from q hozSbead
once filed with crocksry.
There" he said. dropping. It az the
entrance Of the gallery If anything
happens. wet some of that and put u on
the FIRE: II VIII make a thick, black
smoke. Ply alternately closing and open
ing the draft You can let II go I'D and
cut # of altogether Wen watch for
Howard and Jackson climbed down
the Jacobs ladder that still swung at
the Queens counter ard dropped light
schooner that lay there. OF this. moth
ing but q few inches OF the deck and
the stumps Of the masts were above
water, whatever Lighthouses there might
have teen had been carried away, to
Eether With the entire rail. COnse-
quently there was nothing TO investi-
gate NOTHING that could help the cast
aWays n their EFFORTS to escape, and the
two men crossed. over her with merely
a glance. using her as a bridge 70 reach
n snip floating high in the water just
beyond
The second vessel had a Kangway
lowered down her side, evidently to
help her passengers 20 reach the
boats. Her naasts We're gone, but other
Crew and passengers taken Off by
another ship explained Howard prob
ably in fair weather after a Storm
Most likely another storm was brewing
and the crew expected their own vessel
&C sink"
a rapid search showed that the shin
had nothing Of value to offer Her
boats were gone, her Compasses. charts
cnToIlor9,eters' ana sextants all were
gone some tools remained, but were
50 rusted as 20 be Of little value How
ard soon led the way TO her taffraiI
whence he could clutch the shrouds OF
been in a collision
As he stepped on the deck o. this
cTaIt, there was scurry of feet ard
dozen huge rats bOlted across the
deck and disappeared under the mon
"Conf0und the bTUtes,'' he T1lJffere5
hate themi Wonder what they have
been esting2"
The answer was not far TO seek. C,ose
beside the davits Of the ouarter-h,,7t
lay two skeletons. one with a sr,oC-t,
round hole drilled through the fnsEI es5
skull. the other with broken E-s..1-
bone Howard looked at them ana
Probably the crew made rus6 fo-
me Doals- ne suggested ''SOmebodv-
ots o. tne oInceTs. / sUppose-triqd 10
stop them He shot one b-4r f1,o o~I-,-C
ran over him and broke MS bs.IC V& T7Sl5
came the rats Well. IL was q maze
death II YOU can ind a coupTe OF has
Jackson. we vii commit the bones to
From the ship the two men 5escAn5A5
10 steamer much down bv the stem
with a gaping hole in her D0rt counter
WAere something must have driven 6eeo
into her vttalS- From this they cYfr7re5
upon small yacht, floating iTis- 2 v-asb
HeiQ I'D BY wateT-tight couopsrt-
inents-' explained FToward Thence
lley passed 10 another. vessel. and to
another- ana another. each bearing mute
record Of the manner Of its ruin
But on none did the explorers find
what they sought The boats were in
variably gone the tools were always
rusty, the cOmpasses had ali besn
snatched from the bjrnsC1s s15 TToyI,
the cabin; the charts had mostly been
torn rom The racks and tables often so
roughly that the thumb tacks that had
held their corners were left in the boar N
each holding a triangular scrao OF tori
paper In the Few instances where any
did remain they were rotten with mil
deW' and clarted regions far distant
from the SarEasSo sea
II was noon when Howard gave the
word 10 return 20 the Queen. Don't
he downcaSt, Jackson" he couSoied
hat We have found today is only
what We had 20 expect The boats
would. Of course. be taken even n
everything else was left The com
passes, and charts, and sextents- and
so on. would naturally be taken next
for those who went IN the boats would
need them 20 shape their course. The
tools and en- Enes would have almost
invariably been left exposed to the
weather and would be badly r1lsted
i would have been by mere chance
had we found what we wanted on the
very first day At least We have learned
that there Is plenty OF food and water
and clothing and coal 10 be had for the
taxing Tomorrow we viii search IN
another direction Now, let's go home
But return was not so cay as the
two men expected AS Howard had
80 A
ference between climbing up and climb
Ing down, aud this differeuce was ac-
centuated by the fact that IN leaving
the Queen they had chosen the easiest
route When they could have gone from
one ship 10 any one Of Two or three
others, they had naturally moved 10 the
one that appeared the least difficult Of
access