The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-31

grees ere 1t steadied.
What In thunder does that r1eanY-
he demanded. surprised to the point
Of incredulity.
Means we're both asses Of blooded
lineage" said Appieyard souriy, ris-
ing; though you're not q marker to
me. I should've known better-rd We
thought of It right away II had only
half the sense God gives the domestic
goose. That compass was right on
top OF the spark coil. Naturally It
magnetised And I would've
known better, too, II ever I had run
an engine with the coil on the cyiin-
der beforei Oh-pifael"
Then I've been holding the wrong
course for several hours"
'Prexactly."
~And you haven't amy idea where
we are!"
mot q glimmer."
Thoroughly dishsartened, Coast LEFT
the wheel Nice mess.- he observed
quietly.
Appleyard sighed profoundly. The
worst Of Il is. I'm Q sawed-off little
runt too small for you to kick as
ought to be kicked.
YES" said Coast.
They dined simply and solemnly on
cold things. after which Arpleyard, at
his own suggestion, took the frst
watch. You need rest" he argued,
and l don't-rarely sleep over three
1 MI a..
when your times up I'll call you.
There's nothing to worry about, any
way; we're perfectly safe unless were
In ship chAnnel. which I Judge we
amt from the absence Of any whist
ling hereabouts."
Coast was really very tired and 1T
tie loath to be persuaded. He dropped
OF Instantly into dreamless sleep.
At some time during the night ne
was disturbed by q heavy spIashing
under the bows. He reused just
enough to appreciate where he was,
and lay staring drowsily at the cabin
lamp until che seemed to have doEed
on again and again awakened) he was
aware Of Applsyard'a presence In the
cabin.
Hello" he yawned, staring at the
little mans head and shoulders an be
sat on the other transom, beyond the
center-board trunk, busying himself
over something invisible In his hands.
Whats up?"
Sorry I walked you," Returned Ap-
pleyard. His eyes nickered keeniy
over Coasts face for an instant I'VE
drifted aground q few minutes ago"
he explained in d perfunctory tone: Il
pushed or with the sweep and anchor
ed with short cable"
"whereabout d'you think we aref"
Coast pursued sleepily.
How should know? Menemsha
Blight for choice, but 1t might be any
where along the Vineyard Coast--pos-
sibly Pasoue-or No Mans Land"
What's that?"
mo Mans Landf oh, little island
south Of Gay Head. bout as big's a
handkerchief. Practically uninhab-
tied"
Appleyard rose.
What you doing?" Coast yawned
extravagantly.
Cleaning my pipe. Go on and
sleep; your times not up yet"
Whats o'clock7"
Appleyard mumbled something IN.
coherent as he stepped out on deck;
and Coast turned over and slept
again.
1t seemed hours later when he found
himself abruptly wide awake, In a
tremor of panic anxiety bred OF a
fancy that q human voice had cried
out in mortal terror, somewhere
within his hearing. He started up, In
formed by that sixth sense we call IN
tuition that conditions abroad the
Echo had changed radically since the
last time he had fallen asleep; and
1t seemed no more than q second from
the moment his eyes opened until
he found himself in the cockpit, gaz-
ing dazedly into the inscrutable
heart Of the fog.
At first, in his confusion, he could
see nothing amiss. The Echo was rid.
Ing on a quiet tide and an even keel,
with scarcely any perceptible motion.
The encompassing darkness was in.
tense, unfathomable, profound; only
the forward light showed q dim halo
of yellow opalescence near the mast
head. and the faint glow from the
cabin lamp quivered on slowly swirl
ing conYolutions Of dense white va
por. like smoke. The port and star
board lights had been extinguished.
as they should be when a vessel
comes TO anchor.
What, then had interrupted his
slumbers7
He turned with q question shaping
on his lips.
Appleyard was nowhere visible.
Coast required come minutes before
he was convinced of the fact OF the
little mans disappearance. But the
cabin proved as empty as the cock
pit, and the tender was gone.
The cabin chronometer chimed the
hour Of four In the morning.
AS the echoes died. as though they
had evoked the genius Of that place,