The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-05


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sne KEPT y 20 hlriseli,
= Z ? Kept ms own. counsel "
s,,9 ,anslsco ana ne straiuys efatgsd
mnsseast y Wv no{nins otsi =
lookout on the
an leIoss-treeSonSa cerfain
S,h, I'M, eatceinSs alshl 81 4
3aln que haze onithe horizon far Oh
d maae nc report q u
~. We e'e use AZ Woalo oniy 'de.
hi, ana .nsy were wllhin =
Il. 9 w..andsa an,
49, .o!.n.sht oeyona w 9woul
III .sm uack 20 me unl,ed States,
a'en they ~. ING &c
nenAWho mad peeii awny from
wv ana eonHnea 70 y narrow
s1seSs g 2 cruising ship for over 9
s9msIe,ns-as stWheiher " way
Isoyieencs Of not ne wass somewhat
e DIS mlna5 sa!terwardI !.
osoSsa ans1ord on deck oefore MS
,asual !..he ior Elsing; Ihe;watch was
~ Sna5se ot = ratner sleepy stupid
sscona y eunlmag,nattye and snn.
K, uysslyaa. he aads.n NOT noticed the
f.aha ,Hn'ch y was diliicult 20 see from
.ne aecx at any rare, especially az Y
w uot ile oetween me yacht and the
sHni aIa 3astit had not peeni reported
from tue masthead. he knew Nothing
III Y.
Lanslord had found9sleep impos-
Ssio.e' the year OF search. the constant
DISAPPOINTMENT the pressing sense OF
mystery, the feeling that his conduct
Was .haeea, irreparable had preyed
iupon MIN He WA thin, worn nervous
y irritable. He walked up and down.
.ee1aeek IN the cool Of the morning:
thinking. For three years practically
fnel had mad this, woman before his
eyes az the goal Of his Efforts: Now
sue was gone. aud he must concen.;
itra.e hisllle upon something else He
gaSed 'angaldiy and ind~l7esentiyi
aoon the horizon, his Unparalleled eye
noticlns nothing for . time. Sudden
however. staring on TO starhoard'
,llstlessly; during a pause In HIS! steady;
tramp: ne thought he caughta glimpse,
% iight: He-looked idly In the dlrec.
~! lsssn 4 T fsS moments ans ,s, ana saw h e as ss%s
q thin cloud Of smoke, or was It haze,
rose above II. He was puzzled BY It,
ots course, and stood staring The con
5eentra,lon In his gaze. he thought, dis.
,spss'e e. 10 aim dav = e sn'ay. S blink, in ns the
land: He knew there was no land.
chafted ! nithose seas, for he had caref
;!nily studied the chart the night be.
lore Saying nothing toTanyote, for he
mad become somewhat sensitive about
. matter.
He.ran down the companion ladder,
hts cabin and afetGheds thence q
5new anu powerful glass, which, hpan
my :Fstpfp te the deck he focused,
3lipons ,the distant point 1of1Hsht tBy
ne; :ald, Oh those powerful binoculars
q 9 MADE jout what It was. He was; a,
NANCY quick sdeeision and purpose,.,
;He aeaneds MefFoMtersto Hin, Pointed!
+to Nelllgng andshatded the tglasssto
the man IN question-
se.aWhat Adoctspy raAfs bofS ttags Mr..
holtzman!
sthropgh :tae glasses, handed them BACK
!aetr, owner. and satd iaco1tcaify::
SsiAand. F1Ee! ftSmoke. sirssGt
[ GtHead, the yacht to5that island at,
ohee. II q 4: Ia
very good. 81" said the officer;
turning: toAthc man at;the wheel and
ordering me, helm 70 be put aport.
Ihe Yachts bows swung slowly
round until the Island and the light
were ooth dead ahead:
NOV. Mr. lHoltzman,: said Lang
3ioFa when the maneQyer Wasf CON.
pielea' Who Is. ut the masthead?"
slll see, Sir" answered the second
oticer stepping forward.
BRING him to me" said the owner
as the otilceri turned away