Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-10

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"Going to have q shift of wind, you
Think" Coast asked
The little man nodded anxiously
It's cinch," be asserted. "Ant
when it does swing the chances are
ten to one it'll come in from the SOU
west. That's the prevailing vino
round here at this season. you know.
well? Even so, it'll favor us W
the Sound, won't it2 Besides. we've
got the motor. :"
"Thatll help heap In case that tol
comes down on us, won't IT," Apple
! yard snorted in disgust. noddine to
ward the bank Of tawny haze that dis
colored the horizon beyond tho low
proAles Of NHshAweaa and Cuttyhunk
over the stASboard counter.
Hadn't thought Of that"
And yet you he'd the nerve 70 70
sent my suggestion that you needed
. keeper!"
| 'Well, then, It's up to us to make
that passage as soon as we can
what? Hadn't I better get the motor
going? Here, take the wheel, while
| l."
Never mind" Appeyard returned
That's my job. You stay put. That
IL, unless you prefer"
"No; I'm not crazy about 1t. Go
ahead and break your back turning uu
a cold engine, If you want to-"
Don't bet that fret you any. Cap'n.
Appleyard grunted. setting the bin
nacle aside and lifting the eng1ne-pit
! hatch. Me, was born and brought
up with marine motors; they used to
AL my nursing bottle with mixture
OF gasoline and Vacuum A. Pipe your
uncle"
He dropped lightly into the pit.
threw in both .the main and shut-ofi
switches. opened tho globe-valve In
the feed pipe, made . slight adjust.
ment Of the carbureter. and slowly
turned up the fy-wheel. An angry
buzztng broke out in the spark.coil.
"You see." he said with elaborate
nonchalance. They're all alike-any
one of EN- viii feed right out Of my
hand"
He rocked the hy.wheel to and fro
half dozen times, then gave 1t q
smart upward pull. Instantly there
| was dull explosion In the cylinder,
and the wheel began to spin steadily
to the mufned drumming Of the ex-
haust.
Gathering way, the host moved at
4 more lively pace, with lhsr SAIL nap.
ping empty and Ustless and idly
swinging boom.
BY the time Coast, instructed BY
bis highly efficient crow, had piloted
the Echo safely through to the Sound
q dead calm heh.
A little later a chill breath Of air
famed Coasts cheek. the first Whit
out Of the southwest. The water
fawed and darkemed with tho flying
catspaws.
The fog swept In swiftly. Far across
the breadth Of wind-d,dled water
Coast could see it:moving onward like
q wall. momentarily gaining in bulk.
Already It was lowering threaxeningly
over Gay Head, and while he looked Q
thin, gray, spectral arm stole across
the low land at Menemsha Blight and
began to grope its blind way up the
Sound.
Coast steered With his gaze fixed
upon the compass on the ensine-pit
hatch, now his sole guide. Insen-
sibly the fog grew more dense, SO
that in time the mast wae more q
less indisttnct and only yard or so
Of pallid water was visible on either
hand.
Vineyard Haven, tonight. by any
chance?" no asked suddenly.
Appleyart shook his head decidedly.
mot unless we get . breeze sti6
enough to blow this or"
Then we'd better find an anchor.
age for the night:"
"Only thing to DO. I'm willing to
risk my valuable rep. as a weather
prophet, that this won't lift before
morning"
"Tarpaulin Cuve?"
Appleyard pursed his thin lips and
rubbed his nose. considering. Good
enough anchorage" he admitted: but
for muh, I amt strong for It. Menem.
sha Blight would do US more com.
fortably-across the Sound, you know.
bit east of Gay Head"
"Why Menemsha Bight?"
Because there's an able-bodied and
energetic fog bell at Tarpaulin. Take
my advice. There'n be nothing but
dead silence at the Blight, and it isn't
much Of run over there"
You know BEST How shall I hold
her!"
"eou'east."
"eo." Coast put The wheel over
and brought The Echo round 70 thas
course. Is indicated by the compass.
Monotonously the chronometer In
the cabin knalleG the half-hours.
About two bells (nve 6clook) Apple.
yard began to ndset uneasily. Hs
knocked out his pipe and. jumping up,
!trottsd forward to the bows, whore. -
arm embfscing the mast, 10 remained
for many minutes stubboenly peerinG
ahead into dreary blankness which
tho kesnest vision coulG' BY nosmsam
have penetrated,
After . while he .EsaurnAd. dise0u.
aged, to the oo6lkpit, Il dent loo
aaas:' he asssrtaA si,1naly, :''Thorsb
something goae wrong. W.. on1At 30
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