Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-01-28
Discipline
BY D. e. DERMoDY.
Copyright, 1910, by the Pearson
Publishing Coz

likewise went in for the higher life.
Their enlistment periods expired
within a week of each other while the
Fanninston was policing the capital
harb0r of turbulent Central Ameri
can republic, and when little later
the gunboat was relieved. they were in
state Of jubilation. In every letter
from Jennie received during the last
year. Patrick had been urgently in
vited to spend his four months vaca-
ton with Jimmie. and it was under
stood that he would do so. Jimmie,
now a man both In years and behavior,
was resolved to re-enlist. Patrick's
future depended on hallowed hope
which he had long Iourished. The
beautiful Shape at his side had never
deserted him; when he was in Seattle
it was a form of flesh. In HIS heart
4 he knew that the Joy ineffable would
be his for the asking. and he was that
much man that his only doubt was
Of his own worthiness.
At Port Angeles, the Pennington.
her special duties necessitating that
she act singly, spent few days at tar
get practice. At last, however, fittings
were put to rights. decks rehabilitated
| dllcl lnc sudhtHS up,
boats were hoisted the anchor was lift
ed. and the vessels nose was turned
up the Sound, her unconstitutional
pennant futtering. tri-colored rain
bow trailing in the water asiern. Ke-
hoe, now a chief boatswain's mate.
quitting the bridge where he had
sought a moments speech with the Of
ficer of the deck, passed close by jim
hAA rt- L.
chains, and paused at the head of the
ladder TO address his friend in an I'M
dertone
Sound EN- true. Jimmie boy" he
warned jokingly. we don't want to
run her on the rocks when she's home
ward bound"
Nearly all Jimmie's faultless teeth
were showing in broad smile as. from
his hunched attitude over the rail he
glanced backward. And in the instant
of that smile. with deafening roo
hung. cracking roar and hurting
hiss, the world collapsed beneath his
feet and he was precipitated into the
chaos of disintegration. Kehoe dropped
with him, and they found themselves
clutching each other and cropping
blindly in a hell of hot, twisted iron
and scalding steam.
It's a busted boiler" stated Kehoe |
calmly. I've seen it before, but moth |
ing like this"
Let go my arm" choked Jimmie. |
manfully suppressing a sob. Its |
broke. guess"
Patrick caught him by the other |
arm. Come en-" he said.
Knowing the bowels of the ship as
well as he did fits exterior. he STUN |
blingly led his companion to the fore
hatch, where he felt the bent ladder |
still in place. With an arm around |
Jimmies waist, he swung him from |
his feet and lugged him to the topside |
as he would a dashed hammock, bore
him across the warped deck to. the rail, |
lifted him arm s-length overhead,
hurled him out into the water, and
plunged in after him. An incoming
fisherman hauled Jimmie out OF his
arms. and he Immediately turned and
swan back 10 the ship.
More than a hundred men were
killed in the catastrophe. and less than
a score OF the crew escaped serious in
jury. The immense volume of abrupt
ly released steam formed an apex in
the sky AMI swiftly settled, hot fog,
over the entire bay. There were no
other large vessels in the harbor, but
feet OF small boats put of from the
wharves and circled the sinking gun
boat, picking up survivors as they
flung themselves into the invisible
water. Many boarded the wrecked yes
sci. which had settled on the bottom
with the upper works showing and
with the sailors Tho were not disabled,
did heroic rescue work. Kehoe. a leader
among them. performed marvels of
valor until he was struck by a falling
fragment Of the bridge. so witnesses
afterward testified. and knocked over
board. When the official report of the
disaster was prepared, he was listed
with the Dead and missing"
A torpedo boat from the Navy Yard !
reached the scene during the night, |
and the next day the remnant of the
crew. dead, wounded and well. were
to the Navy Yard. Jimmie,
with the other sufferers. was placed in
the naval hospital al Bremerton, where
for several days he was attended by |
]enrie, who had been summoned by
telegraph.
Except once. at their first meeting.
these two did not speak of Patrick.
But whenever a leisure moment came
10 the girl cher brother was not the
only patient 10 whom she ministered)
she stood by west window, looking
out over the green forest that yelled
the world between her and the sea. re-
niotionless there for various
periods. according to the time required
for her to check the rain of tears and
remove the traces of them from her
'urtive face.
After five days, his parents assum-
ing responsibility for the future heal
ng OF Jimmies fractured arm. he was
given his discharge and the pair went
home II was a sadly different home
going from what they had long looked
forward to, for 1t had been arranged
hat they and that one Of the trio now
absent, dearer to each than the other
new. were to make little pleasure
of the trip. with who knows
what romantic sequel at the end.
Now there was no window to din
Tennies view across the woodlands to
he west IN the hooking sunlight.
'hrill with birdsong. she stood near
he stern of the swift little steamer,
ooking uninterruptedly toward the I'M
Ieen sea. Jimmie sat on a bench
,gainst one side OF the deckhouse