Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-14

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what room there is
Helen gathered up her hat and Vel
and went out into the passage to put
them on. she could hear Warren
moving hastily about
Luggage ready, ma am p" 1t was the
chief steward thi, time.
II think So" she faItered and
he knocked at the stateroom.
Luggage ready sir? Everybodys on
now, sir. She's ready 10 pull off
The words struck terror to Helen
but Warren threw open the door with
a rough.
We'll. n you put people off at this
outlandish hour youH have 10 wa'
till they get ready Here. YOU can
take this trunk"
Through the open door Helen could
see Warren thrusting things into his
suit case with more haste than she
had ever seen him exert His hat was
on the back OF his head and he was
unmistakab bly, worried. She longed to
go in and help him, but feared he
would only roar at her to keep ont OF
the way. Suddenly he called.
Where's the shaw7strap?"
why. isn't it there?'' rushing in to
find him struggling with the big roll
Of steamer rugs and coats and looking
desperately about for the shawlstrap.
"Where'd you put it," he shouted.
Why, dear, didn't see it, YOU I'M
rolled the rugs"
Yes, and | put 1t right there on top
OF that wardrobe"
Helen climbed up on the berth to
look on top Of the wsrdrobe. but only
a life preserver was there In the
meantime Warren was ringing wildly
for the stateroom steward-swearin
under his breath
Here the chief steward appeared
again AT the door They're waiting.
sir The captain saws the'n have to
put Off in a moment"
We'll they'll not 60 without us,
We're booked for London and they've
got to land us here. It's the lines
fault for putting passengers off at this
Indecent hour. Here, you" as the
stateroom steward rushed up. we put
a sha wlstrap on top of that wardrobe
what did you do with ito"
Sorry, sir didn't see 1t. sir" and he
began a hurried search.
Now they were all searching
Warren, the room steward and the
chief steward. At any other time il
would have struck Helen as irresisti-
bly, funny-these four people falling
over each other in their frantic search
for shawlstrap in that tiny state
room
But with the tender waiting and no
way to take the rugs and coats the
situation was far from humorous
Now the second officer came TO the
door to find out what was the trouble.
and to say the captain could hold the
tender only three minutes longer
Hell hold her tin we get on" al
most shouted Warren. cor I'll raise q
row at your London office that your
whole blame line win hear from"
Then to the room steward. Get a rope
and rope up those rugs! No use look
ing for that strap"
The steward dashed out for rope.
and in second two OF them were on
thelr knees tying up the rugs The
chiet steward caught up the rest Of the
hand baggage and fairly swept them
down to the tender
Although only n few OF the passen-
gers We're landing at Plymouth, many
or the others were up to see them off
And now as Helen hurried on. she
hushed hotIy under the many disap-
proving eyes. All these people knew ii
was for them that the boat had been
kept waiting
The tender itself was something like
n ferryboat, and the other passengers.
who with their baggage had come on
board In plenty of time, stood in a little
group at the bow. Helen bowed and