Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-13
Cy1thio-of -the-Minute
Copunghis 1871 By Louis Joseph V0nce



(corsanuation Of chapter XVI
For, some moments his summons for
KEY west vas hrftafed insistentiy. Then
reieasing tbs sanding-key. Thurlow shift
"A the current ID the detector. and. for q
psric1 sat inteesly listening, trained nm
gers making lmperceptibie adjustments
Of tae sensitive receiving mechanism
Presently he turned 10 crittenden and
nodded FIRE away. he said. smoying
the earniece aside to facilitate his hear
ink -TvA got en-. ''ss
He reset'ths switches and grssped the
ker
..stssnshib= cynthis.s Crittenden die
tated. ALcbb sc0mmander-and give the
company cipher-"
Thurlow lifted his hands ard besan 70
end. drumming ont the words with such
e-1ept speed that the racket Of the spark
xsas almost as one long roll o. thunder
ing ard Critfenden.s reading the mes
sage b. ear. was barely able 70 keep up
Thereafter. with but short pauses. the
news drifted through the night IN Crit
tenders terse phrasings
Late Cydonia tcode signal for Garth
bean Fruit company. AZ. anchor haroor
Of conn Cay. somewhere west OF Man
of-War Channel. north OF Cochcinos
Bank Report uirelessed about this
morning concerning accident IN collision
Nth dereiict north Of Haiti absolute fab
ricatiou Owners intend sinking ship for
Insurance in thousand fathom deep south
Of Columbus Bank after trans shipment
Of cargo 10 tramp steamer Orion. Hem
bricks commander. now approaching this
anchorage What's that row. Crit
tenien broke OF suddenly.
There was. IN fact noise Of running
feet and shouting voices on the upper
deck. clearly to be distinguished as the
reverberations Of the spark ceased. on
the conclusion OF the last sentence.
fThurlow cooked an intelligent ear to the
uproar and drew as intelligent an infer
ence
Probably Just discovered your escape"
ne suggested amiably. They had you
locked up. didn't they. AFTER you butted
into that r0w with Rhode2"
Yes Never nind--~Git this out" re-
piled Crfttenden hurriedly:
Notify Lioyd's. London. also New
York Board OF Marine Underwriters and
other proper authorities. Rush help II
possible Women on board. Madame
Savaran. maid and companion. al of
New York. threatened with robbery and
Violence Heliot'
Sounds like friend CIaret with his
mad up about something commented
TIE operator cheerfuIly- Perhaps he
can read Morse by ear. too. / wouldn't
care 10 III your shoes If"
Don't fret about me. beg you. Pro-
coed Probably impossible to communi-
cate further. Instant action impera-
tive sign H. Bruce crittenden.
From outside. apparently from the
promenade deck. Lobb's voice rang out
ansrily IS the wireless detonatiOns came
10 al end
Thrrfow the captain roared What
Is heii-fe yDu doing down thereg"
Don'f ansEer.' Crittenden advised
stay where you are"
Tlrlrlow shrugged and laughed as H.
fsfntiv amused What are you up tor
afiuo6ired Pleasantly, as Crfttenden. on
Ia faaE quickly dlvezted himself Of his
coat and Kicked on lis shoes. without.
however. abating MS vigiiant watch OF
the other
II don't know exactly" returned Crit
tenden. with a serious expression. I'm
anaid his ships too hot to hold me.
May have 10 swim for it, ~ ~
Thurlowir 1obb -bawied Without
WHAT'S the matter with you7"
Better. let me answer" suggested the
operator. If you. don't. he'll be down
here % Hnd cutt-r
Crittenden stared. nonpiusssd- What
90 Won care7- he asked brusGueIy.
WELL. admitted ThurIow. with tha
same AtA8AANrA 0A A4AEA 0ANEA1A4AAs ~ SUI
81 ike your gall Besides" =
-Thurlog."
Cfitienden nodded Answer him. ne
agreed drawing tight his belt
Rising. the operator looked. out Of the
side poyf- -Heys he inquired stupidity.
Mats the roRef
.Whaf're you doing with that door
shptg Who were you talking tor de-
manded the captains voice. Nho'ge
soft got fn there. anyway
ci5rets snart followed before FdutioV
-TteIf you, he's CHECKED the game. n
got part ef that messas 90 I'm going
6oVn--.
ssBetter beatit.- Thuriop. advised IN an
asidt Listen-Was that ere shout the
vromen7. 3, :.
yes gruhted crittenden. drawing the
Honest2t Ap unsupported -contFition 4
aud .cnncefn darkened Nfhe young mars /
eye II I'd known that
what Crittenden fingered against
his jqdgment. hearing che 5rurn Of sect
On nv deck outside
Never mind But IA do what I can
for EN-. II you-rm not fighting women.
Now. then
A heavy thump sounded on the door.
Crittenden ierked IL suddenly open and
stepped out. at the same time thrust
ing his own revolver into Clarets face
out Of the vay.- he cried. shout
derins forward. ~
Unprepared for this abrupt devel-
cpment the first officer fnvoluntarily
stepped hack At the same time he
screamed with rage. Get him, you
fellows he raved- ~LObb-Grfscom-
BerEen-.''
Overheard. from the ran a pistol