Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11

crowd when the water starts through the bukhead
door: One fellow down there alone might change his
mind about standing by
Toe went white as chalk All the pent-up bitterness
against his Old chum and station mate surged up in him.
All his life since he had known her, he had nrsed
a premontion that day, somehow he would do
something for Annie Lorry. God knows he willing
enough, for her hers, if ever he called upon!
And now the test had come!
"All right" he said quietly to Braun "Only
Der it's every for himself when the rush comes.
I'm goin' to get Davel'
That was ALL but the life looked at each other.
They knew what it would when the weight of the
Atlantic slammed into that air chamber-with Dave
Lorry hanging with death grip at the bottom, and
the divers fighting against the drag of the thrush that
might whirl them through the aperture and tear out
their air hose But Government life paid to
take long chances.
1--WE got the emergency tanks said Hammerhead
Bronson "Lock on my bonnet, Jcm
THE beach was black with Barncgat folk watching the
preparations in the feboat out at sea, and awaiting
the tdings of life death Joe swung the yachts
shrouds casting glance into the boat where the whole
soul of him yelrning for the sobbing slip of girl
The sight of Braun bending her in final reassr
ance anHthe clank of the arpunps, followed him he
down into the urgid water He felt his crstwhc
chum step the rnes he left daylight behind, and
he snapped on his breast lamp, cropping along the deck
for the engine door. But Joe knew the Juanita
without need of the electric; particularly the
chinery section. He and old Dave had shared many
friendly smoke together there.
He noticed that the stern of the wrecked tea ship
crowding down the yachts quarter 1t threw a
Der shadow over the deck. He caught the flicker of
brass and white-panted walls and he drew breath of
reief-though he might have known!
"Course Dave amt in the engine room,' he said.
ale went to shut the bukhead an give them lubbers
chance. He made it too! Dave never even took time
to remember his ppe- en- see it there beside his sofa.
He was chucking, all his black, brooding fear fallen
from him in the moment he entered the compartment,
when savage lurch of the hull froze him. Suppose that
China ship should worm her way over the yacht and
jam the bulkhead fast? There time to lose if
Dave was bound up tOpi
Bronson had forgotten his fellow diver; though Braun
was right at his heels. Every for himself under
water Besides, Joes heart chung to one deato save
old Dave Lorry and to do it himself, for Armies sake
He face to face with the bukhead door now that
thin sheet of steel between Dave and the whole
For second he hesitated his heart humping in his
breast Then, with his electric flash playing the
rugated steel door, he thumped it with his heavy lead
shod boot-Once, twice, three timeSi
His swollen hands fumbled for the shock of the return
signal; but that wasn't needed. From out of the air
filled bulkhead, faint through his copper helmet and the
steel door, but unmisakabe, it camca soulthrilling
thump! Joe uttered a shout OF JOY.
That's him! That's his S. O. S! Now got to drag