Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-07

"Yet," said Miss Forrest, "he is such nice chap"
"All he needs" said Sundra Manya, lis the awaken
ing" He looked contemplatively at his companion.
"Shall awaken him?" he asked.
Can you?' she returned
1--WE shall see, he said
That evening there dance deck. Japanese
paper lanterns were strung about with electric lights
inside. A small band composed of the stewards,
stationed forward under the bridge and dozen of the
younger people made merry: Miss Forrest charming
in ight-fgured silk gown, danced and the
pretty the like glass and the air soft and
fragrant
- allowed himself his usual quarter of hour to
fully to his senses; then, swinging his sken pa
Jamaed legs to the floor, yawned and pressed the but
ton for his Presently he pressed it again. crossed
the cabin to the portfolio, and looked out at the
vague in SOFT white mist Then he punched the button
several times vigorously and finally put his head out
the door and called for the steward There was no
He opened the door to his bathroom and drew
his salt water BATH thinking up conversation to be had
with the delinquent attendants When he returned to
his cabin he again rtleSsy asSaled the electric button
then dressed and sailed out with considerable energy.
At the deck he stopped astonshed. Not chair was
occupied, not sailor in sight, even the bridge
deserted. He dived through the companionway and
down stairs to the main saloon. Deserted likewise He
pressed all the push buttons sight then raced through
the Corridors looked into the galley and finally peered
into many OF the staterooms. Not a soul was to be
found.
The engines pulsing feebly and the Daphne
moving very slowly across the misty sea, absolutely
seized the hammer of the ships bell and rang it furious
ly. Its cangor sounded startngy loud in the morning
air. and when he ceased its peas died away to OPP
Then he heard step behind him, and turning quickly
he Miss Forrest clad in white serge suit cnging
wde-eyed to stanchion, with hand at her heart.
She stepped uncertainty toward him. and he caught her
by the arm
aWhere are they?' she asked tremulouslys
Il cant find them he replied, and his voice sounded
loud in the unnatural stiffness. Il have looked every
where I've looked all below Listen! The engines
still running I'll look down there He seated her
in steamer chair and laid his hand gently upon her
queer deuced queer" He started up "Il look in the
engine rooms Do you mind waiting aloneo'
AIll have to, she replied 4Only hurry back
He raced along the deck to the companionway then
down stairs and aft till he found the hatchway leading
to the engines. He climbed down several oily steel
ladders into oppressively hot filled with waste
and mysterious machinery. Bright, smooth bars of
STEEL black cylinders, countless levers, oil cups dals,
and slowly turning and sliding wheels and shafts
fronted him, meaningless and mysterious to him
they would have been to a dweller The smell of
heated oil and damp rubber mating his nostrs,
and great to him as he mpotently regarded
this vibrating monument to the practical ingenuity and
the labor of other Then down more ladders, grit
grmed and oily, he CROPPED, into awful 1nsueraby hot
Depths where vast furnaces still gowed though rapidly
dying where steel shovels lay deserted the steel floor
and mountains of coal doomed ndstinct in the darkness
He stumbled aimessly about through this inferno.
God! did these horrible depths exist all those days
he had passed the fragrant sunshine far above deck
He felt suddenly faint, and had some difficulty in drag
ging himself up the greasy iron ladders Even the hot
engine room was welcome relief. The machinery
scarcely moving all now, and of the dals showed
hand Pickering into lifelessness. He turned
two of the small levers his hand but there
results faint hiss. He stumbled upon
deck with grimy hands and great black botches upon
his white fannels He in perspiration, and the
air deck felt almost cold and he shivered.
MISS FORREST was sitting, crouched and pathetic,
A'A staring vacantly out into the mist She looked
up at him with frightened eyes, but did not speak
"Al gone he said briefly. Them "What you want
&c breakfast he added @Somethinp hot Coffee So