Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-06
Ccoatsnusticu Of Chapter XIII


what Is it, she asked
~. o. s." he told her quickly; the
-srurvss srsnaI Of distress 1t has come
Quicker raan vhouE$t- ="
she sufIeucd with a shock Of alarm
Are We iH danger. then?
no. .Not really. Wait"
~But Why
re caught her hand. needless OF all
save Whist was unfolding TO his intel
IfEence. and put upon her slender fin
gers a pressure that insisted or silence
equally az IL hurt.
But she did not complain Neither
cid she scol. to draw away. ONLY some
thinS moved in her bosom and something
frightened in her throat, Fastening her
treathins as she stood i'm patient wait
ins. staring up at his thoughtful. intent
coHnteusnne-
Wait. Re repeated. II must get this.
-. There he added as there fell
rnomentary break in the continuity OF
r. arrows urgent sending. Hes stop
poo 10 listen for an answer.
sharp upon the subsistence Of his whis-
per sounded the Kissing clash OF a switch
shot home: and again the spluttering
shocks shattered the silence.
.-rsttenden's fingers closed like bands
II steel on Cynthia's hand for an in
ELAIN. EHEM Al AAE AllNA4A-NA0A-aAN11 VI
HIS preoceup0tion relaxed
by Geo-se," he cried. He's picked
up Key West:
what is il about Can YOU tell?'
asked cynthia. herself injected with his
agitation
Listen: III try 20 translate as he
socs on
In a voice low but clear Crittendsn
began to render into English the fluent
stream OF crepitant sound: between the
periods OF almost deafeaing clamor
cOmmunfcatins its import to the girl
as.intslligently as his handicap permit
steamship cynthia: LObb COM
uiander (code word TO signify Owners)
formerIy Cydcnis. Caribbean Fruit
e9npany-
IN cargo. New York, to Rio; no
rIssensers-
latest observation. Of I'm not mis-
taken thatu lie somewhere TO the north
OF Hayti-six or seven hundred miles
70 the eastward Of our present posi-
tiopi.
~ About 1850 2. m. in hcad-on COLI
sion at fun speed with submerged
dereliet Don't let this fairy tale
frighten you. plsasel.
Bows crushed I'm below water linc.
Impossible TO stop leak. Pumps power
less. Water-tight Oulkheads useless.
doors refuse TO ctose. "Details intro
duced- you understand. Ito lend
EneCious air 10 an otherwise bald and
lsnc0uvfncing narrative Stil, he's a
perfectly good liar. whoever cooked up
this story"
Engine room flooding rapidly. ship
sinking By head VIII stick by post as
LONG a. possible or until juice gives
out. C3Ieaning current for the dynamo.
Score one for wireless heroD .
Boats in water. crew leaving snip
in perfect discipline Night clear. quiet
sea No help needed. Steamship Orion.
tramp. Hendricks commander. Halifax
Tor Kingston. standing close by TO pick
UP boats
IS No disorder. but sinking very fast.
Impossible to continue report Called
"a boats All saved. o.
80 Good night. Thurlow. operator
CTittenden wound up with a brief.
cerisive laugh. Pretty clumsy yarn;
bot the public viii probably swallow
ft--the underwriters. too. for that mat
ter Now. you've had a singular ex-
perience; you've been shipwrecked in
nid-ccean and are now in the lifeboat.
Watching your gallant vessel slowly
slhside beneath the hungry. Unsuitable
waves. 1900 fathoms deep.
Only. 10 isn't 50. Amusing. isn't IL!
Bnt II I were these giddy jokesmiths
I'd prefer 10 be sure who was going
@ have the last laugh What
did you say
He paused. pending an attentive ear.
iu the quiet that possessed the ship.
disturbed only By the sing-song Of the
lezdsman in the bows. now that the
wireless was finally out OF commission
short dry gasp that just missed
being a sob Rad uncontroIlably forced
itself between Cynthis's lips; but he,
ia the mental stimulation OF that mo-
ment had failed to recognize the sound.
and thought she had spoken.
swhat did you sayZ- ne repeated.
selections.
-N-nothing." she replied with an ef-
fort
SuddenI-' he realized his unwilling
hold upon her hand. remembering when
he had caught TO impress upon her
the need o. silence, recalling how
lcEE he must have held IL. suspecting
sours hing OF the unintenuonsl viO-
leuce Of his grasp
oh ! be your pardont" he cried
ccntritely- Have hurt your 1 didn't
thing Why. you're trem-
bling
NO; tit is nothing. I'm all right.
really You didn't hurt-muchl" Gym
thia struggled to conserve her self
control ~Only. I presume. I'm little
uastrunE. It's 50 strange. so dark and
dreadful-this ship; the brutality and
horror OF II. the weirdness OF that
awful lying message heard here in