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

in her stride right where she struck the lurking tea ship
Ships Bottom never got into action in less time than
on that But for all the five lifcines that lay
across the deck of the doomed yacht many minutes,
Captain Casco knew that it "boatwork job, from
the first, and her passengers and crew were taken
off almost before the alarm spread to Barnegat vii
1age and the whole population had poured out
the beach 1t was mi hty nasty Disaster and the
yacht had gone to the bottom like pummet, her
graceful hull snugged up against the ship that had
dered her. and only her sparS and yellow funnel marking
the place where she struck.
THE lifeboat was heading insfore for the last time,
when q sudden ptul outcry from the beach pierced
Joe's heart. He Annie Lorry out from the
crowd and utter up her hands and fall back IN Bud
Next moment Braun, wide eyed with horror came
rammng down to the ifeboat where Bronson was fling
ing men aside in frantic endeavor to reach Annie;
"Dave Lorry's shut up in the engine room bull,head
Praun said. "FOr Gods sake, Joe"
As in a daze Joe listened to his partner
at will kill Annie Lorry!" Bud kept saying.
Bronson uttered deep oath, like prayer. "If old
Dawes gone down with the Ship I'll go down an get
him. he said the jump for the life saving station.
No man knew better than Hammerhead Joe Bronson
what slim chance there to get the engineer of the
Juanita out of that waer-ght bukhead and bring him
to the surface with the breath still in his body. Even
Orrv had lodged the thrush of the sea and managed to
close the bukhcad door, with himself inside the whole
Atlantic stood ready to wash into that air chamber the
minute the door was opened. But Joe Bronson wasn't
one to time figuring the way things couldn't be
done. The air in that submerged b,lkhead wouldn't
last more than year or two that was certain; but
Ships Bottom had air pump, and the big motorboat
was as good as a lighter to work from
all go down and pound on that door, he told Casco.
aft Dawes there he'll talk to if he amt He's just
got to be- that's ALL" Joe said savagely
Both he and Braun sorting over the diving suits
in the fcboat, when halfcrazed girl flung herself into
it, deying the to her. Casco, eaping for the
bow, mcrcifully ignored her-conrary to regulations
Bronson gupcd she sank sobbing beside the diving
pump and emergency with the patent aero0xygen
reservoirs all in polished brass and rivets ready for
action.
~On'y thing I'm afraid Of Hannmcrhcad Joe said, in
the whitc-fced silence in the lfeboat that old China
Castle may buck down on her an roll her over in the
drink, like a kid goin' down hill.
Braun hadn't thought of that. He caught his part
ners eye then glanced the SIDE where the rusty
hulk of the tea bark lay wallowing in the The
spilled rice in her cargo had attracted million seagus
fighting and squawking over the Gridron, and in the
murky water the black fin of shark slthercd now and
then athwart the boat.
"Filled up and sassy, them gertas are Joe said;
then quite casually, "They amt need O you goin'
down, Bud. It's one-man job"
Braun laughed in his face Want to cop out all the
glory. eh:' he said "Let me tell you. two won't be