The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-31

nwe In, ntsrns wap.ng IN rie shelter 81 strong
hsrd lie dimy Saw second saadowy boat drop
into Vie stething ZEE g." aart Hsre. tHiped down
fnha A ro.rfrars down the 6gNt-shpS deck "They
90; their bo4t away stand hy g cast en- 4 linz
Asn Men % \. ssts- % sr.. t1 ,Er at'S w nf snf f ss'a
& e. s i. f%,f 4, 6oa EiI ~ itsy&Ss sSs II a
dill ,aufaed. boom Il t6iisf evplodine and fssyy,
fahris rgen' 4 boat dared out into the. pale radi-.
sncc oi he high lamps boat hall awashs sd,pEnated
BY n~u who's grim I9fs @ w. M MpesrnSp VIM A.'dy 20
lin Nd aad sttttd atross The small boat sSS /.
srasntd IL this, sailor ytned rancqaa5k THn sAa
forward murk and sccond ne his,rd out inW lltt
,i0d 70 renlAce he one tht parted hs rai! az
fh- steering aAr stenied q dive tj> Nhelt Weight !
"a auc tt5 a LUCE crest Nhrs ne lit'ls crat almost,
level ~iih Rasmus.ens eye ana lct y Snk hKe 2
my lhc boat rode below hi, awamped, crushed
Glicd Nia terrrs that rened parals1sd and numb.
lir ffna another iius and saw II made iast
In ths next hai hour the light ship crew WORKED
rsFiaf.Iy It Va. iIupds able Ia i the crushed boat
.at is hng ireisht 70 he deck Under fi.s terrific
impact al tic racing eas il was q mtre matter ri
time IN Ne ira line would snap and the sinsns
boat be driven back iao the darkness, But Ras-
tstf en 4eea f'ttant- lHs erders were obsyed with
sl-efg cd uif4eG!o' swiltnes~ whp ~1s
rigged rude BON char was dropped down into
e c~rstfiaK small boat, aud passenger hauled OUT
s.d to- the deck The men at the tail of the Whip,
vt.,, rariinp fnt TIE order "a ifait away aud ran
DOWN tie slippery dcck, To their NaislS IN thundgr5
py ,.-tsr dragging httr prey from the sea- Tie
Isl p-r.on w4s on detN The wrecked sinking 'boat
swras refsey Al TIE thd of il, teher Rasmussen
sted down into il.
.Sob5dy left" lie reared ia the mates ear
Tx hpwfecttd hutdled ID the arm cabin. dtip-
rias painting with cold blue faced. hadderng, glaf-
iAA mrechedly At each other and their sayors. The
r4ptain oi the wrecked steamer wrapping up
orud-d iaud. 4 woman cfouched on the qnivering
ts.s trying 70 unwrap her T shawi from about her
Wen warm you AL up" he sad through cracked
lips. And he spoke white. oily face was thrust
I've got hot tea and bread and soup for them.
81, he announced IN absshed voice
Behind hiia Tie mt..boy ne. arrived laden with dry
togs. sir" he explained. stannefinely
Rasmussen nodded Feed 'em up, Docforr he
told the cook. gratifying that functonary with ap-
proving TONES. Tell tie crew these people do need
their clothes. Now lets see II we can't hx ern all up
comfortable"
4. he went forward The captain Looked into the
engine Mickey O'Roufke MAS his station
above the slowly revolving engines The hremen
were down before the eioning ifrnace doors The
assistant engineer glanced mp from the air rom
presSor. Rasmussen nodded.
You can shut down, he said gravtly
The assistant raised his voice Done with the
engines siri"
ORourke looked up did the steamer gel by,
msther;'
Rasmussen stopped and peered down "We got
t'1rt4en passengers of her. Mickey
The old mans face split into smile. "Bedad.
who says this amt lucky ship Sind thin down
to git warm be me- ioire, sorl" Masters glance,
i7tt engineers in mutual affection. As Rasmussen
turned away he found the mate at his elbow. The
crew behaved splendidly" he muttered.
Best ever" said his superior That was the
Eagle, ont OF Tiltamook"
Did get 'em allt' L-a -
Three men lost in the first boat" was the brief
Tie mates fase fell Maybe I'd ought 10 tfisd
Ratraus sfns Heavy land fell on hi. shoulder. fye
epg'H 70 ses Mickey he said gently. "llt don't
oi steamer ramnrng into his machinery That's
Mickey for yor--ffsht on the job and not trying 10
do eeerybodys work. fe couldn't have got those
three mem
At midnight tie solitary woman passenger off lie
unlueky Eagle laid her child down Captain Ra.-
h3is.sns bed. lies asleep Size said softly NJ
1ife Chief engineer peered at the little one mus
taelles bri-ting. E
I've me- ogn BORN sister has child. too lie
wli-pered. But doubt--sorra take me for going
back on me own faniy- doubt much niissis
ahither its az good-loolin as yer there" His
5oasn @ rlm snseF 4gehed at enrls We're all black
Tbs winmt1 of Us have the good looks
sSf ySa dohns thHfa ~sf@ mExs We wtas o fas
lhse San1s light-shp bhoys all prodigAls, ma am,
with ptither wolfe nor childher to our names ;but
%lMays al the Sarvics OF thin that has as X
In the door Of his galley forward the cook lounass
conPiacehty IN the berths usually occupied by the
t9lofs the shipyreeksd MEN lay breathing content-
m'tteht boom Of the whistle or the rapid wsariless
ang-iang OF the submarine bell far down the shp's
@ steel side. he odor q eofee fingered in the air
and one ravehous salyaged one munehed on h5t
Ife Io4 & lhe eook took his biackened pipe from his
iiPfs heres more bread bakin'," he announced
ne .. sailor nodded Say" he mumbled this ship
this was that old hoodoo No. 1o3, and you've got
No. 1876 painted all over it -1sSt
1he cook grnned at the two iirenen coming ~,
Tor their midnight coffee Forget it. son he sad
n t,nAeisterlally This i No Ios. There an't no
hoodoo on this old hooker"
ou bet there amt roared tall sailor. coming
lof"4fd with h.s cup This here craft IS an rishf
f ne e99A 5q laid down his pipe aud was lavish ofi1s
coHee. i1is GENIAL eyes took in the whole lights shiu
crew, now jpblantly jamning their halfclad bod;.s
into his doorway. '@u pouis>
= 9u bet he answered, fourishing the c6ffxxn6f
We Ia saved even dog off that Old tub of shf;fs
/ H. lne5 gwen Us hall show. Say. did that Kid in
lIS ms eaoin get enough hot milk? Here YOU. Loyrt
~ pc en-, mess6oy lsaped forward busily) Go aft and
~ @i Iaoy IN there ust to sing out if there's any
and hot rolf" p " soHee' ST.
swung one hand up to the beam above
ihls i1octor, he drawled s"you'ra a. ,,,onJ4 80