The Washington times., 1912-10-22


% oiently apparent .I' It. to indicate that the
M, py,anoa wo. 10. - =. r.,,,0.n
ou' Nyishoo WIS NOT 10 oe reuuhea'
20 n three or tour minutes the Scanoi.
nayian was sitting az his table. and Z
was not iong perore the fugitive learned
how he might obtain employment on
1 one OF the vessels that were expected to
sail IN the course OF the day. -
| The seow9Ii , oMGnt TO De under wsy
be wantin' q stoker or two more. per-
haps. Tney were scarce enough week
ago. Better try the beowuif"
4! From the srogEery. Rylanoe went to
ployment was received surliiy, but a
glance at his stalwart hgure and clear
eyes was reassuring. Nearly half Of the
stokers who had been engaged for the
VOYAGE were drunk when they reported
for work,
We sail at noon," said the assistant
engineer. I'm put you on the night
shift, SO you can turn In. r. YOU like.
till y" t., /.
Ryiance nodded. The officer asked
him his name. .f1t.
Charles Burdick," Rylance answered.
The assistant engineer then wrote this
IN q register and on q card. The card
ne Gaye to Ryiancs. saying as he did so:
ward. He'll give you q bunk. That's
all. Get along" Tg.i
a rev minutes later Rylance, with u
groan that might have been expressive
OF either relief or despair. cast himself
on the mattress OF q malodorous bunk
Through port-hole near him came the
wan light OF dawn. To the man with
the dogged spirit II meant nothing. On
water. soaked log that drtftcd idly,
half submerged in the current. Be
. numoed by aoversity. he was powerless
to feel the Sc sensations of hope nr fear
ly burning eyes and he slept.
Once In the course OF the next few
hours ne was family conscious Of the
Ole Of the floor and that he was NUT
tering incoherenty. \ rough vofs.
speaking haii humorously. half irrit-
api! accosted him:
/ Aans shIape ~ on, shlape II on. Will
ye. Inc Hst OF us mad our own bit
,oon veil q be riyin eon as kaps r.. aHIet ,
mes. shiape ~ on, iad: ana now back
70 your own hose IN the wall wid ye."
strong hands. without using unneces-
sary ioree. thrust him back TO his
consciousness.
When ne woke again some one Was
shaRng him violently ana turly man,
naked ABOVE tne waist. curtly informed
below
IN the course OF his voyage to south
Ar,ea nta ;n aylanSs had OCCASIONALLY looked
which he was a passenger and ne al
ready knew that something more than
physicai strength and . nduraiIce were
required OF the men who worked there,
! The proper placing OF coal in the great
ires with the eyes resoldtely facing the
blistering. binding glare that issues
! from the quickly opened door reQuir es
skill as well as fortitude. He bungled
at first and was round1y cursed, but
he so speedily nodded himself to his
task that his former clumsiness was
forgiven and forgotten. BY the end OF
his fellows.
Before the coast line Of ireland had
sunk below the horizon Rylance had
learned that while he was asleep on the
Beowulf the Inhabitants of Liverpool
were reading newspaper accounts Of the
death Of Thomas Ridseley. who was
said to have come to his death at the
| Leeds. now known to be Lieut.. David
hayirSE read one 81 the. .newspap pers. toid
| him or this, rubbed hands gleefuliy al
] he added:
I AN what as the gentry to say bout
| that, hey, mate? 'E's one OF 'euiseiyes.
the Cricket IA. 'E wore eyenin' cio'es
swell 'oises 'is royal 'ighness goes to.
but 'e's the sneakiert murdered in ali
Britain MOVIE what the queen o. Eng
land pinned q v. c. on with 'er own
| Sick at heart and with throbbinR tam
pies, Rylance turned away, and Tor the
rest of the voyage the kissing and the
heated furnace. he fed was the Ian