The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-03

Gated than one might imagine. He had Quickly
Il ann he soiiloquized Sthe victim Of an Illusion
y E H od Pasds oa h PGsb is mot pos
not their dupe since refuse to believe them I'm sure
He plunged his hand into his trousers pocket and
discovered d box OF matches t He 1t them one by one
At the door of each sateroom he stopped and knocked
pied by Miss Lee and her mother. He hesitated, with
his hand uRIifted-tl1en his arm fell limp at his side
pose knock and one Of them gets up e answsFf
and then Tetraeed his steps, lighting his last match in
As the tiny red spark died away he felt his resolu-
tic ton wfahe4pg but but not stopping to listen to the e
hands in front of him so not to encounter the
terrible Weapnes Ee & The e wss about
face the eeean remained SMOOTH s and fransps[en
InIstinctyey he fst for his watch He bad left i in
At least s his ; watc was going Why was he separated
many yearsp without his watch he was Ios he vas
in despair And then the idea of seeking it. what
Once, again he fumbisd for the balustrade-Hezzen
room was the fourth in the first corridor to the eft
Nothing was easier than to find it He Counted the
First of ali he jered back the curtains that covered de
e bsd s R w 1aRt sfA P aa s@d 1d his
watch From From the moment he touched i he felt that g
Ss.gs Of sen4 o TR s his Ea H;
hand Gardner, feeling much calmer seated himself
the edge Of his berth The moonlight that filtered Q
floor. Then he remembered that he wanted to know
His watch had stopped
Jack Gardner lay sobbing like child when fro1s
somewhere down in the bowels of the Ship a dismal.
Of that moan which revealed to Jack the presence Of
him deeper than ever into despondeney For IN he
mystery Of the night that wall was 50 ournful and 90
last flicker of courage impelIsd him in search
discover the direction from moan came Nor
was this t as easy as one might imagine He wandered
Diminishing without any apparent reason At length as
the seerage the SOUND Became Me more sndb AS
0f efce on hfaT ns en @ ac hd &
Of dog dog who according to popular tradition,
All Jacks anger died away and he seized with
terror tor he felt that the animal vas preatureiy de-
With deep pity for the beast who was to share his
affection from the moment Gardner realized that the
Why had 1f he not a thought S Of him bsfo qe Hadn't he
used every effort TO obtain permission from the
brouet o o 1sd Rot o put PI aside S 9s
pEed 5 Miss 5df E t9 he had t. IGg m S a.
butcher shop almost every afternoon7 Yes; Gardner
was calling from the depths Of the ship IN spite Of
the animals mouEnful bowls Gardners courage was
ladder and eornf s to descend Almost instantly he
the dog became more and more more distinct
was st g P absorbed ot hs task that he 4 &
silence existed here above He no longer in
was preoocupled By only two things the iaeF Of
matches R9 IS and ad the Il Pess;y Of not ges lost
Of his search and 50 long he held q to the ladder he
so as ' down 0Sg ts se the barking approas a
ie descent e Unfit ! feet aens the ao oof %ans
him that he could go no farther.
"Toby TobyP he called.
Toby didn't hsar; and continued to bark
advancing reso1ute1y in direction of the noise
his progress was almost instantly inpeded, for he
whose handle, in falling, gave him blow the
head. His fingers presently encountered immense
sd fsif iyss sted H him 'ne QUOT ana
bowls grew fainter and fainter.
Ha1f-fainting. he continued his way in the dim OBJ
security. Having visited the engine-room of
great ship he had remembrance to guide him, and
presently he became completely lost incapable of find
on his hand encountered door. He opened it; the
same darkness Esigned warm and nagseatns odor
STEP ard fell against a rigid iron bar. He grasped
wildly in the air and encountered ladder He was
Saved from what? From the darkness and asphy7ia-
Presently he reached the deck. which he began TO
pace like wild beast in cage He vas hardly recog-
great streas grease and His hair stood
his head and his clothes hung. in rags about his
body. Mechanically he approached the rail- only to
start back in horror, his eyes which w-re deeply
sunken in their sockets bulging with terror.
What had happened-what had he seen? Though the
had disappeared Jack Gardner was aware that
the much closer than when he had last left
the TasfraHo was sinking Yes.sinkine. and rapidly
Nothing could him from his watery grave: Not
place But though he strained every muscle his efforts
were useless The boat too heavy for one man to
move Nerved by last of hope, Gardner bethought
him of the wireless
not there before? The captain, the helrnsman--
where they? In second Jack realized that the
t eef was a 5n9 o9 as he en
horrible prese1tment stole over him He had never
in the window But he did the of -
rising sea warned him that his moments were nc