The Washington times., 1913-07-31
CHAPTER XxvII1.-(Continued.)

FTER Chdng had spent IWelNe-
~ hour trick at the Kau Lungs
- wheel he had imagined many
many strange things. The quar-
termaster Driscoll had been lost these
ten years past-ten years this very
month in March. And the sea was try
ing to make him believe that the dere-
lict was he; endeaVOrinE to trick his
brain because il couldn't bet MIN any
other way. This thought redOUbled his
rage.
The belly of the spanker split from
head to foot with the sharp Staccato
rafting of a Gatling. The helmsman's
senses apprehended it as it happened.
Before the Daphne's head had fallen
OF half point at this sudden release
OF pressure on her after part Lavelle
had met il.
Emily, struggling to force the lounge
door open against the gale, saw and
heard the spanker go. 1t dazed her to
note that Lavelle did not glance up.
She had to throw herself flat on the
deck to get to the wheel. Crawling up
under Paurs lee. she held the tobacco
up in front of him. keenlv wondering
what he meant 10 do with it.
She had been able 10 imagine only
that he intended to use il in some mys-
terious way in connection with the
compass; perhaps to keep the card from
rolling and whirling. Paul settled the
mystery quickly by wolfing a corner
He nodded with satisfaction as his
jaws closed on it. 1t seemed fantastic
10 the girl. She could have screamed
in delight-she who had lOathed tObac-
co-chewers as long as she could re-
member. The incident was fraugnt
with a message of hope that words
could not have conveyed.
BY signs Paul made the gold woman
understand that she was to fill and trim
the pinnacle lamp. This task took her
helnuy leVr La in
lict's lamp and the lamp in the medi-
cine chest Then il was she discovered
that Daniel MacGovern had left the
Daphne. She realized how the alley
the time her senses were beyond -ap-
pretending that a stranger had come
out Of the sea and gone back to it.
She levied upon the stOre-rOOm again
and crawled up into the lounge. The
silver watch said noon The barometer
stood at 2sOi, Wien she tried to oDcn
the door and get back to Paul with
food and this news she could not bUI-y-
II more than an inch. The gale held Il.
She looked Out Of tn" after weIthe--
Paul glance up. His eyes rested on her
for a second. He shook his head for
her TO stay where she was.
There came a lull at 3 o'clock.
Emilys recruited strength enabled her
10 night her way TO the wheel with an
other can of tomatoes and some crack
ers She replaced the lighted binnacle-
lamp. II went out. Four times shr had
to return 10 the lounge and rrlght !,
before she succeeded in spit'ug the "aI,
As she straiGhtonei up finally in sGc-
cess she saw PauIs gaze shoot UP /"
windvard.
Not 30 yards av-ay and abreast o.:
the Daphne drnVr hiE l"lr-lr., st.-d.
painted-Uor, baTE-a ulk Of 1.IG los
under reefcd fOTegail and a re"f"I
nain-lOwertOpsaiI. Tor breath hc-
midship section hung poised on peak
Of water, the rest Of Ier red UnderboGy
fore and aft clear of the weller. H-r
poles pierced the lowering sky. TIL"
peak dropped from under her like the
Set Of a fountain ceasing.
She fell AVA into canon. wave
walled higher than her tops The wind
went out OF her foresail: the topsail
dropped: she paused in her fight like 4
wounded bird. reelsd he!Dlcssly ami
then the wall Of water over her stern
fell. poODing her.
A i,uddIp OF men started from around
the foot a her ilGgeTmTSt. on. Of fh"rl
IN bri"hr-y~llaw "ilskins reached tho
Coomcd things pOTc rail and waved 90
the Daphne high over him as if cheer
ing her on.
Another wall Of water and still
thlrd rashcd upon her. Her bows rose.
Stern first. she went down TO the port
Cf missing ships. hurricane shriekng
her requiem.
In the twlnkling Of an eye. even as
n trout snatches fly. this proud ven
lure OF man was. and then ii was no
more.
Brain-stur ned. incapable of comDre-
hcnsiOn. Emily crawled round the bin
racle and got behind the lee side Of tn"
wheel In Il lull she heard Paul yelling:
~be-low! Eat-rest, Need-help-by
s0d--"
She obeyed as one in a trance. As
the lounge door banged behind her the
comparative quiet within. though il was
a veritable orgy of sound, enveloped her
senses like q drug.
ItSwas 7 o'clock when she awoke.
through the weather port she saw the
seIIow-covered head at the wheel
touched by q CLEAN Of the pinnacle
light Seventeen hours now he had been