The daily sentinel., 1913-06-12
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She had been shot through the right bre,
blood from the wound was spreading over bs, !
.f-oh Ghickie but Why didn't I 20 do5b
Lsppenp hl fs hlsrs rasst n tft
''No, no, don't think that ,Jaekifs did Il.
dear.s i'rits flA lita ID ttt sTs
She chOked little then! and be bent over "a
Der up "sweetheartY She whispered M
There was q speaking love ant t-auiy "a h. |
He bent--stiil Iower--and they 'kissed
Its the truest kiss ! ever gave Iassie II
sin, then God help me!" Out Of weasn4s,
rested while looking at him saying oo wonl
looking. Il never meant harm to noDydy, Isd
to nobody. never, never. An l ever did / inst ., !
help. Before 1 knew il was wrong those "a . i
used to pick me up and kiss me ana say t5
me. But | wasn't bad girl-uo more bs1 4
l couldn't seem to help that aud surely th-,
used TO know my father could mean no harm Ia
But never after that dsy-that terrible isy III
me. l never was the same after thar day. Iblt
the blood left my heart. I used To CRY Ii.
nights through And / hated the name 1f us.
might try to lead YOU astray. And that was "A
about Lappen. He promised me different
Jack feared she would speak ne more bot
looked up to say, And even to-day jackie -
thinking OF when ] was little girl aud sou d
little hoy, and ] asked Charlie wing To- lot zoe
that room. IL upstairs in The eamhin.
Good women didn't go there but [ Went Ami I
raising the window to look ont into Che ssui.s
you used to- but I saw you standing az the vi
there, and drew back you would not ses ne
just then Charlie Wing came ia and I drev ID
back into the room SO he wouldn't looE cut and
you. And there we were alone-and n. usa
stood. When he shot L didn't mind .t 0uch-
till you came in. He'll blame me ngaiu l tho \
But when you looked at as YOU did fdl
any more. And 1 wasn't afraid for yot I 4
you could crush him If you wanted 10. Renal
the night you fought PradSi Every oiow you n
that night 1 struck with you, and every bios
struck you, struck Poor pradyi Well. cd
give il I'm TO blame"
mo, no-no, Chick"
I'm glad to hear you say so, JACK. someius
think my mother died too soon And about Gr
sweetheart BE good to her, won't your
All the world remembers when the great patts \
assembled at Hampton Roads and how Hondef
the statement OF its commander in chief. pnt
sailing, stimulated enlistments 50 that up 70 th'
hour the adventurous ones came rushing I'D
Feast, fight or frolic" whichever it was 70 h 4
were hoping for the best.
Stripped to their racing Jerseys eyes glowing a
heaving lips curling, but nerves under control
particular turret crew. So would they strip am
in battle and more eager TO win IN real BATH 4
now. Round about were bags OF powder piled
Hardly prudent2 No; but prudent people never
or save nations. The God of War there "r
turret captain, Gately astraddle of the entering '
Wide deshoudered, lean-waisted as racing hA
through his tight-fttng jersey his Torso swelleii
his big arms, too, bulging with restrained !
bag of powder was tossed out without az ae
rfA fulQ
rules forbade speech till time was up and an0,
shot remained to be fred And that was nred'
right host's afre,' said somebody then, and
turret captain threw himself down through ths :
decks of the other ammunition hoist to the hanl'
room.
Above him in the hoist the flames were roail
Sparks OF burning cloth began to fall on tne /
deck of the handling room, and there were @9'
powder not yet slowed Don't touch t1at-o'
wait for that-close your magazine doors :! he 'ai
and they saw him jump for the sizzling httie ~
as they pulled TO the magazine doors, thense''s'
side Almost with the cushioned shock OF tne e'r
doors came the flash and a great pf-f-h
Two men came running in just in time 10 s''
standing there with his arms crossed before nS i
They saw him. too, smooth his oyelids with u.
of his fingers. at must be terrible to be DIM
said. The front of his jersey was charred u
body 4,
The miracle of his escape overcame them ;
still alive, Gate?"
Looks like it, don't it?'
Its sure your lucky day"
Must be- SONNY lucky day. And ne -,
on deck. The surgeon wished to have MN a
below to the hospital but Gately said II wv 4
mind, sir, I'll stay up here" SO they aA0~e
to stay deck, where he walked the quarter ~ ~,
turret to the ships side. with never wora u --'
and nobody word TO him.
This terrible self-repression was too mucn ~ "A
of his shipmates-they went away to cry. .
4 sign OF weakness in him till suddenly he 'us-
looked up at the flag .r
"Good-by, old shir--ood ship, too Hl' w.
low-mufied. "Good-by, old Savy. If only '"..s
real battle line and he saluted the has' i
be found ring of his shlpmates inei's. ~ i
"Good-by. fellows" and then in voice "a !
but clear the ships bell. Coming ne -
fell fulLleugth backward on the deck
The surgeon kncls above his body. Ihe4,,s - d
any necd,' lie observed. Tic was fateu H. 4
frst. lie inhaled the flame, and it bnr1'1