The Washington times., 1913-07-24

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her life went whittier this man
| erwise. He handed her upon the poop
, over the weather gangway.
1t was an exceptionally long quarter
deck for a vessel Of the Daphne's size
Abaft the mizzenmost and saloon sky
| lights stood a small teakwood deck
house comfortably furnished as sort
OF lounge 1t was lighted by four large
ports. Through The center of this house
the after-companionway led below.
On each fore and aft side was a
leather-cushioned bench or divan. both
long and wide enough to afford good
berths on which to steal sleep and at
the same time remain within quick ac-
cess of the deck. Against the forward
bulkhead was collapsible charitable.
The deck-entFance opened on the steer
ing-compass and the wheel.
Running forward on each side of the
vessel from the break of the poop to
the forward house were two pipe-railed
bridges. Similar bridges connected the
forward house with the forecastle head.
One might cover the length of the ship
from the mizzen-mast to the eyes of
her without putting a foot on the main
deck Halfway between the miZzen and
main masts the bridges were connected
Dy a pldIIOTIl Ol WHICH, slOOu NiS SIahN-
ard compass
IT was in the companionway deck
house or lounge, a. the castaways
came to call ii. tn Paul spread
berth for Emily wi some blankets
which he took from one of the state
rooms.
Although she protested that she
would find II easy to remain awake If
she could drink as much coffee as he
had-that she really wasn't sleepy
her head had hardly touched its clean
white pillow when her eyelids closed
fast in a deep slumber. Sheer will
power had been keeping her up.
There was grim work ahead of Paul
Iayelle, and he hurried to do II. 1t
must be done when Emily awoke. Be
fore entering the cabin, however, he
went forward and put fire under the
donkey boiler. Here was an auxiliary
crew-this engine a good 80 horse
power at least
Hone mounted in his breast as he eX-
amined il and found it in first class
condition. For that matter, everything
about the Daphne was strong and
good. She had been kept up" is the
way LaVelie would have described her
to another seaman.
plan of action which he had been
he now confirmed. He
would let the Daphne lie along hove
to as she was until he could nix her
position, and then from that point at
tempt to work her along with Emily's
aid and the engine into a frequented
track of vessels Having made such a
track, he would hold on there. the
while he did his best to make the
nearest land. II what the bark's log
said were true, il would not be long,
the gods Of the winds being kind, be
fore they were in the track in which
the Cambodia had been lost.
Thoroughly this man realized the Sc
riousness of the situation which con-
fronted him. Before him was task TO
give any man pause-a l,2OO-ton bark at
the mercy of the sea to be handled by
a woman and donkey -engine.
There was no alternative to the plan
his mind had outlined While he tested
IL from every Angle, instinct led him 10
many necessary small tasks.
He sounded the ships well. There was
no telling how much water might have
entered her through the open forehatch.
The rod came back as dry as a bleached
bone. II had not even rained since she
had been abandoned. This suggested
examining her fresh water supply. He
these tanks They held a sup
pIy for fifty days, even II the bark had |
been manned by her full complement |
Besides the donkey-engine had a con-
denser attachment for its own purposes. |
and also for ship use in the event OF a |
shortage.
Paul I.avelle had never been aboard |
a handler vessel than the Daphne |
David sMcGavock and her young chief !
mate must have been very proud of |
her. She was nodded on clipper lines |
In her heyday, undoubtedly. judging !
from the sine OF her mizzenmast, she |
had been rigged as a ship. That day !
nad been when the taut. white winged |
rea clippers were the mail carriers and
passenger greyhounds of the seas; and
he men who measured them veritable
"a bobs of the deep
The lounge on the Daphne's poop the
-ich India teak and mahogany and
bird 's-eye maple of her commodious
.alons, the many staterooms. the an
continents of her large galley. be-
spoke her as not having been among
he least OF these flyers. Certainly she
must have been a nash packet in the