The Washington times., 1913-07-23
CHAPTER XIII.
The Secret Shrine.
the castaways went
forward to the galley, passing
out of the cabin through the

out of the cabin through the
starboard alleyway so that Emily
might not see again what was in the
mates room. As Paul stepped out on
deck he marked the time by the suns
ascension. 1t was not later than $50
O'Clock
Signs Of hurried departure met the
eye on every hand in the galley. Chief
among them was a batch of bread
which had been put to rising beside the
range. But Paul did not pause to make
any examination until he had ratified up
fire. He had picked up a box of
matches in McGavock's room. There
was a box OF kindling and plenty of
coal in the scuttles, and II took only a
few minutes to get a meal together
II was the warmest and best break
fast they had enjoyed since they had
been cast away, albeit the mainstay
was & porridge of canned corn, which
Paul had hit upon as the most promis-
ing thing in quick search of the
stores aft. For the rest there was
hardtack and marmalade, and coffee
This coffee, a strong brew, was really
the crown of the breakfast. Its very
odor was life-giving, strength restoring
over the breakfast Paul related with
all of the gentleness at his command
the facts which had been revealed bv
his search through the cabins. There
was little to add to what Emily had
seen herself.
We are alone, Emily" he said, "ex-
cept for those who will never wake
again.
Fearful that similar heart-harrowing
sights might be held by the forward
part of the vessel as those which the
sore-beset girl had discovered aft, he
induced her to remain in the warmth
of the galley while he pressed his
search in the forecastle.
''Don't-please don't stay long," she
pleaded. Il feel-that-that will never
be able to bear ito have you go out
of my sight again" A shudder shook
her. When l saw you-a little while
ago Oh. the ship fell on you. The
bows came down and-buried you in
the water
There, there dear. Let US never
think of it again. l have only a glim-
mer of an idea-of what happened. l
don't know what happened. in fact. /
don't want to know. All / do know
and all / care about is that somehow
had the sand-the brute strength to
save you. Just you of all the world"'
He seized her passionately as he spoke
and kissed her The pressure of her
firm, 1.-THE body against his sent his
blood clamoring. The natural perfume
of her hair made his brain hammer
drunkenly. Still above the tumuIt
which beset his senses rang a Imorking
laugh-a devils laugh. AS he caught
II chill went over him. He put Emily
away from him as fiercely as he had
taken her. and. crying. without a word,
she sank on the bench in front of the
fire. She hid her face in her hands
as he turned away. for it was clouded
with anger and bitterness.
second Lavelle stood motionless. his
trembling breath an unuttered curse of
himself. Then he turned to the door at
his side and banged it open. 1t was the
entrance to the cooks cubby-hole of a
room. A piece of mating and a wooden
pillow in the bunk told that it's late
occupant had been either a Chinese or
japanese. There was an odor. too, that
bespoke the recent presence of an
opium smoker. He had departed in
hurry.
There was another door leading aft
from the galley. This was the entranc-.
TO the carpenter shop and dOnkey-engine
room. A cubbyhOle with a bunk in II
10 port had been the carpenters abode
Lavelle noted with satisfaction the
equipment Of slistening. welI-kept tools
on the engine-room bulkheads.
Hurrying forward. Paul entered the
forecastle. 1t was an exceptionally
large one for a vessel of the Dapbne's
size. Echo answered his hail Mat
tresses.the straw pallets which sail
clothes-bags, dirty-bags, oiIskins
seaboots, sou-westers. an assortment
of greasy pots, pannikins and spoons
and two filthy kids Uttered the black
deck.
Half a dozen chests gaped open,
their contents falling over their sides
The hands that had gone through
them had sought only the bottoms
where money. trinkets. and supposed
vlauables had been hidden by their
owners.
So had he found the chests in the
rooms of the second and third mates
the carpenter and the cook In their
extremity they had all acted alike
thought only of useless baubles. and
left useful necessary things behind.
sailor before the mast, used and
injured to hardship. living by the
hour hand in hand with death, trained