Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-08


 for just one Jning-to be ooeyeo. Tne practice Is SO ingrained in every sea faring man that he never even thinks of shirking or compromising. Can't you at least wait little bit until MT Willard comes? don't doubt but that it will be all right"
 She was now angry through and through.
 "Then why do you stand there talk ing like a simpleton?' she fared at him. Its not a question of whether l can or cannot wait-I don't propose to."
 Della"
 She stamped a foot
 Don't call me that name!" she stormed-" don't you darel detest it! Besides, it's rude and impertinent and ungentlemanly in you to take such a liberty" She moved quickly into the gangway "If you won't, I will Thank goodness, l can run a motor. boat"
 Mechanically he reached forth a hand and caught her arm. And with the contact it was as fl a miracle had happened for him; his discomposure left him. and all timidity and irresolu. ton vanished.
 Dear girl" he said unsteadily- Delia-don't do this thing; don't force me into such 8 trying position. If I were anybody in whom you are the least bit interested the last thing you would expect of me would be to dis obey orders.'
 He had both her hands in his Sud denly she began pulling and tugging in furious but vain effort to loosen his grasp.
 'You-you wretched, miserable. ir- ritating creature!" she cried tearfully. T have to go. Can't you get it into your stupid head?"
 -Delia-don't!" he beseeched her, quite beside himself once more. Dear girl. listen to reason"
 Gradually he was drawing her to him. Then both were stricken mo. tionless and silent. There is no way of ascertaining how ! this episode would have ended had it been permitted to continue it's natural | course. Perhaps it had already ended As far as this irate young lady was l concerned, perhaps it was all oyel with Tom, and he was properly brand ed an outcast and a pariah. However ! that may be, right at this juncture there came an interruption sufficiently l startling to jolt both of them from even so absorbing a situation as th, present one.
 From somewhere forward, withou the slightest warning, there brok, forth a noise of scuming and of a mar cursing. The intent behind the tumul
 was so sinister and so wickedly pur poseful that, in terror, the girl in stinctively shrank close to Tom. H, passed a protecting arm about her and both stared intently forward, try
 ing to penetrate the gloom.
 The scuGiing and swearing ceased al
 abruptly as it had begun Next in
 stant they heard a resounding splash
 the thrilling cry of man overheard! 1! which was immediately followed by | second loud splash. 2 The two raced forward to find mos - Of the crew gathered at the port rail
 over which they were leaning ant peering excitedly into the river. Ton
 was not so disturbed that he failed tl ' notice how his companion clung to hi arm He gave the hand a littl g squeeze and drew her closer. Whats the trouble here?" he dc
 manded. Where's Mir. Mercer?" { Winnard, the vicarious second mate q pointed down toward the water.
 There, sir" he replied. "A fello, D wanted to jump oyerboard-the blam { fool-and Mir. Mercer tried to hol d him. Before anybody could help hin e the man knocked him down and wen | over the rail MT. Mercer went righ T over after him" g Already life-buoys had been tosse
 to the struggling pair in the water. an e a boat was being rapidly lowered. Tol | glanced over the faces in the dim sta O light.
 a Who was the man?" he asked. s moments silence. then some an D spoke up: 'The big fellow called Ca e lis, sir"
 a Lively. mem" Tom shouted. "H 10 canif nufiu, ifl