The evening world., 1914-03-30

highball from decnnfer ana Siphon
on u table.
! refused.
II was his turn 10 he surprised.
Il ,,ave 1t up when ! wan In train
In the hospital" ! corrected myself.
II find ! don't miss r.
lie eyed me with some curiosity
over his glass and, sauntering away.
left me 10 my work Of folding rugs.
Hut when I had finished and was
chalkinE the dock for Switchboard
he Joined me again. dropping his
voice, for the women had come up by
that time and were bren kfi,sting on
the lee side Of tho after house.
''IIav" you any idea, Leslie. how
much whiskcy there is on board"
williams has considerable. l lie :
lievc. | don't Think there IL any III
The forward house. The captain Ia
II tcetotaller."
Il sec. When these decanters 20
back Williams takes charge OF
thcm?"
Eyes He locks them away"
He dropped his voice s,ill lower.
Empty them, LESLIE he said. DO
YOU understand? Throw what IL left
overheard. And. II you get chance
at Williamss key, pitch u dozen OF
two quarts overheard"
"And be put In irons!'
"Sot necessarily. l think you under
stand me. I don't trust Williams. In
week we could have this boat fair
ly dry"
There IL q great deal OF wine
lie scowled. Course williams. any
how. His instructions were hut never
mind about that. Oct rid OF the
whishoy."
Turner coming up tho compa Mon
way ~ that moment. Vail lcf, re.
mad Understood him perfectly. II was
common talk in the forccnstle that
Gunner was drinking hard, and that
In fact, the cruise had been arranged
IVY his family in the hope that. away
from his clubs. he would alter his
habi,sa fallacy. OF course, Taken
away from his customary daily round
Fivcn idle days on "A summer sea. and
aided by williams. the butler. hs war
drinking his head of,
Fairly as Il was. no was somewhat
the worse for 1t that morning. II.
made directly for me. II was the first
time hs had noticed mo. although II
was the third day out. Tie stood In
from; of me. his red eyes flaming, and
although am a tail man. he had an
inch perhaps the advantage of me.
The ship was rolling gently; hs
made 4 pass AZ me with a magazine
ie carried and almost lost his balance
The women had risen and were
watching from the corner Of the after
house. | caught him and steadied hin
until he could clutch chair.
"Nou try any tricks like that again
and you'll go overheard" he stormed
who are you. anyhow not one OF
our men,"
saw tho quick look between Va
and Mrs. Turner and saw hor com'
forward. Mrs Johns followed her
smiling.
Marsh" Mrs. farmer protested. :"
told you about him HE man who hat
been ~"
"Oh, another OF your friends h
sneered, and looked from mo To Val
with his ugly smile,
Vail went rather pale and threw
up his head quickly, The next moment
Mrs. Johns had saved thu situation
with an irrelevant remark, and the
incident was over. They We're playing
bridge, not without dispute, bat al
least without Insult. I'u' | had haL
a gllrnpse beneath tho surface OF tina
Injurious cruise. one or many sucf
In tho next few days.
That WAS on Monday, tho third DAY
out. Up 10 that time Miss lie" hdt
not noticed me. except once, when sh'
found me scluphing the deck 70 com
ment on "A corner that she though
might be Cieop"r, aad another time
in TIE ovoUinT. when she and Val ga
IN chGlrs up''l luto. vnrn sh" nae
seni me h"low Pr wrHp,
Rut that inprrln", nr"r 10Y hi'
settled TO bridge she followed tue I
IN" rail. out ~ e,rshot, straiphtcnc'
and took on my can, and she s'oo,
looking at me, unSmllinr.
"I'nclepch vour hands" she said
~ beg your pardon." | straight
cned out my fingers. conscious for tn
first time of my clenched fists. ant
even opened md closed them once o.
twice TO prove their relaxation.
That's better. Now--wont Won "!
to remember that am responsible To-
Your heing here. and no cassfil?'