Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-23


They were drinking"
Yes, Mrs. Turner. and Mr.. Vail was
there too He was saying that the cap
tain would come down and there
would be more trouble. shut the
door and stood just inside listening.
Mr.. Singleton said he hoped the cap
min wouid come: that he and MFR. Tur-
ner ociy wanted chance TO get at
him.
Miss Lee leaned forward and search
ed the stewardess' face with strained
eyes.
You are sure that he mentioned AR
Turner in that?'
THAT was exactly what he said.
Miss Lee. The captain came down
just then and ordered Mr.. Singleton. on
deck. l think he went, for ! did not
hear his voice again. thought from
the sounds that Mr.. Vail and the cap
tain were trying to get Mr.. Turner TO
his room"
Mrs. Johns had been sitting back.
her eyes shut, holding bottle of salts
to her nose. Now she looked up.
MY dear woman" she said, ARE
you trying to tell US that we slept
through all that?"
IF you did not hear it you must
have slept" the stewardess persisted
obstinately. The door into the main
cabin was closed. Karen came down
just after. She was frightened. She
said the first mate was on deck in a
terrible humor and that Charlie Jones.
who was at the wheel. had appealed to
Burns not TO leave him there; that
trouble was coming. That must have
been 1t half past u. The bell struck
as she put out the light. We both
went to sleep then until Mrs. Turner's
ringing for Karen reused u.s.
But did not ring for Karen"
The woman stared at Mrs. Turner.
But the bell rang, Mrs Turner
Karen got up at once and. turning on
the light. looked at the clock. What
do you think of that?' she said. Ten
minutes TO 8. and I'd just got to
sleepr I growled about the light. and
she put it out. after she had thrown on
a wrapper. The room was dark when
she opened the door. There was a lit
tie light in the chart room from the
pinnacle lantern. The door at the top
of the companionway was always
closed Mt night: the light came through
the window near the wheel"
She had kept up very well TO this
point. telling her story calmly and
keeping her voice down But when she
reached the actual killing OF the Dan
ish maid she went to pieces.
The rest of the story we got slowly.
Briefly IL was this: Karen. having
made her protest ut being called at
such an hour. had put on a wrapper
and pinned up her hair. The light was
on The stewardess said she heard a
curious choppins sound in the main
cabin. followed by a fall. and called
Karen's attention to it The maid i'm
patient and drowsy, had said it was
probably Mr.. Turner falling over some
thing and that she hoped she would
not meet him.
The sound outside ceased 1t was
about five minutes since the bell had
rung. and Karen yawned and sat down /
on the bed iii let her ring again."
she said. ''If she gets in the habit of !
this sort of thing. I'm going to leave"
The stewardess asked her to put out !
the light and let her sleep, and Karen |
did so. The two women were in dark !
ness. and the stewardess dozed. for a |
minute only. She was awakened by I
Karen touching her on the shoulder /
and whispering close to her ear.
THAT beast is out there" she said
II peered out, and | think he is sitting
on the companion steps. You listen.
and if he tries to stop me I'll call you"
The stewardess sat up in bed. which
was the one under the small window
nnaninv no "a 1pct< ha I
see through the door directly. but
faint light came through the doorway
as Karen opened the door.
The girl stood there. looking out
Then suddenly she threw M her hands
and screamed. and the next moment
there was blow struck She stag
gered back n step or two and fell into
the room. The stewardess saw a white
fgure in the doorway as the girl fell
Almost instantly something whizzed by
her. striking the end OF pillow and
bruislng her arm. She must have
tainted. When she recovered faint
daylight was coming into the room
md the body OF the Danish girl was
ying as il had fallen
She tried TO get up. and tainted
again.
hht was ueI StoIS. Hhu IL ulu NOT tel
Is much that we needed TO know She ,
showed me her right arm. which was l
Iadly bruised and discolored at the {
houlder.
What do you mean by white Zig /
lre?" G
1T looked white: IL seemed TO shine"
when | went To call you, Mrs. 4
Sloane, the door TO your room WAS !
losed." v
Il saw Ii closed!' she said positively
j had forgotten that. bur now 1 re (
member. The AK fell beside me. and }
tried TO scream. but l could not. /
the door closed. very slowly and c
without sound. Then tainted" @
Miss Lee got up and came TO the !,
oor where ! WAS standing. I
surely We need not be prisoners