La Junta tribune., 1914-12-05

his sh,ut from the artinsrss now 3
safetyg Il rsr.rh.si mis- s.r - a. step
ped down iutO u. Ii,rusr " smnxhins
ciaShing lnrfai.
q With isrightri,+d anxiety and fear
!, wddringtOu -tars-d at The steam, still
outisnring The thnnd~roux ctaukins
II VI iS'nds,'us n,asi,iiss.ry gHiloi,inI so9,~s
isai frtghff0iiy ,ntu his ens. Win
mneh nsprr " Il bsixs piates you'd D.
\ startled
II ~as then thar n hieas eyed. rtndes
burnt signatuian came nurrytnx asou2
-Flas~I,ip hlngin oat -chase slxpals
sir. was Ills rstsrL
4 III
When Torshrii again dragged MIN
self ON The bridge n~ was mere IN
shapely iDns-. held together by swntb,
Of lint WiddriDSton stepped haxtil,
10 him aud helIed MIN np the iast
rnngs of the ladder The captnin iook
.d into the scanned and sc,iiied face.
nearly hidden ,r.ns1,th bandages said
be heartily: .'isy heavens. we've pluck. .
These men owe their lives to you
icse pluck. Aud with this certifj.
cate forthcoming nj last Tor service
dcne be dismissed the cnA for hero
| ism
But about this bretk kdiox n " hat
ran you do: Our east wing scouts urc
IN tonch with IN. enemy. and here nm
not doing iivc knots Never shot
70 ie fired. and ahead they've got MI
'he work. Can you do nothing with
these starboard e:igiu.-sy"
shey are In a pretty bad iix. but
Iii do iny bcsf 10 work them for
time M least"
The senior engineer staggered 10 N
deep wali"w of the stricken vessel nx
. iuinuiiuons swell tilted her cascmat.
ed broadside lie would have fallen
hcadiong u the officers had not sprung
forward and caught him under the
arms. lie moaned -My knee. Nv
knee. It's smashed"
Half aD hour later he was surrrtn.
tending hts officers and men. who.
stripped 10 their trousers. were cIenr.
ins away the wreck Every order that
issued i~remptori.y from his blnnchei
liir~ went SuIi and fair to the mark and
afforded succincf knowieig. and con.
fidence 10 tile eriniy. sweating workers
Theirs were unbegrudged obedience
and execution. for each now understood
his man. iIunchrd shouidef'esi. he was
through physical agonies: yet. know
ins that he held the lives OF 200 men
and that great glorious ship Ia his
hnnd. he maintained his will indomjta.
pie Not detail escaped his eye or
Slipped his brain.
Night had long since dropped. The
Immense boaf lay Iurching from side
TO side. plunsinr wildly under the tons
Of green seas that thnddcd like batter
inc rams ngiinst her bows aud fore
castle what time the high walled swell
brok. ronriIIg.
Make for northwest trade patrol.
Regain nearest port Much regret
breakdown" bsd ls'eu the sorely har
'a1eesi wire admirai's latest u,sssxge.
captnin WhisIrington. barrel swath.
cd In shawIs nnd many wntrrprcofs.
was With the tirst and third iicutenants
on the afterhridge. Wcarily he turn
ID from s'riinlnI hts eyes over the tn.
distincs submits Of yeusty seas and
cleared the brine on his face and bushy
eyebrows With the daf OF his left hand
lie WIS cautiously making his way up
The bridge when suddenly he stopped
short \ auartrrinasi.r shouted. -D'yc
hear that. sirf''
A faint b.om had rung through the
,t.rnly wind. omiDous. like to n dying
worlds last N,h.
The fir~i dodsc,i scattered spout OF
sea. "If the enemy drive down on us
viii you nsht. sir;''
-Ys<. BY heavens. As well go down
t;htin as net. II We can work ship
us the very weather for ns See Tor
shell ! must risk the port engines"
Aud NJ wlnraic carefully made his
way on deck -tirin' east sou csstr
VAS the iookout's hai;.
lie cilmlssi down tue thirty odd feet
Of slippesy ladder into the maze Of no
,ioaleas machinery A. he touched the
.-asoe engineer ON the elbow he noted
tbs Iul'ent and quivcr1ug iipa
-'csnt say" was the answer. 'Meb-
Dc we Will. tint every msa n workin'
his t'sst n u I. ~ my power TIE star.
ioard miila u run''
-lf ws cant steam God help u.s.
.jsculalsst the nr~l
~ tbe ,ackI~~s wasshlp nung herself
stout thr Iron nsOrtng beneatb tbs
~orssOut men sss~s~cd hithef sad
ihitlss. throwing them a their feet
She evsnsi hcr-cif In . broad valley
u the nsssnntnimSus 80 wastes.
I'osslseji yeiis-i: "l.<t nes goi ksa
her spr'
A bepakius hill OF wiId water was
huriine tts~lf ON the weather Quaress
Jtise - eiIr chains ratified thrpolh IT,