The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-31

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 10 tell us that we slept
through all that?"
III you did not hear Il you must
have slept" the stewardess persisted
ohstinately. The door into tho main
cabin was closed. Karen came down
Just after. She. was frightened. She
si,id the frst mate was ON deck. In a
terrible humor: and that Charlie
Jones. who was at the wheel, had
appealed 10 Burns not to leave him
therc-that trouble was coming. That
nust have been at half past three.
We both went To sleep then. until
Mrs. Turner's ringing for Karen
reused us"
But did no, ring for Karen"
The woman stared at Mrs. Turner.
"But tho bell rang. Mrs. Turner.
Karen got up at once and. turning
ON the light. looked at the clock.
What do you think OF thaty she
said. Ten minutes To three. and I'd
Just got to Sleep I growlcd about
the light. and she put II out, after
she had thrown on u wrapper. The
room was dark when sho OPENED The
door. There was a little light In tho
'htit tIotu IHt IAN
tern. Shc door at the top OF the
companionway was always closed at
night; the light came through the
window near tho wheel"
She had kept up very well To this
point. telling her story calmly and
keeping her voice down. Hut when
she reached the actual killing Of the
Danish maid. she went to pieces. She
took to shivcrinE violently. and her
pulse. under my fingers. was small
and rapid. l mixed some aromatic
spirits with water and gave II To her,
and we waited until she could 20 on.
For tho first time then. realized
that I was clad only In shirt and
trousers. with n handkerchief around
my head where the accident In tho
hold had left me with u nasty cut.
My bare feet were thrust into down
at-the-hecl clippers. ! saw Miss Lees
eyes on me. and colorod.
II had forgotten" I said uncom-
fortably. "I'll havc time to ind my
coat while she IN recovering. I have
been so occupied'----
Don't 10 fool" Mrs. Johns said
brusquely. mo one cares how you
look. We only thank Heaven you
are alive To look after us. DO you
know what we have been doing.
locked In down here? We have
bcen''--
please. Adele" said Elsa Ice. And
Mrs. Johns. Struggling her shoulders.
went back to her salts.
The rest Of the story We got slow
~. Briefly. IL was this. Karen, hav-
Ing made her protest at being called
AT such an hour. had put on a wrap
per and pinned up her hair, The light
was on. The stewardcss said sha
hAn rh irln VA In,
the main cabin. followed by IA fall.
and called laren's attention to II. Tho
maid, impatient and drowsy, had
said II was probably Mr.. Turner fall
Ing over something. and that she
hoped she would not meet him.
Once or twice. when he had been
drinking. he rad made ovcrtures TO
her. and she d"tcsted him,
The sound outside ceased. u was
about five minutes since tho bell had
runE. and Karen yawnod and sat
again" she said. "If she gets In thu
habit OF this sort Of thing. I'm going
to leave" The stcwardess asked her
to put out the light and let her sleep.
and Karen did 80. The two women
were In darkness. and the stewardess
dozed, for u minute only She was
awakened by Karen touching her on
the shoulder and whispering close to
her ear,
THAT beast In out there" she said
II peered out. and ! think he liz cit.
ting ON the companion steps. You
listen. and II no tries to stop mo IN
Call you"
The stcwardess was wide awake by
this time She thought perhaps the
bell. instead OF con ing from Mrs
Turner's room. had come from tho
room adjoining Turner'S, where Vail
slept. and which had been originally
designed for Mrs. Turner. She sIiy-
gcstcd turning on tho light again and
looking nj the bell register; but Karen
objected
The stcwardess sat up In her bed.
which was the one under the small
window opening on the deck aft. She
could not see through the door d.
rectly. but "a faint light came through
the doorway M Karen opened the
door.
The girl stood there. looking out.
Then suddenly she threw up her
hands and screamed. and the next
moment there was n blow struck.
She staggered back a step or two aud
fell into the room. The stcwardoSs
saw "A white figure In the doorway
az the girl fell. Almost instantly
FbIIlflHlhR WHlLNtu Nv nfl, SIflkltlg
the end Of pillow and brlIisine her
arm. She must have tainted When
she recovered faint daylight was
into the room. and the body
OF the Danish girl was lying az II
had fallen.
She tried To- get up and tainted
again.
That was her story. and II did not
tell uS much that We needed TO know
She showed me her right arm. which
was badly bruised and discolored at
the shoulder.
What do you mean by white
figure"
1T looked white; n seemed 20
shine"
when l went 20 cali you. Mrs.
Sloane, the door TO your room was
closed"
II saw IT clOscI!" she said posi-
lively" 7 had forgotten that. but now
! remember. The axe fell beside me.
and tried 10 scream, but ! could not.
slw the door closed. very SLOWLY
and without sound. Then I
The thing was quite possible. Ow-
ing 10 the small size OF the cabin,
and 10 the fact that II must accom-
InOdate two hunks. the door opened
out into the chart room. Probably