The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-25

EuKD 10 save n1ms6fK ne nd0 been p1tcn-t ed over the low rail and was falling sato the Atlantic.
 CHAPTER XIV.
 Dro4sned at aeag.
 ~ HE next morning at breakfagt
 Tarzan's place was vacant.
 Miss Strong was mildly curl
 ous, for MT. Caldwell had aI ways made ft point to wait that he might breakfast with her and her mother AS she wns sitting on deck later M Thuran paused to exchange half dozen pleasant words with her Ep Seemed In most excellent spirits his manner was the extreme of affabii tfE. As ha passed on Mss Strong thought what very delightful man was IT. Ehuran-
 TAe aay dragged heavily. When M. Hhzzan stopped again to chat with her i'm xRs n3tarnoon she welcomed the break fn ths days monotony. But she had beGan to become seriously com csxned abdut Caidwe1l's contznUed ab- senoe. PHesently she preached the sub %@nt to M. Thmrmm. Had he seen MT Cal6wefl today7 He had not. Why .slEs was not at b1eaksast ns usuaIs nnr hawnM seen him once aimee yester fay.r explained the girl
 AE lMursm wag extremely so1ie6touN T d1d n1t lave the pleasure of intt nataaequsiuxancew with 1fr Caldwell 2 he un16 ssHe seemed a most estlmable gensssnan. however. Can 5k be that. hn in amdasposed and has tN4ana1ned Nj his stabsxoom7 It would not be strange
 ssNo,~ replied the girl: cit would not
  explfcable reason I have one of those foolish feminine present inaeH Is thai all ia not right with MT. Caldwell. It is tlze strnnRest feeling. It is ms thouga knew that he was not on board the shlp.'
 IT Thuran laughed pleasantly. AfeE.- ey my dear Miss Strongi,s he said. sFFhere in the world could he be then ? We have not been within sight of land for days.
 .sof course 1t is ridiculous of me. 7 she admitted And then: But am mot going to worry about 1t any longer. I am going to find out where MT Gala well isss And she mot1oned to a pass ing steward
 ssThat may be more iifHcult than you imagine nay dear girl, thought M. Thnran. bat aloud he said, xBy all means
 AFind NIr Caldwell, please" she said to the steward, sand tell him that his friends are much worried by his con duued absencess
 Xnu are very foud of Mfr. Caldwe ell 2 suggested E Thuran-
 1T think he is splendid, replied the RirI And mamma is perfectly infHt. uated with him 2
 "A minute later the steward return ed to say that MT. Caldwell was not in his stateroom. I cannot find him, MISS Strong, and-he hesitated- have learned that his berth was not occu pied last night. think that had bet ter report the matter to the captain Most assuredly," exclaimed Miss strong sT shall go with you to ths captain myself
 IL was q very frightened young wo man and ain excited steward who pre- scented themselves before the captain few moments later He listened t. their stories in silence, look of con eern marking his expression as thi steward assured him that he hae sought for the missing passenger il every part of the ship that passenger might be expected to frequent.
 The captain ordered an imm edfat and thorough search of the entire sli from stem to stern-no nook or cram was to be overlooked. It was flu hour later that the first officer returne to report the outcome of the search
 s.AEr. Caldwell is not on board, sir, be said.
 aI fear that there is something nor serious than accident here. Mir Bren Iy,' said the captain -sI wish that yo would make personal and very car. fui examfnation of MT. Caldwelrs e fecfs, to ascertain if there is any cle' to motive etegncr for suicide or Inu derZsift the thing to the bottom
 Aye, aye, sirls, responded MT. Bren iy. and left to commence his investigi tion-
 Hazel Strong was prostrated. F. tWozdays she did not leave her cabil and when she finally ventured on dec she was very wan and white, wifi great, dark circles beneath her eyes.
 Shortly after her first appearance c deck following the tragedy, M. Thura joined her with many expressions kindly soIicitude-
 s.Oh. bnt it is terrible Miss Strong he said q cannot rid my mind of it The girl could not help but feel grat full to him for his kind words. He wi with her often-aImost constantly f the remainder. of the voyage-and sl grew to like him very much indee M Thuran had learned that the beau1 ful Miss Strong of Baltimore WAS 2 American heiress a very wealthy gi ln her own right, and with future pro pacta that quite took his breath away It had been NJ Thuranss intention leave the ship at the first port tn, touched after the dissppe ara nee oi sIa an Did he not have in his co