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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
PUBLIC ENEMIEs.

you build line of railway over hills and barren lands
Giving lucrative employment about million hands;
you cause score cities by your righofway to rise
Where there formerly was nothing but rattesnales
and flies;
If when bringing kae others, secure little kale
You have surely robbed the 'peepul and you ought
be in jail
If by planning and by toing you have some wealth
1t will make odds how squarey you have played your
little game;
Your proof sufficient that you public Toe
You're souless maefactor to the dump you ought to Co.,
It's crime for you to prosper where many others fa
You have surely robbed the 'peepu and you ought to
be in jail
Be chronic politician deal in super-heated air;
Roast the banks and money barons, there always salty
But to sound the note of business is crime and
That fellow guilty ought go and hide his face.
Change the builders song triumphant for the politicians
wall,
Or we' think you've robbed the 'peepup and Wen pack
you off to Jail.
Railway and Locomotive Engineering.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17

mother an sev5ral brothers and sis
tess anI uo-t Of friends and rela-
tive t0 mouTa uer loss Sorrowing
OaQa, ,ook 8YeuEarI and trust in a
living Fatner, uuo dOeth all things
wen
~ II, Burns uRs in Franklin ons
day last weeA
10Y -3aros want TO Bottom Que day
I1e6
Grover Poyncr, Of Ruskin Cave Col
lega, oat Ehauksgi with his
Uh8r. w d P0yuor
Sell eag q s3a, haye moved to
Warren County We wish them
mugn eaEce
Bro 3im sc AoJs will preach at
GaI aaa, De 70, aG eieven O'Clock
1L all reports aea 6rua, the wedding
b !, sooa wlii bsgin TO ring around
acre
ar aal Nrs Pink Peach spent last
Saturday uiKa5 Wit har father who
afs been II!
SON aarDison ans family have been
g. l,aen6 guests Of his father and
mo ae
Easie HafDisou has re turued
hon II fa v lit to hr lister, Mrs.
M8raa aqo4r, of Ma hville, Tenn.
4aaiie Ao d reported sick again.
Zone for ain "a sdy recovery.
4i2. aa jim Kelly are the
baepv sr uJs oe dne boy.
bit ana Mca Henry Skeily are the
proud pateut9 of q has girl
I ygoa0 wat he's b9tomr Of Miss
Iva L. Brown naver $50 her name
ia p4a noS
4rnesv ana willie Locke were all
smiles Sunaay night, because they
re talking 20 taeIr best girls
I win come again soon. With best
wishes and tlerry Xmas to ell tue
rga als Mothers Darling.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
COFFEE WILL Build
THE HIGHWAY LINK
JASPER, TENN.

Manchester, Tenn, December o.
The failnre of the road bond PROPOSE
tion to carry Saturday does not mean
the abandonment of the plan to make
the link through Coffee County to the
PROPOSED national highway from In-
disuay oils to Jacksonville a like as
good as the best, and plans are already
on foot to Greats a special taxing dis
trict and build splendid rosa from
the Grundy county line TO the Ruther
forl county line, thus closing the
muddy gan that has so long serEiated
the cities of Nashville and Chattanoo-
ga.
''The citizens of Manchester want
the outside world to feel that, not
withstanding the comrletion of this
road has been delayed by the re ult Of
Saturdays election, in some way and
at an early date Coffee couutY will
buil9 highway that viii be q pri5e
to its eitiz ns and a joy forey y2r to
Tire stranger within her gate7 said
Dr. A A. Womsck. President of the
Coffee County Cool Rosas Club in
sneakiug Of the proposition. A coptrst
of SATURDAYS election has been nro1os-
ed, but will not be pushed.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
THEY SMASHED AND BIT
GOUGED AND KICKED
"Rickety raxl
Riokety rax
Who are we'
Don't you see !
Sa-oua.chaa 30
SS- S-qua-Cne !!

The boys played football, as per
schedule. SATURDAY evening on the
South end grounds, Elevens were
chosen with Mosier aud D Condra as
ca aptains, respectively, and then the
battle ragged. Sides were pretty even
ly chosen for the affair was tie 30 to
so when darkness INTERVIEWED, after
about two hours battle Sore heads,
re shins, sore shoulders, sore every.
thing, was the order and ONE got
their bumps right nov. A few eyes
were gouge5 ont, teeth shattered and
sgaips pulled.
For the Condra's ~. Martin was
the star, ably seconded by his c1ptain,
both of whom are good rlayers. His
pnpt toward close Of game was equal
to Brickleg's best, aud was desper-
ats chance to avoid his goal line being
crossed. Captaiu Condra was espec-
tally good in grabbing forward pas es
until the Interference began TO catch
on to the delivery, e. Conlra was
also a fine player, aud did splen0it
work
For the Mosiar's Smith rlayed say
agely. q Condra as cantra was a
success, and scored gains when line
buckiUg was attempts3. The forward
pass worke3 by Mosier an3 Smith was
good Boulden PLAYED a good game as
tackle ani saved bis side tins or
two Mosier l. rounding into fast
player, ana gritty. The rest of the
bunca Of players on each side were
pretty green, but fought, Kicked, bit,
SCRATCHED and smasted as wSl as they
could, among them Pryor, eoppingsr
Hill Alton an Burnett, being espec-
iplly vicious Several Of these were
hammered on so severely that they
sail the next day that tHey haa grail
uated from the game
Sequacbca has some good material
for a football t em, auJ several of the
boys hope to mike the Marion High
Team next season
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Company, 301 Franklin Ave. st.
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"What Hicks says" is slogan all
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
Looneys' Creek.

.Sbecial 10 tie NezVs
Miss Myrtle Graham, of New Hope,
sppnt from Saturday until Monday
with Rubie Bridges,
Misses Emma Smith and MYRTLE
Dykes of Whitwell, Lula and Leila
Thurman of Dunlap, and Otyie Brown
of JASPER, we're the week end guests
Of the Misses league
MIR. and Mrs. J E Holloway and
dsughter and son went to Chattanooga
last Tu sday., returning home Thurs
day
Willie Lay, of Rankin's Cove, call
ed on his best girl SunIav afts rnoon
II you amt TO hear goo singing,
come TO Looney's Creek, We have
ha ten nights Of training un8er Prof
r L Ferguson, of Souta Pittsburg,
VINO cioeaI hi scaooi Satur ay nig4t
with great success An interesting
program was arranged Ther3 was
somethiug near tnr hundred peopio
pra at. Ali rs1ofted a rice time
Prof Ferguson aia quite lot of goo
in oDg community an mad frienaf
of q the feolle net We ronG
BE- gla TO rave hin gith u9 Ull q
time in cur Sun ay ct ool H. 8as
the ray ana best vi mes Of all tx
people Of this place, botn aaint and
sinner
Our .cbloi elo-as Friday aad We are
glaa to say that it has beaa the best
school ~ aays la ia many year
We gsk tae Boar5 Of Eau alton to give
us Miss Cor une Teague for our teaca
er rga.u aext year
ne ars g0iug TO bara an Xmas tre
ami ent r5ainment Xmas Eva Mig o.
We invite evarybo v to come. Va
will iusare you a nice timn
Tne y p an u Of A met {
Oak Grove last Saturday and trau Ct
ed buiaegs Tbis local was represent.
I'd with 5e7eu Je.eg tes, All made il
al rig1t except Brit Fbomas 40 J
b. Tygaft, VINO etc Sc mnea they haa
to statd in the creek until Midnight
La ia tft
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
WhitwelI.

e3r0al 70 M Nez0s.
J j. Dykes was ia Jasner Nor Ry.
T. II Barker has been attending
court this week at Iasuer
w Fl White attanded court at JAS
rar this week.
M. f Jackson, pronrietor OF tha liv-
cry Sc Bile, reuorts business goo3. He
will ada another ear to bis livery err
viSe IN the spring
S L Rogers was in JASPER Friday.
The T. c. Co will wy off on
Christmas Eve The c0muany a8opted
this custom in the Interest Of temner-
euce among the employes They feel
I at If they paid. q week b fore
hand a largs per cent. of t5e money
would ba soipnad off for ebi y.
There 10 pleptg Of it uas], auyway,
ans it is good policy to restrain # os-
sible, wider NE.
Nhitwell now has four meaG mark
cts, four restaurants and four rool
parlor Anybody desiring TO so into
any of the above bu inesseS, asa make
mon y, is invited to come here
The WhitWpll football team viii
play the Marion High School tam
Saturday evening on Dykes field. The
boys have pretty husky team, though
not so experienced as their OPPONENTS.
The game will be witnessed by very
large crowd. as much interest is man
ifested.-
Christmas will bs pletty dull here
this season The merchants have not
ordered big stocks of Christmas goods,
anG are not advertising, something
which has not happened for years
Steel water mains. which have
been in constant use at New Bed
ford, Mass, during the last seven
teen years, have recently been in
spected and show evidence of a life
Of more than forty five years before
corrosIon destroys them.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
Stafiey

Sbeesel fo tie fefos
siEnlGy was a most beautiful day
but not FOR travelling
j ". Srofeld of Sequachee, and
MatheH Pryor Of Victoria, came oVfE
Fri6ay to visit w. ] Soofald, teach
er Of the Pot school Trey weut
down tae river Saturday morning on
the ''Clara s, pleasure riding ant
duck hunting
T. Fl Richie and Mrs NJ L. Ri b.
lie and daughter, Bertha, went to Chat'
tanooga Thursday
Roa L9yne visited relatives at Wild
wood, Ga, from Wednesday until sat
urday
Mrs NJ L, Richie and Miss Bertha
Richie, visited A j. Richie, in HAM
iltou county Thursday
T III Richie went down tho river
Friday warning tue people to be on
the watch for hte body OF Wallace ha'
gen, OF North Chattanooga, who was
drowned IN the river Sunday of last
wesk. A rewGrd of twenty hive COL
la,s is offcred for the finding OF the
body
John Lusk aud Alton Lewis vent TO
mill Sunday morning, bad ns bne
weather was.
l-Sevaral people in thess diggins are
summoned to be at court at JRsQer
next Tue.day as witnesses in DAM
age suit between Wm Douglas and
thu Lock and Dam Co.
News is not plentiful like snow
Bon Bon.
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Falling
I SLATE
CusheS Two Miners to
Death at lockwood.

lockwood, Tenn, Dec. 15-Two
young men, Frank Gardner and Grov-
er Davis, we're instantly killed by a
fall Of slate in the Knox mines near
here last night. The men, with VIII
liam fauscher, foreman, and Lee Nc
Neal, were engaged in laying a track
in the new main entrance of the
mine, when heavy fall of slate was
preeipitated upon Davis, killing him
instantly, aud pinning Gardner 10
the enclosure. While Tauscher and
McNeal we're epdeavoring to rescue
Gardner another fall Of slate crushed
him to death, and Tauscher and Nc
Neal had narrow escapes with their
own lives.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
Hobbs Hill.

Sbrcjaito tie N.5OS.
,Mgssrs. Joe aud Fred Parks, of Pei
ham. are here this week.
Iom Kilgor3 moved bis family here
from Alabama last week
Mis- Olive Parsons, of Coalmont, is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs n 3.
Brown here
Misses Bessie and Icy Payne have
returned to their home in Pelham af
ira few days visit with relstivss.
Come on, "Uncle Tom, | em al
ays glad to read your pieces. OF
oncse, we can't agree on everything,
for all reople cont see alike, but
,tb re nothing like being sisters and
brotbers in christian love.
Thu GOO peogl8 h re ar5 getting mp
y Iii ur0giam for Christmas I'm
tra ug tle hoy will try ana una err
tan what CDri atmRs mems, an} not
ejabrate tue birth of our bIes ed Saw
ior t1a Uay thty usUHly 20 Boys,
vat uutjl aftsT the Xnas holidays to
order your jugs, il you ave to have
th8tn.
Rav @. r. Wade viii reach next
Sur ~ st eleven o'c.ool; from Il
b ws, ixth ehartgr, fourth. fiftd and
Si3t3 RS. 8.
Charlie A ams, Of this uTacs, IN
Ern st Caear, Of Tracy City left last
* ani joined the U. Army
Robt Meaks, who came from Ken
t5aky aboot three Need ago, moved
III family to Coalmolt II " ok.
hr, Clark of the Gar. rs , re last
K.
Born to Mr. aud Mrs. Lee G ary
last eek a fac girl.
Mrs II ury Morley, of Cons toeb,
n b., bas been visiting Mrs Gaarles
Ham ton usre. Charlotte
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Franklin.

S6ecialfo NE N7og.
Well, there is big snow on tue
ground now, and everybody is enjoy
ing themselves eating fresh meat and
sitting by good fires
Miss Mamie Stephens visited Mrs
Pink Peach Saturday evening
Miss Myrtle Burns has been the re-
cert guest Of Mrs. Pink Peach.
Mr. and Mrs. Pick Peach bal Is
tdeir guagts last Sunday might, Mrs
Jm Stepheus and daughters, Mamie
aud Be sic, Misses josie and Myrtle
Burns, Willie anl Ernest Locke,
Mr.. and Mrs Pink Peach and child
rsu have ban the recent guests Of air.
an6 Mr. Henry Burns
Mis- Myrtle Burns wR4 the gaest Of
Mrs NJ. T. gUriilea Saturday m1rp-
ing
Mr ana MIRA. Earl Peacl bave ho8u
the rereut guests Of Mr. ana lif5
Eenry Burns
mr. Maggie summera has moves in
TIE aolse WITH her broth 7, Tom
Burns,
3 Davis is on tha sick list uo9
Glad to report W, D, Poynor, who
has baen very i'll, is improving
Sorry to rerort Ellis Skally on the
sick list
Sorry to pen the death OF Mr Joe
Jones, Who died at his bono par
Garrison last week Mr.. Jon 10 YES
y wife am several ehildren and host
of relatives ana friends TO mourn his
loss The entire family have our
deepest sympathy.
Mrs. Done Bizzell, wifa Of Tom
Bizzell, oied at her home in MAST
Vile, last week, and was buried at
Garrison Friday morning. She leave,
a husband, two sons and one daughter,
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To Correspondents.

So the News force may be
enabled to prepare to take
Christmas" we desire that
all contributions to the News
be sent in early next week.
Mail them in time to reach
us by Monday night, not lat
er than Tuesday night. Any
thing of very special impor-
tance may be sent in We'd
nesday morning.
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Had ROUGH Tl&ES
liz MOUNTAINS

Two men takipg an Everett car thru
to Florida, were here Tuesday. noon.
They left Young gstown, Ohio, in
soow Storm, anu raport q rough time
of it. They camped on the mountain
near toll gate Monday night. Their
car was covered ia hes deep with
snow and ice, and both front tires
we're fiat. one being tied on to protect
rim with baling wire A bolster
spring broke near front axle and they
had an old tire iammed under it to
keep it up Their radiator WIS leek-
lug ana snow and ice banked tue
guards. Still they were as heerful IS
larks in summer, and although cover
ed with dirt, CRIME AMI grease, acted
like school boys on a lark. Their en-
CINE was working we'll, and they bad
come under their own power over aw-
full roads.
Dead the News
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NOT ICE.

All accounts on my books must be
settled by Jan I, 1915. Call ON me
AM settle them. either by cash or
gooJ notes. All accounts reamining
unsettled after said cate / Tiil be
forced to collect BY lav.
j. L. HUDSON,
Nov. 26, 4t. Whitwell, Ten /.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17

Sherman Smith, of this city, has re-
ceived OF ders to report to the Coatta-
nooga Base Ball Team for Csprlng
practice March 2nd, 1915 He is try
ing for centrefeld His friends here
Az glad to bear of tha chance given
him.
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heel, and then Strengthening TO such
a sense of horror as | have never fel,
before or since. ] CROPPED for the
door: ! wanted air, space, the free
dom from lurking death Of the open
deck.
l had been sleeping with my re-
volver beside me on the pantry floor
Somehow or other ! got back there
and found II. | made an attempt tn
Ind the switch for the cabin lights,
Into the chart room and up the after
eompanionway. Charlie Jones was at
the wheel and by the light OF IA Ian
tern | saw that he was bending to the
right. pccrinG in N the chart-room
window. lie turned wnen he heard
me.
"Whar's wrong" he asked. II
heard yell minute ago. Turner on
the rampage?" He saw my revolver
then, and, letting go the wheel, threw
up both his har is. "Turn that gun
away, you fool"
could hardly speak. lowered the
revolver and gasped: call the cap
tain! Naifs been murdered"
Good God" he said. who did II o."
He had taken the vince, again and
Was bringing the ship back to her
course. ] was turning sick and dizzy
and / clutched at the railing OF the
companionway.
Il don't know. Where's the cap
tain?'
"The mates around" lie raised
HE voice. "Mr. Singleton" he
called.
There was no time to lose, felt.
Ny nausea had left me. | ran for
ward to where ] could dimly see
Singleton looking in NV direction.
Singleton. Quick" called.
bring your revolver"
He stopped and pcered I'm my direc-
uon.
e who is ito"
Leslie. Come below, FOR Gods
aake!"
He came slowly toward me. and in
q dozen words | told him what had
happened. ! saw then That ne had
been drinking, lie reeled AGAINST me.
and seemed at loss to know what
TO do.
Get your revolver" ! said. "and
wake the captain"
He disappeared into the forward
house, to come back moment later
With u revolver. | had got lantern
In the mean time, aud ran 10 the for
ward compapionway which led into
the main cabin. Singleton followed
me.
~ hsrs,s the captain?" | asksd.
A., didn't call him." Singleton re-
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SS "cre'! 'aukh'' ana tnen
incredulous, i put my weight to II. II
refused 10 Weld. The silopce o,,.,ds
,,.,i,,,
ieit my way back to III" window
1t was open. but was barred with
iron, and, even without that. too
small rnr n,, ,hou,,.r. ,,.,o,a, 90,
A." ~, ~
'"o matt ~ WIS sun uarh' anu 40
not yet time for the watch to change.
rare,y cap,e ~, .rhor,. wo, ,o .,,,nd
=, ,.,,,.
'oo'"'eps
III match ana examined the lock.
, 1t was a simple one. and as my idea
NOV was IN free mysolf without rails.
", a, ,,,r,, 1oniao,, a., ,n.n,o, !,
&c =" 10 "' W :.
VII" my Pochet hni'e' was sun
confused. but inclined to consider my
imprisonment u Jest, perhaps on the
part OF Charlie Jones, who tempered
his religious fcrvor with a fondncss
for practical joking.
accordingly knelt in front OF the
ieeS and opened my knife: was in
darkness and working by touch. !
had extracted ono screw. and, with a
growing sense Of satisfaction. was
putting 1t In my pocket before loosen
ing o second. when a board on wtich
j .nclt moved under my knee, Tired.
as " the other end. beyond the door.
700 Dcen stopped on. Inere was no
sounh. no creak. Mereiy Una. ohiihous
hitins uhuer my Knee. ihere WIS
conc one JUS oeyonu the ooor.
ihomen, ia'er ,no pressure was
Nieeseo' WIN growing horror u.
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cleared away as quickly A.
possible. Stains that might have been
nf invaluabl" service in Determining
the murderer were washed away al
most before they were drt. re-
allied this now, too late. But thu
axe remained. and felt that its
handl" probably contained "A record
for more skilful eyes than mine 10
read. prints that under the micro
scope would reveal the murderer,
Identity az clearly as n photograph.
! sent for Burns. who reported that
he had locked the axe in the captains
CABIN. "" gave me- the key, which 1
fastened to IA string and hung around
my neck under my shirt. He also
reported that, as had suggested. tho
crew had gone. two at a time. into
IN" iorecastl", and had brought up
what they needed to stay on deck.
The forecastlc had been closed and
locked In the presence Of the crew
and the key gwen 10 Burns. who fas-
tened II to his watch chain. The
TWO hathways leading 20 the hold
had been fastened down also. and
oIcson, who was ships carpenter,
had nailed them fast.
The crew had been instructed TO
stay ar Of the wheel. except when
ON watch. Thus the helmsunan need
not be alone, As I have said. the
door AT the top OF the companion
Steps, near the wheel was closed
ana locked. and entrance to the after
mouse was to be gained only by the
Forward companion. II was the In
tention OF Burns and myself To keen
watch here, ann dships.
Burns had probably suffered more
than any Of M. Whatever his rela-
ton TO the Hansen woman had been.
ne had been with her only three hours
before her death, and she was wear
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A Sea Story With a Mystery
That No Reader Can Solpe
.,y = Sc By Mary Roberts Rinehart
ETc-I=


In tho sheets from his bank. Of the
three. he was the most INITIATED The
maid Karen showed only one I'm iury.
smashing blow ON the head. prob.
ably from the head OF the axe. For
axe II had been, beyond "A doubt,
put Williams To work below 10
clear away every evidence of whnt
had happened, He went down. ashy-
faced. only TO rush I'm ppnin rafu.,ry
10 stay alone. Gent Clarke wifi
him. and instructed t,harlie Jnpas ,n
kecp them there until The cabin ,va.
in order
AT three hell, tho cook brouvb,
coffee and some OF the men tnoL 4,
1 tried TO swallow. bnt n cboLed M.
BURNS mad served as sccond m.,,c
on a sailing vessel and thourb, no
could take us back. M lcas, in,o NOR,
travelled waters. we decided 10 head
back TO New York. 1 rot the code
book from the captains cabin. and
we agreed to run up the flag, union
down, IL any other vessel came In
sight. | got the code word for "Mu-
tiny--necd assistance" and I asked
the mate IL he would signal IL a
vessel came near enough. but he
turned sullen and refused TO answer
I find IT hard TO recall calmly the
events OF that morning-the three
still and shrouded figures. prone on
deck; the crew, bareheaded. standing
around. cycling each other Stealthily
with panic ready TO leap free and grip
each OF them by the throat; the grim
determination. the reason Tor which
] ola not yet know. 10 put the nrst
mate In irons; and. over all. the clear
sunrise or an August morning on the
ocean. rails and decks cleaning. an
odor or conee IN tine air, the Joyous
iift ana splash or mo oowsprit az the
Ella. headed BACK on her course.
seemed 10 make lot NOME Hhe nag
Tor tne stapie.
surely none OF THESE men, Some
weeping. all 9rieVine' couid DE the
mend VINO had committed tne crimes.
one by one iookeu IN tneir iaces-
at Burns, YOUNGEST rheniper OF tne
crew. biuc-eyed. sandy-hair"i
Scot: at Clarke and Adams ana
Charlie Jones. old In the service or
the Turner line: at Mcnamara,
shrewd little Irishman: Mt Olcson the
Swede. And, in spite OF myself. |
could not help comparing them with
the heavy -shouldered. sodden faced
man below In his cabin. the owner
OF the ship.
One explanation came to me. and
leaped at 1.-THE possibility OF u
hidden in the hold, some
maniocai fugitive who had found in
the little cargo boats empty hull
amp,e room TO hide, The men, too,
seized Mt the idea. One and all vol
,,nteered for what might prove to be
n dangerous service.
cho.e charlie Jones and Clarke
m heinw most familiar with the shin,
ora we went down into the hold.
EiorLo carricd n lantern Charlie
Innas hold SipgIe,on.a hroken re-
t, ,o,,,,I,, ~,