Bisbee daily review., 1914-05-21

trouble.
 bow a dim black mass could be dis- cerned floating low in the water
 "A derelict." was the terse explana- tion of the officer of the watch.
 Presently the engineer hurried on deck in search of the captain
 That patch we put on the cylinder heads blown out sir" he reported. "and she's makin' water fast for'ard on the port bow"
 An instant later a seaman rushed up from below.
 My Gawdw he cried. "Her whole bleedin' bottoms ripped out She can't float twenty minutes"
 "Shut up" roared Pennington. "Ia- dies. go below and get some of your things together It may not be so bad as that but we may have to take to the boats. It will be safer to be pre- pared. Go at once, please. And. Cap tain Jerrold, send some competent man below, please, tO ascertain the exact extent of the damage In the mean time l might suggest that you have the boats provisioned."
 The calm low voice of the owner did much to reassure the entire party. and @ moment later all were occupied with the duties he had suggested By the time the ladies had returned to the deck the rapid provisioning or the boats had been about completed, and a moment later the officer who had gone below had returned to report. But his opin- ion was scarcely needed Co assure the huddled group of men and women that the end ot the Lady Alice was at hand.
 Well, sirF said the captain as his officer hesitated
 CT dislike to frighten the ladies. sir" he said, "but she can't float a dozen minutes, in my opinion. There's a hole in her you could drive a bauy COW through, sir'
 For five minutes the Lady Alice had been settling rapidly by the bow Al- ready her stern ioOmed high in air. and footho.d on the deck was of the most precarious nature. She carried four boats, and these were an filled and lowered away in safety. As they pull ed rapidly from the stricken little ves- sel Jane Porter turned to have one last look at her JusC then there came loud crash and an ominous rumbling and pounding from the heart of tbe ship-her machinery had broken loose and was dashing its way toward the bow, tearing out partitions and bulk heads as it went The stern rose rapid ly high above them. For a moment she seemed to pause there, a vertical shaft protruding from the bosom Of the ocean, and thea swiftly she dove head foremost beneath the waves.
 In one of the boats the brave Lord Pennington had wiped a tear from his eye. He had not seen a fortune in money go down forever into the sea. but a dear, beautiful friend whom he had loved
 At last the long night broke and a tropical sun smote down upon the roll Ing water Jane Porter had dropped Into a htful slumber-the fierce light or the sun upon her upturned face awoke her. She looked about her. In the boat with her were three sailors, Clayton and M Thuran. Then she looked for the other boats, but as far as the eye could reach there was noth- ing to break the fearful monotony ot that waste of waters-they were alone in a small boat upon the broad Att lantic
 
 As Tarzan struck the water his first Impulse was to swim clear of the ship and possible danger from her propel- iers. He knew whom to thank for his present predicament, and as be lay in the sea, just supporting himself by a gentle movement of his hands, bis chief emotion was one of chagrin that he had heen eo aasiiv besfed by Rokon.
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