Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-31
By MARY ROBERTS RLNEHART
CspyrTELs, 1913, Ry tbs MeClHrs PpbEeatisHJ, Inc. C0pyrIEhf. I0I4. by Marr RebsrI Rineharf.

"Why should weg she asked. How do we know what you are giving him2 You are not friendly to him or to us. We know what you are trying to do. You are trying to save yourself at any cost You put a guard at the compan- i0nway. You rail off the deck for our safety. You drop the storeroom key in Mir. Turner's cabin, where Elsa will find 1t and will be obliged to acknowl- edge she found it, and then take it from her by force, so you can show 1t later on and save yourself"
 Elsa turned on her quickly.
 "I told you how he got it, Adele I tried 10 throw it"-
 "Oh. if you intend to protect hlmF
 "I am rather bewildered." l said slowly: but, under the circumstances. suppose you do not wish me to look after NIT. TurnerT'
 Mrs. Johns got up and lounged to the table
 "We have decided" she said insc- lently, "that, if the crew may estab- lish a dead line, so may we Our dead line is the foot of the companionway. One of us will be on watch always. am an excellent shot"
 ''I do not doubt it." l faced her. "I am afraid you will suffer for air, other wise the arrangement is good. You re- lieve me of part of the responsibility for your safety Tom will bring your food to the steps and leave it there"
 Thank you"
 And l turned to where Elsa sat.
 "I shall not come back unless you send for me-" I said. But want you to know that my one object in life from now on is to get you back safely to land; that your safety comes first, and that the vigilance on deck in your interest will not be relaxed"
 Zine words" the stewardess nut tered.
 The low mumbling from Turner's room had persisted steadily. Now it characterized it through the long night
 Don't look at me like that, manr' he cried. and then-"Hes lost handl A handr
 It rained heavily all that day. Late fin the afternoon we got some wind, and all hands turned out to trim sail Action was a relief, and the weather suited our disheartened state better than had the pitiless August sun, the glaring white of deck and canvas and the heat
 l watched the weather anxiously. We were too short handed 10 manage any sort of a gale, and yet the urgency of our return made it unwlse 10 short. en canvas too much It was as well perhaps that l had so much to dis tract my mind from the situation in the after house
 The second of the series of curious incidents that complicated our return voyage occurred that night l was on watch from eight bells (midnighD until ( in the morning Jones was in the crows nest McNamara at the wheel was at the starboard forward corner of the after house looking over the ail ] thought that ] had seen the lights of a steamer
 The rain had ceased, but the night was still very dark l heard a sort Of rapping from the forward house and took step toward it, listening Jones heard 1t, too. and called down Co me nervOusly to see what was wrong.
 l called up to him cautiously to come down and take my place while l in. veshgated. thought 1t was Single ton. When Jones had taken up his position at the companionway l went forward. The Knocking continued, and ] traced 1t to singleton's cabin. He