Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24

the service of the Turner line; at Nc Namara. a shrewd little lrishman: at Oleson the Swede And. in spite of myself. | could not help comparing them with the heavy shoudered. sod den faced man below in his cabin. the owner of the ship.
 One explanation cnme Co me and [ leaped at 1.-the possibility of a stow away hidden in the hold. some mani acal fugitive who had found in the little cargo boats empty hull ample room to hide. The men. too. seized at the idea One and all volunteered for what might prove to be a dangerous service
 I chose Charlie Jones and Clarke as being most familiar with the ship. and we went down into the hold Clarke carried a lantern Charlie Jones held Singleton's broken revolver. 1 carried belaying pin. But. although we searched every foot of space. we found nothing. The formaldehyde with which Turner had fumigated the ship clung here tenaciously, and. mixed with the odors of bilge water and the lndescribable heavy smells left by tropical cargoes. made me dizzy and ilL We were stumbling along. Clarke with the lantern, next and Charlie Jones behind, on our way to the Lad | der again. when received a stunning blow on the back of the head turn cd dizzy. expecting nothing less than | sudden death. when it developed that ] Jones. having stumbled over a loose | plank had fallen forward, the revolver in his outstretched hand striking my | head
 He picked himself up sheepishly, and we went on. But so unnerved was by this fresh shock that it was a moment or two before could essay the ladder.
 Burns was waiting at the hatchway, | peering down. Beside him on the deck lay a blood stained ax.
 Elsa Lee. on bearing the story of Henrietta Sloane. had gone to the maids cabin and had found 1t where 1t had been flung into the berth of the siewardess.
 But, after all. the stery of Henrietta sloane only added to the mystery. She told 1t to me. sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns room. her face white. her lips dry and twitching. The crew was making such breakfast as they could on deck. and Mir. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across, the main cabin. The four women, drawn together in their distress. were huddled in the center of the room. touching hands now and then. as if finding comfort in contact. and reas. surance
 "l went to bed early" said the stew l ardrss about 10 o'clock. ! think. Karen had not come down: [ wakened when the watch chahged It was hot, and the window from our room to the deck was open. There is a curtain over it to keep the helmsmnn from look ing init is close to the wheel. The bell. striking every half hour does not waken me any more. although 1t did at first lt Is just outside the window. But ! heard the watch change. heard eight bells struck and the lookout man on the f0recastle head call 'All's wellr
 ''I sat up and turned on the lights Karen had not come down, and l was alarmed She had been-had been flirt- ing a little with one of the sailors. and had warned her that 1t would not do. She'd be found out and get into trou- ble.
 ''The only way to reach our cabin was through the chart room. and when 1 opened the door an inch or two l sa W why Karen had not cOme down. Mir. Turner aud Mir Singleton were sitting there. They were"- She hesitated.
 Please go on." said Mrs Turner. ''rhey were drinklng?"
 "Yes. Mrs. Turner and Mr Vail was there too He was saying that the cap tain would come down and there would be more trouble [ shut the door and stood inst inside listening.
 CTO Be Continued).