The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-02
BOMB
lat SEA
kF. A. mitchell.


d mes ~
St not.s said the other, turning
submarine danger" q third
d a bomb. A wireless has
,, led from New York stating
i has fallen into the hands
re indicating that box is
mining an explosive. set to
ID - three or four days after
~ goodness gracious!' exclaim-
| 10y lady sitting In a steamer
- Z very pretty daughter be-
The mother showed signs of
q ~ The daughter was very
Uoubled. Her mothers heart
D leptD no danger. mamma: indeed
- tn assure you"
[eW - you know? You don't
-. MI it awful
IS - now."
J Is o1ronso1 that the girl was trying
~ mother from another
NNG nn q bomb; therefore no one
no NsGnord what she said paid any
n 1nflnp -. her claiming to know that
U I <1uE ~ to be feared from an ex-
11 n the wireless message re-
S1xo1 ! inscription Of the box was
mr. e was six feet square and
1nlkod: Fragile. Handle With Care.
~ Md Up."
, = thogpugh search was made of the
Md NhaTe freight had been stored,
~ Il was not necessary to remove
thing. for the box was found as
Aexlbod With nothing stored in it. An
1cer conducting the search listened
SR \ t1cking, but heard nothing. He
~ not pAxprised at this, for the bomb
r1o pgubobly In the center Of the box
M packing material around 1t.
n next information the lady and
~ N4uGhe1r received concerning the
h16er - seeing the box swing out
4oF ~ tide Of the ship. The girl
No ! shrek and, running to the rail-
Mid out frantically to those below
~ t. (E0p the box into the water.
~ Dafe directed them to hold it. and
~A3lo ~ Internal machine dangled in
~ IN u girl ran down the compan-
ooW1x tn lower deck where the work
H4ot1&g I'D of the danger was going
r.. ~ mate. the men ut the tackle
~ GF0up Of passengers standing
Gpund led II her wonderingly.
non. 3oove!.S.' sic cried don't let
t&o; tnkesit in
Mhaf have you got to do with itY'
NkSa ~ mate.
1B}1ng e In"
M'.1tso Gafe enough where 1t Is. Come,
Nl1ft11 Are you mixed up in the
EoYeG 1t isn't plot to blow up
Ae ohfo; heres no bomb in the box"
ssyrell. what is In the box?"
-sWhy. heres nothing to hurt any
''How ~ you knowg"
-Bocnu1e do
NO 1neh wOman's reason as that can
Il f1non where the lives Of hundreds
xD1qnD are at stake. Let her 60.
- III sprang to the ropes. The
l. 1e made sign for them to hold.
o, out with II! We can't take
.nI 41fther risk"
xlg e back and III open it II
- ~ nfraid to- There's nothing In
9t T. 1rt any one"
T6osbcx was brought back, and for
~ oEmf time holes were noticed bored
! 4 ~ u1doa
\ etowaway," remarked the man
Who Uade the discovery.
! sDg1ne : hammer" said the mate.
~ "a was taken Off the box by
49, q ~ men. and the top Of a mans
~ Gppeared.
eomo cut o that!' reared the mate.
\ n nm was helped out of the box
~ colo - the girl. They staggered to
ehog ~ fell into each others arms
- ~ eaused more commotion than
~ eocn1pt Of the wireless telegram.
what 10 thunder does this mean p
M 49, ~ mate. Young Teller, If you've
on tying to beat your way you'n &c
oGoWu into the furnace room to shove
%Qooeense," exclaimed a passenger
EsUont you see that they're a pair Of
LevsrSYs
: - live story" cried another locker
-oa .Lat's have it."
. ~ young man and the girl looked
ne oneA other sheepishly; then the for
Vuee aid:
NY friends, 1 suppose well have t.
lEGnfu1n, This young lady and I art
VDHosA Her mother Is taking hel
ohroad TO get rid Of me. 1t occurred t
q q 70 outwit her by my being shipped
Joo freight. Some friends helped me
was put In this box. with plenty Of
4 ted and water. and all might have
none right, but seine of the crowG
uust have talked Likely one of then
lis reported the box to contain a bomt
- . practical joke"
Joke be hangedr' said the mate
I~In another minute you would have
boon dropped overheard"
= parsonr' cried passenger.
s0oodr' cried another. Tie 'em W
1oge the old lady comes"
IL Eirl shrank back, but nothing
WUGl6 DO but that there must be {
V0111ng. There was clergyman
o01ng the bystanders. who, being rec
e1lned by his canonicals. was pushed
Sl0eu1rd. and before the pair realized
Wit bad happened they were mad,
IN and wife. Just as the ceremony
eoou6d the mother came down the com
u<N1ooray She was greeted with