The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-20

m.ral returned and called through .
m~egaphone:
Il say. captain. do you want to 20
TO IroudonT"
Yes, yes" tho captain answered to
the lord high execut!oner.
AN right, then. Go ahead. Lot the
7 passengers stay who want 10. And
mind you, no wireless"
Right SIR" shouted our fear chief
with a delighted grin.
Plymouth was n godforsaken hole.
anyway. and London cangoes ought TO
unload at London. We all cheered
at this benevolent dtspcnsatlon OF the
Admiralty and the stewards smiled
broad smiles. dreaming OF extra tips
In the morning.
And while they dreamed the Durham
Castle slowly swallowed her dripping
anchor chains and pointed her head up
channel. Night IN tho Channel IN
peace times IL quite an impressive
sight. What shall be said of a night
in time OF war with a thousand search
lights along the shorel!ne and over
the water the tw.nkling signals Of a
hundred destroyers patro.ling the mar
row strait IN terrible silence?
The Durham Castle slept little that
night. Even though hugg!ng the
home shore no light was allowed on
deck. o In tho cabins with outside
windows or portfolios. But along tho
water there were a strange signals
moving.
Far away in the darkness two stars
would suddenly appear floating on the
water. Approaching nearer they would
as suddenly disappear. In their place
might be- a cross or threo red light
points or three vertical or four hori-
zontal-gr!m signals silently stealing
over the water Ike giant ~glowworms.
Perhaps they might pass within a
hundred feet OF the Durham Castle
halt "A moment. then abruptly fit away
until lost in the distance.
We leaned over tho rail and knew
they were torpedo boats signalling t.
each other-we knew this but We saw
nothing. With a strange uncanny
feeling we stood there on our own sh D..
a great. fat cow numbering away from
w~olves-lean. prairie wolves OF the sea
smiling about their unw.eldy, helpless
victim and stealing sidelong glancos
at It with their cleaning eyes. And
this might have given us great reason
TO be tim!d were Il not for a comfort
able notion that the sea belonged to
England.
Furthermore there wus dispensed to
us IN due time some more natural
proof mat these sea wolves were really
tho kings own, For about midnlgh,
wo were halted by three red lights
floating In the water In a vertical posi-
tlon. They came dangerously close.
At last we were able 70 discover a long,
black object underneath the three YER
tical lights.
In the darkness little was discernihle
on board. A small boat suddenly
swung ont and came alongside the
Durham Castle. Somebody throw over
a rope ladder. There was n rattle OF
oars and n nan with gold epaulettes
and sleeve braid leaped yer tho rail
on deck.
what the dcv!l!" we muttered in
frightened chorus, IN spite OF our In
finite faith In the gunpointers block
aiding HelgOland.
"'F's gone aboard, as 'e?' whispered
an old chap in my ar. "NVhat do you
think of it?"
"T's all right" ! answered. fordly
pressing my American passport, which
never left me for "A moment.
Then tho gentleman in gold opnu-
tettcs and sleeve braid r%eappearcd
with our beloved captain and silently
disappeared again over the side. In
! the dark only the rattle of oarlocks