The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-09
A BOMB
AT SEA
BY F. A. mitchell

| this SHIP" said one phsseh9el W az
other. 1--WE are in some danger"
Submarines"
II hope not" said the other, turning
pale.
.'It's not submarine danger" third
put In; 'it's bomb. A wireless mas
been received from New York stating
that letter has fallen into the hands
of the olice indicating that box Is
aboard containing an explosive, set TO
be fired in three or four days after
sailing"
"oh, my goodness graclous!' exclaim.
ed an elderly lady sitting in a steamer
chair with very pretty daughter be-
side her. The mother showed signs OF
fainting. The daughter was very
much troubled. Her mothers heart
! was weak.
There's no danger, mamma; indeed
there isn't, / assure you"
How do you know? You don't
know. Isn't 1t awful"
II do know"
It appeared that the girl was trying
to keep her mother from another
danger than bomb; therefore no one
who overheard what she said paid any
attention to her claiming to know that
nothing was to be feared from an ex-
plosion. In the wireless message re-
ceived a description of the box was
given. 1t was six feet square and
marked: Fragile. Handle With Care.
This Side Up
A thorough search was made OF the
hold where freight had been stored,
but II was not necessary to remove
anything, for the box was found as
described with nothing stored in 1t. An
officer conducting the search listened
for ticking, but heard nothing He
was not surprised at this, for the bomb
was probably In the center OF the box
with packing material around IT,
The next information the lady and
her daughter received concerning the
danger was seeing the box swing out
over the side of the ship. The girl
gave a shrek and, running to the rail,
called out frantically to those below
not to drop the box into the water.
The mate directed them to hold 1t, and
while the internal machine dangled in
the air the girl ran down the compan-
ionway to lower deck where the work
Of getting rid of the danger was going
on. The mate, the men at the tackle
and group of passengers standing
around looked at her wonderingly.
"Oh, heavens" she cried, don't let
IL 60; take IL inv'
"what have you got to do with itl"
asked the mate.
Bring 1t In"
ats safe enough where 1t is. Come.
confess. Are you mixed up in the
plot?"
Moves. 1t isn't a plot to blow up
the ship; there's no bomb in the box"
well, what is in the boxf"
why, there's nothing to hurt any
body"
How do you known
Because / do"
mo such woman's reason as that can
be taken where the lives of hundreds
of persons are at stake. Let her go,
men"
The girl sprang to the ropes. The
officer made sign for them to hold.
Come, out with It. We can't take
any further risk"
Bring it back and I'll open it II
you are afraid to. There's nothing in
II to hurt any one"
VsL ~ ku o.,
the first time holes were noticed bored
In its sides
"A stowaway," remarked the man
who made the discovery.
Bring a hammer" said the mate.
The lid was taken of the box by
one Of the men. and the top OF a mans
head appeared.
Come out o. THAR roared the mate.
The man was helped out OF the box.
as pale as the girl. They staggered to
gether and fell into each Others arms.
The act caused more commotion than
the receipt OF the wireless telegram.
What In thunder does this meanT'
asked the mate Young Teller, II you've
been trying to beat your way you'n 90
down into the furnace room 10 shovel
coal
Nonsense" exclaimed a passenger.
Don't you see that they're a pair Of
loversrr
"A love story cried another locker
on. Lets have H."
The young man and the girl looked /
at each other sheeplshiy: then the for /
mer said.
MY friends, ! suppose wen have TO
confess. This young lady and ! are
lovers. Her mother Il taking her
abroad 10 get rid Of me. II occurred 70 4
us 10 outwit her by my. being shipped 4
a. freight Some friends helped me
I was put IN this box. with plenty q
food and water. and an might have
gone right. but some Of the cn@vd
must have talked. LIKELY one 81 them {
has reported the boa 30 contain bomb /
ts a practical joke"
Joke be hsuredF' said the mate. I
In another minute von would have
teen dropped overheard
a parson-- cried q passenger.
'Geodf" cried another. Tie EN- NJ /
before the 90 lady cumes
The eifi shrank hack. tlut nothing i
would 40 bot that there must - e
wedding. There vas clergyman i
auunr the hvstsndsrs. who. beng rec- i