The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-05-06

to hang on by. Will you come?"$f II (:
Wrapped in greatcoats, the two made
for the boat deck, where the wind
was bowling fiercely. Here they stop
ped to watch the fagman, who had
been hauling the variously colored' and
| marked streamers up and down as
signals for the vessel on their beam.
He was just putting the flags away
into a chest, which showed that the
Olympiad's part Of the communicating
was over
On the forward deck Captain Hum
phries had his glass leveled 1T the
distant. steamer, and as a long line Of
flags went''up on her he turned to a
book under his arm. Then he spoke
to some one behind him. Another mo-
ment and the person stepped forward
into view.
Benedict seems to have been pro-
noted to first mate" said Marsh with
snort rs they walked aft "' I:
At this particular point OF indigna-
ton Marsh felt the5need Of his hand
kerchief, and opened his coat to get it.
A ferocious blast struck the sturdy
fellow amidships, and although he did
! not bulge, his coat went whirling up
around his head in exasperating fash
ion. 1t took the laughing Brill; a full
half minute to untahgle5 the garment,
and as he was thus occupied Captain
HUMPHREYS and Benedict walked by,
their heads down to escape the wind
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minutes in this sea, even if we could
launch one," the captain was saying.
After another turn the pair Of friends
decided to go inside for warmth and
shelter. AS they passed the door of
the library they saw Benedict writing
at one Of the desks. Marsh shrugged
his shoulders
Don't be surprised if we have some
more war news" he said sardonically.
Brill, following his friends example,
went to his stateroom to dispose Of his
storm coat. He was glad to find Steb-
bins almost established on his sea legs
again, although he still objected to
looking out from the portfolios.
| 1T makes me feel how far we are
from home.' he explained, which rea-
son seemed. to his patron as logical as
any,.
At Aristides' solicitation Brill remov-
ed his only suit and handed it over to
De freshened by the electric iron that
the steward had furnished, recognize
ing In Brill man who would do the
andsome' at the end Of the voyage.
The tailoring operation had just been
completed when a knock sounded at
the door and in stepped Marsh, his
face glowing with triumph.
what did I tell you about the war
neWs?" he cried. 1.-THE latest bulletin
that greaser operator has pinned I'D is
that Great Britain had declared an
embargo or surveillance or something
l forget the words-on all ships for
Russian ports.'
Brill smiled tolerantly He wonder.
ed why Marsh fancied that Benedict
could have any possible interest in
: debating such messages as this and
said as much. Marsh merely chuckled.
II SUPPOSE he said jovially, I'm
such dead nuts against Benedict that
If the ship should be struck by light
ming I'd swear he did it. May !
smoke?''
Certainly. That is, if may"
The stout gentleman was not obtuse,
and he drew another Of his own Der.
fectos from his pocket and gravcly
handed It to his host. With a dual
suffering Of matches they put fire to
their tobacco.
Just saw the captain" observed
Marsh after few luxurious whiffs
Seems to have thawed out. Asked
me to drop in and see him any time.'
"Indeed!'
"He thinks war is on all rirht-was
quite jolly over it. If he wasn't cap.
tain Of an ocean liner, Overflow" he
added seriously, I'D think Captain
HUMPHREYS had been drinking Just a
little too much"
Having thus freed his mind. the man
Of commerce pulled a pack Of cards
from an inside pocket, drew a chair
up to the little cabin table and began
to shuttle vigorously.
'1f you'll excuse me, Overflow" he
said solemnly, "I'd like little soil
taire. never think so we'll as when
I'm monkeying the pasteboards."
a queer game of solitaire, thought
Brill, as he watched the play Of Marsh.
Colors were oddly mixed, and Sc
Quences irretrlevably jumbled. Still
there seemed to be some method to
the stout mans game, for often, as he
lay a picture card on another. he
would pause, stare, frown and 80
through the motions of whistling with
out making a sound.
For time the host was entertained
by this odd fight against the fate Of
the cards, in which he somehow read
his own contest with a larger destiny.
But after little he wearied Of the
puzzle and had determined to throw
himself on his berth when Marsh sud-
denly leaped to his feet, letting fall at
least half of his pack of cards
II have itr' he cried, his eyes glisten-
! Inn hi tod tn,