South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-04

| The train was slowing up through
! the struggling outskirts Of a city. As
they drew into the station a number
of sailors came running down the
platform. Warren signaled one and
handed him out their baggage.
Everything was hustle and excite
ment The passengers, English and
French. were streaming out on the
platform instructing The blue-b loused
sailors about their baggage
Come on. let's get out Of this &"
/ Warren started off toward the steamer
which lay in an inlet just beyond the
station.
So this was one OF the much
| criticised English channel boats.
| thought Helen as they made their
way up the gang plank and around
the narrow deck. Everything looked
implanted and dingy. and through the
open doors If the cabin came a heavy
! sickening snip odor.
| IL was almost an hour before all
! the baggage was on and they were
| finally off The mist had thickened
and every now and then came the
sound of some distant fog horn. The
damp air was chilly and penetrating.
I
and wrapped them around Helen. who
lay back In a steamer chair looking
over the grey, roughened channel. AL
ready she was feeling the sickening
roll Of the boat
She had no inclination 10 move
about but Warren insisted she would
be better off If she stirred around a
bit" and not give up so easy.
| Clinging TO his arm she walked
around the wet deck, the wind flap
ping their raincoats. A few pas
| sengers were bundled up in chairs on
the protected side. but the heavy mist
had driven almost everyone below
Come on down: let's see what's the
cabins like. They've got a buffet
| luncheon down there"
Helen Mortified.
Helen followed reluctantly. for she
| had had several whiffs of the odOrs
] from below. The cabin was a strange
combination of a dining room and a
| public stateroom. Around the walls
was a double row of hunks and in the
center was a large table, from one
end of which stewards were serving
cold sliced ham. roast beef tongue
and salad
Convenient arrangement" grinned
Warren. you can eat and then lie
y
gry?" CHANGING down at her with an
amused smile. want some cold ham
and salad?"
Helen shrank back in horror You
known l couldn't eat down there" in
dignantly. Let's go back on deck.
| I'll be sick if l stay here any longer
the doors something dreadful
Helen almost ran up the stairs to
/ get to the fresh air again.
the channel?" she demanded resent
fully. Surely they're not all so old
and dirty"
Warren shrugged his shoulders
! They're all pretty rotten. That's be-
cause they have no competition. One
company controls all the steamers.
They were back TO their chairs now
Helen, who had stirred about" all
she could, sank into hers while War
rem wrapped the rug around her.
Look at all those basins" she eX-
claimed suddenly, pointing to long
wooden bench under which were at
tached a hundred or more granite
! pans. What do you suppose they're
for?"
Warren grinned. Guess they need
them when it's rough. Looks like
they'd have enough to go around"
oh Warren, how awful You do
say the moss disgusting things"
We'll, you wanted to know what
they were for. didn't you?"
| Then he buttoned up the collar Of
his rain coat, pulled down the rim
of his soft tweed hat. relit his pipe
and started for another strike around
| the deck. while Helen lay back and
gazed over the channel.
| The clOuded sky and roughtened
water were the same leaden gray. The
mist had thickened and the foghorns
were continuous.
| Dear can't you move my chair To
the other side?" she asked as Warren
paced by Il keep getting a Whit Of
that odOr," nodding to a door just be-
yond, and I don't want to see those
basins either"
'Nonsensel You're too blamed
! tinicky; besides, it's all wet over there.
! That's the weather side
Helen Insists.
But Helen weakly insisted that she
cid not care how wet IT was as long
as she got away from the ship odor
and the suggestive basins
Nov, that's all foolishness. Here,
! I'll move you up this way bit" drag
ging her chair a few feet along the
deck Now stop your fussing and
/
As Warren strobe off again the
| lump of resentment in her throat
! added TO the growing feeling of
nausea. Another Whit OF the ct
sickening odor from below and she
got up unsteadily. She was going on
the other side-if she had 20 drag
her chair over herself.
Where do YOU want II put miss"
asked big English sailor who had
Just run down the ladder from the
/ bridge above.
In a few moments he had her set
tied on the other side. and had brought
! a big rubber apron which he fastened
over the chair. She did not mind the
wind or the mist that blew in her
i face
Then she saw Warren striding
angrily toward her
$50 YOU got over there. did your"
raspingly. by George you're the
most stubborn. head strong"
"Oh. dear, DON'T feel SO sick"
You'll be a lot sicker if you sit
| here in the wet 'Nough TO give any