Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-31

sadly. 1T wisIrsI could think that you are
| mistaken, but now a hundred and one
little pieces of corroborative evidence
occur to me that meant nothing to me
while 1 thought he was John Caldwell
of London. He said that he had been
born in Africa, and educated in France
"Yes, that would be true" murmured
Jane Porter DULY.
1.-The first officer who searched his lug
gage found nothing to identify John
| Caldwell, of London. Practically all his
belongings had been made or purchased
in Paris. Everything that bore an initial
was marked either with IT alone or
| with y. c. T. We thought that he was
travelling incognito under his first two
names-the ]. S. standing for John Cald-
] we'll"
! "Tarzan of the Apes took the name Jean
C. Tarzan," said Jane, in the same lifeless
monotone. "And he is deadl oh, Hazel,
it is horrible He died all alone in this
| terrible ocean! 1t is unbelievable that
that brave heart ceased TO beat-that
| those mighty muscles are quiet and cold
| foreverl That he who was the person.
ification of life and health and manly
| strength should be prey of Shiny, crawling
| things, that" But she could go no
further, and with little moan she buried
her head in her arms, and sank sobbing
to the floor.
For days Miss Porter was i'll, and would
see no one except Hazel and the faithful
Esmeralda. When at last she came on
deck all were struck by the sad change
that had taken place in her, She was no
longer the alert, vivacious American
beauty who had charmed and delighted
all who came in contact with her. In
stead she was very quiet and sad little
girl-with an expression of hopeless visit
fulness that none but Hazel Strong could
Interpret.
The entire party strove their utmost to
cheer and amuse her, but all to no avail.
Occasionally the jolly Lord bennington
would wiring a wan smile from her, but
for the most part she sat with wide eyes
looking out across the sea-
With Jane Porters illness one misfor-
tune after another seemed to attack the
yacht. First an engine broke down, and
they drifted for two days while tenn
porary repairs were being made Then
a squal struck them unaware. that car
ried overheard nearly everything above
deck that was portable. Later two of the
seamen fell to fighting In the forecastle,
with the result that one of them was
badly wounded with a knife and the
other had to be put in irons. Then, to
cap the climax. the mate fell overheard
at night and was drowned before help
about the spot for ten hours, but no
sign of the man was seen after he dis
appeared from the deck into the sea.
Every member of the crew and guests
was gloomy and depressed after these
series of misfortunes. All were appre-
hensive of worse to come, and this was
especially true of the seamen, who re-
called all sorts of terrible omens and
warnings that had occurred during the
early part OF the voyage, and which they
could now clearly translate into the pre-
cursors Of some grim and terrible tragedy
to come.
Nor did the croakers have long TO
wait. The second night after the
drowning OF the mate the little yacht
was suddenly racked from stem to
stern. About 1 o'clock in the morning
there was a terrific impact that threw
the slumberlng guests and crew from
berth and bunk. A mighty shudder ran
through the frail craft; she lay far over
to starboard; the engines stopped For a
moment she hung there with her decks
at an angle OF As degrees-then, with a
sullen, rending sound. she slipped back
into the sea and righted.
CONTINUED MONDAY