The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-04
A BOMB
AT SEA
By F. A. Mitchell

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other. I'VE are in some danger"
"SubmarlnesY'
Il hope not" said the other, turning
pale.
TITS not submarine danger" a third
put In; tits a bomb. A wireless has
been received from New York stating
that a letter has fallen into the hands
of the police indicating that box II
aboard containing an explosive, set tC
be fired in three or four days afteI
sailing"
"Oh, my goodness graciousp exclaim.
ed an elderly lady sitting in a steamer
chair with a 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 it awful"
II do know"
1t appeared that the girl was trying
to keep her mother from another
danger than a bomb; therefore no one
who overheard what she said paid any
attention to her claiming to know that
hothlng was to be feared from an ex-
piosion. 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
mold where freight had. been stored.
out 1t was not necessary to remove
anything, for the box was found as
described with nothing stored in 1t, An
officer conducting the search listened
Tor 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
ner daughter received concerning the
1anger was seeing the box swing out
over the side Of the ship. The girl
gave shrek and, running to the rail
called out frantically to those below
not to drop the box into the water.
Inc mate directed them to hold It, and
Rhlie the internal machine dangled In
ne air the girl ran down che compan-
onway to lower deck where the work |
Il getting rid of the danger was going
N. The mate, the men at the tackle |
mo group of passengers standing !
round looked at her wonderingly.
On, heavens" She cried, don't let
go; take it inp'
What have you got 10 do with ,t?"
sked the mate.
Bring it in"
Its safe enough where it is. Come
ontess. Are you mixed up In the
lott? '"0
Moves. 1t isn't plot to blow up
he snip; there's no bombin the box"
wei, what is In the box?"
why, there's nothing to hurt any.
ody." "A'
How do you know?"
Because 1 do"
mo such woman's reason os that COW
taken where the lives of hundreds j
persons are at stake. Let her go, v
en-" e"'
! lie girl spraRg to the ropes. Tho
lcer made sign for them to bOqd. L.
come, out with it! We can't take n
Y further risk"
Bring 1t back and III open it If D
u are afraid to. There's nothing In tt
to hurt any one''
Inc oox was brought back. and for Il
nrse time holes were noticed bored Il
its sides. y
A stowaway," remark ed the man q
10 made the discovery.
BRING hammer" said the mate.
ne nd was taken of the box by
OF the men, and the top of a mans
Id appeared. Il
come out o THAR roared the mate.
ne man was helped out of the box. o
Lale as the girl. They staggered to. &c
uer ana fell into each others arms OIL
act caused more commotion than P
receipt of the wireless Telegram. "a
W nat III thunder does this mean p, r,
ed the mate. Young Teller. If von,va II
Il trying to beat YOU. way you'll go
'n into the furnace room to shovel
>onsense, exclaimed a passenger
mt you see that they're a pair of III
,rs?' pa r;e
love story" cried another locker
Let's have it" -
1e young man and the girl lookad
sch other sheepishly; then the for
said:
ny friends, l suppose Wen have TO II
ess' This young lady and are nm
rs. Her mother is taking her Il|
'ad to get rid of me. 1t occurred to IL
o outwit her by my being shipped hmm
.reight. Some fria nds helped me. lH
as put In this box, with plenty OF II
and water, and all might have hlNi
right, but some of the crowd E
nave talked. LIKELY one of them n
reported the box to contain bomb Ia
practical joke" NNH
ike be hanRedr' said the mate N"s
another minute you would have lAA
dropped overheard" Ia
parsonT cried passenger. Nnfh
oouI cried another. ''Tie 'euA nm E
g the old la dy comes" IL
giri shra ok back, but nothing MIuD
4 do but That there must ba q ia
ing; There was Clergyman ! SSvM,
8 the bysta nders, who. being rec H
ed by his canonicgls WINS n1staa G