Putnam patriot., 1916-06-16
"I haven't seen Miss Gerard"

IT you sur about the snip nsteau of wearing out my morris chair you'd have that pleasure. She was on deck all morning" Captain Brennan fell silent and poked with stubby fore finger at the icc In his glass.
 Well, out with it." said O'Neil after a moment
 "f'd like to know the inside story of Curtis Gordon and this girls mother
 Why bother your head about some thing that doesn't concern you:" The speaker rose and began to pace the cabin floor. then in an altered tone fin. quired, Tell me. are you going to Ian ] me and my horses at Kyak bay?"
 '.Tha1 depends on the weather It's a rotten harbor. You'll have 10 swim them ;fshoTe'
 Suppose it should be rough%'
 .sThen well go on and drop you there coming back don't want to bc caught on that shore with southerly wind and that's the way it usually blows
 .I can't wait o'Neil declared. "A weeks delay might ruin me. I,athe' ttran go on I'd swim ashore myself without the horses
 Even as Brennan spoke the Nehrask;l seemed to halt, to jerk backward un der his feet O'Neil, who was standing flung out an arm to steady himself; the empty ginger ale bottle fell from the sideboard with thump. Loose ar ticles hanging against the side walls swung to and fro; the heavy draperies over Captain Johnny's bel swayed.
 Brennan leaped from his chair; his ruddy face was mottled. his eyes were wide and horror stricken.
 ''namnationr' he gasped- The cabin door crashed open ahead of him, a11,l he was on the bridge. with O'Neil a1 his heels. They saw the first elf ,ei elinging Imply to the rail; from fie pilot hotise window came an excited lsurst of Norwegian. then out of fhc door rushed a quartermaster.
 The steady. mufiied beating of ra4e machinery ceased, the ship seemed sud denly tO lose her life. bat it was plai1, t1a1 she was not aground. for she kcfd moving through the gloom. From down forward came excited voices as the crew poured up out of the forecastle.
 Brennan leaped to the telegraph and sigllaled the engine room. He was calm nsSw. and his voice was sharp and steady.
 ~Go below. Mir. James, and find the extesIt of the damage" he directed and a moment latter the hull began to throl once more to the thrust of the pro IeIiers Inside the wheelhouse Swan had reeorere6 from his panic and re peated the masters orders mechanic ally.
 Tell me wbere aud how can help" Murray offered His first thought had been of the possible effect Of this ca tastrophe upon lis plans, for time was pressing As for danger he had looked upon it so often and in SC many forms that it had little power to stir him. but q shipwreck. which would halt his northward rush. was another mat ter
 Brennan stepped into the chart room. but returned in 2 moment 10 say
 "There's no place to beach hes fhis side of Haihut bay"
 How far is thatT'
 Five or six miles
 "You'll-have to beach herr
 I'm afraid so. She feels queer
 Tp from tho cabin deck came hand ful of men I,assei.Fers to inquire what had happened: behind them woman began alliug shlilly for her husband.
 We touched rock" the skipper cx- plainel briefly. Kindly go below and stop that squawking. There's no dan ger
 The captain rang for full speed. and the decks began to strain as the engine increased it's labor "Get your passen gers out ana stand by the boats" he ordered. Take it easy and don't alarm the women. Have them dress warmly, aud don't allow any crowding by the men. Mir. Tomlinson, you hold the steerage gang in check. Take your re- volyer with you" He turned to his silent friend. in whose presence he seemed to feel a cheering sympathy. 'I knew it would come sooner or later, Murray" ne said "But-magnificent mummies. To touch on clear night with the sea like glassr' He sighed dolefully. "Itn be tough on my mis- sus''
 O'Neil laid a hand upon his shoulder. "It wasn't your fault, and there will be room in the last boat for you Un- derstands~ Brennan hesitated. and the other continued roughly; ''So nonsense,
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