The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-01-26
A BOMB
AT SEA
By r. A. mitchell

AClC . SoAA1SIAsh6 &9Oe"o O->
this Ship said one passenger. to an
other. I'VE are in some danger"
Submarines
II hoIe not" said the other. turning
pale.
ITS not submarine danger" third
put in; '.it's bomb. a wireless has
been received from New York sitting
that a letter has fallen into the hands
Of the police indicating that box IL
aboard containing an explosive. set to
.be fired In three or four days after
sailing"
"Oh. my goodness gracious!' exclaim-
ed an elderly lady sitting ID Z STEINER
chair with very pretty daughter BE-
side her. The mother showed signs Of
.fainting. The daughter vas very
much troubled. Her mothers heart
vas weak.
There's no danger. mamma; indeed
there isn't, I assure you"
"How do you know? You don't
know. Isn't 1t awful"
II do know"
It appeared that the girl was trying
to keep her mother from another
danger than 4 bomb: therefore no one
who overheard what she sid paid any
attention to her claiming to know that
nothing was to b feared from an e.
plosion. In the wireless message n
ceivsd 4 description Of the box was
given. Il was six feet square and
marked: fragile. Handle With Care.
This sids Up"
( A thorough search was made Of the
hold where freight had been stored.
but Il was not necessary to remove
anything. for the box was found %
described with nothing stored in It. An
oflcer conducting the search listened
for a 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 1t.
The next information the lady and
her daughter received concerning the
danger was seeing the boz swing out
over the side Of the ship. The girl
gave q shrek. and, running to the rail,
called out frantically to those below
not to drop the box into the water.
The mate directed them to hold 1t. and
while the internal machine dangled in
the air the girl ran down the c6mpan-
ionway to a lower deck where the work
Of getting rid Of the danger was going
on. The mate. the men ut the tackle
and n group of passengers standing
around looked ut her wonderfully.
"Oh. heavens" she cried, don't let
it 60; take It in!''
what have you got to do with it,"
asked the mate.
Bring 1t In"
Its safe enough where 1t IS. Come.
confess. Are you mixed up In the
plot?"
''No-yes. 1t isn't plot to blow up
the ship; there's no bomb in the box"
''Well. what is In the box?''
"Why, there's nothing to hurt any.
body"
How do You know7"
Because do" -
mo such woman's reason a. that can
be taken where the lives of. hundreds
Of persons are at stake. Let her 30.
men,"
The girl sprang to the ropes. The
officer made sign for them to hold.
Come. out with It! We can't take
any further risk"
Bring 1t back and Ill open It II
you are afraid to. There's nothing IN
II IN hnrf anv nno0
The box was brought back. and for
the first time holes were noticed bored
10 it, sides.
"A stowaway." remarked the man
who made the discovery.
Bring hammer" said the mate.
The lid was taken on the box BY |
one Of the men. aud the top Of mans |
head appeared.
Come out O. that!' reared the mate.
The man was helped out Of tile box.
Is pale a. the girl. They staggered to
get6er aud fell into each others arms.
rhe act caused more commodon than |
The receipt Of the wireless telegram.
what in thunder does this mean?"
lsked the mate. young Teller. II you've
been trying to beat your way you'll go |
Town into the furnace roesn to shovel |
e0al."
'.Nonsense," exclaimed 4 passenger. |
Don't you zee that they're pair Of
0versi''
"A love story: cried another locker.
IN. Lets have iti''
The young man and the girl looked |
1t each other sheepishly; then the for!
mer said:
my friends. suppose we'll have to
confess. This young lady and are
lovers. Her mother u taking her
abroad to get rid Of me. II occurred to
10 to outwit her BY my being shipped |
- freight. Some. friends helped me.
| was put In this box. with plenty Of
food and water, and all might have
gone right. but some OF the crowd |
must have talked. Likely one Of them
has reported the box to contain bomb |
as a practical joke"
"Joke he hanged" said the mate.
I'm another minute you would have |
been dropped overheard"
"A parson!'' cried passenger.
"GoOd!' cried another. ''Tie 'em up
before the old lady comes.''
The girl shrank back. but nothing
would do but that there must be a
wedding. There was a Clergyman
among the bystanders. who. being rec
DgniZed by, his canOnicals. was pushed