The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-26

a tthing l can do for youY" Z
HJ<spade no reply at FIRST, but on my
repc, Ing the question he answered,
mo ~; I'm all right. Leave me alone
TIL ffnins."
Rierhs I turned 10 60 I noted that hia
het I'D resumed tts rocking motion.
Ma vas waiting patiently for me.
box notice, with q thrill OF Joy.
Of ,queenly poise OF her head and
herC Eorious. calm eyes. Calm and
sur ~'hey we're as her spirit itself.
II II you trust yourself 20 me for
a jc ihey Of SIX hundred miles or sof"
! af I'd.
"i Iu mean" she asked. and I
knee she had guessed Alright.
"N = I mean Just that" ! replied.
9TH Is nothing left for US but the
o~pe!rletoat."
"Hu me. you mean" she said. You
are '~,'rtainly as safe here as you have
beeh
.1lid ,here 4, ro,,,r, ,e,, n, ~. INIT,
thtt"rpen boat" I iterated stoutly.
w you please dress as warmly a.
yot. an. at once. and make into 3
bunii'b whatever you wish to bring
wit"'you7"
4" I'D make all haste" added. a
she, Iirned toward her stateroom.
Trt lazaretto was directly beneath
the labin. and. opening the trapdoor
IL - floor and carrying a candle with
me- dropped down and began over.
hat, ns the ships stores. selected
ma 'ly from the canned goods. and by
the lime ! was ready. willing hands
wea3 extended from above to receive
wh passed UP.
W. worked In silence. I helped my.
seifShiso TO blankets, mittens. oiiskins
cap and such things. from the slop
che /. II was no light adventure. this
trusting ourselves In a small boat TO
90 raw and stormy q sea. and Il was
imperative that we should guard our.
selves against cold and wet.
We worked feverishly at carrying
our plumber on deck and depositing II
amidships. q feverishly that Maud.
whose strength was hardly q positive
quantity, had to give over. exhausted.
and sit or the steps at the break Of the
poop. This did not serve to recover
her. and she lay on her back. on the
hard deck. arms stretched out and
whole body relaxed. II q q trick I
remembered OF my sister. and I knew
she would soon be herself again. I
knew. also. that weapons would not
come amiss. and ! re-entered Wolf Lar.
sens stateroom to get his rife and
shotgun. spoke to him. but he made
no answer. though his head was still
rocking from side to side and he was
not asleep.
"Good-by. Lucifer." I whispered to
myself a. I softly closed the door.
Next to obtain wal q stock Of am
munition-an easy matter. though
had to enter the steerage companion.
way to do It. Here the hunters stored
the ammunition boxes they carried In
the boats. and here, but Q few feet
from their noisy revels. took posses
sion OF two boxes.
Next. to lower a boat Not 30
simple 4 task for one man. Having
cast OF the lashings. I hoisted first on
the forward tackle. then on the aft,
till the boat cleared the rail. when |
lowered away. m tackle and then the
other, for a couple OF feet. till il hung
snugly, above the water. against the
%schooner's side. | made certain that
II contained the proper equipment OF
oars. rowlocks and sail. Water was
q consideration, and | robbed every
boat aboard OF Its breaker. AS there
we're nine boats all told. II meant tina,
we should have plenty OF water. and
ballast as we'll. though there was the
chance that the boat would be over
loaded, what OF the generous supply OF
other things ! was taking.
A few minutes suiiced TO finish the
loading, and I lowered the boat into
the water. As helped Maud W. the
rail and felt her form close to mine
Il was all I could do TO keep from cry
ing out. Il love you! ! love your
Truly Humphrey Van Weyden was al
last in love. l thought. as her fingers
chung to mine while l lowered hel
down TO the boat. I held on to the raj
with one hand and supported bel
weight with the other. and was proud
at the moment OF the feat. II was
strength had not possessed O few
months before. on the day I said good
by TO Charley Furuseth and startet
for San Francisco on the ill-fatet
Martinez.
AS the boat assembled or q sea. hel
feet touched and l released her hands
I cast on the tackles and leaped aftel
her. had never rowed in my life. bu'
I put out the oars and at the expense
OF much effort got the boat clear o.
the Ghost. Then I experimental with
the sail. had see the boat steereri
and hunters set their spritsails man,
times. yet this was my first attempt
What took them possibly two minutes
took me twenty. but In the end I sue
ceeded in setting and trimming Il. ant
with the steering oar In my hand,
hauled on the wind.
There lies Japan" remarked