Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-27

"Thsre's No sIsn Of the Form
Lieutenant Hope will not be back
until tonight" the telephone girl In
formed him. 'He has gone to the
There were now three craft racing
toward the same goal. Well in the
lead was the small launch containing
Hope and Cleo. Bearing down on
more northerly course was the power
boat hired by Mahlin and Satsuma,
while somewhere astern pounded the
larger craft bearing Morton, Olga and
Sextus. Doubtless all three of the
slippers would have exercised more
caution than they did could they have
seon the notices which were being
dispisyed that afternoon on the bulle-
TIN boards Of the various shipping of.
Gees and other places where seafaring
folk congregate:
WARNlNoi
ShIpmasters and others navIgat-
Inc the waters between the en-
trance 60 San Francisco Bay and
the FaraIIon Group are warned TO
be on tho lookout for . floating
milne which broke loose from lts
moorIngs during experiments At
Fort Point Torpedo station and 10
believed TO have drIfted Into the
channel. The mine, which re-
sembles . large buoy, 10 painted
pray-blus and 10 marked ~. ..
tt27B." Anyone sighting Il 10
warned against attempting TO take
it In tow but should Immediately
notify the chief ordnance officer,
Fort Point, Cal.
(sIsned) n. }. MACKENZIE,
Adlutant- General,
By Order the General Command
Ing the Western Department.
Tho mill-pond calmness which pre-
vailed in the inner harbor proved to be
no criterion of the weather without,
for In the bay brisk breeze was blow.
ing and outside the Gate the breeze
turned into gale. In fact, 50 heavy
Q sea was running that darkness was
descending when Morissey ran his
launch under the lee Of the lighthouse
on Southeast island and Hope and
Cleo clambered ashore. In response
to their whistle a gray.bearded man,
tall and angular. appeared in the door.
way of the small. whitewashed build
ing which adjoined the lighthouse.
That's the keeper. Captain Fair
weather." said Morissey.
II am Lieutenant Hope Of the navy
Hope introduced himself. 81 am look
ing for a man named Fitzmaurice OF
the coast survey. l. understand that
he Is over here charting the islands,
"Mr. Fitzmaurice left this morning
for Middle island" was the answer
THE government has radio station
there and he went over TO. send mes
sage to Frisco. L reckon no likes theiI
food better than he does mine, any
way"
How far, To- n across to Middle ID
land?"
"About SIX miles,"
WELL" said Hope, turning TO Cleo
the only thing for US to do. II seems
is to keep on to the other island"
Its none OF my business" inter
rupted the keeper. but you'll be TAX
ing big chance II you try to cross Il
Middle island tonight. It's a danger
GUS channel, even In the day time, an'
It'll be dark in another ten minutes
There's big sea running already ant
the winds rising"
What do you think about II, Morris
sey?" Hope asked the boatman.
I'm game for 1t. sir"
"And how about you, Cleo?"
ooh. would much rather go on
Jarvis" she answered. II couldn'
sleep tonight II felt that those book
were only six miles away. I'm not Il
the least afraid--you are with me.
The last four words were spoken 8
softly that only Hope could hear.
Remember" the keeper called a.
ter them as they turned back to tn
boat, there's some bad reefs betwee
here and the other island. Keep thi
light astern Of you all the time.
you get a quarter OF mile on tn
course you'll be in heap OF trouble
AS the keeper prophesied. the wine
even during the few minutes tina
they had spent ashore. had great
risen, and as they rounded the poir
II struck them with force and sue
denness which nearly capsized the II
tie launch. But 1t was too late
turn back. To attempt to go cbout 1
the sea that was now running was b.
to invite disaster. Their on,y hope
safety lay in keeping the 1oat bow-o
to the mountain-high waves whic
were roaring down upon them. Sma
wonder then that Hope and Morisse!
their every nerve strained to the tas
Of keeping the boat from bein