Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-05

The crash of his spark, leaping and
leaping as he pressed his key, shut
out Just then all other sound in the
little steel walled room. 1t made an.
swer and told that, as the ship went
down, only the. turbines which turned
the screws had had to stop. To keep
/ the current for the radio to send mes.
sages to the shore men still stayed at
their posts below.
"Hanlon, Hanlon" Barrett gasped to
| himself as the spark still rasped.
Boyle bent over Spurstow. but
| careful not to touch him--"you are
getting them? You are getting them
at home now? Then send-send 1t all.
We found the feet, and they attacked
rs. Don't say much Of that. That
| doesn't count. Just that they attack
ed, and their force. They're twenty.
two dreadnaughts in their fighting line
-four of the Zeus class. six of the
TraJan. four of the Pharaoh. six of the
| Sargon. two of the Thor
He had fallen back now and was half
linsensible. Like Ensign Griswold. who
had fallen from the foretop. he was
rambling on and on, repeating the
ships OF the enemy over and over again.
For he had fallen. too. but not upon the
deck this time-into the water. 1t was
cool and salty. but choking him. and
Others were in the water too. Most Of
them made no cry and did not thrash
at all. but when he looked at them
they sank quite easily. Indeed. only
one man near by was swimming at all
strongly He did not seem hurt. and.
as Barrett saw him now closer he un-
derstood why. The man was in civil.
ans shirt and so could have hidden
till the last moment In some safer part
of the ship. He had on life preseryer
Barrett did not cry to him at all Bar
rett was not asking him for help. but
he came beside Barrett and offered to
hold him as well as he could So Bar
rett saw ii was Banland and. as he
recognized him. Barrett pushed him
away.
1t was a warm. humid evening Of
August in northern Illinois. with the
leaves on the naples about the Ashby
home just beginning to turn red and
with the grass OF the lawn sleek and
glistening. The grounds stretched for
a hundred yards to the road. which led
up and down gentle Slopes TO the busy
prosperous little city Of Elgin. three
quarters of mile>away. As Jim Ash
by was the third Of his name to stake
his fortune there success was coming
to him quickly and easily.
$50 you're sure there1l be no trou-
ble?" asked Ashby's brother in-law.
Wendell IN
Absolutely! The Europeans are
Withdrawing their cruisers from all
ports In the Caribbean, and showing
complete compliance with our de-
mands."
Compliance"
1.-THE premier has cabled Washing
ton asking ten days extension Of time
for making formal reply to the presi-
dents note. and unofficial reports pass
! ed by the censors. say that the Liberals
| regent, and everything looks all right. y
You mean they're mobilizing against
US at this minute-if they haven't al
ready put On transports all the troops
| they need 10 clean out this country.
Where's their fieet?'
There's no mention of that in the
afternoon bulletins"
mo, nor for several days. All we
| know is that it's on the high seas at
maneuvers. no one knows where, and
| all our ships are scattered. The presi
dent hasn't modified two squadrons
for fear of offering some provocative
| measure"
And dead right, too" Ashby re-
turned, dropping his golf bag against
| the porch rail and himself sinking into
| the cane chair. ut takes two to make
| a quarrel: that's the devil of bromide,
| Bob, but you force me to pull It. The
only reason that they got war In Ed
rope was because both sides wanted
| it and were all ready for 1t and didn't
| know what to do without it. We don't
| want to fight, and down at the bot
i tom, they don't want 10 fight ass.
"Wby not?"
We'll, in the first place, they don't
dare to-"
"They don't dare tor Wendell. In
his evaporation, kicked his chair
against the house as he got up. I'm
the name of all that's rational, what
have we got in this country to make
their boy scouts think twice about tax
ing us on!'
| Ashby leaned forward and pulled the
driver from his golf bag. He weighed
the stick doubtfully in his hand and
waved it critically before him. oh
but I was rotten this afternoon
couldn't smack ball straight hun
dred yards, and my second year at II
too. But, then, 1t takes four years t.
make a golfer-one season to the drfv
err, one to the midiron, one to the
mashie and one on the green's, and
you've got to begin as kid too. Bob
by, pardon me; as q brother-in-laV
| you've made ny sister happy and usu
ally you're entertaining, but doesn't il
sometimes occur to your Annapolis
and West Point alumni that your busi
ness must horribly overdevelop thu
bump Of forebodingT
| I'm other wordsf"
"Of course know We haven't all thu
ships and all the men ready TO taxi
on the regent at the drop OF the hat
but does any sane man suppose tina
the prince Is going to attack Us To-
the sake Of few first successes WheI