Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
CHATTER NI-COntinued

TIE TOOK the list from an inner o'""e'
III and handed it over to me without
word evidently stunned by this unexpected
-. and u,ab,e to sneak I turned the
,,newritten pages slowly, glancing quletiy
over the various items. They were as'ouho'
ing. ,ua,,, oredit NV
owp ewes" | exclaimed. you tell me nc.
goods were actually contracted ior ps w
German Government agent III 'he ope"
market?' or,,o, Mr.
,,o,i;s II was all accomplished in my name
I aIone am known in the transac'ioi'' ~
,ojn intimate personal relations won iile
the contract my mother being reIat''e VI
a high official. The negotiations "ere w"
Quoted secretly. , ,,,,rcho SOS
,,o,,,a lool. as though war had been antlci-
nated when were you first approacneu
"TuIv . but most of the cargo ma" M Mpeen
already collected. 1t was TO nave oe ea
Skinned from New orleans, but mere Wso ao
some mistake As soon as l accepIeu VIC
offer made me the goous "e'e '0
Baltimore by train
"rhere we're other shipments theh'
81 think so from southern ports
7 arose to my feet. walked across 10 tns
mort, and stared out INTO 'nT e'. 80 Ala
mis- a.
r,oye or speak, and / turned again "
An him with head buried IN ms arms On n
-. desk His attitude Of complete uesPa'i
was full of pathetic appeal -,
or am n. international lawyer l -saiu
gravely 70, there Is scarcely an l,ei, VI, s
that manifest which Is not contrapanu VI
49, Tha getting of this cargo INTO fialn-
wal war. anv other port of Germany now
I'm ha most impossible, mere gambler ;
',ioa The guard lines are probapiy not
,nt nntireIv closed luck and good seaman
shin might indeed discover an opeiins,
hut English and French war Nesseis a. a. .
No doubt gathering along the coast nNe
birds Of prey
He lifted his head
1.-The German navy is strong IA,
ives. hut not strong enough to cope with
Sreat britain and France. For
I'll. however. they may succeed IN Keep
w. onen a massage through the North sea
rh,t would be your only nope, LOT lhe
Engiisb Channel will be closed aireauy,
You have sailed the northern course
"Twice; to Christiania. Norway IN me
stormy one but not especially
,arous at this season of the year Ihe
1adisn chief sails under the United States
fiag?"
YES" , .,,iairr
mrhat might prevent search proVldlng
Won had a good explanation READY, espe-
l1xy a
ared However. spies are everywhere,
and the nature of the cargo aboard may De
,oun If So every cruiser on Watch has
niraadv been notified by wireless
"i tIa arose TO his feet facing me. his slen-
der hands opening and CLOSING her'ous'S'
ms "a oa,ize all this Captain Hollis" he
ia his voice trembling, and also that
.sara still remains chance or success,
ill., YOUR face your manner OF ironing
rings. l think you are the very man wnoih
C.oa has sent to me IN this e'neisenes
Listen; tell you ! am aoso,u'e'y ,u' am,
nnIsss I complete this voyage l am a
Ss ue NAN not over thirty, but my health
yena You can see ] am virtually
Shysical wreck, yet l am the ohly support
psan aged mother and three younger emil
Am Two years ago no one had prignter
prospects in life than now am s''us
i;ng desperately for mere existence ~
s.ne s. wore than year ago / met with
.,ous I'., accident; / need not go into de-
A.. ,Is-tha result you can see py iookihs AT
.a' For eight months l was In hospital
,,' a. New York lingering between life ana
III There was no one to attend TO
oea'h ,s,ness affairs, and everything went
my a.. dogs When got out again all that
10 .ns ,ost me was this vessel, reputation
we business ability, and few thousand dol
Us This contract came TO me as god
larss; q was 80 arranged that was able
carry II with little help. II successful.
20 a. ,Siii nut me on my feet again"
.'You are not Germans
.Not a drop of Teuton blood is in my
veins. so far as I know. Il never dreamed
~ the possibility Of war. or even asked the
nature of the shipments"
1T nnderstand. or course. II makes little
s,Varence where ones sympathies chance
80 he in case like this" put my hand
cr his shoulder and looked into HIS eyes.
;.You have been per{1cfiy fFsnk xisA r.;
|i16u}I 7 am goin9 e } g -
! A hs'lsss e ~