Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-24
CON NTRABAND
a Romance OF the North Atlantic
BY RANDALL PARRISH

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h.. .g..p Tho. man bnyy.y.r ,,though an
r.r,uf.E .nI,.n lv .,rrr,.. WAS uuIck
rn.urn ta Got b.ttc,,, bor md tho COM
rlrf1n sn, only ...rnru ,n. rrin ~ hig
hand Iy .nrfrEIp,- rorls ,,,,i,.t ,5r ,,u
WAS u. read. .u m, feet. ami a. Mccain
HHr.',l about, ya fruutrI each other. What
/ ho 'n"Hr1t I may never know, hut the shock
/ u' '... seeing mn must have momcntarily
/ Nr.' and ta" follow, for his eyes stared ike
| ta..n of a fr Ehtcuri rabbit and his mouth
/ remained wide Open But ! gave him no
/ ,H' even i' "l''I cry "i alarm. my only
/ ~" .N"S '''H J., u" '"' "''N Oh Hu'h scum
] L.."'' "' ''"H move T." escape or even
,"'M UP nun" I' 50, ','h3r' J. ma" @ MN
/ NY '.. u'''I' my "'"'r manu- l"'sl'l III
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/ r,,l tr.tf. .r.. ,7,,rrt. ,rr,r, ,iftcd hin,
/ clear ,u the deck as helpless in my grip
as ir Do. had been % child and, with one
/ Desperate haayc. swung him out over the
rail- and let 60. ] staggered back weakened
! for au instant by my own violence / heard
| him cry out the sound mufnel in his throat
as DEE fell. Vera gave uttoranCc to a sob and
tho whlrltng body struck the black water
below with "a splash plainly audible stu
gasuinE for breath. / leaned on. and looked
down The un.y Hight was a lantern held
up I'm the hands of q man In the boat at the
foot Of the ladder could see his face, and
the dim figures Of three or four others: be-
youd that narrow radius all was black. |
could not even perceive Sachs half way
! uu th. ships side We. knew hc was there.
r'ugIrr tight because Of the tautness Of
r.r ron. strands. There was no need 10
conceal the facts longer, we must fight in
the omen now.
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wv" ''," j, lu'. ''"' lily '''oo "'''"' S'''''
VIII" '"''"
'Gct down that ladder, Sachs, Just as
quick as God will let you. Let CO. you
man with th" lantern, or we'll swamp you
alongside. DO you hear the steam Liver
pool It's iuII steam ahead yo" 1901
II was Reds voice which echoed back:
"ls that you, Captain? what happened?
/ who went ONcrbuard'
.,tcCanu. he's astcrn Of Won. and Won
! l.,,t,r. ,icg hin, nm as Won go Move ouICl,
y,u bn,cp't n second TO lose Good God
man ,.,u.u be- sucked under. if YOU don't let
,, %,
1u,.,. ,vnrc soapen enough TO realize the
monument danger Of their Dosition Liver.
,,.I and White both called out. and the
III. ,,r,srirp tbcir oars hacked water
,,,....,,,I,. g,u, sachs tunblo hack into
r,, b,,t and a face or two staring up.
WV, 49, r,,or,d at us tbe feIIovs ours.
f,rty tlpn darkness seemed 10
.,,s,lio,,, tIcm compIetoIy. and I knew from
, the tronor Of tho deck panls that we were
, underway I sprang 70 Vera and lifted her
10 her feet
you are not hurt?"
, "No, only frightened and bruised He
, throw me TO the deck Are we safe? Have
they all gomez"
''Ycs, all who can make any resistance
Hold her Just as she is, Olson; there's a
bone I'm her teeth already; it will take more
tnan oars 10 overhaul us Does any on,
, know If those fellows picked up McCann?'
Il think most likely they did sir: they
, WIZ swingin' tho lantern along gside"
Bring me the night-gIasses, Lcayord-
q ave. they're on the shelf IN the captains
j et,frrl5rn."
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~ I'. N"" see eur, S'I "SNeu Leayoro
!. impaunge o'ercominE him.
~ Yes L'NerpooIs boat is out there' mead
% ing due west, ana tho men are rigging
D. sail 49,, -.