The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-11-16


thsart behind you: better tie IL 10
the lock. Good: you'll make a salior
yet. Nov listen work your boat over
until you can get grip on the ruddsf
shalus. and hold her steady-~-yss, 10
your right. use one of the oars. Now
hang oa~-Im going TO send the lady
down stand by to give her 4 hand"
= lie Did ~ hssie, him. In q, fsxhinn.
but was 10 awkward about II. | won.
defsd, ths hqat ksnt plrtxhs. Satisfied.
| glanced aside 1T nay siient cotnpanion.
mot a very easy gnngway. but the
best we have. Are you afraidY'
She SMILED.
Not In the least. Mr.. Hollis; these
skirts are are d nuisance. bur I can Climb
like boy, Help me keep my balance
on the rail"
She was over 40 quickly can scarce.
ly> recall more than clasping her arm
and she went down the rope hand over
hand. as lightly as sailor. Ely tho
time she reached the boat. her bodS
was half submerged Ia the water. but
Mct'ann gave her his hand. and assist
Cd In dragging her In over the side,
II am all right. Mr.. Hollis" she
called In her clear, steady voice. ~Now
you coine~~cone quicSf'
Just second more" I answered.
Here IL the line; haul II In. Get out
your oars, Mccain, and pull. Doa't
wait. or yoa'll be sucked down when
the yacht sinks. Never mind me: III
jump from the rail. and swim out to
you"
| climbed onto the rail-. gripping an
iron stanchion for support. and poised
myself for the plasge, The boat. sur
sounded by It's little circle Of light,
drifted away. McCann awkwardly
struggling with the heavy oars. The
lantern rays fell full on the girls up
turned fnce, and once she. held out hsr
hands In pleading gesture. II could
scarcely have been 4 minute hest
tatcd. yet suddenly beneath mo came
n sound ot rending wood. q mutY.ed ex-
pioslon. and the deck reeled a. though
burst asunder, lcaped atraixht out.
ward. and went splashlnx down into
the sea.
| must have sunk deeply. fer l felt
no swirl VI thu waters. no suction. but
whoo I CAME again to the surface.
nothing was visible but tho bobhlnx
lsatevn on the dinghy. The Esneralis
had disappeared. A faint cry reached
me. aud | answered II. striking out
strongly toward the guiding light. Five
minutes later. dripping and a BIT ex-
hnss~t~tl~~taf had been ashasa lnaa
while=t managed to Chamber In over
the stern. Even as rested hrrathless
on the thwart. | realized tina, the girl
had crypt AFT, and her hands sought
mine.
-lrh- arm sss glad,f she s+AAs>e,h al
most hysGricaIly. Il WAS afraid; l.
| thought YOU went dussn with the
yacht"
Ne such luck. Jumped jast a. her
decks blew NY Ia thee aaythlnx In
ssgh,y
I'll haven't Locked but there Ia no
sound. np lsghs anywhere. ADO yen
suppose the steamer has really ict,
usf"
Il have nc doHat Of H." answered,
but Steod M So as 20 sec about more
clearly They supposed nil who lived
had heeu picked up and then continued
Oh their course"
Ny eyes ranged he horssca. bat I
ssind nothing. We were alone On the
great oceaa in the grasp az the black
,tSxht. sat Down again daxed for the
ins,an. by the !-nmenssty Of the wa
,srs. the utter hnellnesS and the sud
len r~allrssien az the littiene~s Of this
tn which we fMsed. Her
volcc aroused me 10 a comprehension
that I alone was a sailor, and that On
me deeeaaed every chance for nfc
"TN yoa knew. Mr.. HclliA where We
ar-'
mo, exactly. I heard the captain
stss s the lsas.tioa Of the y~eht yester>
day atsssl. shost che hundred and ffsy
miles east and south CT MeatAnk: We
have a-ittsst soSne since"
Are we In the steaNer tanea-
Net Of the north Atlantic hners;
they wcasd sass farther eastward l
tarnas imagine what that fellow who |
1s was deing up In here 30 far !
egs Il his course Yes. that waa A /
.iafE, | c>alt see the lights 81 her I
7sariS, The only vrssa rass.ux aioax 4
here Will be cvvAS,rrS or. ~ luck. Poe. |
SOY soiae tramp hoani Bsrua way, |
New lets see shai Is 90 nsalztl; try the !
.eeSer forward. and Mss Vera. yea |
alt sht axaaIsae Nesean the stern sleet. |
ms beat hAs neyer hcec .asso@rs since !
We sailed