The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-11-23

However, our conversation lapssd q,
last. through sheer WEAKNESS on sny
part. l had been at the steering oai
~ long. staring out into tina, drear ax
DAnse of ocean aud sky, that every
bnuscis Of my body aehsd. and my eyea
could scarcely be forced TO remain
hpen. In this silence she mus. have no.
hieed this, for she exclaimed suddenly
why. | never thought ron must be
hearty dead With fatigue. Let ms taks
the oar white yon sleep"
- " ;x xtss.sE y MALI .sxrs ~, ~ AZ
mitted, -tor must keep awake 10
night You feel competentf'
why. Of course you saw me steer,
III anything goes wrong can call you
Fnsaiy '.n,asls Please lie tswn ksr .
Few hours"
l looked about. permitting her to
grasp the oar, and slip Into my seat.
ideally feel no IL must" said
Fewretfully, and there can b. no dan.
ger while things keep as they are. Gail
n,e. though, II there IL a change In the
weather. for that jury mast will never
stand any weigh. Of wind"
II PROMISE: but am a better boat
man than you thlak."
must have slept for several hours
uniisturbsd. for, when l finally opeast
my eyes once more the sky above u
was beginning to turn purple with tw..
Right. and the breeze had failed. 80 that
The sail tapped IDLY against Its impro'
sised mast. This, perhaps was tho
noise which had aroused mo. | sat up
Wide awake INSTANTLY. and stared about
me In tho boat, There was little
change noticeable: Miss Vera still
chung to the steering oar showing no
Outward signs VI WEAKNESS. and greet
rd me with 4 smile aud nod Of the
head but Mccain bad moved forward.
and sat playing idly with ma open Jack.
Katie. -, a.. ..,,.,1.,
Il bear testimony that you slept we'll.
Mr Hollis" the girl said cheerfully.
Il did not realize until lay down
how weary was" replied, adopting
her manner, hat really you had no
right 70 lot mo lie so long, Why. |
must have been s.ecpls. three or fcur
hours, aud you will he tired out"
'uh. no. It was no trick at all. Tho
wind kept steady until just a few mo
d. - Ira hs>
least fa,igued."
And you have secn noshinal no
smoke, no saii|
She shook her head, her eyes grown
grave.
"Not q thing. we seem 10 b ahso-
lntciy alone In tho immsnsity Of the
Wea-~ius, one great wave after the
other. TIT gets on my nerve&"
IT certainly does. such sight has
driven more than one insane. But
what does this m-sn1 Why u the bis.
cult bax out heter'' '..~"''.' .~,."
pointed to the bottom 81 the beat.
beyond ber feet. Her eyes met mine,
her answer made IN "A whisper,
lie he crvps back herr while was
adjusting my oar. aud took two"
"MeCannt'
"Ycs hr had tho bag before I no
ticed. aud though, II best not TO anger
him thea, fer he held that open knife
In bis hand
"Neu should have called me."
The mischief was done tTterc had
ANY true. Besides | knew you needed
the slcep What are you going 20 dor
suited a bit grinly. SlimpsiaS him
beneath the sail
Il MI, about 10 give Mr. Fergus No
Cam, late ef New York, \ little speci.
mea ot sss discipline which | hcpe may
last him far the remainder Of this voy'
age" replied quietly. -liead the boat
stcady, Miss Vera. and leave ne to at.
tend to this dexvnsssts scn Of wealth"
cr~pt forward. scarcely larrsng the
SrNil craft. and was bsyuad the jury
naaN before the fellow had sreasod
sAJ Easntly from his knife play even 10
Hate nv approach. He stared at me In
1o,e~ay. iesvtng Tie keen blade trsr,-
e,nx tn the plank.
Mct'ann" AsSan. wasting 40 tina
In prelimiDaries lifting myself "a eoe
Knee. and facing him -ths ycunG lady
says you sces advantage at my being
sound asleep TO help yourself to bls-
cults Ii thar soY-
well, whs, u I did. was hungry"
80 attn |. - no doubt Is the lady.
1vs the matter Of that. Hunger Is no
classification for stealing, Yea we're
MOT ssars,ag: yNFu vySNiytd exactly the
same sesre we did Mesr than that. I
Aavv asSansd NoDsnaEj C this boat.