The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26


documentary CLEAN recognized the face
Ut the second ofhc~r, aud when be final
~ came out axain. creased the deck
10 as to snserc~pt him.
Anything going wrong. Mr.. sselsyr'
! asked. "foa have stopped the ed,
xiaeA"
He stared al me through the DARK.
blinded still perhaps by the glare Of
the chav,rson. and unable To recox.
nlss my strange voice. Yet he was a
yaehtsman. trained above all TO coar~
trsy.
Nothing serious, ar." hA announced
riSiiiy enough The engines are new.
aud not we'll adjusted yet: 4 bit Of
shaft vent wrong, and has to be re
paired,
He turned away, bat Ut that instant
lnys sjs., eyes caught the nasking Of q boa
7 s:iala away Jt III fka ssnthfsast., g..
"What light Is tha, out yoader, Mr..
/ Seviryl We must be well beyond Ea.
/ ,anY'
He glanced In the direction intiI.
Gated
Those white Ifashest That Is Old
FIELD potni, sir. Are you acquainted
with these wa,prsr"
Net intimately, although gesass.
some memory III tho charts saw
merchants service an tho cid Atlas
! line"
( "A fine line that" he acknowledged
heartily. II made my first voyage, az
cabin boy On the Mohawk. Yoa ARE
Mr. Hollis, | presume, sir. overheard
Mr. Carrington tell Captain Turner you
were 20 be one OF the party aboard
Wei, COED night. air: must make
cersalnsths watch is awake"
( He touched his cap courseorsiy. and
disappeared h.neath the shadow Of the
bridge, ieav!ag rae again alone unde-
cided whether 70 return below, or On.
,!eavor TO walk on my slceplessness,
/ scarcely know what Idle curiosity led
I me to stroll along the narrow deck
/ space. around the cabin 20 the lonng-
ing place at IN. stern, stopped sud-
denly In surprise, staring across OF the
opposite rail, Questioning the evidence
~ Iay own eyes. There. clearly out.
/ lined In the star xlImmer, was plainly
revealed the figure of a woman. Some
| instinct ot fear. or, pcrthance,. a'stSsht
sound Of approach, mus, have apprisei
I her Of my near presence. for she turned
1 Instantly toward tne, bending slightly
forward. her face visible in the shad-
ow. ani then, before could either
I move or speak. she lied along the port
yail. vanishing Immediately behind tho
protection Of the cabin. felt aure
that hrr parted iIps hal uuSFTJt Il
quick exclamation. ard her startled ~.
fort at escape WAS Sufficient ,o urge
he 10 pursue. Who could she hes
Why was she here Oh board the fsnAe~
ratda. Above all. why shoaid Ste BE-
81 eager 10 escape ohseryationf
,t, ran fsEwara across the dack, AMI
gu-rsty ewFlar~a th. FsAsxase between
the cabin and rail II MAS clearly Wis
ihle IN the bright starlight. bar the
swiftly fleeing figure had Totally van.
ysAsa reached the steps ~ The cwai-
paBioa. and CARED Down through the
s,ass doors. The light below revealed
aath,aS the cabin rvMaineh qniet aay1
deserted. MI shadow rewarded rav
search either On the er+'t, 'ei--ss,-er be-.
7 law. Yet surely this was 30 drearl,
4 no Authorization. no rtere vision " the
night The woman had actually tcsn
there had syan her rlaialy enough
( had even heard tire rs,tu NJ her ~oscr,
There wNs then woman on board
Woman who sought 10 hide from Oh.
servatiaa; who veatared GA deck only
when she though, \, entireiy deserted.
land who aed Ia frtxh, from discovery.
even fels vague impression IL her
/ personality was young slender Of
! fprra. DRESSED LIN sssssie shlrsgaeytrr
cray STUFF. a light, fluffy scarf cnacesl.
Ing her hair.
There was nothing ssser~ Ie d. thea
although rrowlei about for scrs
;ime peersnS into dark Corners and
( tcraln. he MATTE ore- ard ovrr IN
my nanf II nnss have h~ec aear'y
| sayarvak before | tesl ssle~r again In
ny cws stassrcoga. cor tid awaken
uasll the steward announced the last
orSsa Sfaw cal. ay sieg~ols raTisag
~ uy doev,
car7ingten was seate! alone &. the
Table when entered the cabin. Lager,
Ias over his cs-ee. and 40 -csaain@d e.
keep ne ctsaarsny. seemingly IN Sen.
Isl sacos. Ia Spsie q. tie t.eisy
lie Il, a cigar. ard leaned escssc'-
shsy back In his chair. booking sr-iss3y
across a, ase through IRE esps bare q
sn2pke.
Rather nice egsca 7s feG,oEs tNr
crgise. l,,a't ga THAI
quite 81 s.iaoGsh Sc-y ssex s~c
p-SSsacssy."