The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-11-02
CHAPTER iIs--.continued.


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Before the party finally broke up !
alsd 0utiinsi my psaa was In no
haste 60 retire, having siept more or
lass during tho afternoon would re-
main alone oa dcek. and saa what hap
psned. We were steaming right gal
lan,ly no~. and stars were fading riffs
in the clouds through which 10 silver
she waves ot ths sound The flrxt off,
cer was stiii OF the bridge. but seeley
would relieve him Ut twelve: there
was nothing for me to do but wait until
thea.
could better my position, however.
md immediately did no. If the secoad
Officer really proved TO be the accom-
ptieu u the girl. be would very prob
ably take n rather careful survey Of
ythe decks aft before Germittlns her g
SsiifNre rdFth 'frttu "custrrtfffisrit III
his search dlaelosed my presence the
young woman would Doubtless be or
.ser,.d to reniain below MY cisoic~ N
position was easily determined. The
Nag locker was unusually comniodious.
nj one of Garringtnu's hobbies was to
dsass the ship Handsomely on every
gala occnsinn, ant display the cnlors
OF all nations II WAS built directly
against the after rail, and hack into
ITS protective shadow | silently drew IL
steamer chair. concealed myself b.
meath the folds OF rug. aud lay th4re
quietly.
Time dragged. but finally the bell
forward announced the hour for the
10 comprehend the meaning Of every
sound heard someone walk hastily
hcross the main deck. and descend
Through THE Cotupanlon a seaman dis
patched to emil the second mate. The
two came back together. Five min
ntes later, with no warning sound OF
epprnnct, | became aware that sonte-
cnr had quietly rounded the end ~ The
rah'u, The mate passed mo by within
q few 'ret So close. Indeed | Gould
distinguish the buttons on hts uniform.
and the white cap be- wore. Nothing.
hnweyer could have occurred 20 arouse
hts suspicious. for the man did not
even pause In hts slnw walk. bat diSap,
pearr, along The port rat1 FetTlhG
he might return, rpmslgeh motion,
,esa, YET was douhly assured now that
my suspicious were about 10 be verb
Ecd dared not senturo any expio-
ration Thus fur my plan had worked
nicely ant could not now afford TO
risk discovery She came 80 silently
like gruy shadow gliding out " the
might; that she was actually beside the
rutt. rr-trg ,tcsyttnvtty our nj tar SIT
aware W her presence. was scarcely
whiting ,o accept the rvilence Of my
rwn eyes yet arose slowly - a sitting
posture tn observe better drupptng the
tug silently QUITO IN" desk. She heard
ne sound of the movement. and. with
M suspicion ~ ANY, ethar prAsNnea
near. remained motioaIt~+s, drinking In
shs soft beauty W the Night. and
breathing deeply ,hn crisp salt air.
could ses her plaialy. silhcuetted
seainsi the sky, llumlnei by the star.
CLEAN which refertej upward trum ths
water her hands cias,~ad en tho rail-
her FORM heat slightly forward, her
skir,~ blowing lightly In the Wiud She
MAS sionder and yonax, no doubt as IN
THAT, with certain supple grac" 10 hsr
figure noticeable even In that aulci
posture
Helped rs the support of the ass
Decker ! STAINED nay feet hoissl.sSsly
Enly half determined n the evuss" |
kaa better pussue, However, was
iatt nn chplCV Something served 10
stSrtle her. 81 make her vaguely aware
rt Some ether prescaee on the det'S
she turned still srasptng the rail With
COR hand, anT evnfronted rte. caught
n giWpse ~ her face, white and youth
fas. her etS eyes staring ut rue ss
though IN sudden terrier. she stepped
hseS then stvaishtcned slightly. Der
Questioning eyes asvsr ls~ving my
fsce
Ill sarposed myself ~ BE- aicne.-
she said. the wor,.s uncertain. but the
Soice clear. you are eae u the pas.
keagvrsr'
YES; I CHANGED to be rill on deck
when vy,v came