The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-11-09


!. Yes. of course: yHg Hfe man.
take IL TIE ianfera Es ssEtl hHrninS,
aud we have q eAanew. Caaae aos.
wake up, Mcs'aAn~-w~ are Americans,
and IL IN w@men arsi. you kaaw."
| III be was q coward. eAs had no wasA
10 let IL be known. although the sud
dennsss Of disaster had broken kls
nsrye. The words spoken. sas tane u
my Voice, touched his pride. hts real
manhood
| "Ah. yoa're right, Holiis.1 he said
heartily, and the grip of his hand
/ tlghtened. I'm 10 sea nan: I bate tha
ssa. but no cue ever callsSi MctNEHn
a cais,e<. I'll 80 as far as you, aud
wen yet tia, girl CUT, cF drown to-
gether,"
was ciignhsng the rail before he an
isAed. reckless of all else eaespt the
tasx confronting ua The face Of the
girl whose hand | had held la giine
under rhe ,tght Of the stars, ssenrd 60
rise before me. her eyes pleading for
| help. The visioa srgvd sse forward.
knaw not what strength oF skin *n'
Bh!ci mss 10 swing FROM ths rail ana
grip the cabin front. bur aaag there
with oae hand. ay gee. fiailag siight
support On the slippery slope ~ the
asy'k. and reaching back. gave Mccain
support. while h. also made desperate
passage 10 the safety ~ the eonpan"
son. An Instant later | Was beside hlm,
md wr eEvpt togrther down the In.
verified stairs
The frtgbtfuine&s Of oar position be-
came noye eStdent IS we advanced.
The dead bodies. the smashed farni'
y4Wrsa, +Ss eeyyi, Asspsisls;is ,, VI lag hsAlask
hsste%;h, w.. .stIspeai!et,~ We had - VS.
The forward wall Us i noor. crawling
through the litter, made us feel that
certain death must end the adventure.
There was hook Ia the deck below
for what purpose II had heea placed
there do NOT know--but IL gave ne
tepshnla. enabling nfe tn kaeel.
Hers. Metaan. ciluab % my Shunl.
aers" ! ordered. 'aed take dawn the
laatern- Qulck now I'll hold yon ell
right"
His face was obesity, and he rhcyed
as though he nlayed Ia has sleep. Ey-
ery muscle In tBe fsi, the strain. but
held him, strengthening ous my body,
and talapclng myself, until has ulllst'
ed hands gripped tile light.
Have yoa got ttY'
yes. 10, me down. slowly"
AN righs: hang ga 10 II for your
Afe-~naw.
Ny ars1is gave ander the strain. and
q sudden sarge OF the sodden wreck.
but he held TO an end of the overturned
PIANO. The light stsll burning fectly.
thn'ateuiug every Instant ta flicker
out caught and SteaAle,i Il. turniue
up the wick. and casting the falat
gslmner along the paSsag leading to
the stewards pantry.
slipped down. gripping The lantern.
the dim. smoky gloW Of which made
the passage visible The pantry Goar
Stood Wopen: 'tudtel" d6utt III Ii, n6d
door, but everything else Was closed.
McCann was Just above me. aaa sung
cut TO him 10 hold fast, theu, thc Ian
tern wire grippe1 In my teeth, lew
erred myself the full length ot iay arms
This brought the water TO my knees,
while the lodged chairs were q foot or
two below. Az hung there, dreading
tho plunge. my eyes were directed op.
roSlse the pantry. and the CLEAN Of the
lantern siittcred GA the blade Of
hatrhet just inside the door, Never
@as tooi more welcome.
Hold tight. above there" l managed
to calculate through closed lips.
What are you going TO dor
Swing III toward the door on the
sElghA-~ther~ L. a. ,hsste,aet- lying there.
Win feet hracei against the opg,o-
site wall. forced my way acress, max
ms three EFFORTS before my fingers
tinaliy eri3ped the hatchel handle
Ci.nSsng with enc hani, thrust the
tool into my belt, fully PREPARED nov
10 let So,