The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-07


danger0uar'
"of capture. and possible imprtsan.
mens~"yes Probably our lives vii!
not BE- In any special peril We have
10 artns with which 10 resist. II once
evertMnled. a prize crew would be put
on beard, and Ne would be taken 10 the
nearest British or French port. 40 prts.
on.ss Of war, Our Cargo, destined fsR
the 0srtaan government. would be- am.
Ply sufnetent 70. gonietnn ~ Under
the CIRCUMSTANCES dur III - owi, cGunsss
Nnusd 4i1Hss Ms v'ynr, 70 TitusecT 'us. I
Ahould nn, mind. bur cannot errost
you 60 hardship aud possible impris.
eamsat."
Her eyes were shining. and her hand
reached forth. uaeonsciuusly, aud rest
ri "tyss 4tsitatse XII tl:l r. ~ ~ tfs'
How long would II reqnirwY'
"Wecks, probably: should choose
the more northern route. around Scot
land. and then skirt the Norway ecass
through the North SEA"
Ito place me on some ether vessel
Mt sea would spoil your plan. Mr.. Mol
Asr
1T would render cur chances Of sue.
cess mach lcss The only possibility
would be the meeting Of same Ameri.
can ship, hansward bound. whose cap.
tain would promise 10 make no report.
Such one might be- hard to tind, vspe-
cially II he suspected we were endeav.
oring to carry munitions VI war 10 Ger,
many"
''bo you believe the Germans ary
right Ia this ~ar~~ttsas you ought 10
aid them1"
Il cannot answer that" answered
honestly enough. "tor DO not fully
understand the conditions, To b. t,er.
fsctly frank. however, my xyinpashiss
are with England aud France. Ia
this ease ! am not considering either
side, hn; the paor devil who owns this
! snfp amt Cargo. what VIC carry on
board here will not be \ drop In this
| bucket. but Its loss will spell ruin 10
hlm, and that Ia tho thought which In,
| auenees me"
And | could not even dispatch 4
taessaxe-~~~trcless
| THE Indian Chief has no equipment,
/! ~. Miss t~~s. W. ~hsti ~ ahscsre~t,
| lost 10 the world until we are either
captured. or safe In som. German port
would not deceive yau--the projee,
Ia both . desperate and 4 dangerous
| one"
The girl remained silent. her EYES
lowered to the deck. | had said all
| issssihle. drtermlr,.d m ! was mot ty
| Influence her decision. A. xhe d,,f nr'
speak. ar change her attitude. I sr,sss
and walked across the cabin to where
could les,s our forward,
"Mr Hollis"
"Yes." turned.
|. T. must asA4Aie thlS: yaa Hauas,- Il,
leave II all 90 mey'
There is No nther way"
"lirt d. tas know wAa. to say.
| thought ut drst could answer yes,
sla,lly, ana not afraid. nos the leas,
hst afraid; and II could only get scsss
word hack 10 tiny people In New York
| that ! an, safe, would almost welcome
mo atvvnsarr. ara only n gfrl. yeu
know, snd II like such thiags Ru,
/ they vii, worry horribly. fer they have
| ~ seo~le,'se Of where am. No oas
kaaus II have simply disappeared
| and papa with have detectives hunt
tnS tor nl%, ars; will have to tel
mother They viii imagine oil sorts
IT hnrrs5 things. And you say II nsa,
he weeks es ~vea HaaataA before
could xet message to American
| Il am afraid 81. Miss Vera: | Wishes
you TO understand the exacs truth"
| NAs 10 not think that would b,
rtght--ds yeut'
| = Thought yco galshs feed that way
ana ~ made No pledge before tsslsn,
you the story. or cear>-e. knew 10th
ing Of how yea w~r- SITUATED: o. IN
der What circumstances yea had lee
home"
Il stole away uakuown 10 anyeue
u v'as hsxs larA. 4 ss>sassh ,eke NJ
| ooe knows where Am. II cousd col,
serd them war1 r
| tcuch<d the beat hesd Sently VII
nay band
4 ~, net wcrry," aid ksndly. Wv
will give the scheme " snttrety. an
head toward the rearwss America
port. Perhaps lack may favor ~ An
Y we meet an Arn<stcaa shiR We "a