Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-06
4CON1RABAND'
"A Romance q the
North Atlantic
RANDALL PARRISH
Author y my Lady, y the
North. /" Maid y the Forest etc.


'Leayord, come here" ordered.
"And you. Olson, take the wheel, and
ring the engneroom for full speed
ahead. Jump into It lads" sent my
voice below, stern with threat.
"Get down that ladder, Sachs, Just
as quick as God will let you. Let 60,
you man with the lantern, or we'll
swamp you alongside. Do you hear
the steam, Liverpool? It's full steam
ahead, you fool!'
It was Reds voice which replied:
rs that you, captain? What nap
pened3 Who went overboard?"
Mccain; he's astern Of you, and
you better pick him up as you go.
Move quicki You haven't a second to
lose. Man, you1l be sucked under, II
you don't let GOT
They were seamen enough to realize
the imminent danger Of their position.
Liverpool and White both called out,
and the others, grasping their oars.
backed water furiously. saw Sachs
tumble back into the boat, and q face
or two staring upward. Voices roared
At us. tho fellows cursing Justify then
the darkness seemed to swallow them
completely, and I knew from the
tremor Of the deck planks that we
were underway. I sprang to Vera, and
lifted her 70 her feet.
"You are not hurti'
mo, only frightened and bruised.
He threw me to the deck. Are We
safer Have they all goneT
Eyes, all who can make any resist
ance. Hold her just as she Is, Olson /;
there's a bone In her teeth already !;
It will take more than oars,to overhaul
us. Does anyone know II those fellows
picked up McCann?"
II think most likely they did, sir !;
they wuz swingin' the lantern along
side."
.Bring me the night-glasses, Leayord
AYE, they're on the shelf In the cap
tain's stateroom."
He returned With them beforerI had
finished whispering word Of hope
into the girls ear, but even that short
time had sQ-broadened the expanse Of
water could conceive few details
through the lens. Three Of the boats
were close together, punched as though
siisiT occupants wS.1 ~...4 unnwu,v VI
Just what had occurred; the fourth
boat-the one we had just left, no
doubt much nearer, and must be
entirely out Of sight of the others. ]
got 1t fairly within my focus, but tho
occupants were indistinguishable at
that distance; all I could be sure of
was that the fellows were engaged in
rigging up Jury mast for sail, and
that they were no longer attempting to
pursue %. or making any effort to re-
Join the other boats.
& @Do you see 'em, sir?" asked Lea.
yord, impatience overcoming him.
EYES; Liverpool's boat is out there,
heading due west, and the men are rig
cling sail"
'And the others, siri"
'4To starboard, at least quarter Of
: mile away"
.sThat's the game. then" he said,
staring out into the blackness as
though he saw 1t all. "Them fellows
don't care darn what becomes o the
three first boats so long as they git
safe ashore. I'd bet they rather they
wud drown than not. wonder did they
pick up that millionaire?"
.ANo reason why they shouldn't. He
must have struck within ten feet Of the
boat. They wouldn't be likely to lenve
him behind, when he's their meal ticket
n they everget ASHORE"
NWhere they heading forf"
"White Fish bay
swell, they may git thar, IL It amt
too fur. Thet's good boat they're In,
MI. Hollis; an Liverpool an White are
both sailors all right. I'll say that for
em. but just the snmis they're u goin
to have ter show their train'n before
many hours"
~You mean storm? I don't like
that mist myself"
'Tain't only that, SIR; It's in the
air you kin sorter breathe It like. Be,
sides / took a squirt at the barometer
when / went below--it's fallin' ter beat
the band" so
sEhen ne hetters look TO o,,r esTn
satisfy; We are far too short handed
10 at6w sail before,n Wind.
~. : reckon there Gnstsso sNtul mush