Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
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heard him stumble out through the
companion door, and the roar Of his
voice as he shouted to those forward !;
I could distinguish the sound Of their
feet on the deck, but could not remove
my gaze from that awful sight In the
cabin. The eyes Of that glant dead
man. staring at me so fxedly across
the table, held me as in vise-there
was something so CHASTITY, so terrible,
about their expression, as to rob me
Of all sense, all courage. The men
Joined me, Liverpool entering In ad-
vance, and pushing past where ]
stood. I have no recollection Of seeing
the others, although felt and heard
their presence. But I saw him
marked his sudden, stop, the quick
blanching Of his face, and the sharp
oath which burst from his lips, the
swift, incredulous look Of surprise, Of
recognition, which leaped into his eyes.
He was staring straight into the ghast-
" face of the giant opposite. ! doubt
IL he even saw any Of the others.
"Heart Of the gdevilr' he shouted.
III II isn't CASTOR 10 Lysi SO you've
got It at Ian, you s0ld hound"
He 1eaped forward, circled the table
with single stride. hate, memory,
whatever the impulse might be, con-
quering all fear, and gripped his hand
hardN2n the dead mans shoulder. And
then he stiffened, every muscle Of his
body stricken; could see death strike
him, his jaw set, his eyes fixed-an
instant he stood rigid; then his whole
form seemed to contract and he fell
lifeless to the deck.
I sprang toward him, but Masters
gripped me, and hurled me back.
'Hands of all Of you'll" he
screamed. "waitl Don't lay finger
on any Of them; you are dead men II
you do"
aWhat do you meant What is ftp
s'The most diabolical bit Of deviltry
ever contrived," he answered. "These
men have been killed by electricity
the current is still on. heard the
whir Of the dynamo as came aft
Don't move until find the switch and
disconnect; for Gods sake stand where
you are"
Perhaps he was gone i've minutes
! could never tell; I saw nothing but
those dead men;- heard nothing but
the heavy breathing of my. mates ir
the doorway. No one spoke; but once
1t seemed to me, caught the throb Of
that deadly dynamo, yet even as
seemed to, distinguish the faint sound
1t ceased abruptly. Masters pushed ir
past me- VI
"Ay, that was the truth" he said
l''but It's safe enough now. Lord; die
you ever hear Of such D., cold
iblooded crime. See here, men, the vii
lain planned his Job well-here are
the wires along the deck, pressed into
q seam, and connected to each swive
chair. See, the circuit Is complete, and
no one would ever suspect. All he hat
to do was stand back there in the stew
ards pantry and press the switch
Those six men died before they couli
wink an eye"
'But the fellow who did it, What
has become Of him3"
Masters shook his head.
II don't know, sir; but there mus
nave been one; there amt none o
these dead men could have turned the
trick" F
4 'Perhaps 1t was that cuss dangling
over the side, captain" said Whites
voice, from back behind the others.
"What is that?"
''There's a fellow got damned in {
small boat alongside, sir. / just hap
pened to look over, and saw him q
hangin' there"
~ VIC we're glad enough to escape thai
cabin Of horror, and slid the com
panion door to, and bolted it, before
following White across the deck tc
the starboard rail. Excited as was
obsessed by this awful tragedy, m!
mind yet grasped every detail-the
shining brasswork, the spotless decks
the white boats In their davits. thu
snowy canvas aloft. The very i'm
maculateness Of the vessel seemed tc
add to the horror, and 1t was a shock
to even read the schooner's name
painted on lifehuoy-Rose Of Gaspe
q glance below revealed the whole
Stovy of.. the accident. It. was clcal
sncpah to be read instantly by sail