The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-01-25

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Wiz iiAnksurx. Mr. I@nywar~
-Wsl. sar. \ aent ysass kaaw mssesf
for WIS The bssna. sn6 sile isas Asse1
talked 10 sae very frNkiy. Fram all INV
beard. hsxssss. ts.s iaKrely exGHd u,
Whist that fss hlsAuf yss l~pnsat aboard
with ysas had 10 ny shout mis- darty
war tsemkan' cut / dsnr kMrw IN
drifsf's n&sae, sir: huf I Ae&r he csaisma
10 BE- zniilicnairs. m II wtliin. ass
spsnd q lct NJ coin, jsse N hs ssaa
back ter Rsw Tors. Cecksil told nas
shat be and the guy that goes by th.
nsfns VI Lvsspood had aulte d talk
Liverpool Rss-yes. Eve beard ID
him: he's tho msnB leader forward.
Likely 80; bay there's others II
the same kidney. II ! was ycus str
I'd have q talk with Olson when hs
eosns o. deck sgaia Hen tell yeu
aore'n l can"
stood sllent nsassert. staring eui
inte tho black void.
Il presume. MIR. Lesycrd. l can con.
hdentiy rely on yoar loyalty In eass
tYuahie developer
~You sure cat. SIR"
"AHd oisoaf"
"tis'n face II like q man: and MI,
though Masters Ii q biz Of . food, I'm
/ guessing he can he counted GA ta a
pinch"
Are there any othersf'
That's hard to SAY. sir. ahhsnd ]
havent been shipmafcs with them, es
with any q this crew ioax enough wi
10 sire 'sgn up: bat thsre are fss
men forward who dealt cham none
with uvespoors crowd otsSa weesd
know EN- better than l."
~wsii. the sooe~r we learn exactly
how We stand 10 this matter the better.
ri relieve you ~ scon ~ l have
q bite to eat"
In spite Of It's grneral dinxinexs Of
paint and Furnishings, the main cabin
had a lock OF eoxiness and comfort a.
I entered from the black gloom Of the
decka Hascom and Miss Vera oecu'
pied seats ON one side, while Olson,
washed and brushed into 4 state Ut
| txfs ff&ssinYurr. nat atons opresite." a
slsue EAffsw-cAssted ussns bin wsAk
mouth partially eonessled By . stras'
Cling mustacha. and who answered to
the name Of Dade, acted ~ steward
hat the boz. Mequ.. vas do!!aS most Of
rhe work. I drew out the ssagis VI.
cant chair and sat down.
Well" | said pleasantly. breaking
the rather awkward silence. II do not
exactly know where we are going. but
we are on our way"
The sea IL rising. judge" re
marked Bascom.
There ID every promise Of 4 ruugh
night. but nothing to worry ever, Dads,
why DID you set the table only for
fouff There II another passenger
aboard"
"He has refused 10 mess AFT. SIR"
"oh. he hast Well. possibly. may
have something TO say an to that Dtd
he give any rsas1nr'
pad~ endeavaFed 20 hide grin. ~Scs
exactly. reason. SIR" he answered
softly, nut | took 1t from what he said
that he was not overly proud O. the
way hc wus marked M. SIR"
devoted few m,es.ss to the meal.
but when paie departed on an errand
forward, decided ! might just ~ well
discuss the situation frankly.
II a,i, beginning to fear 'safd QAais
city, "tha, Mr.. Fergus McCann intends
to make Us ali TIE trouble pessihie. and
In even now behind most Of the dis
satisfaction on board. DO yoa know
anything definite. Mr. 0lsonY'
The mate paused In his eating. with
knife and fork uplifted-
Il had not heard. s.r. May l ask
II he Is richT'
quite 20: hs was = guest ON the
yacht Esmeralda. Now that | have
answered these questions, Mr., Olsen"
and I stared into his rather emotion.
less face intentiy, perhaps ron will be
kind enough 10 answer milne"
Il would know what I talk.- he re.
turned stuhbcruly. "Hs, this Mr.. Nc,
Cam. no offers ten thousand dollars
to b.. put back In New, York" r..
$50 that's his camel Who brought
the word fcrwsrdf'
Cookie. l think. air. overheard
Jlm White sag that Mr.. MeCann had
bel, on him with more money ia II
4Sas. they'd sxer sas:a before In MIL
their lives. The d. fool--l heg
your pardon. uiss--ssiint know no
uscrp than 20 show II 20 err. Why. 'b~
sight II Il fairly drove them two wharf.
rats crazy.
There's bali \ dorea men forward"
he went on slowly. who would murder
their Srandsathers, sir, TO get bold o
ell that cxsin Tae rest o the cryw are
decent enough fellows as sailarnsen 60,
but there's liquor aboard yet. and all
this 'erw war talk has ss>ared 'srn
against Continuing the voysse."
"McCann told theuy'
"He told Cookie an Liverpool. "a
they circulated Re news -Tfs said
we're chs1ek up with contrahsnd, sir.
an that IL we're tecs. every man .sek
Of us win be chack~d into an English
or Preach Tyfscn."
You expect q uauiiny. thea. Mr., Oh
ocnr'
4 Deaf kucw whatIl step H. SIR"