The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-01-04

tinae6 10 glare al Hs with oGe eye cp@n
I'm xull~a iasoaeaes.
TIE sun biased dewn apan No cot
es 4 s.sas say, giisseaanS along che
fnsrn al racing waves. but. ss nesa sp-
rvoached. the soathern any became
misty. the eaoass taerc&sinx In tel-
ssty Until We euelt see enly q few
haaared yarss teyoad oar bow. II
was not q storm cieai. and hrVagat
with IL no fear of disaster, bur eaas-
pissely hlotted out the haF4zoa. and
gave dark, sallra Elcon. To the sar.
rounding waters.
II nsaat hare been three O'Clock whsa
MeCana saddenly gave vset TO a
startled rear. STRENGTHENING " his
| kn-~s> and pointing straight ahead iaso
The smother. stared. bat saw nothing
ercsss the grotesaas forms assumed BY
the whiratng raiss. eu. Vera leaned eas
over the sSs, shading her eyes,
what In Ay~ asked sharply.
Make . rsport, nam"
"A ship yeader'" be shouted. hui
without turning his heSd y sa~ II
platnly enough but IL has gone now."
Il see II. Mr. Hollis I" the girl cyfe,
| exettetly. Right oct there throagh
that Lane Of rniss---it's . blg steamer T.
straight aheaay"
"Just a little this way--therc you
can see her now !''
dtd. mere glimpse, Instantly Oh.
! scarcd. but visible again nn8nsen,
later. McCaHn was OH his feet. gcs'
sieulating wildly
"Nsw. d. yea Z" he shuutcd. put
Us on board there. and III show yca
wfse "sas~s ses Nh~ws~. \ @..sre oy'ca %
put NJ 90 board"
~siti iofws1nil@ soridsrei. nov, lcep
stIli. ard stand by with that rope. IN
pat you aboard all right. tu, ur,tl ID,
son VIII obsy what | say. or 50 into
the. water,". ...< s......,.~4 ... ....... s $.
took my eyes Of him. shd stared
AZ the vessel. conscious instantly tha,
something was wrong. she was 50.
parenily b.g steel freishtcr. four
Thousand tons guessed, hes water nnc
showing " heavy cargo. and her hnws
red With rust where the black pain,
had disappeared. The forsmast was
broken OF at the tors remaining a
great splinter. and where tln bridge
and wheelhorse ought 90 be- there WAS
piled mass of wrecAage, showing
black above the hulwaytS A wheel
had been rlsgei aft 90 che paoptlecI,
ard there alone | sAw eyldeace If hu-
man beings on board. One fr1iow stoo,,
gripping the spokea while another
leaned motiogiesS against the rau fac,
Ing forward. Neither one saw %. al.
though swung my hnt, aal seat "a
ball across tbr intervening wafer. The
girl glanced back into my face,
"W'aat IL tho matter with them MIR
Hollisy" shs asked. lis something
wrong r
II am afraid no their foretnp mast
In down. and II looks ss though II had
.asaex.sc1, she As5A Sa ,aaA .ss.!tsslAoaAs
when i. fell. They have rugged up an
emergency wheel aft Can you make
OUT her narle2''
~rhe Indian Chlct Of Philadelphia. :"
mo regular nncr--rrohsbly tramp
I never saw Tunnels painted Ike that
before. and she shows no Gag, Hoa.
ever. any port In n storm
I sssod un following my hands
-Ahoy therel Indian Chief. aboy 7"
The man leaning on the after rail
turned. and gared down at us. shading
his eyes. apd the heads Of half dozen
others hobhed NJ above the forward
hnlwarks. ! could see the fellow aft
plainly now. broad. stockily hull,
man, With extremely red face, wearing
overans, and a woclen shirt, open at
the throat In appearance there was
nothing Of the ott,cer nhou; him. yet
IL was his voice which finally answered
nay hail. sending deep, roaring note
across the waters. .......
''fsuttny there, Wits are YER Tturi
so'ne ship close hyt"
I'VE are passengers from ths Araes6'
can zach, EsgnersIda. sank In COLLISION
two nights ago ana hare been sHoat
ever since, Can ynu taSe us aboard Y
Passengers you sayl All OF yer
passengers
Yes
He turned, and spoke 10 TIE raan
grasptag the wheel. tail, ispse jninted
fellow ia straw hs; ard p5nk SHIRT
There was q moments argument be-
fare he returned 10 hls Position at the
rail.
Z dunno m ysr would he much bet.
ter ots along With us than yer are thar
In the tlnShy,- h$ called indlTereutiy,
For. In Z manner O. spTskia'. we're %
more sAan 4 wreck. reckon thnr
aia't 10 che anocg yer whe knows how
10 navigste7-
I s&oed rp. believing my hanas to
make my voice carry more clearly.
Tint - not = very sAilori.ke speech,
my friend" I sbcrted. yet striving to
cooctAi anger. Bat ~ ycs pat hu.
mainly en- thase tcsrsA I'll answer You-
I hswe hcen 10 the nerchant sSrvscc.
and commanded xaapsA-
"welii II that sol SAT-. o. Etsanr
-Eecara--the old Atlaa n5~- 10 ron
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