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

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Yea have hsa rvvssvxr In my
pssA%s. ard ith~ knifA sisO. He MN
make no mers troshis Coanss we with
dissds his~uit between a. and th@a
| n viii be yoar tuFn ts lie down-"
.Bat dnSzn't MestaRn have snyF
He has had more than bin share a.
ready. rli oser htm a swallow Of wa
tnf.--thatfs sn \ iinagine tbs way bis
head feels. ~ has forgottsn al aeou,
bslng hungry" ~
Yea had 10 strike himi~
slightly. = mere tap Of sea dises-
plins.- and eianeed at MY knuckies.
"tie was armed. yoa know. and ] coaid
take 10 cisasx& There Is no harm
dens. Come: are you not tired eaoass
to rsstf"
She glanced up into my face.
Yea viii call fne az aianight. II I
fall ssiespY'
II feel worn ont then. and the
SEQ keeps ~ II II. or no WORSE There.
take my coat for q pillow. Mo. really !
shall not need IT.; this II ma ta-ai sem.
sner ntght. bot we are ont Of the track
Of ships"
"Bat do you stiii beiasss We with lnd
ene!"
II have every faith In the world"
answered heartily. determined to cca.
zeal my doubts. III the weather holds
pleasant, we should DO far enough
south by morning TO be In the north
A,lansic lane between New York aud
Liverpool. Lie down. and rest. Miss
Vera: there is 40 sign az any storm
brewing. and tomorrow yoa'fi probably
have the desk et Liner saessr your
feet re- '''''' ''''
r. ], lsss.ss4fs sss Ssnz sxsx, sAS .Hag inc sss
believed Of wha, I said, but she SMILED
ne ehserful goodnight. aud lay down
In the bottom Of the boat. my coat fold.
81 under her head. She rested there
tneststa.sssas tAsxs sas4 ssAyaxiesre, W. ssSs-
arm. and very seoa her regular breath.
ing convinced me she slept Ike tired
child. | looked III her shadowy figure
then forward 10 where MCCAIN hing
ailent In the bows
What II we should not overhaul
ship1 What n some evil fate would
permit of cur floating on unseeni And
there were few sasahla biscuits left,
and barely capfai Of tepsd water. The
thought nj what the end .night he near.
ly craxed ME, ~ sat there alone In
the silence and gloam-~I could picture
those tlnai hours of despair. an w@ lay
starved aud helpless In the ungaldcd
boat. the girl merelfaiiy unconscious.
perhaps. and Mcfann a g'hbcrtng idiot,
Ny God. l. must stop thinking
,uus, be- man for her sake: aye. and
retain my se'f.coHtrci. 40 ~ to do
mans work to the end,
At mldnlgh, the wind was az Its
height. and did not call the gtri. AS
dared not trust her 10 steer the craft
through such rough water. She slept
undsturhed. not even changing her no4
sltlon. mere dim outline at my feet
fus~aFa tAsS,aaa hssss zsawSsi asziasSas
away beyond tho bow thwart. and l
could see nothing Of him under the
blight Of the sail. was the only cne
awake 10 thu lesplng boat fighting Its
desperate way through black waters
uatcr the dnla xleani Of tho stars.
Tho sun had begun 10 show shove
the horizon before the girl finally
awoke. and sat up tn the bottom Of the
boat. staring about her with wsds~open
eyes, a. though startled By tho change
In the aspect OK the sea. Finally she
lifted herself to the nearest thwart.
and greeted me repsoaehfully.
"Ycu have let me sleep all night. ana
lying on your coat You must be tired
yearly Ia DEATH. o'rr....~.-,..
Far from Il; and we are to be
blessed with another dsy Of sunshine.
Perhaps by afternoon the sea will have
gone down. and I can get q nap. Are
you ready for heeakfsstf"
-. My explanation did mot satisfy her,
I esald read that IN the expression Of
her face, he, she made no further pro
test.
She drew cat the biscuits from the
locker. broke one In two. md handed
the bali 10 me. Still ciirgtng to the
has. her glance fell upon the sioaching
figure u Mccain In the tow. aud then
her eyes sought my face auestioninSly,
Yea are not going to offer him
anyr'
"Iie deserves no1e; he has slready
had mere than both Of ns together.
Hew Easrr are lses
~Seven d, TO eat. But she hest.
tntssl. Jet went on hrnvely enough.
please, ke In not accustomed to being
deprived Of food. and IL really suffer
Ing. Let him have my ahara. for ! am
NJ Ut a!l hunxry--truly I an not
4 shah Insist On Jour eaunx." said.
aimcs& sfssnsy. -reUs shars 10 little
encr1A 10 sustain ufo. II II Genres 10
q eAcacs hetwesa saving yoa. and that
mioerahas thing yoader. my eporse n
tnksa. Hsvsvsr. I grant your request
~. although Doubt II - shows
Nvsn gratitudA kcCannr"
He mud hi1 head. and SHARED m.
but vftAcuf changing attitude.
sHGRn n ycur ratice. Tea DO cot o.
sefvs q bite. Mr. vucid you rccsive any
tArvoxA ne. Ycu ove TITS sa tie lady
~-cnfrk II nov