The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-04-12

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After the meal yielded to my own
need ut rest. certain | should bs on
Sie<k nil Night. and returned 10 the
eahin. iefs my stat~room door open.
bot In ten ainutes waz sound asi@ep
What awakened nsa do not know. l
had confused sense OF same heavy
body falling. ba, no ether sound. Yet
khis impression was ~ strong. % IN
Slstent. that | sat up 10 the berth, and
ktared out through the open door into
the cabin beyond. I neither saw. nor
heard anything. yst did not withdraw
Usy eyes when sos to my feet then
knew that the dark shapsless object,
halt under the table. was the motion
1e~s body of man. Ny throat seemed
% contract, and choke ,ne. but forced
a quick breath aud stepped forward
Through ths door. The dluEy cabin
was deserted. not another stassroOsn
door open. The table had been cleared
ef dishes, a decantsr VI brandy stand
tna alone on the swinging shelf. Tn
Es1nsHth, with face concealed In thu
crook of on. arm. lay a man. an uxiy
kash In the back of his eoiorei shirt.
Through which fresh blood was oozing.
and dripping to the deck sprang for
ward. and turned him over--Dubols,
could hardly accept tho evidence OF
my own eyes How bad this thlng hap
pened' Row DID the crippled sailor
ever s~t Into thu eahiaf Whose hand
gould have struck the biowf and for
what purpose was II struck II was
murder, a rowarily slash from behind !:
AAs ~sssrA which SSssM hs ssase.aHsetea.
tu, blow Of deliberate purpose, Who
aboard would have reason TO sesh 'he
life nf Dubois1 could thiuk os no
one. no cause for such crime. An
tnstant I STARED. dsssd, into ih. dead.
hptnrned face not even knowing where
tG' suru. IN whtsh' direction 10 seek the
Mnrderer felt a. though every fac
uity OF both brain and body WINS
paraiyard by the shock Yet this was
Ont for an instant. tried the doors Of
4he various Nnterooms all opened NJ
my touch, excepting Haseom's. and
proved cnoccupicd Ills was locked as
usual. aud | felt II useless TO disturb
the man. Leayord was no longer be-
Sow. he had doubtless awakened and
gone on deck. hut | discovered Dads
nslsep In bis old h~~th down the pas.
kAge. shook him awake. and compelled
him 10 come bach with ne, The horror
of his face At sight of the dead body
only intensified my own. bur had grip
on my nerves by now, and was deter
mined 10 learn the truth.
stay hsr~ until nna out what IN
happening "a deck, There Is nothing
~ be afraid II. you fool the man. Ia
dead, Yea. you con stand over there.
out doa't leave unit! cone hack. and
Acep your s,n open,"
A. emerged frMn the companion
leaving the dlnxy, death.shadowed
cahin behind, tho open DICK WAS such
"a serne ot quiet NJ 10 appear like an.
other world Vera was still resting Ia
her rhs!s not twenty feet away She
glanced up, smiling n Sehome. as |
srosssJ the deck, bat the expression
OF heF face instantly changed as our
eses tRet.
what. Is II. Mr., Hollisi Are We
agutn tn dangerr'
There has been trouble below, Let
me question you before explain. fuu
have been here fcr tho last hoarf'
Yes, longer oven than that"
"Who have you seea enter the COIN
ganlon'"
Il sirpt NJ FIRST. but have been awake
for setae time. nsds came out oa deck
a, few moments, ant then went hsrk
agatu thRt TRUST have been M hour
aeo. There wss NJ one elise until Mr.
iea,erd was called ~ take his watch"
Who called bin"
rol@n, hc MAS act hribw more than
minute"
AMI lcsyor' rrsypode<e tsat,asl
ata,v''
"hes, 50 quickly remember think
ans b. could nor have removed hjs
clothes IN lie iowa"
: - Aayi when was thisF' u.
ha't hour aSr hr stopped aai
sp2bc atsh me before taking charge q
shr 3etk
NE one has entered tho cahla
STAGE
She shHNk Der head
No or' ar W-r Mr. olsen did
not ~ below, ~ Us forward there now
Please tell re what has happeaedf"
"pueots has been Killed" explained
briefly = tcnNd Ms body ca the
cabin t~'k TIE ,epst was Just done /.
Bis fall s~nke rse ro,ya sleep, bat be-
feye | SS'N'i '-sve ire stssess>am the
taurder@ had disappeared.
Heb MAS uGN'eved You are
SURE
Their was a saife woeaa In the
hack pS-csax the heart, rne msn slca
without a ~cuc1"
Size rose 10 her feet. her ts-e white
her h>sy sremSl'4lx Sa thAt put cut
nay hands ~ Der surlNrt. sai instantly
her Anxvrs cisspSd w'Ge
chAPvEs sxvltl.
A hasiae ~ Beard.
The hs~ca With which she lacked
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