The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-01-25
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The glass In falling rapidly" an
wwered. "and ! suspect storm Ia
brooding behind that curtain; that Is
why ain 80 anxious TO make all clear,
What do you think Of the crew.
She glanced aside toward the mo
tionless negro at the wheel. and then
at the men stunning about their work,
I'll hardly know shey~--they look
swfully rough and--and disrepatnbls
Weren't some Of them drunkY'
=. esa, hssht. ses. y,nsa't wesrs, MIS-
Vera. These thiQxs ar~ frequent
enough on #h.pboard. We will 'havs
these lads thoroughly tanned within an
other twenty four hours, There liz never
\ mutiay without some leader and 4
hxtrrf swRse / am WORKING ac.rr
your orders. you know"
She glanced up quickly into my face.
"Undrr my ordersf No. not that.
Mr, Hollis You told mo II would be
your choice; merely granted permits.
sior."
"four permission was equivalent to
an order. | VA accepted t."
hut that IN hardly fair. Not that l
regret the choien. for could never
have forgiven myself II my aeihshness
had ruined Philip hascom, He Is really
an OLD friend"
$50 supposed: a very Interesting
man In spite VI his misfortune"
lie wus, Indeed, before that bullet
wrecked him. Ii Is sad. and to think
that tho one who shot him IL actually
On beardh!s guest"
Not altogether q pleasant thought
TO nae, said soberly. "For McCann Is
the kind to breed more trouble II no
tnA tiud An excuse"
"iAi do not consider the man dan.
setulsr
~ Snt Ia he srntse you mean lie VIII
nny"r attack opcniy, or permit himself
10 he known IN any conspiracy. Hut
ac viii have 10 be watched, ncvcrthc-
lrsa liz is the sort to harhor revenge,
aud as he feels hatred and iisttust
toward both liaxcpm and myselt, We
canine, be- too careful. | shall have to
tell Leayord the whole story
-ieayordr
THE man | named for first ofiieer /:
he Is ssaudtng ahatt the foremost yon-
der."
The sccona officer Ia a Swe.ler'
"yes rather ysSng. but Hike his
face and he sesrns 90 have the re-
Tect OF the gen" turned aud gatsd
Into the face Of the compass, already
asht~,i.
What Is your manner asked Of the
aack At thu wheel,
~wst~,a sai. Charles Watson"
well. Watson. let her head fall OF
\ couple ot l0ints~~~thats IT, my NAN,
IL this the dgnal cord to the rngins
neomf'''.
tte tfnft,sss. this whites af hts esss
howtns eddy, aad rang for an In
,raaSe VI speed Watson, hractug the
whreI with one knee, wiped his llI's on
Ais sleeve,
Am w shcrely' slmln' fer Ter sail
AS yvre ship 'ous ter Hamburg, sah'"
~ asked cautiously.
YOU heard ~hs; said 10 the aeu' ?"
VAS. SAN. i donc aeerd dat Rut |
Thought p4Nyhe I best tell yer, ssh. that
thavs sure u bad LOT forward. an
tncys plus. set against Sdn' no far
.1r--"
"A had lot hey And who seetns 70
~ the leader. WatSo0r'
lie scratched his head.
~wss, sab. there's two Or three who
Gas lot ter say, aps scrter r.-ysen as
hcw lie real N,s~s Is white passea
esr iivegyxsel ksd-ae dun started ter
sknlte ms nsshs stcr~ last. and Il I
hadn't acne sot gutter thar RICH. lively,
| rpykoa IA bin dead Niger sure"
What ohievtton ts,@s this fellow and
The others with him hsye 10 finishing
this voyage"
"Wsl mostly st nrss II WIS Just
OBITUARY tuSsiinsss, sab; bat now they
got the wAr ter bar, about. DAT I4sNr>
psSa is s-p.syin IL up ter esst sll, sab
He says this saa is headed With war
stuS. aoa eraaj tee - sunk or cap
tur-si: attn DAT 81. sahf'
we hare q miscellaneous csrg.r
answered. and same u (. ustxAt h.
ccatrsAaad Rat II was skir?ca brfceN
wsr was decisrei ans. ~e have surle
time ~ rcacA pscs{ hcsoss the establish
msas II \ hls~cSatte. Taew will ~ ~
trouble. wstSaa, II tss Sea otty DO
their duty. reG let isen saev TIA,
~ii ~ waea ses 81 forward"