The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27

Wait here unless | cali" said Grant.
He scrambled aboard and ncerrd down
the hatchw;S. His eyes swept the dark
interior Of the hold. one side was
black. hu. in the side toward the water
piles upon piles Of packing. baskets and
clran-crated produce showed dimiy.
\ voice at his elbow startled him.
Anything wrong Here To Grant
the figure Of the dock foreman. shock
headed. heavy-jawcd. with heavy arms
swinging loosely. was typically beS-
tial. With quick sense Of distastc he
S,ra Shtcned.
Wrong: Somewhat! Unless this is
new style OF loading 4 vessel. How
long since they have been loading the
cargo on one side" Looks like inr"m-
prtrncS or" but tn" foreman seemed
ind;spnSed IL listen Ia Grants ideas On
:hc matter. for Il second later Grant
had crumpied under his heavy fist and
was sliding down thu steep stairway.
The foreman leaned forward and sur
reyed the three figures ~ the Grimm
ology club men on the dock. Picking
up 4 balshook he laid it within easy
reach. then occupying his hands about
his mouth he called in r somewhat sub
dued but clearly audible voice. Help.
help"
Prisoners on the Doomed Ship.
He saw the .hrec men leap forward
to the ships side. He tlattcned himself
against q pile of boxes. y moment
more and the men had passed him and
were clambcring down the hatch. AS
the last one disappeared he sprang IL
the hatchway and battcned il. Grant.
Cavanaugh. Steward and Sisson were
prisoners.
The German dock foreman uttered n
shill whistle. 1t was answered in 4
moment and a figure Joined him hur-
riedly.
Wait until I'm off the dock and safe.
Then cut the hawserS.." 1t was the fore
man who spoke and the other nodded.
Ills huge figure disappeared down the
length IF a warehouse The man he had
left reached for IN axe which lay on a
pile OF boxes. There was no sound en-
cept 4 strainng and creaking as lie
hacked at the hawSers Of the Arsulus.
Grant and his men inside the hatrhway
were beating At the door in an effort to
break il open. Suddenly they felt tho
movement Of The vessel as it listed
sharply They heard the gathering and
crashing of trucks. benches and tools
falling from their places sliding over
the floor Of IN" Euld. The vessel
trembled as the last hawsHr parted and
with 4 sudden lurch the ArSuluS cap
sized. carrying with her To what seemed
certain death the fur members Of the
Criminolcgy club.
Perhaps ~ death. but a death they
would fight TO the last. Boxes and
bales tumblcd and crashed about. y
portfolio on the undsrside hurst under
th. pressure OF water and g"yscrlike
stream Spoutcd up. The men knew that
the water was flowing III. that it was
only Il matter Of short time before the
vessel would be submerged and that to
the chill shadow If the hold would he
added the shadow OF death! ScranlblinS
from one box to another they cludcd the
crcr-riSinE wave OF water. At last they
had reached the highest point of vantage
they could lind. And for short time at
at least the waters seemed ut a stand
still. Above them was the cold steel
side of the vessel. Below them the
churn and rush OF water.
While Harrison Grant and his friends
fought for their lives in the hold of the
wrecked NrSulus. tn" conference at the
headquarters Of the union proceeded.
Order was being formulated out of
chaos. the longShurcmen's demands We're
eenE gathered into shape. and it seemed
that Il settlement agreeable to all was
about 10 be- reached. Suddenly the telc-
phone on the table tangled. Ono of the
union officials answered il. then turned
it over to tbs chairman of the ship
owners cornn1ittec.
The Union Hears Of tho Sinking.
It's for you
There was Il moments silence while he
fumbled with the receiver. his greeting.
and chen another silence while the voice
VI the speaker At tho other end of the
line came to their ears in SIueaky &C
cents.
AS they watched him, the chairman's
face hardened.
Here. say that over again. No. Well
they've reached the limit. This means
the eud." The receiver banged into its
socket and the chairman faced the group
OF tense men IT the table.
"Gentltmcn. tho Arsulus has just been
sunk 1T it's dock. You were warned
tina, if another depreciation occurred we
would lock you out whether you struck
or not" His fist crashed 20 the table.
THAT ship was loaded 50 it would cap
size. y million dollars worth of prop
erty has been destroyed. We will fight
you now to the finish. must bid you
good evening. Calmly and coldly lie
threaded his way through the crowds OF
lonGshoremen into whose minds the
greatness Of this new hiow, just struck.
was beginning TO penetrate.
There was 4 sudden burst Of sound
as ncn tried To make themselves heard.
seeking for recognition, yelling. shouting.
Again and again the garci crashed TO
the table for order. Finally. reluctantly
il came.
The president of tho Longshoremen's
union looked down at the upturned faces
of his men.
The Dock Non Enraged.
Boys. this mce:inA is not OF our
choice. Strange things hav" happened,
We must remember. however. in our cx-
citemcnt and resentment that In the
past the shipowncrs have treated us with
n large measure of fairness. Now We
must face these new problems. Tho
chairman OF the shipowncrs committee
has just announced to us that they will
refuse 10 treat with us"
Then let's strike. Give them their
answer. Strike.
It was the German dock foreman
who had leapcd TO his feet and was
stridinE up and down the aisle in de-
fiance Of the carcl beating for order.
One after another the lnnSShorerucn
Joined in his cry. hypnotizcd by his APP
parent earncstncSs. eager to follow his
evident leadership.
"StrikS. strike: Well bring these
shipowners to their senses. What have
they done for u.s.
In the overturned hulk of the Asul-
us. still fighting the death that seemed
imminent. the members of the Grimm
olucy club rnckcd their brains for a
rIcans of escap. from the waters threat
ching 10 cngulr them.