The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-03-22

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how tn Fsaaaln.nx iscusx Ut that AFTER
noon pssss6 ! v&s conscious caiy Il
q mad. impotsnf rae@ villa srfMzn*s
naxAsst thfoagh nag AsaiA aily 10 ks,i
'af sztsruefSt fAssw ccuta 10 only one
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cf the shin that same niEAL u sAs
mntinesss wsFs really, ~ pswxndsx4
Intsnsting 10 land tAsar heeis 10 sEA
hartar VI at. Iahn'A thsy waasd ~
qusre Hay services for u lAsss another
day yet Mo ors else oa board could
saaes th~ vsxsel az the roins d~ste.
mated Their scttons however, plainly
evidenced that ! WAS mo iengss needed.
and that their rAars had h~en changed
lndeesl no enc hsid cosnEaunicatio
with rns Ail that aftrEnoon: accasaoa-
aiiy overheard movements Ia tie
cabin, but could scarcely peer through
my door. and was unable 10 ascertain
who we're pr~senf. while the few words
distinguished broaxAs me no speeaAe
Information. That soms sncvsmtut NJ
sscrss Importance was going On aboard
sseHed more than prohahle. ] became
inpss&sed with the conviction that tood
suppties we're being conveyed from the
lasafstts 10 the boats And sfowsd AWAY.
Sappsr was sswved esray In tAs
cabin. bat was evidently more Of .
lunch than / meal. no stseupt bStns
mace Ut formaiisy. NcCaan. Hvsspsol
and Miss CsutnstoE we're at tho table
together, but. while ! could difyerensi.
ste their voices. Conversation vas car
sted en In such low toaes. I could
make iittle Of Il. when they left tbs
table Vera went 10 the piano, and
played and sanx oil the time White
wss eating. Ny little pe~kbole gnvs
me wt!fnrse of Mrtsnn. leaning
against the mtExen mast. bis eyes uran
kssf No asssRf as sasa yasHs- Saassa. 100.
nor did l see, or hear Easeon, II hs
ate at all II must have been Ia his o~n
staterootn. Finally the music ceased.
the two exchanging . few apparently
friendly words, before the girl sseassd
herself. and returned to her room,
sat down 60 think agMin-~hopsle&a,
my mind on the Same .rssdiniii. What
could l DO. What effort ot mine Was
possible There was no means hy
which | could escape from the state.
room; | was nike rat In q trap, and
Mccain intended to leave me there 10
drown. Within an hour. perhaps: Ger
tainiy before midnight thcs< devils
would desert the ship, and take 70 ths
boats, Already was practically
lead: certainly ~ helpless to prevent
tho consummAfion II this vtliainaaa
plan ~ though fsthoms ksusath thu
"a. How dssthiy still II was on
board. Suddsniy Il occurred To mo
hat Dads had not svea cleared the
able; at fssst I bad heard 10 rattle Of
fishes. or any sv.dsacs II work. Such
neglect certainiy must mean tia, Ne
canu's plan wss known 10 oil aboard
II his cwu company. opsnsd The deer
lsaln. nolseiessly. tn seant quarter Of
In inch before II Gas steppsd BY the
sar. and sought 10 look cut. Tue spscs
FxYe zss- ~ .sxs~x: theee>leas a light
burning. boz turned 10 low On 10 leave
no cabin In sesnldsrkn~xa. waited
listening. bat no movement to,d os any
,resenee Fer the fourth time I tried
my knife point on the bar holding me
prisoner. !, barely scratched the wood.
Tor I could not force the handle
through tho narrow opening. Nigh,
imssh II by shots from my revolver.
,ut that would leave nae unsrned. md
'ree,e IN alarm which would oil the
,ahin with men: besides the severed
snds of the bar would still hold the
soar secure.
strsishteoed up, ,uy heart beating
Ike a triphanuer, Something strange,
anaccoaasahIe was occurring In the
abba. could make nothing ~ u: not
wen satisfy myself that what I se~ned
10 hear was am actual reAist.--y-t
here was -s::::-lss like blow. followed
" barely satihie grcan, and the
aitinr of a body to the deck.
CHAPTER XIV,
The Hand OF Fate.