The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-02-22

%@ %sshMm IN M&"&A #S4N%& -
rssser we arrxvacA the AAshcs tns
aserw agy @s are 10 encSaEssr q E-as.
lsla cruiser"
Her nagers gxAsp@s my sleeve
~Rat. As, Hesasas II ail thS~~ hepes
fan. aa4 tAerw sakssad h~ ~ rvseae. In
there net soaaeStslEzg ~e car Coz Mnst
gre r~ra&sn here hsAgae@s s4sa waatsaa
fax death 10 eanass"
sgsnk the ssttls AMnas tn nsane ten.
cwsy. snt with nm r5srx. svasrsA.ed
nsy vesce.
Perhaps ~, has ww csEnat be tqa
enasisas Our gwly chanes Ii to retain
eur trvw.rrs. nnst arrsse no Fasyarsea
that We sre piststaS taSesAer Can yea
learn where the osAsxs arc casanea.
snt gee The wOrd 10 Essy~
"feA" xA~ said ~k,-t think ! cmn.-
What h Ii ysa thlnk yoa ean Do
Miss Carrsngsen " sald yctce gwt~tty.
Ac'aua 1esd la the open passage
way lrasilng 20 the stewards pantry.
less than hftern feet dAsssat. q satsrs-
cal sgaile Oh bis siEsS a. Re sSsarved
car familiar pSsgitaaa hsw aang he
bad beea there. and villa, pcrtlea al
ear conversation he had overheard,
had ne as"aaa Of Aaomsas and for the
taslans stosd sEsSShinss, nay hrAla
asaak, Net ~ With xera WITH .
laugh, ringing out ~ naturally ~
though 10 full Mpfsreciatioa " susEe
seadSn glessn If hsnaur, she Withdrew
her hsnds Tram mime. turned Haa sae~a
him. executing neesing eWrtssy.
"iisssity fasr. Mr.. shcf,saa," she said
TO steal uresa Us ake that"
Perhaps rot. he answered grsnsy,
bat jast now am privileged to DO
as please CA board this ship. Answrs
my quessicn-~sAGt 10 1, yca shink yea
can dor
Perhaps an answer VIII be emear
RAISING"
stop the pisy-sctlng~ be burst
forth. advancing aheat the stair rail-
VIVA, were you talking abouti want
I a direct answSFf"
The girls long lEshes shaded hcf
eyes. ha, there Was not the slightest
/ falter TO her vosee.
;..t,.lA.pltaia uaAslls."' she satd, softly, al
;ssasf fegrsFYass,, T'saass aassss me - ~.s
though, | cuuld learn too llse hlm.
and said ii thought | could. That.
| that WAS all.
MCCAIN STARED At the lnaaceaI
iowacust face an though be half he
l1eyeda tAs m0rt'A her Ans uttered were
/ deliberate iies thea he laughed n.lFsh'
| iessiy,
| # see" he said with sarcasm, NE
/, misfortune R!aag other ltBes is sniA'
eient 10 interrup, MIR Hollis Iovr-tHak'
ing. My cnugraiulatiens, captain, on
even this measure II SUCCESS"
The no, blood flushed ny tace, not
40 much a; the words az ihe tone VITA
which they we're uttered. They con-
| yeyed To rae a deliberate insult. tin'
| Cling with memory II the purpose
be charged ms with during our tsxt
/ interview. He had not aali~ uader,
stood ME before, bat now he fen cen.
ylnccd thHs Under all the veneer eas
| his Mind and hr Instantly fest that
he knew Just tlow 70 deal with my case,
Your congratulations arc appreci'
s,ed foY What they are worth" an,
svefcd. unable to wholly restrain my
self. hut We will ,st the discussion
end here"
| "Oh VIII WEI Well. PERHAPS you
viii recall thn, circumstances have
. ,-s.aaFes sia,sa. eyf last talk lop are
10 lougcr captain 1T this ship,l AM /,
and viii SAY aha, please on beard,
The first thing rrupos" dolug ss 20
tell Miss Darlington who and ~hhi
you are"
/, Her eyes flashed over my face. then
,sought his
"po understand" she asked clearly.
| that ! have been before topic II
conversation between your What was
the occasianT'
| McCann laughed, not In she least
emharra ssed. and evidently convinced
that his position waa sufficiently
stroaT 10 give him a clear advantage.
Hollis natural mcd~s,y prevents
his answering, but as aiAnierestef'
PARTY, will take upon myself tn er.
ryIntu. TIRE trytA in | ss.aasy&F. lsnssslesl