The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-03-01

TIM harm Sxuak belonging 10 Isza
vykIta.
|. .-D---- yca---yos was axSer"
Il iay back 10 reat. but I was not
asleep. ssoasaeus-non. boa
~Wesl. we wen't EIGHT over that nsw,
yoH're the eniy Frenehmsn 90 beard.
aud we wsnt yea "a deck Go "a up:
III stay here. Aye. snan. ysr better
lsays tAe gnn"
-yst ees II. Mansisar whisef why
they want rne ca deck
Whats the dtderunee. yeu frog
estsrf But IN tell yer anyhow. There
10 ~rssser showing Mp On our port
quarter. which has caught sight o. us
Shs locks Frwnchy. and II therw n .
hail. II win he up TO yau 10 answer--
yoa are the only oae aboard this
hooker Who talks the lingo nike q ma.
tive, see 7.
puboas stood staring. his lips parted
Ia sudden terror. .''.'''1''' '''.''' "
"A Preach w=.sheep: set ball usys
mot yet: but they are hound b
question w. all right Thsres did you
hear thatf A shot aeross cur bows.
politely asking us 20 heave to. aye 4,
and We are slowing down eoase. hurry
up On deck with you. Frenehy.-
''Rut--but. monsieur, what c~s II l
can s.yt know not ~ words. re--
" explanation"
"You speak French. don't your
"oai, monsieur. eui, ha,--but I know
not what to speak"
~weli. don't let that worry ycu. No
Cana xiI, sslf 200 tat God ptty you.
Dabois, II you fsll 10 repeat II. Up
with ron now. and be lively about II T"
All thought Of my former purpose
vanished from my mind III realized
this new chance Of rescue, Al any risk
| must attain quickly to the oxen dscA.
where could create an alarm xufs
ctens to swsken suspicion on beard the
approaching Fr.nchman. MeCann's
only hope Of escape lay In sosne sxtis-
factory explanation. which woe.d iufl
the suspicious VI the Frvnch com
mander~-~otne lie smooth eaough 10
prevent boarding and s~arch-
Assured that White was beyond ob*
ssrvstion Of any Of my movements, I
crept cautiously around the stair rail-,
and noiseteaxiy rsounted tho steps
found the after part Of the main deck
deserted. although forward Of the
rnainmsst I could perceive dark
hlotches along the port rail-. where
members Of the wntchlng party we're
observing the approach Of the rrcDcA
cruiser. With heart beating IKE trip
hammer. | made my way along the
front Of the cabin. until ventur~d to
peer over the port rail-. secure that my
presence on deck was screened by the
deep shadows In which lurked.
The CLEAN Of the starr sions ~
ve~sed the g.ittersnx surface Of the sea.
bat the night was clear Of fog. and the
'htasx %uettue' Vt tns freucA wurssar
was plainly visible, approaching 10 At
haif-speed. and silently clossns up the
narrowing gap Of water hetw~en the
two vessels felt the heart come up
into My throat as gafed spellbound.
every nerve la IDe tarohbing painfully.
A single voice echelns along these
decks yons2er could blow us out Of the
water. Even M | stared ut the grim
spectacle. the slira ngure OK man ap-
peAred al the cnd Of the bridge. and
voice hailed us In French.
"Ahcy there! what ship n thaty'
There was n shutting Of feet above
me; then Mct'ann spoke In English;
THE Amsricsn frcixhscr Indian
Chlef. hnund for Liverpool"
Is there snyope aboard who Speaks
rrenehf"
heard them hustle Dubois forward
10 the rail and caught = word OF two