The evening herald., 1918-06-27

llr wheeled 49, II hv instinct rlan,,d
over th" starhOard quarter out over
1 mountain uf green. ana saw strea,
uf foam that bpEen from dark seu
that came swiftly Ike the widening
white fissurc OF glacier lie stood
ON teptoe clutching McAlusters arm
as the torpedo struck.
There was silence broken hy
uuths \ utckIug roar The Ana
conGa staggered \ column of water
lifted over her bow then iyalIuched
/ 10 the deck The thuuderuus blows &C
inns OF set drove her uuder she right
ed sullenl, as McSustprs shouted
Hard q stlrhuurd' Hard over
All the way down The little skipp"i
rang Tor fun speed -ie staggered
To the rail and glanced over the side.
a cables length away he glimpscd
the por!scopc OF the submarine lie
shouted thrustinR uut his fiat aut
seeing REQ Ho cursed as nc chokcd
from driven spumc and picriy tum"".
lie waited with clcnchcd palms. as th.
fri"ghter.s bow swung degree h' dee
gree lifted and then poised white
water gushed from her rent plates
She dropped swiftly into the brine
IL broad dN that cleayed the SHIN
uerinE side at "a dome that had
broken surface altogether too near
tur its own safety. McMasters felt
the grind of platcu through plates as
thr wounded freightcr Glove the sub
marine He turned and stared at the
Americans who had shouted from tho
engine gratings. FOR all the ship to
hear. Deutschland untcr Allies"
Finged, but floating. the stricken
freiEhtcr swung broadside 10 the
seas as McMasters rang her down TO
half speed She settled foot by foot.
then steadied Co rocking slant. with
the waves parting under her stern and
Cumbiug hCI sides tu meet ana 60 iuin
at the bow
Water Niagaraed through the tor
pcducd hole. covered with broken
cases The deck grated like teeth on
edge \ figure crept along the rail
swung to the bridge ANA sinut"d. tie
doomed over MCMdstcrs bN fun foot
ana IN" little captain fclt something
OF the power of stature as he EUzcd
up into Danton's rcsOlutr face.
We're an right sir. said the en-
Elnrcr AN right. and yet not AN
right I'm sorry tu report the third
bulkhsad gone and the fourth leak
inr nut the rest irr tight as drums
and she'll float I had 'em closed TWO
hours ago McMnstnrs WINGED AT this.
she's down tn IN" nosc, sir way
down. ana unless J miss nay gucss her
scrcwll never dig deep enough in this
sea To- give rr more thar leeway"
McAiaSters glanced over side "a re-
III
of thc frpighter has risen lkr the
poop of a galleon while the shattered
bow pointed under He cursed
through shut teeth his eye, resting
on patches pt oil lie glanced mp and
inquired:
rs there any chance Of plugging 'cr
up. or pumping rr out' We're made
men II We can reach Archanfal'
Danton shook his head
You know went on McNlss,ors.
"you know IN ship You.hruught her
out Of IN Great Lakes. Think man.
think. They've kuighted men FOR do.
Ing less than We did There's five
thousand In our pockets right now
FOR smashing that submarine II there
any chance"
Danton ran his finger along mis-
nose reflectively ana sait.
Absolutely none IA this sea, MI
McMastcrs. II It was calm now
Tho engineer nesitatcd then glanced
over side. You see he continued.
we've "A hole IN our third cnmpnrt-
mcnt a little forward OF mldship hig
enough to let IN q whale. ~ that, the
Whitehead must have glanced. She
al
age that they send. would Say
roughly. were ripped from keel 10
deck on this side and shattered ten
feet on the other. Lucky for us she's
q lake boat built In compartments
4 cruiser or u liner would have gone
uown."
Then there's no chance. can't
We SHIFT cargo aft2'
"The bulkhead doors are too small 20
said panton. wed have 10 jettison.
civ, me an hour. IN look at cr
plans. \ mans never beat till he says
he is
Nightfnll found them helpless. with
barely grip enough In the screw 10
hOid them to the course \ high
crest and a furruw left them rdcking
from ruddrrpost to cutwatrr. The bow
swunE 10 steady under the plunge
that came after, "a Sickcning surge. us
the propeller grippcd In the green amt
the thrust collars strained, and the
steam knocked In the cylinder hcad',
forcing the frrightrr back ON h"r
COURSE
The wind died 20 putfs out at ~"
north and east The seas rolled lu.
cessanty pounding Is Thors nam
mcr. MrAlastrrs, Who had remained
on deck sworv furiuusly. lie saw
but one chance. aul that was q" jet
tlsan over Ealf Of the cargo ~ thc'
we're, tu r-ach iHr mouth uf the bwtuJ
rriu, the white sea closed t0' the
winter.
l.uusdJlo. the operator. Hit"l watch
ms the little skipper from the shelter
at the after cabin climbed tu the
bridge. touched hts cap and said
"Our wireless is out captain rhp
antenna rs down. can't We We have u
put up''
Damn you ana your wireless.
/ shouted ", Masters braudishinE hi'
fist. "Ou the bridge with YOU YOU
brought that viper uu ms You -yuuI
-puttcring
t.onsdalc sluuR off re had seen q
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