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


Exesps for the absence VI the r~gi'
lar officers tr0n their stations. should
ha have Known aay especial change
lad Iakfn place "a board The ship,
ogtsardly everything appeared about
ON usual an | emerged behind Liver
posl with MctaGn trailing behind. The
latter paused 10 Insert The key into ths
lock Of the door, and indalsesi Ia ons
swift glance at'oa, the apartment.
"Isascoa occupies his osn state
ruomf''
Liverpool nodded ungraeioasly
enough.
"Aad Miss Cnrringtoa retains hevsr
I'VE are not here to be interviewed
Hollis" broke 10 Mct'anh sharply. ''tiG
along On deck. and keep your tongue
10 Yourself"
Realizing that silence WIGS my best
.sAtsnss4s I'i't&ias -, ge*ss.sisSi ,Sg'
climbed the stairs. Tue decks wers
eiean-had oyidrntty been scrubbed
thar warHIns. aud nowhere could
perceive any signs that the ship wa.
IN the hands % nutineers Liysrg0ol
griF4se,t ay shoulder.
~t'p the radier- etth ys'ni" hs srr
icred There's too little time left f.!
sagns about here"
There we're two men 81 the wheel
alihaGsN oue could have attended a
the service. as the ship was al half
speed AMI the sea far from heavy,
recognized beth faces, bat couldn't re-
call their names Nhe shorter ftllos
deeply pIttej. exhibited fresh sca'
whore had struck him with my boot
heed the night before He GRAINED coed
nstureiiy and pointed ~ th" hrulses
hrsh, rs caught hts eye, White Wa
eyidentty thu temporary officer IL
charge. and the brutality ~ his facs
MAS clearly revealed Ia the bright light
as he leaned against the rail- How
ever. bad scarcsiy time 20 iaare thar
glance about, Az the sun was atreagt,
NJ ghn zenith The others stood aronnt
slj.at, watching as figured out oa'
position ~ the back ~ an oli enyr
lape. tcssk ay ilaie at II, not onli
from my own anxiety - be accurate
!! ,gNt glsA bfequ-t 81 @'hcr .theoshtss y
ntr n.sstl, ses the ca.r gaatloa MAS coln
plc,ed 81 isst. aad l lifted thy ese'
~ Mct gaze.
"Weltf" be said
gave ham the figures.
"You are sure thl. IL carrect3"
AS sure as can be. the chronotn
eier hasn't hrta corrected slncv tn,
ship hft Baltimore except for pos
slhle variations On tina, account, tn,
figures are right Spread out the chart
and Iii show YOU where we are wlihil
tcn miles. When did you fart tn
sailsY'
After We started ny the engine
again. while We had all hands OF
dscs"
Well" announced. after mo
ment II measuring. that would tall.
Itrtty c3ose Nth fsrt,sf gWr-,r Nv
present position IL tDst shou, hers
where put the r,si cross
Mccain socA the coHrasSes from m,
Hanl. aad began 10 gaeasur distances
Two hundred aad ten pilcS ~ III
northern extremity ct Newfoundland
is War ~
A., triae more, l should say"
"1'brs ts 81 Joaas here; what sou'A
jas dee, ira, gistT
3 ",,ycr tNo Hundred"
He studied TIE r4ap a few rnement
'aaSer. TIE ;Ayve uea talking caynes,
y whlle | -eft them, and walked eve
~ the S,arNnard rail. /; was of b
particular interest 'a me where TIE,
lettte,i % Sp~-the aRe poFt uteaat IN
same ~ Gle as another Met'saa So
o. rol}iss ihe char; Ia his hand.
There is 10 USE then. ne caiit,l
~ cGr sdcg farther rocth?"
I,gcred and faced him.
NE; II your psa2t IL 81. johns; n
course would 10 ssg' ssss west !
,hs-e anything nore WAITED Of IRE o
prseStgtt''
I McCaua turned ara Ssase 10 81
others, beth answering aizl In los
totes
"Na,~ he said stts.y. we will san
tot yoa II yod are neetcsi AsaIs ~
Z det~k."
Il sra expected 10 keep telawv'
! Below, aIi to yu2- staterysou.
v0a attrEspt TO cvGvrrsr with any @
the crew. wa VII. he |ack~a sn.~
PASSED them with5sa' = word. az
| .lau,aer~d down the sasi.er TO the Eaall
deck. aware 1T the rrian,1S tscrs @
he rseu at ths vAer, Hgmiils'iar q
TIE situation wsS this uas DO tine IN
/ resistance. or she EXHIBITING @, a sY4-i
/ II rsvalL White crossed over 20 IN
1 rail and watched ns'tl washed st.s
I Ia me ccnpantoa- I reai.sesi his pres
enee without =, rCra rs sss-cins u
/ There came 10 ~, az rauSey, 81 -
/ fes,t x the stairs. a ssr!sses earcrEes
[. to sres,k to Vera. 70 exf+A-s. tss her II