The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-02-08

swsred. isantag against ttas rail-. has
eyes ca the dAstasf bank OF sicsdl
"tcaiy maybe we migAs play raer~y
against nsotey In tAls game. with 4 fair
chance TO VITA ! reekea gold. no nsaf-
tea where IL cones froua would loaA
good 10 those devils forward"
Scarcely q NANNY act On oar part
to suggest sach thsng"
well dnn't knew about that. SIR"
he Insisted statseoxniy. Il rSe&ca old
raan CArriagsoa wuaid be wtlisng
engeyn 10 pay th~ price. rath~r th&n
lave bis gssl lefs Ia tha hanas 81 thoss
feaNwx They'll be 40 Lambs II they
ever gwt costrol Of the ship. Bat RNs-
be you know best. sir"
7 LEFT him and walked forward IT,
where could ieok down On ta3 raa,A
tsc3. As de~gsy ~ l cespss~d ,Ae
thought Of ever resorting 10 this INST
suggestion made by Lsayofd. ys ]
eoald not remain sntireay indifferent
to It's possibilities II matters on board
we're. Indeed. ~ serious ~ be pictured
them. our situation vas far from pieAs-
ant. To keep CA probably meant bat.
tie 10 preserve the ship. and Involved
tot oaiy our own rough handling. er~n
possible death In TIE melee. hg; also
indispensable horror 10 the woman left
alone. aud unprotected. On board What
would be her fate IL ve failed 10 up
| aaid discipline. And those nnhrtaied
ruttans once obtained eCntrol u the
vesseii The Thought staggered cue.
Yet could reach no other eoncia.
siou except to eunsings the voyage.
meeting It's problems ~ they present
ed themselves. There was 40 tpyaing
back now, All hope lay 10 Keeping Me-
Caan prisoner. entirely isolated from
his consederates. and dealing with the
men forward with q harsh nrnuess
sufficient 10 strike terror into their
soals- The slightest movement Ut re-
vol, on their part must be my sigRsi
for action.
The %as ,heli ssir. villa = siiG breers
blowing over the port quarter, aud the
sxpaaes, ~, sea. assat ~aas vsssD1. es
either sail or smoke. As noon sp-
preached l bad nade fetch the sextant
frum the capitals statsroom. and took
my observation with rnnsidcgAhl
cars, geAnx h<se~ to work out, my nx:
ures alone. as the many years passed
ashore had left me BIZ doubtful Of my
facility. No one appeared TO take any
deep interest In the event, although
noted n group Of men forward watch.
tng ~ disappeared
With nothing 10 guide me. Or cheek
my figures with On the chart. ! weat
over them twice TO b assured Of &c
curscy. nnaliy marking our positicn
as carefully as possible. aud determin-
ing cur future course, Leaycrd had
Just been called for bis watch. and
both officers were upon tho after deck,
waiting for my appearance, They re-
mainei s!lcn, as l approached. and. A.
| turned aad faced forward. my eyes
observed largely Increased grouping
OF men about the foreeastle. and all
staring Aft.
"Are both watches on deck. Mr.. Lea
yord1' asked. "Iias there been any
call for nil handsT'
"So. STR" be answered. his own gaxe
shifting. IT'S the change Of watch.
and the seeaaa mates mea havea't
s-seS ssaSw yet. Aayts. this es~S' r.
slow, or else they are bit curious 10
find out where the ship Is sir. Would
YOU mind giving them the nguresf'
Not at all the wheeisman would
spread the news fast enough a. coon
as relieved. We are ut Atsy.two de-
gress, thirty.fve minutes west longi-
tade. and forty degrees. ten minutes
north latitude. approximately"
And where does that put rs from
New York;
About Eve hundred miles. a little
north Of east; Halifax Is the nearest
port. two huadred and scventy-Gye
miles nor nor by west. We are he.
tween the North Atlantic steamer
lsnes and the direct course TO the Mod
lterranean. ua,re In line With the
Azores should say, That accounts
FOR the deserted sea--ws're out Of the
beaten track
"How's the coal, SIR"
"All but oue bunker fun yet. well
not steam heavy except toaleht."
'f'etsd'4riy tf6u I ses any % jertlon
to making a try Of IT," Leayord added,
'Tbut DON. know how the crew may
feel. This isn't exactly the sort Of
voysSe they SHIPPED for"
I'VE may as well test them first as
last" said determined 10 have /, over
With. both watches are mostly ON
deck. Have the hosun call them AFT"
The fellows Responded quickly
enough, few sleaehins along In pre-
tended indifference. but the majority
exhibiting Q real interest Liverpool
Red stood directly below me. Q step In
advance of his mates His cAp hid his
eyes, but there was an ugly. decAn.
grin on his face, which xngereSd me.