The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-03-15
CHAPTER XXI

sioa--~asaa psn tsil 10 tals4."
CHAPTER XXI.
A Plan 10 Save OurssivsA
She stocd with bAnds eiasped. and
parted lipss her eyes vide oren with
unconceaied horror. for tie tnosasnt
unable 10 utter worL
"Yoa-yea actually think that Mfr.
itciiisf You mean hr would be willing
toto mardsr Ill on board IN protect
hiiaseifT'
III assured such m act would bring
safety. / do not believe hs would hest
tnte al even that crime. TO be per-
fsctiy plain. Mls6 Vera. II ~ my Judg.
nient that yoar presence on board pre-
sents the cnly problem unsolved.~
sst nv rrssteeet Why 10. ass No
cause 10 fear me. No ons knews where
'FAhns m 7nstStSsr xrpsafvd afswvNxwain:
not soul could ever account for my
Disappearance"
True. and probably Mccain IL fully
asar of these conditions. But he
wishes you alive. not dead. That II
what makes the problem : .'''- >.-''. =
She crossed ihs narrow space of
deck. and srasped my coat 10 hcr I'm
gers
''0hi this Is too terrihlel Hs--hs
cannot imagine II possible"
and why notr' I interrupted Tile
Ia all.powerfnl ON board. He Judges
the virtue Of others BY his own stand.
ard. lie dreams that .su might even
make that bargain TO preserve life"
THAT l would marry himy'
Marriage would seal your lips
would win him safety, and also Jour
sahjusstioa aud wealth. II u q stake
worth playing for. surely"
'And tho oshers1 what would BE-
the fate Of yoa and tAs others u !
made that hateful hsrsainY'
TN no way di6sreat. I imagine
from what Il will b. II you rsfuss," !
sald sohsriy-~and my hand closed On
hers. "McCann has NJ inie0tioA that
we shall ever put foot On shore. He
would b. . fool 10 permit such =
thing '''''''' So ''ss' ,-''-'.
"Yca think Il On planned oatr
IN detail; Mct-ann. Liverpool and
White know exactly what they intend
doing. Their questioning al M. aud
their scrutiny Of the chart convincea
me Of this. l evcn believe now ] could
name the ether men of tho crew who
viii be- In their boat. when they shan-
don ship--Duxan. Dnbols. Sachs and
the negro. Watson. with perhaps two
othcrs am not 10 sure Of. Why, Miss
vcrA. you heard Whist was compelled
10 ascent 10 moment ago. I an 10
Pilot tho Indian Chief to within ATTY
miles cf the harbor Of st. Johns. tim
Ing our arrival st that point to sosns
hour of the night. sm to sivs No
Caan notice II our arrival thrrt. and
furnish him with exH<s sstllng Dire.
items 10. ccmraees the 'rvurss. $50 fais'
means that the crew expect 10 ahsn-
don the ship there. aud take 10 The
boats. There are enough rvsnainiAg
In good condition just enough
to carry them all. but the indiaa
Chief will be left with nome 10 rcecus
those III as who arc reft on hcsrd u
case ct accident To the vessel"
t.And yoa anticipate accidentr
Il believe the ship will b. deserted
Ia an unseaworthy cssadition--sithes
with her bottom piercAl or her 80.
eocss cpen: and that these Of ~ lefs
aboard will be 10 connned IN to b.
practically helpless 10 save tho weasel
FROM going Gown"
And the men In the boats will ess
ashore. scatter and never be heard
frum again. No oue viii ever learn
what h<eane IL the Indian Chief. q
that w were aboardf'
The rsesch cruiser VIA rerert hav-
IND spoken ~ ut sea. That win Be
the last word TIE truth viii never
h. mAds clear. Our fsts viii b. ancth-
q - mystery, never explained
~Ssne ot ~ crew pisAs talk iater--
In n0ape."
'sTAers y aivAys tAat danger. sad
AcCAna h iArsisAtsj eaoask to guard
asaia9l Il ~ fAr ~ posasNle. The
eoats VIA easily becsns separated IN
the darAnesa n ~ ekA<rs arv ever
rAckesi sn Il Win - acssSscasAliy b.
some sAtr at ssa--~nd there ar~ a.
mcss pa sAsps IN tAis ocean. Thew
ar~ Few eaws ia The plan. ~ ! hive
GSurei sas."
She Sid net auswrs. her eyes %
my fase. her sxrresSsan exhibiting To-
horror she feas a. this vivid picture
Which t-fs9 drawn. TA~n SHE sSovay,
scntsy xtthstr~w Arr hsaA FROM my
grasp ssakias snto = CHAIR. her bead
ban: forward. !