Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-02-14

ward into our very faces. ! dropped
| upon my knees, shading my mouth as
best might. and sought to peer down
Into the black void between decks
Away forward a red eye winked out Of
I leaped to my feet. realizing there was
no hope. nothing we could do but get
away alive-and. II we were even to do
this. every second was worth q kings
ransom.
"She's afire forward" I exclaimed,
striving to control my voice. THAT is
where the fellow was, and he's done
the job; there's no stopping her now"
there's plenty Of hose forward"
"But the donkey engine Is not con-
nected. and we dare not take chances
with all those explosives below. Heav-
ems, man, we may 90 sky high any sec
ond. Don't stand talking; get over the
dinghy, it's the only boat We have;
haul her aft and swing her to these
falls below the after-hatch-that win
give us a chance to get away. perhaps.
Jump now. the three Of you. No! wait
Red and Leayord can rig the boat, and
I'll give you q hand when you hook
on. McCann. get a beaker Of water in.
and some biscuits. we'll have no time
for anything else. Hurry men there's
flame breaking through nowi"
There was; a red serpent. sticking
its ugly head up the hatch opening, the
CHASTITY light glimmering in our faces.
The men seemed fairly paralyzed at
this sudden outburst Of new horror, but
I drove them, even using hands and
feet In my mad desire for action.
AT with 1t now-aft with It. All
will be . mass Of flames amidship in
five minutes. Is there water in that
keg. McCann3 Then throw It in now
the biscuits. Miss Carrington-Vera I"
'Tes. Captain Hollis"
"CNn you hold to the wheel . few
moments longer till come for your"
"Yes."
"Can down the tube to the engine
room; tell Masters and Olson to come
on deck at once-as quick a. they can
foot the ladde-."
ayes, SIR"
The cool quietness Of her voice
GAINED me as though she had pressed
her hand on my brow In fever. !
sprang to the help Of the others. as
sisted to hook the light dinghy onto
tho falls, lifted It clear Of the deck.
and swung 1t outward over the rail.
The flame streaming up the main-hatch
by this time gave rs light enough, and
hovvnd hvvrrv ns,p vuovounon<c a~w
Masters and Olson emerge from the
shaft. stare at the red glare. and run
toward rs. have a vague impression
that McCann burst out Of the compan-
ion. bag Of sea-biscuits In his arms,
and flung Y into the stern-sheets Of the
dinghy. He must have done 20. for
later the biscuits were there. But It
was impossible to think Of these things
to see clearly. to realize Just what was
happening. Every second I expected
tho ships deck to rend asunder under
our feet, blowing every human being
aboard into atom4
Overhaul those pulleys. Leayord:
NO. we1l load at the rail. and lower the
boat itself-are there oarsf that's Il:
stow EN-. Olson, to the wheel with
you: take . couple turns about Il with
. ropes end. and help the girl down.
Over the dido Red. and ship the filler:
now lads. over with you. Masters. ron
md Leayord lay hold Of the ropes
don't lost your heads now and lower
too fast. Hero. Red. help the lady
step quick. dear; ysa. I'll eome-are
you an INT now where's NcCannr