The Monticellonian., 1919-11-21

anu no" ny some Ifonical perNerStty
She appeared to he waiting for the sup
per bell TO ring.
A tangled, drunken chorus of song
rose from the foreeastle; the discord
disgustingly asserttve as a voice, a
little more inebriated than the rest, at
tempted maudlin tenor part.
Wallen glanced quickly at the girl
There WIS a look in her face that he
had detected once or twice before in
the three days that were gone when
she had thought she WAS unobserved-
gray look, that brought a pitifal
WEAKNESS to the eyes, Wallen's lips
moved silently, grimly.
He smiled bitterly Perhaps Of her
own accord, in another minute now,
the next time she reached the loungfng
room entrance, she would 90 below-if
he asked her to, size would probably
only remain where she was.
Where was Gunsa now?
Laynton's cunning had been Machia-
vellian in allowing GHnga and himself
a pseudo freedom after disarming
them! They had had an opportunity
70 see-and tbero was ma darht abalt
tba moral sfat,,s IF tlo ,,.or,,
The Monlefoh v.os = aoatina hoIlf
The days and nights had been pc.
RODS of blasphemy, rioting and drunk
enness. until the soul was sick with
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nc = b1ood-sfoinad ,o,rdoro. saba,o.
inc innostor m ba hold as a fo,lar
tbino than the h,,I3+as aronnd ha,. &c
the greafar of tho two o,,f1g,
PM some +birgs he could not ,f.aor.
stond she l,no,y--sbo n,,,s+ i-no,I..--
tha neril n Witch shaz s+ood N.a a,.
man haing could he fhlfxiors Of tbat
And vet far tho frsf day Of laast fal.
lowing that scene in the wireless room
eha I'D @enlti,o+od Nj ,,oro tban
avor
There seemed only one evnlonatfan-
desperate hone that she might in
her extremity. have someone 10 de-
mend upop and WAS blind 70 the fear.
FIJI irony of tbe fact that tbe man she
chose was the one she had most need
10 fear.
She knew that they were no longer
bound for Sumotra. She knew that
Captain Laynton had lied when he
told her 10 answer that message and
state that he was returning at once 10
Singapore. She knew what Laynton
was after. for. ON discovering few
hours after that message was sent that
there was no Singanore in sight. as
+here shonld have heen If Laynton had
mn about. she had listened. if without
comment to Gunga's story.
As for the rest. the DAVIS had been
oacb one like some Grim snecter hover.
Ing over him. gibberfng mt him-point-
inc at her. A sort of horrible facetious
pleasantly had reigned in the cabin.
CAPTAIN Laynton was Cooking" still.
! Each day he had offered WalIen sug-
cestiyeIy the third officers berth again.
ON his nlota at each meaI ne fennd
the Sims nosition marked down on n
littla cord
The DAYS as Iavnfon had intended
tbov should Ind done AWAY with all
spnnosition or donht an tbat score
Ana now they We're afr Arm and that
onon,ent,, was nnon him and-wonld
sba never "a halowa
From forward pnder tbe bridge
cunqo nnnred captinltslv around tho
corner of the cantaia.s cabin drew
bacl, nc uaIon NacKov turnod in her
ro,+rio,od vol, 10 faao In thot- di,ac-
tion md then &c che wbeoIed aaafn
n,cino fa,,vard the storm he dartad nm
dor the bridae ladder that was onpo-
sito md within q vard of tho caDfain's
door The next instant he had slipped
lilo a shadow into Tavnton,s cabin
vaiIon,s hond ,,non tho roiI .,ri,,nod
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