Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-04
West Wind Drift
BY GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
THIS STARTS THE STORY
Coptrtohf, 1850. BY George Barr McCutonsor

CdpteH tLVg" .so.. dia,,,,as
steamer r,,s Jo, so,lnd from a South Xme,t.
con port to the Unnea s.a.es 'e.sn ~
passengers .cds q mgy,"rg; s,nornon a,sd dont. Ms
cssse' ksdves por, atgorno" 6ps haoms
PrctpuI s orongnt oeIgre Capta,n apto
Trigger as sto"awqy ~, IL IL boa,,is,y
questions htm ds & 70 nvw ho ,d,n, ~ V oSoard
sMs resss! n...r mr" IVA ia ,panfa TO reflrm
g o9r. Gfr,fsd pa'St States. and erpidins that
s@ossers 70 @@ have taken ali his moncy.
The ooptdtn dlso isoIns , 'nu, ~ 'Jo esun a.sd
hdnds nato = nfot 10 ,preck the pesseI
pSrcivoi Is put TO toork under guard.
Nert morning mo w,rc.eSs vs oPe,uvto.
vsrors, ns are ,,errots and some
nrsyy Gro,,ad their Jetoeis for SAFETY:
Wade at .oork Perctrd! IS recoomsed
BY Ruth Inn,oS ,o,I.. ~, srnlosiona occur
1,sn sortn-sir OF the crep and pas
ssnocrs. tn, ship remains afodt. Both
fAe c1ptdtn ana rs'o'S Tm.to ~ ,,...... ,g
p. VIZ, ' ,,o,,ndcd hands. Three
dav, pass, and not a sail has been
sighted. the shfp t9eotners nne ~ .ne
tnr1uo, s, .0,im9, "a a ts9k' Nine. oboskv.
u~sa.t;f,,i yo,,n0 Russidn. fs peru
frank IN her admiration oJ PercodI;
yssf as ,"e mTsi1 " ,rs about the ,,ats,.
~ *" hold asked MISS clinton Of
PwciVal. "H couldn't surprise me N
fAe least eve'V oY oessed do one ,eot ~ bnevs I Sos
sowV NJ Pero,pal can ten by the
LOOK N your eyes. I todnt you to prom
| 10 nc orc thtn0. X we have 20 saNS
TO t"s oo"'o, - ,,r,~,,,ra
ASp ,, .,'-..,. 80 .rn,,, Seo, Mis-,
pNH" III. s,r.rono.
clinton. tnere 10 eu..e aoaan
between oeins o''"", y"
liner and being ono IN a hreooat' nave
~ .andins on this ship. have no right
nv :, s., hoats em the very last
IN ohe VI "e' ,,.,,
person on board TO pe consioereo.
She looked scarchirgly into his eyes
- o,,, vvide with comprehension. "ScL
mean you VIII ihaNo no e,.o
the ship until every one else is-
Hs checked her with a gesture OF his
- ..I r,ey bo ma of the frat to leave,
manu-. may oe 81. ,.a.
But I'll not ROD any one eise vi ms pN'ee
in q boat or his space on one Of those
:, n. I'll swim for IT."
rA'' ."
Slowly the land crept down upon the
p,ro,po Tho iIlusion was startling. The
Dv," ~ ."..s "a 90 y. ,v,na ahso,,,e,v mo-
snip See"ieu " oe "s ~
x, ,...., -, A., o,h., ,,,o,, -o,,na
proaeheo n's'eau Vi uho o..ef "~' io
A thin white beach suddenly emerged
IRON the green packsroupo u inc iei''
to the right an ugly mass OF rocks TOOK
shane stretchine as far as the eve could
...,. rorth.r ,nIona rose bivb tres-
covored bi,la 0r,een ma emeralds In the
,,., .,,,,s. a.. 30 .,,r,,,o,,n
oiasing suniishI on soa Oh TURQUOISE
lolled the listless lorraine.
boundings were taken from time TO
time. Even tho bottom OF the ocean was
coming up to meet the Doraine. Its depth
Iappreclably 1essened with each success
|sive measurement. From nifty fathoms
II had decreased to ten since the first
Zine was dropped.
n boat lowered and manned by a picked
brow in charge Of the second engineer.
The Doraine was about five miles Off
fhore at the time, and was drifting with
noticeaDIy Increased speed directly
Toward the rock:bound coast. He had
Popped she would 90 aground In the
marrow Waters on the sandy oeach, but
iece Of good fortune was In store for
hor She was going straight for the hugo
black rocks.
The boats crew rowed in for observa-
fions. Even before they returned to re-
port, the anxious officers on board the
vessel had made out a narrow fissure in
the rock coast line. They assumed that
~ was the mouth of small river. The
Second engineer brought back the aston.
Eshng information that this opening in
fho ccast was the gateway to channel
khat In his judgment split the island into
wo distinct sections. That it was not
he mouth of a river was made clear
the presence OF a current so strong
10 the utmost to prevent the boat being
literally sucked into the channel by ths
powerful tide. which apparently was at
|ts null
This opening--the water rushed into