The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-07-23

Fear stsses that afternoon THE wire
ssxH eperatcr repeated % twenfy- 1--we
eeats q word. ineiedEng the address
and signature. the nss-ssa.n IN IRIS
Ford HAT there wss no rspts wln
was gettIag desperate. and shaved IL.
vhea the operster remarked:
-Here's somwthius-saebhs this is
IL
VIA kraesd np. Buf' after a bit Ut
the metallic ehniter.ng. M&asel again
shoek his head. "Not for yoe--to
the captain"
"For the eaptainY' wins spes was
eagsr. THAT'S The stuff" he was
thie King Of orders frvm the efaesrs
u the line.
TIE operator transcribed the ines.
ssgs. pat IL Ia an envelope. aud weat
IN I o deliver II hlmseit. When he
cane back he cHsedrd the lafoFnia.
tiu1 "rm gazing to BEND . mr~sags
fnom The eaptaia-about you" That
was all. hnt II ralsri the wayerihg
splits Ut the young man whp would
not leave the upper deck,
There vas snothef tedious delay,
Finally. aioux about five e'ei,lsE, there
we're the auditory eyldencgs Of the
approach Of q winged mssssas. Then
further delay while the wireless OF
orator played bis important par, 10
&c spaes~c'shqneripg trick,
Sorry. bat It's BOT for you. For
the captain again" h- volunteered
Might he Just as good, sad VIA.
"perhat. beGtrt.'
The operator didn't reply lie Went
away 10 deliver the message nad vas
gone ages Returning, he Informed
the "good walter" that the captain
would Ike 20 see him,
WIN Shute ~as oH ta the bridge "
h might htte started for Second
High ran hts hopes. lie could almost
feel the shIp slowing down!
The captain Invited him into The
chartroom aud closed IA. door With
our a word he handed him a Marconi.
gram, which ran
'yaptain. =. y. COlonia.
Must be some mistake. our PLAYER
Shute here ia game to-day
'~rRIs fnRn"
After readlag Il uyrr y seronjitime
10 make sure. the captHtu's visitor.
shaking his head d~osge,lly. spoke 10
M uncertain voice:
tn" mistake s IN the message
Tris Ford never sent L."
why mott" asked The captain !nduI
grnily
WHY not II shows on It's face why
snt II SAYS ! wss IN the game today
And I'm On this shin"
sit down" said the captain. who
r0slsssi until his Invitation bad hcvn
accepted Mr. James"
MS aame isa't I-aa4sS-@lt's Shuie."
"Weil. then. Mr. shute. n y,pu prefer
H." said the captain, wishing 20 hamof
his gu,st, Il have made n careful 10
quir, about you Your rcom steward
resorts. and the quartermast pF on
duty W the gnnxw~y cs.nnrms IL. thar
you anne aboart tninxirsstd-t may
Say, were hraagh, eswsari drunk"
IT'S a lls' Was never drunk In my
life never ook a drap of liduar Ia
my NE What happened | was given
4 Knockout trough, aboard drngged,"
The csptoin appeared puzzled ,hen
Continued Il hardly think ~, Mr.
james"
"Shutr'"
Mr. Shute. The ships r.ngtof
examined ron, at the request " yosr
friends. after you aere assisted
aboard. lilo reports that b" found
yon In an advanced state ~ intaxtca~
tton. Your friends said that y0u had
been celebrating unwisely before sail
Tug"
Il tell Won It's 4 lie"
"Mr >hute. u yuu E-s not Inclined
~ take my view ~ this unfortunate
Circumstance. ,uu will hayv te ~, sent
whrrr yaa will DO loek,t after
mean that II ,na dsn't step yotr .
sense an,s behave Yourself. | wiN order
ynu 10 the hospital. Good morning
win Saate had never h@en pn, oat
~ a gapse in his NE. He eyed the
"umplrr" NJ the high seas critically
and turu.-, 10 ~, Bus, IKE the aver
axe hall PLAYER. he couldn't leave the
field without the last wnra-
Captain. you've got mel scknowi.
~igr that. And I'm net gpfng to make
aus trouble FOR yoG--not while you're
managing the ship, Hat once We
strike ary Land ! proniss yna m start
a brand az trouble tina, Will bfiag up
on this boat, I've been staEx~i--i
repast II. And there's been the iirti
.~t stnt X . f-xm@up assiast sne.
what's pAcrr. that message yea bold
tn ynnr band IL = pure fsSr Ether
the MN who SEPT II er the mAn wha
r~~~tv~i IL IL q tr>rk-~tase your
rhsssret"
BEFORE the captain ~ ih% CpGanla
could rvvsy, 4 " James or. rs he ~
manys~d TO I've Gated. j. w. Sha,e. WAS |
soae.
Qatck thinking was a rssyttcn AZ his
bus sre~s ia tlte n less than the dis
tsac~ t~,m hone 20 frs, base he had
Aefn3te1y Outlined bis plan at arytNa