The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-10

soon's Mr.. Lund an You Bane Go
Below"
the rite TO be authentic, Lund must
have presided, and the sea-burial serv-
ice would have been a mockery under
the circumstances. 1t was the best
thing to have done, Rainey felt, but he
could not avoid mental SILVER at the
thought of the man. so lately vital, his
brain alive with energy, sliding through
the cold water to the ooze to lie there,
sodden, swinging with the sub-sea cur
rents until the ocean scavengers
claimed him.
"An right, Hansen" he said in an
swer, and the man hurried off after his
extra detail.
Lund came up after a while, and
Rainey told him of the fate of Carl
sens body.
IT figgered they'd do about that"
commented Lund. "They sawed he'd
aimed to make suckers out of 'em, an
sthey dumped him. But they amt on
our side, by a long sight. That Deming
is a better man than / thought. He's
Il
hadn't had a gun he'd have tackled me
in the cabin. Meant 1t, too, though I'd
have smashed him. He's sore becoz /
said he warn't my equal. told him If
he wanted to try it out, I'd accommO-
date him. He didn't take it up, an
they'll kid him about it. He'll pack a
grudge. / amt afraid of their knifin'
me, not while the shippers sick. They
need me to navigate"
'aThis might be good chance for me
to handle a sextant," suggested Rainey
casually.
Lund shook his head, smiling, but
his eyes hard
"Not yet, matey,p he said Not
that / don't trust you, but for me to
be the only one, jest now, is sort of
life insurance that suits me to carry.
They might fgger, if you was able to
navigate, that they c'ud put the screws
on you to carry EN- through, with me
out of the way. don't say they could,
but they might make it hard for you,
an you amt got quite the same stake
In this have"
Here was cold logic, but Rainey saw
the force OF It, Hansen came up early
to split the watch and put their SEIZED
ule right again, and Lund went below
with Rainey Lund ordered Tamada
to bring a bottle and glasses, and they
sat down at the table. Rainey needed
the kick of a drink. and took one.
AS Lund was raising his glass with
toast of Here's TO luck" the skip
per's door opened and the girl APP
peared. She looked like a ghost. Her
hair was disheveled and her eyes
stared at them without seeming recog-
milton. But she spoke, in a fiat, tone
less voice.
MY father is dead T." she fall
tered, swayed and seemed to swoon as
she sank toward the floor. Rainey
darted forward, bur Lund was quicker
and swooped her up in his arms as il
she had been a feather. took her to
the table, set her in a chair, dabbled
napkin in some water and applied Ii
to her brows.
"Chafe her wrists he ordered
Rainey. Undo that top button of her
blouse That's enough; she amt got
on corsets. She'll come through.
Plumb worn out. That's ALL"
he handled her. deftly as nurse
would child. Rainey chafed the slen-
der wrists and beat her palms, and
soon she opened her eyes and sighed
Then she pulled away from Lund,
bending over her. and got TO her feet.
st must go TO my father" she said.
HE is dead"
They followed her into the cabin and
Lund bent over the bunk.
Looks like It." he whispered 10
Rainey. Then he tore open the skip
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