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The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-12-21
CHAPTER Iv-contlnued.

"Sorryi The sun is shining bright
or than It has ever shone In the his
tory of the race. Why don't you get
upr
Nothing will induce me to get up"
swell, go a regular buster and have
IN egg for breakfast"
Eustace Hignett shuddered.
"Do you think l am an ostrich"
He eyed Sam sourly. "You seem dew
ilish pleased with yourself this morn
ingl"
Sam dried the razor carefully and
put 1t away. He hesitated. Then the
desire to confide In somebody got the
better Of him.
'.The fact Is" he said apologetically.
TIN in lover
"In lovei" Eustace Hignett sat up
and bumped his head sharply against
the berth above him. HAS this been
going on long7"
"Ever since the voyage started"
IT think you might have told me-"
said Eustace reproachfully. II told
you my troubles. Why did you not let
me know that this awful thing had
some upon your
swell, as a matter Of fact, old man,
during these last few days had a
notion that your mind was, SO to speak,
occupied elsewhere"
"Who In she2'
~Oh, q girl I met on board"
.Don't do It'll" said Eustace Hignetf
soiemnly. "As friend ! entreat you
not to do til Take my advice. - q
man who knows women. and don't
do I'll"
Don't do whatr
.Proposs to her. I can tell by the
glitter in your eye that You are IN
tending to propose to this girl-prob-
ably this morning. Don't do It
Women are the devil, whether they
marry you or fit you. Do you realize
that women wear black evening
dresses that have to be hooked up In
q hurry when you are late for the the
ater, and that, out of sheer wanton
malignlty, the hooks and eyes on those
dresses are also made blackf Do you
realize
"Oh, I've thought It all out"
| "And take the matter Of children.
How would you like to become the
! father-and mere glance around you
will show you that the chances are
enormously in favor of such thing
bappening--of q boy with spectacles
and protrudIng front teeth who asks
questions all the timer Out Of six
small boys whom saw, when l came
on board, four wore spectacles and
had teeth like rabbits. The other two
were equally revolving in different
styles. How would you like to be-
come the father :"
"There Is no need to be indelicate,'
said Sam stIffiy. "A man must take
these chances
"Giye her the MISS" pleaded Hig-
nstt. "Stay down here for the, rest
Of the voyage. You can easily dodge
her when you get to Southampton.
And, II she sends messages, say you're
M and can't be disturbed"
Sam gazed at him, revolted. More
than ever he began to understand how
Il was that a girl with Ideals had
broken or her engagement with this
man. SI5e finished dressing, and, after
4 satisfying breakfast, went on deck
II was, as he had said, glorious
morning. The sample which he had
had through the porthole had not pre-
pared him for the magic Of It The
ship swan In q vast bowl Of the pur
est blue on an azure carpet hecket
with silver: It was a morning which
/ fmpslled man to great deeds, morn
ine which shouted to him to chuck hii
shsst out and be romantic. The Sigh
| n Billie Bennett, trim and cleaning
\ DaAs green sweater and = whit
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ACASCARETS" FOR LIVER
AND B0WELS-10c A BOX

Cures Billouspess, Constipation, Sich
Headache, Indigestion. Drug stores. Adv,
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~Ths slrl you are engaged to
10 the came oIri who promised
to marry me-"
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skirt had the effect of causing Mar
lowe to alter the program which he
had sketched out Proposing to this
girl was no. . thing to be put on tin
after lunch II was thing to be done
now and at once The finest efforts
Of the finest cooks In the world could
not put him In, better form than he
felt at present
Good morning, Miss Bennett
"Good morning. Mr.. Marlowe."
"Isn't 1t a perfect dayi"
wonderful
at makes all the difference on board
ship II the weather Is fine"
"Yes, doesn't itY'
"Shall we walk aroundT said Billie.
Sam glanced about him. It was the
time Of day when the promenade deck
was always full. Passengers in CO
coons of rugs lay on chairs, waiting
in dull trance till the steward should
arrive with the eleven o'clock soup.
Others, more energetic, strode up and
down. From the point Of view Of a
man who wished to reveal his most
sacred feelings to beautiful girl, the
place was practically Fifth avenue and
Forty-second street.
sits SO crowded" he said. Lets
go onto the upper deck"
"All right. You can read to me- Go
and fetch your Tennyson."
Sam felt that fortune was playing
into his hands. His four-days' ac-
quaintance with the bard had been suf-
ficient to show him that the man was
there forty ways when II came to writ
ing about love. You could open his
collected works almost anywhere and
shut your eyes and dab down your
finger on some red-hot passage. A
proposal of marriage Is q thing which
Is rather difficult to bring neatly into
the ordinary run Of conversation. 1t
wants leading up to. But, II you once
start reading poetry, especially Ten
nyson's, almost anything is apt to give
| you your cue. He bounded light
heartedly into the stateroom, waking
Eustace Hignett from an uneasy doze.
"Now whatr said Eustace.
where's that copy of Tennyson you
gave me? I left it-ah. here 1t is.
Well. see you lateri"
"Wait! What are you going to dor
"Oh. that girl told you about" said
Sam. making for the door. "She
wants me to read Tennyson to her on
the upper deck"
"TennysonT
Eyes"
ION the upper deckf"
That's the spot"
"This is the end" said Eustace Hig-
nett, turning his face to the wall.
Sam raced up the companionway as
far as 1t went; then, going out on
deck. climbed flight Of steps and
found himself In the only part Of the
ship which was ever even compare
lively private. The main herd Of pas
sengers preferred the promenade deck,
two layers below.
He threaded his way through maze
Of boats, ropes and curious-shaped
steel structures which the architect OF
the ship seemed to have tackled on at
the last moment In spirit Of sheer
exuberance. Above him lowered one
Of the tunnels, before him a long,
slender mast He hurried on, and
presently came upon Billie sitting on
q garden seat, backed by the white
roof Of the smoksroom: beside this
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was small deck which seemed to
have lost its way and strayed up here
all by itself. 1t was the deck on which
one could occasionally see the patients
playing an odd game with long sticks
and bits of wood--not Switchboard but
something even lower In the mental
scale This morning. however. the
devotees Of this pastime were appar-
emily under proper restraint, for the
deck was empty.
"This Is jolly" he said. sitting
down beside the girl and drawing q
deep breath of satisfaction.
Eyes, love this deck. It'a 20
peaceful" !
ats the only part Of the ship where
sou can be nasonably sure Of not
meeting stout men IN flannels and nau-
1ral capa An ocean voyage always
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DEMAND "BAYER' ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear u You
See the Safety "6aysr Cross."

Warningi Unless you see the name
@Baysr' on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Baysf
Aspirin proved safe. by millions and
prescribed by physicians for % years.
Say "Bayer'' when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous.-Adv..
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knowledge.

Pleasure ID shadow. wealth II
vanity and power a pageant; but
knowledge is ecstatic In enjoyment.
unlimited In space and infinite In
duration.
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70 Mako
rhyme" he said apologetically. !BdL
lie. don't think me silly !
mean II you had the merest
notion, dearest I don't know
what's the matter with me Z.
Billie, darling. ~ are the only girl
in the world, I have been looking for
you for years and years and I have
found you at last, my soul-mate
Surely this does not come as q sur
prise to your That is, mean, you
must have seen that I've been, keen.
There's that id Walt Mason
stun againi" His eyes fell on the
.olume beside him and he uttered an
exclamation Of enlightenment ITS
those poems" he cried. I've been
boning them up to such an extent that
they've got me doing 1t, too. What
I'm trying to say Is. Wnl you marry
mer
She was dropping toward him. Her
face was very sweet and tender, her
eyes misty. He slid an arm about her
waist. She raised her lips to his.
Suddenly she drew herself away. :
cloud on her face.
Darling" she said, "rve confes-
sion to make"
"A confessionf your Nonsensef''
II can't get rid of horrible
thought I was wondering II this will
LAST
"Our lover Don't be afraid that II
will fade / mean -.
why, It's SO vast It's bound to last
/. that Is to say. of course 1t WILL
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Where PearIs Are Plentiful.

In the vicinity Of the Pearl islands,
in the Bay of Panama, pearls are 20
plentiful that when the Islands were
frst discovered the natives were using
them as decorations for their canoes
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"DANDELI0N BUTTER COLOR"

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for 80 years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
Of "Dandeli0n" for 80 cents.-.Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14
SOMERVILLE

William Hewitt shipped a veal calf
recently that was six weeks old and
dressed 149 pounds
Rosco circuit purchased a Iath
machine of Mr.. Mosher of North
Jefferson last week and is at present
saving on the Dell Campbell place
for John Hayden.
Norman and Laurence Moore We're
dinner guests. Saturday of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Hewitt of South Som
erville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osgood Moore were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Allie
Moore at Stickney Corner.
The many friends of Mrs. o. p.
Brann, who has been quite sick. will
be pleased to learn she is GONZALES
cling.
Mrs. Blanche Brown, Miss Sylvia
/ Brown and Miss Ethel Bailey were
recent visitors Of Mrs Caro- E. Tur-
ner.
Maurice York Of Nvindsorville was
4, recent business caller in town.
, Dexter Turner of Palermo visited
his brother +. A. Turner, Thursday.
Miss Florence Dodge of China Wis
tied her friend, Miss Sylvia M.
Brown, recently.
=. H.. Iurner OF Windsorville, Mr..
Rollins of Coopers Mills and r. w.
Clifford of China We're at Pleasant
Ridge farm, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Brown of
Weeks Mills visited relatives at the
home of b. D. Brown, Sunday.
Miss Marie Turner was a Sunday
guest of Ida and Charlotte Colby.
Colby Brothers are numbering on
the Wing lot, in China.
c. +. Brown is i'll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14
NATIONAL Home

Officer of the day, Capt. Charles
4. Dunno.
David IT. Sullivan has returned
from a pass 70 visit relatives in Bos-
On.
Michael J. Dec. Of Worcester, late
Co +. 7. L. S. Art, has reported for
admission.
The second of the American Leg
ion dances was largely attended and
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
&. \. Barstow. New England rep
rCsentativc Of Curt Tcich 4 co..
Chicago, was a business visitor
Tuesday at the Home.
The moving picture program for
Wednesday evening will be Miss Ora
Carew in "Mountain Madness" with
! a News and Chapter Z, Of Il ne
| WhirlWind."
Furloughs have been granted to
Joseph S. Fosg to Orono: Alfred j.
Gaguc to LewiSton: John Coughlln
to Bangor; Edward brigham to
Worcester: and Andrew NJ. Sclmai
to West Pennington.
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division Of the BoWdoin debating
league has been announced as Fri
day evening, March 16. and the de-
bate will be held in Dccring.
Cecil Holmes. a frequent visitor in
Augusta for the past two years is
now teaching in Kentucky Military
Institute. of which Ma ior Ellsworth
G.. Lancaster, PHI. d., "a Cony graduate
is Dean.
The boys basketball squad goes to-
day to Auburn where this evening
they will play the Edward Little
boys. Last year T.. l.. II. trimmed
the Cony boys by 4 score Of 81 20 p
on the Auburn floor and as the Cony
team is as good this year as last
while the Edward Little team Is not,
Cony is anticipating a hard battle,
with 4 good chance for the Eony
team to win. Comparative figures
show that they beat Portland 81 to
y in Auburn. While Cony trimmed
the Portland boys by score of 50 to
% here. Morse High trimmed he
Edward Little aggregation hy a
score of 33 to q, and Morse trimmed
Cony 81 to %, both of these games
being on the home floors of the los
ing team. Edward Little has n
slippery Hoof ana Inc handicap tAat
this floor is to the other team Is
shown by the fact that Portland
| trimmed Edward Little by a score
of al to II at Portland. The teams
| will line up tonight in this fashion:
| harrington, RI. Brennan. IT,. Poor.
c.. Hall, re-. Knowles, lg, Winslow
! Prime. Hughes. Manager Plummer
and Coach Thompson will also make
| the trip.
The Cony boys will play Bangor
in this city Saturday evening, but
| the girls will not play again until
| Wednesday, February 81. at which
time they take on the Skowhcgan
team. Edward Little boys will play
! here the same night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

the school and but few votes we're
recorded against the meeting.
The Cony High hockey team has
accepted the invitation Of the Winter
Carnival committee and will compete
in the interschoIastic hockey matches.
On Friday afternoon at l.30 thew will
meet the Hebron team which was to
have played kent's Hill. Gregolrc. a
former Cony boy. is a player on the
Hebron team. The winner of this
match will meet the winner Of the
WeSthrook -COburn game.
The date of the Cony- Dccriny de-
bate for the championship of this
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bushy tail which IT c -
straight. Mr.. Gilliant saw -,
NAL before hearing the :. !,
some wild animal was IN .nI M
A man in Searsport has as.
of snow showing the tracksshi me
hunter who lives near trad
Searsport road says tnese
those of q timber woiI.
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than the fact that William Glliant,
who lives near Scarsport Village has
seen a strang, animal. Mr.. Giliiant
lives on the back road coming
towards Belfast from Searsport, and
he saw the animal come out OF the
bushes and cross tho road. He said
that 1t looked like fox. only of
darker color and larger, with q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

John F. Farnham. buyer for the D.
w. Adams Co. and Miss Ellen Daley,
in the cloak and suit department Of
the same company, left Sunday for
New York, where they will attend
the spring markets. Mrs. Katherine
Gray of the dress department will
leave this Wednesday for New York,
where she will join them on a buying
tour. Mrs. Gray will visit relatives
In Nashua, N. H. before returning
home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Clarence A. Day, county agent of
the Kennebec Farm Bureau and Miss
Helen l.. Clark, home demonstration
agent. We're in China, Tuesday where
they conducted meetings of the mems
and the women's divisions of the To-
cal Farm Bureau.
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READFIELD
O. e 6. lnstalls

The officers of the Lafayette chap
ter, o. t.. :. We're installed Saturday
evening, Feb. 10. The ceremony was
very impressively performed by Mrs.
ldella Hill Love past matron of West
Somerville chapter. Mass. assisted
by past patron. George w. Love of
the same chapter and Mrs. Lucy +.
Barnard. chaplain and Mrs. Clara l..
Henry, marshall both past matrons
| of the Lafayette chapter. The fol-
lowing officers were installed: Mrs
Eugene l.. Jordan, worthy matron;
, benjamin III. Winters, worthy pa
| iron; Edith c. Stanley, associate
| matron; Charles w. Crosby, secre-
| tary; Emma j.. Gordon, treasurer;
Faustina II. Winters. conductress;
Mural b. Taylor. associate conduct
ress; Lucy i. Barnard, chaplain;
Blanche 4. Mallett, pianist; RATHER
inc 7. Daley, Adah; Flora Palmer.
Ruth; Mabel Akers, Esther; Minnie
Mckinnon, Martha; Gladys Palmer,
Electa; G. Walter Akers. sentinel.
The marshall and warden were not
present because of illness At the
close of the installation ceremonies
Past Patron j. Warren Butman in
behalf of the members, presented the
retiring worthy matron, Mrs. Helen
+. Hartman, with a beautiful past
matrOn's jewel as a token of the an
probation of her energetic and I'M
firing efforts for the welfare Of the
chapter during the past two years.
After the close of the chapter. a
most delicious and bountiful lunch
was served under the direction Of
Mrs. Lillian G. Manter and her as
slstants Madeline Roberts. Hazel
Adams, Hazel l.. Giles and Arion IL.
Jones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

James @. Gulnac of Bangor, pres
ident Of the Chamber of Commerce
and Agricultural and Industrial
League, was n business caller, Tues
day, in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Sergt. Ernest Hoffman is able to
be out after an attack of the gip.
Mrs. Hoffman is a patient at the Au-
gusta General hospital where she is
receiving treatment for an abcess
and the grip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Mrs. Mary Burbank. who has been
absent from her work for the past
two weeks because of illness is re-
ported as improving but not yet able
to resume her work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Mrs. Anne A. Jones, who has been
surgical patient at the Augusta
General hospital for the past several
weeks. is so far improved that she
has returned to her home.
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feb14d1tS

canvassers, some sections of the
town were not visited, otherwise the
membership would no doubt have
been much larger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Major Charles +. Davis has re-
turned to his desk in the office Of
the Adiutant General, after 4 two
weeks illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Merton L. Delano
and daughter. Miss Lois of North
Nassalboro have returned to their
home after visiting in the city for a
few days With friends and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Willard White, employed in this
city has returned from Portland,
where he passed a few days as the
guest of his mother and sister.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Edwin Merrill of SkoWheGan,
former county attorney for Somer-
set county was among the business
callers, Tuesday, here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Miss Merna Dow, a student at
Cony High school. is confined to her
home at IS Greenleaf street by i'll
Loss.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Miss Florence Day, teacher Of
Freshman algebra and science. is
confined to her home on Green street,
by illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Miss Irene Bumps has resumed her
duties at the Kennebec Journal after
a few days illness at her home on
State street.
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LOCAL NOTICE

The number of A. w. Hartunc's
telephone has been changed to
oAI-o. feb14dct
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Mrs. Charles Burrill Of Fairfield
was in the city, Tuesday, calling on
friends for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Usual dance Thursday night
Granite Critters hall. HalloweII. Good
MOOR; good time: good crowd. Smiths
SAS"es'la, ---- feb14-15
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

In order that the Cony students
may attend the Winter Carnival and
cheer on their contestants in the
various events the school will be
closed Friday forenoon at 10 O'Clock.
TO make this possible there will be
a double session of school Thursday.
A straw vote was taken recently at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

The following scholars in the
grammar school are reported by C.
w. Crosby, manager of the sales.
very successful in their efforts in
selling Christmas health seals. At
l<ents HILL Miss Thelma Gibbs; at
Readfield Corner. Ira Croker, Irving
Cowan. Carlton Roberts; at Nicker-
son Hill. Louise Nickerson; North
Road. Chase +. Fogg. Jr.: Kents
Hill Road Eleanor X. Hill: Read
held Depot. Nelson Gordon, Jr., also
TO Miss Tufts and Mr.. Stewart Of
hents Hill Seminary.
During the Red Cross Roll Call for
1922. Readfield contributed 62 mem
bers to Augusta chapter, which was
the largest percentage to population
OF any of towns contributing to that
chapter, as we are informed. This
was also nearly a so per cent. in
crease over 1921 on the part of Read
iield. In Readfield, Kents Hill was at
the mead of the line with "a mem
Ders. Readfield Corner with 26 and
Readfeld Depot 2. Because Of a lack
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Ralph Atherton has returned from
a weeks visit in South China ana VI
entity with friends and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Bob Cats in Searsport
Nothing new has yet developed in
the unknown animal situation. other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Paul D. Sargent has left for Ma
Chias, being called there by the III
ness of his father, l. NJ. Sargent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

Mrs. Stanley Hawkins is confined
to her home on Bangor street by III
ness,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14
CONY HIGH NOTES

Basketball Team Plays Auburn To-
night; Hockey Team Will Play
Hebron at Carnival
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

C. Guy Hume of Fairfield was
business caller, Tuesday in the CITY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

d. w. Adams has gone to Boston
on q few days business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Kennebec Pomona meets at Gardl-
ner on Wednesday, Feb. IA at lo.3o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

r. II. T'Iynt was q business caller,
Tuesday in Portland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
FREEZING TO DEATH is PAINLESS. ).
SURVIVOR OF SEA TRAGEDY SAYS

Those who lost their lives were:
Capt. Clyde Walker of Hartford,
N. c.; First Mate William B. Gray Of
Hartford; Engineer Vernon Leigh Of
Norfolk and Garland Chance, negro
cook.
Owing to the shallow water the
men chung to the superstructure,
which remained Just above the water,
while the wind shrieked about them
and icy waves battered and drenched
their bodies. Once the searchlight Of
a passing steamer swept the waters
about the tug, rested on the men a
moment, then switched off. One by
one. four of the men died.
Faith and hope are all that saved
me-" said Leigh. "Over and over I
told the boys never to give up-that
something would save u.s. i felt sure
of this. The captain was praying,
some of the men were screaming and
grooming.
my own boy was lying down on
the deck a few feet away. 1 told the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

men to keep shouting, as 1t would
help to keep them warm.
1.-THE moon went down, hope Of res
cue grew less, and the men began to
grow numb About o'clock In the
morning." he continued, he Sew a
passing vessel and recognized 1t
as the Hardy of the Elizabeth
City boat line. But the vessel failed
to detect the stranded sailors.
Maun said Capt Walker, forty-five
years DID,. had grown still, and he
looked and saw that he was dead.
my boy Vernon. just twenty-one
years old, was a few feet away from
me-" the veteran engineer continued.
Then Capt. Gray, the mate, asked
me II still had faith, and told him
I had. looked at my boy again. He
was dead"
That left alive Maun. the mate, who
was seventy-five years old: sea-
man, j. w. Shawler, and the negro
cook.
Capt. Walker and the cook died Just
before the Solver rescued the others.