Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-02
CHAPTER lI-continued.

Samuel Marlows was not one o
those who pass aloofy by when thar
Is excitement toward. To dash to tn
rail and shove fat man In tweet
cap Il one side was with him the worl
of moment. He had thus an excel
lent view OF what was going on-f
view which he improved the next in
slant by climbing up and kneellng on
the rail.
There was n man In the water, q
nan whose upper section, the only one
visible, was clad In blue jersey. He
wore a derby hat. and from time TO
time as he battled with the waves, he
would put up hand and adjust this
more firmly on his head. dressy
swimmer.
Scarcely had he taAan in this spec
tacle when Marlowe became aware Of
the girl he had met on the dock. She
was standing a few feet away leaning
on over the rail w;sh wide eyes ana
parted lips. Like everybody else shs
was staring into the water.
AS Sam looked at her the thought
crossed his mind that here was a won
derfnl chance of making the most ire
mcndous Impression on this girl. What
would she not think of man who,
reckless OF his own safety, dved in
and went boldly to the rescue? And
there were men, no doubt, who would
be chumps enough to do II, he thought,
as he prepared to shift back to POI
sitIon OF greater safety.
At this moment the fat man in the
tweed cap, incensed at having been
jostled out of the front row, made his
charge. He had but been crouchng,
the better 10 spring Now he sprang.
His full weight took Sam squarely in
the spine. There was an instant in
which that young man hung. as II
were, between sea and sky; then he
shot down over the rail to Join the
man In the blue jersey, who had Just
discovered that his hat was not on |
straight and had paused TO adjust 1t |
once more With a few S<illful touches |
Of the finger
In the brief lnttr eAl OF time which
Marlowe had spent in the statsroom,
chatting with Eustace about the lat
ter's bruised soll. some rather curious
things had beer happening above. Not
extraordinary, perhaps, but curious.
These must no,s be related. A story
Il It IL to grip the reader, should, /
am aware. go always forward 1t
should march. 1t should leap from
craG to crag like the channels of the
Alps II there Is one thing l hate, 1t
Is novel which gets you interested In
the hero In chapter one and then cuts
back In chapter two to tell you all
about his grandfather Nevertheless.
at this point we must 20 back a space.
We must return to the moment when.
having deposited her PekInese dog in
her stateroom, the girl with the red
hair came out again on deck. This
happened Just about the time when
Epstace Hignett was beginning his
narrative.
By now the hustle which precedes a.,
The departure Of an ocean liner was at ,
Is height Hoarse voices were crying, |
All for the shorel" The gangway !
sas thronged with friends OF passen- :
ers returning to land. The crowd on =
he pier waved flags and handkerchiefs
ns shouted unlntellIgibIy. Members :,
the crew sttr~S Rlertly by the yang !,
lsnk ready TO draw II In as soon as !.
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