New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-08

his wheel. the muscles were set and
punched. but II was as II the man had
died and was frozen rigid In an In
rtant OF Incredible tension. His face
utterly without expression. Forest
crouched beside his engines.
There was nothing that either OF
them could do. The waves and wind
were power no man could stay. All
their Efforts were as useless as Knut-
sens shout; already the little ship
was In the rcmorselcss grasp OF a
great hillow that was hurting her to-
ward the ridge OF white foam In
front. For another instant she
seemed TO hang suspended, as II sud
denly taken wing. and then there was
a sheer drop. sense OF falling out
OF the world. A queer ripping. tear
ing sound. not loud at all, not half so
terrifying as the bluster OF the wind,
reached them from the hold.
Cold sober, Knutsen turned In his
place and gonged down certain orders
10 Forest. In scarcely a moment. 1t
seemed, they were pulling the battens
rom the two lifeboats on the decks.
XI.
Knutsen's brain was entirely clear
ind sure as he gave his orders on the
iecl:. His hand was steady as iron |
His failure to master himself had |
brought disaster, but he knew how to
master a ship at time like this.
from the instant the Charon had
truck the reef he was the power
lpon that storm swept deck. and
whatever hope McNab had lay In him.
Almost at once the four passengers
we're on deck. waiting to take their
neager chance in the lifeboats. The
tress, the raging elements, those
ngry seas that ever leaped higher
nd nearer, as If coveting their NOR
al lives most Of all the terror such
s had never previously touched them
ffected no. two of them alike. OF
he three women, Bess. alone moved
out of the shelter of the
abin, to be of what aid she could.
Ter drawn, white face was oddly
hil,dlike in the lantern light. Mrs.
had been stricken and
fenced by the nearing visage OF
cath: Lenore, almost unconscious
18th terror, made strangling, sobbing
FUNDS that the wind carried away.
nd in this moment of infinite travail
ed Cornet felt his manhood stirring
thin him.
Ned came up, and Knutsen's cold
ne leaped over his face. Help me
,re," he commanded. "McNab, you
Sin Forest and julius launch the q
rger boat"
There was not much launching to 9
}. Waves were already bursting
,er the deck. knutsen turned once s
ore.
1--WE want four people in each
,at," he directed sharply "Cornet' e
IL and ! and Miss Hardenworth IN
is one. The other girl will have S
get in here. too. The other boats q
Chilly Iarger--Nirs. Hardenworth gel d
with McNab, Forest and julius
"Put Mrs. Hardenworth in your s.
at, so she and Lenore can be to- {
Their" Bess told Captain knutsen.
II get in the other" s.
The captain did not seem to hear. b
|, continued to shout his orders. In
> work of lowering the lifeboat he ii
4 cause to life his lantern high,
A for a moment its yellow CLEAN "
S bright upon Bess drawn, hag- CT
I'd face. Farther off 1t revealed
d. white faced but erect in the beat ST
the storm.
in one instant's insight, single ST
mpse between the storm ana the N
. he understood that she was tax CT
him at his word,
Get in with u.s. he said shortly. as
ont be silly--as was Then, dc
she should mistake his senti-
Mt. Mrs. Hardenworth is twice 81,
If weight, and this boat Will be CT
reloaded as it is -..,
he girl looked at him quietly, as
ding her head CT
lie helped her into the dory. JUL
who at the captains orders had ~
n riffing the cabins, threw blankets Sa
her. Then tender!y. lending her
strength, Ned helped Lenore over fo
, wind-swept deck into the bow
! of the life boat; nearest to the po
. he would take himself. Buck
my girl he told her, deep, CO
,bbing note in his voice. I'll sol
( after you" etc
lready the deck was deserted.
dim light showed that the larger eu1