The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-21

Hes getting me hot water"
Nm called out quietly from the
ratss berth. Already sha had open
a he wounded mans shirt and
ard the ugly knife stab. 'I'll take
large here. Alden. Just let me have
II awhile"
That looas nasty" the skipper
suffered. scTutinizing the deep
ward IN Jake's hairy breast. II
~ understand Il. Joe Bunting
t.gsr did that, I'm sure,
Ia half an hour Mary fixed tho
tst strsp Of adhesive tape 10 the pad
ssserfng the clean wound. Stevens
81 not opened his eyes. While she
fsnsed the wound with biting anti.
wysic. and hravely stuck stitches
iAfr The flesh with a darning needle
IA six from her fancy work. he
I'D only shown that he lived hy the
stfI rise and -fau OF his breast and
islnsis niuffed groan.
Bring me some brandy. Ike" she
nd Ike brought a whole bottle and
aecrkscrsw. as II IL were some price
- llbaiion he was bringing 10 the
Goddess Of Miracles.
Thanks. You can 90 now" she
'sh hin tersely; and Ike went out
Ia sheep.
Mary watched by the bedside Of
hse Stevens hour after hour. She
iarrsd brandy between his lips at In
'sTals, and was satisfied that he was
ssxly recovering vitality. Drake
1cksd In, received her report. and
70 her He was conscious Of feel
q Of jealousy; he put It from him
. utterly unworthy.
Khils she waited for the closed
- to open, Mary curiously exam
&d The furnishings OF the little
zea- There was a narrow. shelf.
e DISK. most OF II Uttered with a
aatiral Almanac, an Epitome OF
husation. and part plug OF tobac-
y but She abruptly sat UP
srsizht.
Itera vas Just one clear. spotiess
'ace On that crowded desk. On II
n : beautifully sarven ivory frame.
u The frame wns picture. An
s1ieur effort at photography. taken
"a an indifferent leng In develop
= ana printing some OF the initial
's1.snss had been further bIenish-
2 But It was still picture. wholly
NosuiabIs to Mary, for IL was her
IN sivid likeness.
Noshing she possessed had ever re-
E'ssa The care revealed by that in
1z's iyory carving. There was no
Fx Of dust or discoloration any.
'ssFs 70 b detected: and there were
.noasand tiny crsvices and carven
I petals 10 catch q speck or
CO. The silver edging inside the
1ns snone with a soft pure luster.
- slass was not sullied by smear.
y. naa me picture--Just a wild. pig.
80 Nsgy flapper OF girl. Writ.
y ACROSS i was queer. straEgIy.
Zap vriggls OF a nams and date.
Aary, with Love to Jake" There
oa'e, and the place batavia"
oa she breathed, and her face
- red az Jake's port curtains.
- picture! She was ~ years old
n. JAKE had not been long in her
~. a' snip. She had vague recol-
ss o. giving that silly snapshot
an, and yowing that he was her
~ sweetheart.
..inpuisively. now. she fitted 70 the
= me bunk, stopped with tho
as0ihs dart Of a bird. and kissed
~ nriy between the closed eyes
vel, Jaksr' she whispered;
usd from the cabin.
we door softly closed behind
s.s Stevens eyes opened slow
~ ~ followed her. They we're dark
I, " pain, those blue eyes, heavy
49,. "s.sSness, too; but there was a
~. mat glowed deep in their
I,,a ,s which hinted that perhaps
=. sps had but FASTENED the flinging
~ tho fetters OF sleep that
's'nsd the soul. '
~ T. came At last the day when
'.eyens reported himself able
A., ~ watch. That was the day
w, .as ship was found 10 be within
IL, a s Of Java Head. The very
,tt,, u,ult Of Jake's appearance sent
49, 'nl Of relief around the ehlp,
~ among that part OF the crew
rs,s week ago would readily have
M away Joe Bunting's very ITO.
r,t.a souIse Bunting didn't knife
Win - Stevens said testify. 81
~ AZ "1yc told you that long ago. II
49, va, squealin' rat Herbert Data.
trb.. 'oose Bunting ana clap m
ti- :" 'oe night man Bunting7
~. .ns Ind not entirely recovered
hr't day on dock. Mary