Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

ocean. ana cry VI UAHAAi'
broke from her lips.
..Virtor, Victor Chris has Jump
ed, He saw me waving and he's go
- - trv to swim to our boat lie
can never hold out in this awful sea
we must turn back and pick nm up
please. dear, quiet down" Stralne
soothing tones tried to calm her, SIT
down. you're rocking the boat anu
Dahlgren is all right. There are sew
oral boats still near the snip ana one
of those boats will pick him up.
"Rut he wants to reach me, victor
Oh pleaSe. officer" she implored the
official in charge of the lifeboat' ''go
back for Mr.. Dahlgren.
81 am sorry that 1 cannot comply
with YOUR request. miss, the oiiicef
replied, 'but as this gentleman mas
iust suggested, the young man VIII DE
picked up by one of the other boats
NV men are having a hard time as IL
is without turning back. TINS is a
terrible sea to row against ana II
my duty to land my passengers d.
speedily as possible"
'But suppose they don't see him.
suppose-" Anne's voice broke lnto
a sob, "Oh-he might be drowned.
"No fear of that the officer assur'
Ill
waves we'd find that he was safely
aboard a boat by this time. III be
glad to have you sit quietly, miss, you
are really impeding our progress.
ANNE. dear" Straine pulled her
down beside him, you're unnecessary
" concerned. In a little while We'll
all be safely on the shore ana TINS
anxiety will be forgotten. What we
need 10 do now is to collect our wits
for the next move. Officer" he adj
dressed the official. Il know this coast
very we'll and I'm wondering what we
shall do when we make land? In TINS
sea it is going to be next to lmpossl-
lie to row along that shore into Colon
Bav. which l judge is or miles
away and we cannot hope to travel
overland through the impenetrable
Jungle
81 shall try to row as far as the
mouth of the Chagres River" the
officer replied, there is a tiny ham
let on the far bank which will shelter
us until we can get help
And how can you do that?
Il can send a native in a canoe up
the Chagres River into Gatun Lake
ard so to the locks where relief will
Immediately be forthcoming. They will
send a ship around after us in short
order. l think we caI get away from
here by early aftern onn."
rs our own ship stnking?" Anne
tore her thoughts away from Chris. Il
cont even know why we were
aground.
Our shaft was broken during the
gale. 1t may have been struck by
lightning and the ship wouldn't obey
the rudder. I've been at sea all my
life, but that was the worst blow /
ever lived through"
Wouldn't it have been safe enough
for us to stay aboard until help came?'
Straine inquired.
Probably, but with no wireless we
were at the mercy of fate and the ele-
rnents and the captain would not risk
it. The hold was slowly filling with
water I think that we are better off
this way"
But viii the captain leave the
ship" Anne pursued her questioning,
I'll was thinking about Lady de
We're and"
The captain will not leave the ship
you may be sure. miss. and as for the
missing lady-well-I don't know"
"Oh, Victor" Anne couldn't keep
her heartache to herself, Il feel so
terribly about poor Chris, as If were
in some way to blame. l shouldn't
have waved to him, he's so impetu-
GUS"
my dear, you mustn't blame your.