Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

UNKNOWN (auSeS,
TIME CAPTAIN, thus interrupted
by the wireless operator, stop
ped in the midst of his inquiry
l. and Chris could see that the
mans report had added to his
uneasiness.
when did you discover the instru-
ment out Of ORDER" the captain
asked.
'Only just now, sir"
Have you been at your post as
usual?"
Yes, sir"
"And your Office has been locked
when YOU have left it,"
Certainly sir. am very careful"
you came on duty at what hour"
"At eight bells. sill"
1.-THE night operator reported moth
ing unusual?''
NO, sir. Little things often 60
wrong. but we can usually repair them
Immediately. l called Wilson to see Il
he could suggest anything before 1
came to you. He's with the instrument
now, as puzzled as 7 am"
Wonder If I might take a look at
1t. captain?" Christopher suggested.
II was in the wireless service during
the war, picked up a good deal Of in
formation at odd times"
''Ill be glad to have you look into
this breakdown" the captain replied,
land as it's lunch time we can post
pone our talk until later. Will you
meet me in my cabin at o'clock and
I'll ask you to come, too. Miss Morris"
Ten minutes later Christopher had(
to admit himself completely baffied.
This is beyond me-" he said. "It
thought I'd seen every kind of A mix !
up with these instruments, but this 81
seems TO be bewitched.'
That's what I told Carney" Will
son, the night operator. said. ''t1se
darned thing acts like human being
in a tantrum."
We'll" Chris couldn't conceal his
disappointment, I'm supposed ito
know something about wireless and
I'm not going to give up yet. Let me
think about it. I'll come back after
lunch"
Had he been entirely honest he
might have added that his mind, was
so engrossed with Anne that it was
hard to turn it into scientific chan
nels-poor Chris. he was so hard hit.
His one thought was to get hack
to the deckhouse and ask Anne i'll she
could not lunch with him. He shad
so much to say to her.
But in the deckhouse furtheI3 de-
velopments crowded thick and fast
The captain, Anne and Straine ;.were
there and in addition young Winston
had joined the group during Chris
short absence and stood now IN the
center of the floor, making what ap-
peared to be an grafton.
And I said to the conductor" he
was shouting at the top of hisf lungs.
''sir. what do you mean by placing
me in this car with a young ladies'
seminary. Yes. sir, 43 lovely if1aidens
inor ~ ovnH hox
in an upper berth surrounded by such
beauty. And then the car swtayed, sir,
and grabbed my curtain raiE Down
il came, dragging with 1t every cur
tain on that side of the aisle. reveal
ing 20 exquisite mermaids, asleep and
throwing me across the aisle, where
I also grasped that curtain, dragging
down the whole opposite side and
there was Miss Morris, sir, looking
like Venus in repose and about broke
all her ribs, sir, only an iron constitu-
ton could have withstood it and no
wonder ] want to see justice done the
woman I'm about to marry. I can
prove that / wasn't in my cabin at
any time last Might
Please, captain" Mrs. Winston,
who had entered during the recital of
this amazing speech now broke in,
please don't listen to my poor. dear,
unfortunate boy. He has suffered "A
nervous breakdown. and that's why
we are on this ship. He, imagines he
has performed all these acrobatic
feats and that just now he is Harold
Lloyd. He never met Miss Morris be-
fore. assure you, he never had such
an experience in a sleeping car. he is
merely a trif1e upset. nervously-''
the poor woman's voice broke into
sobs.
Captain" and II Winston had shout
ed before, now he fairly beloved
listen not to this frail sample of
womanhood. I am telling you the
gospel truth, ], HAROLD Lloyd, the hu-
man fly, have survived the scenes just
related. T.