Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

ONT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYIN
and a dampness to the warm air, as
If fine spray hung about.
Land ahead. sir" said the second.
as the mate came up. Lookout yelled.
and l spotted it about the same time
Compass crazy. or something.
Hear that surf?''
As a matter of fact. it was by the
surf sound that the lookout had first
become aware of the proximity ol
land. for the night was far too thick
tn make vision possible. He had heard
the surf. and. straining his eyes.
caught what he thought was a line of
white against darker mass. ard
shouted his warning. The Biscardi
turned and plodded back the way she
had come. and the mate went into the
wheeihouse- He peered at the compass
for long time: asked the frightened
helmSman some questions As he
turned TO go. he caught sight of oil
skins hanging from one OF the pegs.
and there flashed 10 his mind young
Martins words. ''puttered around n
bit. and hung UP his 0ilskins In the
wheeihouse
There was a sick feeling in the
mates throat. and his hands shook as
he took the oilskins down. He was
careful TO cover his action by turning
his back 10 the helmsman. Under the
0iiskins hung small canvas bag. and
il was very heavy. Iron: scraps OF
iron. The captain had deliberately
placed iron near the compass. Still
carefully shielding his movements. the
mate left the wheelhouse. walked to
the rail, and pitched the bag over
side.
Some current carried her inshore.
it's likely" he said to young Martin.
Keep well to the west
He moved away. For a moment he
felt he should go and see the captain
again, but he dreaded that. The man
was mad. There could hardly he any
question of that now. He would have
IN be watched. prevented from talk
ing. He. the mate. would have TO see
II through. couldn'; let an honorable
career go up in smoke and disgrace
No. A sailor must stand by his can
tain. The mate stumbled down 10 the
main deck and watched the men
breaking UP the last of the doors BY
only hairhreadsh had the Riscarsii
escaped destruction.
&EN
DAWN discovered the ship wen mt
sea. the coast out of sight. An
hour or two before noon the last III
the wood was used. and presently the
ship stopped. while the last OF ;hN
steam was used to work the pumps.
The Biscardi rolled sluggishly then to
the long swell, threatening blow. !.
stripped skeleton OF a vessel into
which the sea crert remorSeleSSiy.
Thn hss nd
the men working without interest and
quite without evasion. Of TAX,
ing the boats and making for tn.
coast The food was nearly all gone
Unless "A vessel was sighted. they
would soon be starving
The mate said nothing, only Ssalkets
here and there, giving orders. repri
ma ndiag, seeming Ia expect exactly
the same discipline and nest fer work
that would have existed on a sound.
well fitted ship.
lie lay down In his clothes and
dropped instantly into n troubled
slumher.
when he awoke. /, was dark. and
he thought the vessel sounded
strangely quiet. I'm the lower bridge
he found Young Martin.
why have the pumps stopped"
SAID the mate. and younS Martin re-
piled, "Who's going to run EN-, SIR
The crews gone"
Gone" The mate was incresiuious.
'Sou mean deserted taken the
boats"
AS soon as II was dark" the sec,
and explained. they gaug,Si up and
started to hover away, We tried tn
stop EN-. and the skipper came oug
and said To let EN- ~"
The skipper" checked the mate.
Hadn't You enough sens.>-~~"
Il asked you once what III do Ii
the Obj man came around with some
goofy order, and YOU said to obey it
responded the second cheeki,s. 'sse>
sides, YOU couldn't blame the men,
The old hearSe Won't hast until morn,
ing"
Il sec" The mate hseashe., heavily,
Well. how many, are there leGts"
The ensine'fosam gang Ssays~s.
The third mate, the steward and my
self stack, Chips. the e<ssk. WA and
the skipper make the lot. la havv
wakened you. hut Thought taers
WASN'T any use. The men were crauS,
and therv'd have teea hles,s.saesi ="
There would" asserted the mate
grizzly, "Sut Id like sN krew WHY
yeu stuck. You've hsea hasv Sva.,
tAathsalng with the men since we've
hal oar. hard luck
TIN not AZ had as that sir" said
the SECOND, II mighs Sht,yt ~ ss.s
ut mouth, hut I'm taere when 1t
somes ca a pinch"
"faaA make a saiar vet" an,
swered the mate. 'y,et isaha III che
engineers aud keep those. euaps ~,
ing"
"na, what's the use, str> We cant
possibly hali The water, The ahl
hearSeM tsun,ler before dawn, and
1t we pump she woa't last aat a sem
hours lanser"
'Xset the easlneets," said the mate
ssMsN, I'M | have IT, argae With
sou every time slVe Az us<sy9s"
The svcond shsusgea aud started
Tor the main deek, where the enSI,s~
eess ~st On the aatn hatch an,s sne,,A,
ed anu Warmed and atSSusSxNs the slt>
s.atioh, EVERY oae Mas tserseeslv y&~si
there We're three hSsats stsl in the
saNsss. and the coast Mas nax so vers
gat away, There Mas a ek.w due ~
aF~aAs y Was true, hos II mtsht net
ARRIVE TOT staN or more. ~ MIS-
'As~aF The arrival of soG<,S Martin
created ss.tae disturbances. hus ,hs
ahses enstnees said, quite Elea.ts. We
tout wahl any mare nsatin,es ~ svt
busy, and the pumps sskaa ~ eank
again.
/, In the eahln the captain was Ssysas.
'ENefNshsne' waghtng eur uae, Nh /
|ihs You ean1 hsat nv lste>,kss an |
nay sttNs FhIs ahinAs ttsAsAe hey Aevgi