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

| your pigheadedness that's kept her
/! af'oat. We've got rid of the men, and
! now you can't pump her dry"
| He was chuckling and his cheeks
/ had taken on a hectic red tinse His
/ brilliantly shining eyes gave him the
| appea rance Of fever sufferer Even
| the mates cold glance could not queli
| him now.
| But it was easy to persuade him to
lie down. easier than ii had ever been,
and the mate felt thankful.
THE end came before any Of them
actually expected it, The Bis
! cardi. rolling siuggishly. was down
/ almost TO her Sheiterdeck ports. ard
| the listiess night of pumping seemed
| TO have no effect whatever on the
/ water seeping into her. Soon after
/ dawn the ship began To tilt so that
| her bows buried themselves almost
/ beneath the surface. while the stern
/ was lifted almost clear. The mate
| was midshipS when this happened.
| and calling to the men standing
! hraced a the pumps. he had hem
/ lower a boat to the water. unlock L.,
/ and make il fast with a painter. The
/ men dispersed to gather together
1 what few belongings they could take.
while the mate made rapid examine
/ ton af the boats gears To see thar all
1 was in order.
/ Young Martin happened 10 b. On the
/ bridge when The deck BEGAN its
/ abrupt slant and. with a sudden gust
/ OF panic that she was going 10 dive
! he jumped for the companion and was
/ halfway down before he remembered
the captain, presumably sick in his
room and helpless He went back and.
hammering on the cabin door. burst
inside The captain was standing BE-
fore his bunk. a;tired in his paamas.
swaying like drunken man. his face
CHASTITY white and spIotchesi with red
His eyes made Martin ShGtider.
Come on. sir" he said We've
got TO clear out
You $50. win. Collins" said the
caftain thickly. taking a haif.pace for.
waru- You might as well have been
decent about II from the first. Saved
me all that trouble, She's done. ard
III get MY cut Of the money. You-n
get the Grampian. tee He laughed
horribly No one'ii believe won IL
/ YOU say she sank on her own. see.
The oriicen be sure if was you arsi
me-"
Il say, sir" s1ammere<a yoanr
. Martin. has face white and his brain
u riot of suspicion. II say. sir. You,
don't know what you w saving
There was q hurried step outside.
ana the mate came sn the cabin. tie
stopped short. seeing Martha and the
captain facing each osh%r
Martin started He's been talking
crazy. SIR" hut the mate waved him
~ Mt
captain, who was gvinninS horribly.
The captain seemed Ia make an effort
10 Strengthen himself and then. with
little whiusIer. ne collapsed The
mate packed him up, pot him OF the
oanS. and oens ever him fssr what
seemed an age 10 the aStcnssheSf and
aswlliered second mate.
Eventually the mate turned snss
said flatly. He's dead a stroke
III SOME sort, | suppose
lsSad gaggea Young Martin.
staring stupidity AZ the rigid so~sss pn
me bunk. Oh, I say. Neg as
quickly as THAI"
The mate nodded and his FACE
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the ether and soaN his arm exs,wSxsn
nayers thar ShecS a little.
Tie went Down with his shin
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understand that, Erosa she wav hx
a,Ssd and come tn tAsnk ~ n
e'ie ar IVA things I've nxShcx<i.-~-~~
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