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

'fiit something. Stripping the
| propeller. it's likely Get all hands
aft. Call the captain. No,
will. =. That'n do the wheel for a
! bit. Thank Heaven. it's calm
! The second mate and the third anne
| running mp on the bridge and the mate
| snapped. Stay here. Martin. fake
, the carpenter and find out the damage.
| Brown. All right. bos'n. Get along. IS
The bos'n stumbled away with the
| third mate. both men dazed at the
| audiences OF disaster on the placid
sea. The mate went down TO Ire cap
tain's cabin. The captain was lying In
| his pa iamas i'm his bunk. He bltnka.!
at the mate and spoke auerulousls
| hats the racket Hope the bot.
toms dropped out Of her"
Propeller stripped, think said
the mate coidly. We hit something.
sir. Submerged dereIsct probably.
Can YOU take CHARGE"
/ The captain muttered and sat up
lie ran hand over his forehead that
/ was wet with sweat. He seemed
| dazed, and his eyes were vacant.
Good excuse. Collins he said
thIckly. Don't sou see? we can
| Jay she strained herself and fouadered.
Open the sea rocks. Or I've got
some dynamite in the lower desk
| drawer. Didn't OVERFLOW any
| thing. just think. command Of the
/ Granpian. - lie seemed entirely
0bsessed with the one idea.
You'd better get some sleep. sir. :"
answered the mate. his face white.
| lie left the cabin abruptly.
] Outside the cabin the mate met the
] chief engineer, piucking his beard and
( talking 10 himself The male caught
/ hss arm and said. Where you bound.
sir?'
/ TO STE the captain" answered the
chief. surprised. i've got 10 make
some sort If II report
| Never mind. sir. The captains
/ sick - sal the mate dfyiy. and the
chief heritated He teIaxed. after d
moment. and nodded. lie understood.
! WORK was hurried. Whatever IL
W WIS the Elscardi had struck
/ prol,a bly, "a submerged tietelict. had
stripped the blades franz her propeller
and strained her after hull = hiile.
! The pumps Were quite adequate Ia
AXE care Of the leakage, and there
were spare blades In the midHhip shel'
Ter deck. The Job was ~ ship them.
1 And this could iBe MA mayed Ivy bring
| ing the Eiycardi's stern clear IT the
water. ~ that ihs engineers could
! AofE on the propeller from IA Stage.
! The after iaHEr were pumped dry and
/ Everything ~e.RhtY WAS taken f0r'aFd
Tie mate lsf0@led about hh ship,
/, worried with the thought Tint the cap
, tain might attempt something, with
| All Hands being ofoattled att. That in
| @aA justified Aaa proved when, about
| ol}e o'rlock in the morning, hs ran
| ifgfn u figure making MI Stumbling way
along The rail, Opposite The fafeiateh.
| The mate caught the figure by The
| shoulders ana AreDebea II kns8gety
round II %at the captain, i3afehs8d.
ed and shaking like Il leaf. He
/ ela sed ~ the mates lapel nd eloked
Sizes about done. atlywsy" he said
inieEiy. 'UoHl You see, failinsY
Shes falling ~ bits. anyway. There's
no one fof'afd, Never Fet caught
And ia calm weather 80 fear III
losing life. Lei me-
The mate said nothing bat, cropping
! in the captains pockets, discovered
natf "a dozen sticks NJ dynamite al.
ready eapped apd fused lie iasknd
them oversize Hud ltai tie IN plain,
protesting, if8ek ~ bic cabin once
Inside and with the daoF shut, iie
spike.
II you try that again" he "a Id
harstis, "i'li shout goti Won II mad
= Ip0d afld sitk, ipv tol isailNs sir.
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