The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-22

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Harrow turned and looked des-
perately toward sea, hoping to sight
the Commander heading toward
them, but the yacht was farther
away than before. There was MOTH
ing ahead then but dio00ter and the
slim chance that IN q them could
reach shore in their Meoolts. It was
not far now, perhaps . mile, per.
haps less, but with the seogm grow.
Ing this way, that was . distance.
And Ida waS exhausted from her
fright and her nausea.
They had not long % wait The
1ayo finally gave . heavo sideWiSo
and the next big wave crashed down
upon Il, pitching them IN 70 star.
board and capsizing the launch.
Harrow rose to the surface, deepoge
ate, cursing himself for this 1oo1-
hardness, and determined to do any.
thing 1t any cost 70 himself rather
than cause the injury Of one q
these men and women With him.
Kay WAS without . lfebelt, but
she was holding Ida, who had lost
control entirely when they struck
the water. The Kayo had gone down
beneath them.
It was Is miserable . moment .
Harrow ever had experienced.
Alone it wouldn't matter, but this
way, and him unable to help-Oh,
why the devil couldn't johnson see
them through his glasses and under
stand the plight they were in!
Floundering about in the water,
they MI were making desperate ef-
forts to keep moving with the wind,
toward shore. A mile maybe, maybe
less, but the longest mile any Of
them ever had faced.
And the wind, driving in from the
open sea, lashed the rain down upon
them mercilessly.
On the morning the Commander
III left the city docks Pete Ryan sat
nearby in the yacht club billiard
room, watching. He saw Harrow
and Spike Winch and Ida Campbell
and her brother arrive and the
chauffeur leave with their car, but
he did not see Kay. He realized then
that she probably was 70 b Sta
toned down 1t the inlet 70 play her
part in this dangerous publicity
hoax.
One Of the shippers Who hs:
auented the yacht club ehuckled and
said, HPack Of fools!" giving .
strong, gurgling suck ct his stubby.
ehaxred, little pipe.
Pete looked up at the weather.
beaten sailor.
az: bad do you think It's going
sWarnings out down below" the
skipper aid laconically. He peered
out the window, deep crowxfeet
wrinkling about his eyes . ne
euuinted across the rough water q
TIE river toward the docks.
sPaek Of foolsl Thought johnson
had moro sense.
MAYBE they're Just going =
move down the river . pteees Peee
strssy to move q IN today X
they don't have TO-" The skipper
shook his head sadly, smiling. .
himself and drawing at his PIPE.
"Craxy bunch anyway On that
boat" He walked away, . gEizzled
old man who had gone 70 80 n
the days Of sail.
lsevs the dock She was . neauea::
3ul craft and, much - 10 dis!t.ed
m she represented, b found him
se2 experiencing . thrill Of genu..
inc admiration for her - she nooed
serunely out into the wind-lashed
HALIFAX, aloof and - n above such
things - blows. :.
When the Commander Vas well
downstream, Pete went 70 the boat
AID and climbed into the made-ovex
lfehoat that he had borrowed, a
ugly, sturdy craft with > strong
thoueh 81 no means fast, motor,
IA pushed out o. to shsd and after
. httls dimeulty had the boat
started, following at several hun
drod yards distance the big Whtte
yocht heading for the inlet
Pete kspt wall behind TIE Com
u,ander and rode On, undinchingi
through the rain which STRAINED
into his face and poured down 4Sou,
his uncovered head
AZ The inlet b saw the Com
aaander heading ont into the see
and Ghook his head much @ the Old
oIripper had dons. "The foolSle b
9yowlod. sstho craxy 4oolsl" But
To biz white yacht kept it, STEADY
course, beautiful and still aloo9 and
Self-possesssd.
Pete strained his eyes locking 1ol
IL Kayo. but could zee nothing 81
Il. He began 70 doubt that tho plan
was 70 b carried out. Certainly
Kay would have moro senso thar