Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-10-19
DEEP SEA RAIN

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Copxrighk: 1895: Ey OLGA RosAEANTTH
ON TWO PARTS TWo)
The doctor was shocked. "You can't
give s treasure like that It Is too
much. Perhaps some money for bis
immediate needs would be enough. See
him. I beg you. Speak TO him gently
and tell me what he asks Perhaps Il
VIII lead Us to q way out"
But Mrs. Farley was so firm IN her
refusal 20 talk with George Anderson.
and DR. Nelson was so convinced that
II something wasn't done soon the
man would approach one OF the Wer-
ners, that he took the bracelet, much
as he disaproved Of the idea.
Anderson, however, was not impress
ed. He looked at it was rage and dis
| appointment, and tossed It onto
Meuble's bed Meuble had been pressing
him for ready money and he was now
too childish In his alcoholic condition
TO appraise the magnificent jewel ct IFS
worth. -She can't treat me like this"
he growled. I'm show her she can't"
DR.. Nelson's voice Was quiet and court
eouS, betraying no hint Of the contempt
he felt: Mrs. Farley Is not at all
wen at present. I would rather she
didn't have any excitement Just now,
but can promise she win see you In
two or three days"
It was after the ship left Alden that
the rain began to fall. 1t came with
the roar of thunder as the lowering
sky opened and flattened the gulf like
a sheet of lead. So fast and heavy
came { rain that It seemed an hour
must exhaust a skyful But 1t beat
steadily down and an unnaturally early
darkness closed round the lonely ship
keeping its course due east on the Ara
bian sea.
The heat did not abate with the COM
ing Of the night. but grew more and
more sultry. BY midnight there were |
only three passengers left on the prom |
enade deck. One was Lady Werner
deeply absorbed in a book Of memoirs /
in corner of the library. The other |
two were the poker playing diehards,
Charles Meubel and George Anderson. \
DR.. Nelson saw them In the smoker
room as he walked round the streaming
deck in oilskins.
He could see they were engaged In
some acrimonious argument, but al
though the screens were open their
voices were lost in the roaring of the
rain. They rose while he stood there
and left the saloon, walking unSteadily,
The doctor, restless and disinclined
for sleep, now climbed the companion
to the boat deck and made for the
radio cabin. The deluge suddenly in
creased to the volume Of clotfdburst.
Tt came down with a deafening roar,
with a terrific splashing as the
torrents met the spouting surface Of
the sea. Cant last long now" shouted
the radio officer, shutting the storm
doors against the din.
The prophecy proved to be correct.
In half an hour the ferocity Of the
storm had spent itself. The rain pat
tered more and more gently on the
decks till finally it ceased, and the
ragged openings in the clouds display
ed the stars.
The passengers emerged one by one
IN deck IN the morning 70 the brilliant
sparkle Of a blue and golden world. II
vas noon, however before George An
ierson walked up sufficiently to realize
hat Meuble's bed had not been slept
n, and owing to his lackadaisical ac-
:eptance Of the fact that Charles must
,e somewhere about in drunken
tupor it was some hours later before
{ was definitely established that the
nan had actually disappeared. The
hip was searched from stern TO stern,
nut not trace Of him was to be found.
rhe stopping of the Burmese Queen s
md the launching of q boat was mere !
ormality TO satisfy the captains con-
cience. He shared the conviction Of I I
very one else on board that the un-
ortunate man would never be seen '
gain.
The result Of the captains investiga-
ion was not made public, and as Lady !
Werner preserved her usual dignified +
Hence In the midst OF rumorS and dis !
ussions, Mrs. Farley heard OF her BRIEF
onnection with the tragedy through
he doctor. $50 far as we could. ascer- Y
ain" he told her, Lady Werner was
be Iast-with the exception Of George 9
.nderson-to see him alive" Il
Good heavens" exclaimed Mrs. Far :,
", "did they question her2" =
mo. She came to the captains room y
nd volunteered the information that !.
e was certainly ON the ship at q quar- 4
II past twelve on the night Of the y
;orm, for he looked into the library
; that time, and seeing her there alone, "A.
ntered and spoke to her" Fl
MY God. Did she ten them what he L
aid?" 81
eyes. He said he had something to Il
II that she might like to buy, and n
ok from his pocket a bulky old en- d
slope bound with rubber band. An "
srson followed him in, snatched the M
lckage from him and ran out through hi
le door leading to the staircase hail M
here a door was open on 10 the lee th
de az the deck. Meuble turned and III
n after him, shouting. She saw them "
ruggle for q moment Just outside the le
Indow and then vanish into the rain. ec
srrg,.4 v,.. ara 1.et cha saw ~ them bI
sea- ~ 49,, ~ ,,.sys came I,aclx ana nj
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