The Hardin tribune-herald., 1935-10-25
DEEP SEA RAIN By Olga Rosn'nn;th

Published BY Special Arrangements with The
copyright: 1885: By OLGA RosAGANrTH
GIN TWO PARTS PART TWO)
The doctor was shocked. "You can't
give a treasure like that. It is too
immediate needs would be enough. See
him, beg you. Speak to him gently
and tell me what he asks. Perhaps it
will lead us to way out"
But Mrs. Farley was so firm in her
refusal to 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
to appraise the magnificent jewel at its
worth. "She can't treat me like this" I"
he growled. "I'll 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
well at present. would rather she
didn't have any excitement just now,
but I can promise she will see you in
two or three days."
It was after the ship left Alden that
the rain began to fall It came with
the roar of thunder as the lowering
sky opened and flattened the gulf like
sheet of lead. So fast and heavy
came the rain that it seemed an hour
must exhaust skyful. But it 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 we're
only three passengers left on the prom
enade deck. One was Lady Werner
deeply absorbed in book of memoirs
in corner of the library. The other
two were the poker playing diehards,
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 a cloudburst.
1t came down with a deafening roar,
mingled with a terrific splashing as the
torrents met the spouting surface of
the sea. Cant last long now," shouted
f1on cI,, rf0
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
on deck in the morning to the brilliant
sparkle of blue and golden world. 1t
was noon, however, before George An
derson walked up sufficiently to realize
that Meuble's bed had not been slept
in, and owing to his lackadaisical ac-
ceptance of the fact that Charles must
be somewhere about in a drunken
stupor it was some hours later before
it was definitely established that the
man had actually disappeared. The
ship was searched from stern to stern,
but not trace of him was to be found.
The stopping of the Burmese Queen
and the launching of boat was mere
formality to satisfy the captains con-
science He shared the conviction of
every one else on board that the un-
fortunate man would never be seen
again.
The result of the captains investiga-
tion was not made public, and as Lady
Werner preserved her usual dignified
silence in the midst Of rumors and dis
cussions. Mrs. Farley heard Of her brief
connection with the tragedy through
tain" he told her, Lady Werner was
the last-with the exception Of George
Anderson-to see him alive"
GOOD heavens" exclaimed Mrs. Far
ley, did they question her?"
mo. She came to the captains room
and volunteered the information that
he was certainly on the ship at quar-
ter past twelve on the night of the
storm, for he looked into the library
at that time, and seeing her there alone,
entered and spoke to her"
my God. Did she tell them what he
said?"
eyes He said he had something to
sell that she might like to buy, and
took from his pocket bulky old en-
velope bound with rubber band. An
derson followed him in snatched the
package from him and ran out through
the door leading to the staircase hall,
where door was open on to the lee
side of the deck. Meuble turned and
ran after him, shouting. She saw them
struggle for moment just outside the
window and then vanish into the rain.
THAT was the last she saw of them.
Neither of the men came back. and