The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-21
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9, RACHEL MACK

Yesterday: Polly is heading
across the Channel when her dis
su;s. is accidentally disclosed
The smuggler locks her IN MS
cabin ,.,.r
CHAPTER XVII
The brig Sunrise. British wal
sloop. spent several days cruising
between England and the Neither
lands without sighting any Tor
cign sails worthy OF her a'IGn-
ton She headed then Tor tue NJ T.
lantic by way Of tn" STRAIT o.
Dover. .b.,
AT Ramsgatc, 4 port at the
Straits eastern entrance, the sun
rise nut in for fresh water ana
sunplies. This was fortunate Tor
local farmers and produce men;
Bumboats carrying fruits :lh"
vegetables. fowl and even '.'C-
stock swarmcd around the snip $
hull like dirty understood ducks
around 4 swan.
During their exercise perio" OH
deck the two American prisoners
noted these things, though inc
presence of their guards prevent
ed their discussing il. 1t was not
until they were in the prison hoi"
apai nthat Cabrll Banks said con
fideutlv: This Is our time To "S'
cane. But none Of your leg-oytf-
thc-taffrail stuff in broad day
light"
fNot that again" jerry agreed
Ills back had healed, thanks 10
buth and good blood, but caution
fad laid hold Of him. tie was dr'
ytermined TO escape It ms heart
( continue dto beat in his body. but
he would not again lose precious
time in abortivc attempts. He now
asked Cabell Banks, Ought we
try 10 go together?
Better together than Singly,
think. 1t will take my brains anu
your muscle"
"What have you worked out!
"A couple of wcll-placed blows
from YOUR list. Followed by brlb-
cry. Of course. How much money
have you got on you
Jerry empticd his pockets ana
found that he had less than four
pounds. This was but = fraction
of what Cabcll carried, but the
latter generously decided that
they must pool their resources;
dts a tidy sum we've got be-
tween us" Cabell said. Wen be
lucky if it's not taken away from
us. Well, bribery comes high
and well have to bargain like
true Yankees 10 make ii reach. ;
Tonight, they agreed, was the
time 10 act. Thcrc'd DC enough
noise on board to cover ty-
phoon-
When British ship put into a
home port it was customary to
allow shore leave to sailors and
to permit visitors 70 come aboard.
In this way various groups man
aged to come on board If they
were persistent enough - rela-
tives. friends, hawkerS, farmers
with produce, Illicit liquor deal
ers and other characters even less
desirable. The officers of the
Sunrise did not concern them
selves at RamSgate. With war
ahead, they wanted the good Will
of the crew and no assertions.
They themselves were enjoying
shore leave.
On ehe night in question the
only officer remaining on board
was n second lieutenant. He, with
a few midshipmen, had been left
with the remarkable task of keep
ing order on a ship about to put
to sea for long war cruise, it's
decks this night more like a coun-
ty fair than gun brig.
1t was no fantastic matter,
then, for Jerry Whitfield with
Cabell Banks assistance to strike
down, bind and gag the marine
who came to lower their supper to
them, and to exit by the open
hatch; to treat a second sentry
guarding the hatch in the same
well-planned manner; to return
him TO the hold and bind him Sc
curely; to divest these two ma
rines of THEN outer garments and
TO don them with more haste than
taste. With the hatch then shut
and locked behind them they
mingled with the crowd on deck
and looked about to see what fate
offered them.
1t was not easy for the two
American prisoners TO walk the