Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02

red from the masthead, then in
mute or two 1t was visible from
,eck.
here's two of 'em. SIR" cried the
handing his binoculars to the
In. They look like they was
Ne wan ahead will be burnin' best
4 coal, an navy grade at that"
dublin Dunn to Charley. I'VE see.
lev. what good coal will do fer
Now II we had that kind of
an plenty Of it, we could beat
Iphilibert in Ceuta. But havin' only
an stones, an little o. that, we
kv.ain Waterhouse lowered the
!; and with strained expression,
IA them back to the mate.
mat do you see, mister?" he asked
mate looked, lowered the glass
Kew on them, looked again.
Eat ship is the Llangollen," an
red the mate. 81 ought to know.
alongside her in Marseilles long
d."
know it's the Llangollenl" testify
{ined Captain Warehouse. But
is that astern of her?"
hat isn't a submarine" said the
That's the Odenwald, the Ger
that left Marseilles to git home
war started"
re-" Captain Warehouse took
the glasses. But she's been gone
days. Runnin' slow to save fuel,
s"
es runnin' fast enough nowl" OBJ
the mate. She's got a bow wave
cough for a destroyer. Maybe the
chasin' her, too"
kJ.ain Waterhouse snorted violent
German sub Is chasin' the Liam
Z. an a British sub is chasin' the
ETald. But nobody's chasin' me
going back to Marseilles Ten de-
! right rudderl"
knething cleaned white over there
Il horizon. Like the sun on a gull's
4 Dublin Dunn seized the captains
{pkr' he gasped. and pointed.
4 was another splash OF white
/ lis shell burst!" howled Dublin
Have I not seen them in the
var? It's the Odenwald is chasin
rangollenl"
kp.ain Waterhouse swung his glass
& on the distant vessels. Everyone
u as third fountain flashed be-
] the two vessels.
Ne German has a gun on her
head!" announced Captain
tghouse. "A sea raider, so help me
\ Dublin, here. somebody. git my
b outa here. II anything happened
En my sister'd never forgive me"
ElOthcrl" yelled the spectators in
tss. Men poured from the matches
BE Enright.
BAL all handsl" beloved Captain
kghouse. Boat stations! Swing out
2 and 4 boats. Spread every
|Eican flag we own"
l.bltn Dunn departed for his en-
room.
|hed their eyes toward the fleeing
81 The next half hour brought
tals.
Pave to help me soon. He's getting
close"
Won't be long now. He's displaying
bis"
b long. Leaving room"
eHe on the West Enright's bridge
hi their eyes from the last mes
/ long plume of steam. like a
b flag. streamed from the Liam
his stack. She had stopped and
ESed her steam pressure in sur
vas a long run over there to the
k,on. even at full speed, but long
be the West Enright had come
! TO the Llangollen, the German
was perfectly visible, lying just
The Llangollen's quarter. her white
Ftes already daubed a dirty BLACK.
boat that bounced alongside the
tgollen came dropping across 10
West Enright. A boarding LADDER
thrown down, and while the crew
saed silently. blue-eyed youth IN
avail officers uniform climbed up
threw his leg over the Enrlghts
lsutenant-zur-See Eberhart," he
pduced himself. THE master.
ue. You wished to speak to me?"
not that I know Of, young feller'
Captain Waterhouse, stepping
ard. IT mind my business, and /
you'll mind yours"
WY have you displayed the sig
( asked the German officer. he
ted aloft. From the Enright's sig
stay dropped three code flags.
. Is NVA-I wish to speak to you,
queried the German.
vho in Tophet hoisted that sig
!" reared Captain Waterhouse.
head appeared from the house
It was Charley.
did," said he. IT got a word to
At that officer"
That are you dom up there playin'
them flags2" snapped Captain
srhouse. He turned to the German
sr.
hats my nevvy. He amt got moth
70 say to you"
harley, I sent you below outa way
me wild piece of shell, an you go
on the housetop! Git down out
here!"
e German officers face hardened.
ow I am here" said he with cold
eneSs, "let me see your crew list,
aace and manifest. After that I
see the young chap privately"
did not take long to establish the
Enright's innocence Of contraband
J, since she had none at all. Cap
Warehouse was then elected from
wn office while the German Off
Charley.
e minutes passed. The two steam
and the Odenwald rolled slowly
T each other, with the tendency