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

seas to the Llangollen. Charley was
seen to crawl nimbly UP the sea ladder
TO her well deck and then go to the
bridge There was a long wait. Then
from the Llangollen's bow sailor sent
a message with arm signals to the
German ship, and shortly after that
International code.
"SpoSe he means that for permits
sion to fuel?" gasped Captain Water
house. 1T means. When will you fin
ish fueling? If Charley got them Brit
ishers to promise to work coal out of
ship about to be sunk, he's
genius"
! THE Llangollen is swingin her car
go booms," said Dublin Dunn. Then
sure the lad has got them all to agree.
If I didn't see it I wouldn't believe it."
! But why does the German send his
code messages so cockeyed, then?"
IT'S maybe Charley went on board
the German and sent it himself"
Sure More shenanigans: I'll not
move the West Enright an inch until
l know more about this"
But the Ilangollen came dropping
down. waving her cargo booms like
friendly arms. and made motions to
approach the West Enright. Meanwhile
the Odenwald slid down ever SO quiet
" to the southwark Of the two other
vessels which, when they had made
fast to each other, swung with the
current to hide the Odenwald from
any ship approaching from the north
ward.
Permission to tie up to the Llangol-
len had been confirmed by flag from
the German vessel. Bundles OF cargo
b0oms had been used as bumpers, the
Llangollen had coal working machin--
ery that was brought into service, and
when the German finally squealed her
siren, 60 tons had been transferred
from the Llangollen's bunkers to those
of the West Enright. Then the British
crew, followed by their captain and
Charley, poured over the rail onto, the
west Enright, while the Germans low
cred mines into the Llangollen's open
hatChways.
! Sometime later, on the West En-
rights bridge. Captain Evans of the
Llangollen turned away from the spot
where his vessel had disappeared be-
meath the waves.
ITS partly my fault" said he to
Captain Waterhouse. We had been
warned against the Odenwald when
admiral at Gibraltar had asked me to
watch her. But then she left for Ger
MANY three or four days back, and
I thought no more of her. She put
to sea, mind you. mounted a gun fore
and aft, and waited for the first COM
ers. The devil himself might catch
her. Nobody else could. She can do %
knots. I logged her the While she was
overhauling us
What can a sea raider do in the
Mediterranean" expostulated Captain
Waterhouse. Its like bein' in bath
tub"
run for the Atlantic through the
Straits of Gibraltar. Intern himself IN
Spain if the British patrol fleet look
like catchin' him. But he's ruined him
self this time. He doesn't know where
the patrol fleet is, and do! He can't
possibly make Spanish waters before
they grab himl"
CAPTAIN Waterhouse paced the
| bridge once or twice. Captain Evans
/ was a man who had just lost his ship
and must be cheered. But the chance
| of catching the Odenwald was SO re-
mote that Captain Waterhouse dared
not even speak of it lest his tone be-
tray his disbelief in Captain Evans
| hope Astern, a feather of masthead
disappeared where the Odenwald was
! sliding over the horizon. She was diesel
motored, and so no smoke would betray
her whereabouts. Then up the ladder
/ from the deck appeared his nephew,
Charley.
face, Uncle Lite" said Charley: They
were pretty dirty from the coal dust"
You know my nevvy, Captain Evans?
Yes. 1 thought probably you met.
Charley, speak up. How did you get
that German to agree to wait two
hours while lie we got coal from the
We'll" grinned Charley, II said I'd
make it worthwhile to him. showed
him that fake message about the Phil
bert being broken down, with the
Philibert's position an everything. You
had stuck it on the message hook on
your desk, and he thought 1t was
real one"
but it was in flag code. Didn't he
see that right Off"
"Sure. He said 1t Just like that. So
said the Philibert didn't dare send
it by radio because it was wartime and
she was afraid some German sub might
hear her. Then the German officer
said What do you tell me about this
disabled ship for?' So I said, We are
both going to Ceuta after the same
cargo.' So the German decided they
would walt two hours. and the PHIL