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Show MONROE Oe? 6y RANDAL PARRISN of * NY LADY of the NORTH, MAID — CHAPTER XIV.—Continued. Only some miracle, or the consolidation of - what their was interest being temporarily done on forward, had saved us from discovery. Yet I could not remain there, almost in plain view. Where should I turn first? Bascom would be of no value, even if I released him; my only hope of assistance lay in the two seamen. Gripping the iron bar, the revolver snugly stowed away in my pocket, I crept down the black passageway glad to ’ eabin. forward, and light myself, that he needed of was evidence every seaman to carry out the work on deck. The measure of his confidence, his conceit, was what gave us this. opportunity to act. My hand, fumbling for the lock encountered a bar, a stout wooden bar, extending from jamb to jamb, and my heart bounded madly. This was the place! I had found it already, and the men I came to release were impris- oned exactly as I had been. I tapped on the panel. “Who is it?’ Low as the whisper was, I felt convinced the speaker must be Leayord. “Hollis. Stand by now; are you alone?” : “Yes; Olson and Masters .are together in the bosun’s quarters.” “Masters! up?” “About fight of yee did they lock an hour ago; he made it—that’s was going out?” “Aye! eted for Davy Jones.” left she’s tick- | He stared below a minute, as though to make sure of what Tony was doing down in the engine room; then, appar- ently satisfied, swung to firm on the deck of the passage, footing on, how sir. him quite 2 I knew Can Til rip this bar you what get me off in a jiffy. “Black as the inside of a whale’s belly, sir.” . I got a purchase with my iron lever: and put my full strength to it. The bay was of oak, but the jambs soft pine. and the neilis drew out, creaking stared flashing his bars which had confined eyes. “Don’t knew that McCann and his gang cannot count on them either, if it comes to drop your hands, Dugan,” I a fight. said sternly. “Not an inch, you brute. Here, Leayord, take the lantern from him. Move Olson, quletly, all of you. if there is a sheet in there, a minute, Good! that lads, make it strong, . Dugan sputtered his breath, but the the or wood his fist open; smiting the where are of the door. + “The dirty hound! we, sir?” - “Off the And Newfoundland coast; they peek See SO think less than fifty miles, but there’s nearly a hundred miles of blue water to the west of us. Here’s the way of it in a nutshell: I was locked in my stateroom the same as you. It was Miss Carrington who gave wus our ehance. She became friendly with McCann, and agreed to go with:-him. She was left free on board, and managed to release me while the crew were all on deck. The steward was left on watch in the cabin, and she had to hit him with thisiron.” “She did! Lord, thought it of that What’s become o’ the saw a eyes.. more He amazed stared look “What in a coming we git “No, what, you fool! Who tails. the lyin’ boat? The men were Give me “Well, thar Dubois, Tony ail picked for the names.” . wus Liverpool, an’ myself, the White, nigger, not overloaded surely, and a lantern with him. better draw the fires, Tony.” “No use o’ that,”. answered a sullen “The water ‘voice from a distance. will fix ’em in half an hour; there’s two cocks open. I’m goin’ on deck; that crooked millionaire don’t git no chance ter drown me.” Dugan laughed. “Always a thinkin’ a scrape safe. yer 9” j how to git out. of Yer got yer price, didn’t i we the depths ladder below. “us Som Mas: darn yet with my mind the necessary depeering A quite faint down into far-away the Your a picked company, Hands, Dugan,” | Sternly. worthy The other boats held more?” “About twelve men’ each, sir.” Leayord’s eyes met mine in silent understanding. He was seaman enough to instantly grasp the purpose of this unequal division—the lighter boat would be the better sailor, the easier operated in a heavy. sea. “Which boat was it you fellows chose?” he asked. “The port-quarter boat.” “I thought so. What’ll we do with Dugan, sir?” “Throw him into the bosun’s bunk,: and then noil un the door, We'll give Broke Free go along.” yer handle that little bit o’ a “Stow it, Joe Sachs,’ roared Red, and there was the dull thud of a fist’ blow. “Now up yer go to give the lady a lift, me lad. Jump tiller ter yer next.” er Ill take the Sachs must have started his upward climb, for McCann drew back from the rail, and, as he did so, the girl broke | free from his grasp. The man, how- ever, although apparently taken by surprise, was quick enough to get her and the companion. She caped the grip of his hand by ing back against the rail. I ready on my feet, and, as between only esshrinkwas alMcCann wheeled about, we fronted each other. ing off and the wet coal will steam up if not quite my own weight, yet, at that moment, mine was the strength of a giant, and with one mighty effort I lifted him clear off the deck, as helpless in my grip as if he had been a child, and, with one desperate heave, swung him out over the rail, and let go. I staggered back, weakened for an instant by my own violence; I heard him cry out, the sound muffled in his throat as he fell; Vera gave utterance stand by, and don’t fail I gave We reached hands the head and knees. his waistband. re- volver gripped in my fingers, Leayord his iron bar, while Olson had found a hatchet somewhere in the darkness. The companion door was but half closed, and I squeezed my to utter a cry He was a man nearly, to a sob, and the whirling body struck of the stairs on my even the black water below with a splash plainly audible. Still gasping for breath, I leaned out and looked down. The only light was a lantern held up in the hands of a man in the boat at the foot of the ladder. I could see his face, Had Mc I had no time the deck of such scum. Before he could move to escape, or even throw up a hand in self-defense, I had him by the throat, my other hand twisted in Cann succeeded in inducing her to ac-. company him on deck? Had he taken her there by force? or, had the girl finally yielded to his insistence, after exhausting every form of delay, her last faith in my return having vanished? Nothing remained but to follow them, and find out what had occurred, aad, if not already too late, attempt a rescue. “There’s no one here,” I said in a whisper. “We'll try the deck; .uiet our him of alarm, my only thought being to rid both of you.” their chief. Girl His Grasp. light appeared at the bottom. “Masters !” I called, my voice thrown downward through hollowed hands. I saw his shadow emerge into the circle of light. “Aye, aye, sir.” “Have you any pressure now?” “Fairly good, sir. The water’s draw- nothing to tell me the truth. Said girl won’t “Can’t stateroom, enabling me to discover at a glance that the main cabin was unoccupied. Her door stood wide open, but with no signs of confusion within. What had happened? There was Drop the thing, mister?’ sang out a new voice, “without the help o’ a sailor man?’ from lack of oil, but there was a faint glimmer of light in Miss Carrington’s “Don’t So, The men below laughed at his trouble. a man, or two, back on board to assist him. The hanging lamp had been extinguished, or else it had burnt out § Did fool. You flooded the engineroom, Tony?” “Sure I did, with both cocks wide open; there’s five feet o’ " water in her by now.” “Good; then it’s time we're off. Send McCann, who might even have brought : XN He From can’t “Now, lads,” I said, standing erect. “Wirst it’s the after cabin, and then the deck. Douse the glim, Olson; we’re better off in the dark. Follow me, and mind your footing.” The gloom was no handicap in that narrow space where we could feel either wall with our fingers, but I emerged into the cabin with caution, fearing the possible presence there of Lea- “All quiet enough up here,” he called. “You comment, instantly “All right; us.” Watson, an’—let’s see—Joe Sachs.” “Seven—with McCann and the girl— nine; As You have a a hand up here to help me, Liverpool— man; FOUNDED 1862 MAKERS OF JEWELRY 166 MAIN STREET SALT LAKE CITY YOU have Hage promised your au and your friends many times that you would an but you never have. WHY? _ Just because the craving, due to the demand of an impaired nervous system, is stronger than your will. ‘TAKE THE KEELEY TREATMENT and be restored to your normal self. any effort The Keeley Institute 334 West to re- South Temple Salt Lake City, Street Utah Cigarette and Drug Users treated with equal success. 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He must have struck within ten feet of the to only With a single step I was bend- ‘ing over “TJ didn’t look over ter see, sir.” “Maybe not, but you know just the the boats. only Speak quick, talking here.” word of grasping a hundred yards out, and the was still at the ladder, waitin’ fer us to come over the side.” “This last one was McCann’s The us, “That’s for steeragebluntly. stared into his face without uttering a an answer. “Three o’ ’em had got away, blazin’, BOYD PARK Drinking men staring out into the blackness as though he saw it all. “Them fellows don’t care a darn what becomes o’ the three first boats so long as they git safe ashore. I’d bet they rather they wud drown than not. I wonder did they held It was true, the very simplicity of it making me curse my own stupidity. I “Where were they?” He set his teeth, but the pressure of ‘maybe fourth steam asked of getting both— He returned with them beforeI had “To starboard, a mile away.” on rowboat could ever catch us. ‘Thet would leave us one hand at the wheel.” 99 fingers compelled did yer tell Masters enough sir?’ he him just as you please.. Eny ts, could_keep that quarterboat ¢few comin’ up the ladder, an’ then, if ters had his boilers het up, no wholly elose. A dim light reflected: along the walls of the passage, making me aware that the fellow who was slowly climbing ‘the iron ladder from had alone “*Tain’t not much o’ a plan, sir,” he explained briefly, “only I don’t see why we couldn’t just naturally heave this cuss McCann overboard, er -else, kill / He nodded sullenly, as)I dug the re- Leayord’s ter plan? stand ‘and the door caught, and would not} f below, left “What is it, Leayord? You are speak- ing to the captain of this ship.’ “No, sir.” “That’s better; you were the two last men left aboard, I take it; it was your job to open the senicocks?” We crept back into the bosum’s state- yord retained the iron leg, and I drew my gun, holding it tight gripped in one hand. The man’s head and shoulders emerged through the round opening, and the dim light enabled me to recognizs Tom Dugan. He paused on the edge, looking down. McCann where you are sure fhished whispering a word of hope fnto the girl’s ear, but even that short time had so broadened the expanse of water I could conceive few details through the lens. Three of the boats were close together, bunched as though their occupants were still unaware of just what had occurred; the fourth boat—the -one we had just.left, no deubt—was much nearer, and must be entitely out of sight of the others. I> got it fairly within my focus, but the occupants were indistinguishable at that distance; all I could be sure of ‘And the others, sir?” are only at the right price, buy tafh’s stateroom.” “Yes; frum thar. Them common fo’castle rats in them other boats never would notice a bit more smoke.” ; “No, 99 up the ladder.” There| of us, with less DIAMOND siale.”” “Bring me the Si oit gluaden Leayord —*fye, they’re on the shelf in the cap- heading due west, and the men ging a sail.” eny brains are in thet boat close in alongside, sir, an’ they ean’t see nuthin’ I’d never have slip of a thing! girl?” room and waited breathlessly. was scarcely room for the four There If you want a fault- safe? Have they all gone?” “Yes, all who can make any resistance. Hold her just as she is, Olson; there’s a bone in her teeth already; it will take more than oars to overhaul us. Does anyone know if those fellows picked up McCann?” “I think most likely they did, sir; they wuz swingin’ the lantern along- “Do you see ’em, sir?” asked fea: yord, impatience overcoming him. “T was afraid they might notice, if he fired up.” : “-Tain’t likely, so the funnels don’t man’s at us as though yere ghosts raised from the grave to * 3unt him. “Anyone below pestas Rapello?” I ked, gripping his shoulder so as to make him look at me. “Answer now, or Pll take means to make you.” . _ “Flush !” whispered Masters, “there’s ladder, keep up way for, I never “She’s in her room, waiting for McShe'll de- Gann to come down for her. lay him all she can. Is this the door?” “Aye, aye, sir; and give me the iron.” He was not a minute at the job, and it required scarcely longer to acquaint the other two released men with a knowledge of the situation. Olson picked up the bar of wood for a weapon, asking simply: “Vat we do now, captain? Iss it to fight?” someone nerve. Leayord dug the iron bar he into the deck planks savagely. — will answer; now a sailor’s knot.” and swore under shock had robbed him of all power of resistance. have been withdrawn.” * “They were going to leave us aboard whistled, and bruised. Are we join the Cther boats. six in the boat hanging to the foot of Now, “No, only frightened and threw me to the deck. pursue As things stand it is all a mat- ter of luck He was that the fellows were engaged in rigging up a jury mast for a sail, and that they were no longer attempting to anything you can make a cord out of, deck. We ought to be able to handle bring it to me—yes, take the lantern Ythat bunch.” tly, but maiing no noise’ to creat: : He barely “Yas, sir—but they won’t Hkely git no chance.” “True enough; yet it is sociwihine to “Hour. + faces, could move a limb, I had stepped forth into the radiance, the muzzle of my revolver held within ane inches of his | locked in?” “Aye, and with the sea-cocks dead men tell no tales.” others’ twenty men out in those boats who have no heart in this business. They’d be with us now if they had any chance —isn’t that so, Olson?” the pri8oners. He stopped, a look of amazement on his face, the lantern swung higher to throw the light forward. Before he ae) deep into his cheek. J ET Ei. as so intense’y dark 4, eon dirty murdérer ! vwhere ‘did you not even p. «eeive the ov#lines of ‘eave McCann? Twist his neck, Leaoui aian’s: figure, yet felt aware. that yord, until he finds hig tongue.” Leayord fronted me in the open door. “On deck,” he sputtered, “close by He found my hand somehow, and the companion; he—he was going gripped it, down to the cabin after the girl. Tony * ™Pm sure glad to meet you, captain,” was the only one left in the engine he exclaimed heartily, “and get out 0’ room, and I was sent along to see that that hole. What’s. the word, sir?” he left the cocks open.” , “Release the others, and get busy; “The boats were all over the side minutes are worth hours now. McCann then?” and his gang are deserting ship; they “Yes, sir.” have the boats provisioned, and along“How many of them?” side already; that is why the guards heey into each visible in the dim radius of light. “What next, sir?’ asked Leayord “There’s only three 6? us anxiously. now, an’ forty-three o’ them.” “One less—you’re counting Dade, and behind which we were hiding before he he’s safe enough. The boy Moon is of even noted the absence of the wooden| no account, and I imagine there are ‘Have you a light in there?” slig nuthin’ hooker; strange, for the fellow whistled softly as he advanced. He was almost at the stateroom door Vera, gently ‘There’s this believed his prisoners were the fact that the inefficient Dade had been left alone in the cabin to watch over _ aboard light aft. The radius was small, and his glance must have revealed nothing from secure; that it was quite safe to leave them unwatched for the short period before deserting the ship. The very .Miss made. do the escape McCann leading , COPYRIGHT AC 7T.CLIURG & CO FOREST," ETC. mistake UTAH sleeve, his uplifted hand pointing toWe Capture the Ship. ward the starboard rail amidships. They were in no way gentle about it, “There’s two of ’em,” he whispered. yet the work was noiselessly done, and My eyes caught the indistinct outwith sailorlike thoroughness. Dugan lines, unable for the instant to make undertook to curse, but was so instant- them appear human. Indeed I was ly gagged that only the first muffled still in doubt when McCann’s voice, word reached me in the passage. Maswith the old hateful sound in it, called ters held the lantern, while the two ‘into the darkness: mates refastened the door, driving “Below there; are you still fast?” home the nails with the fron bar. Thé “Aye, fast enough, an’ blamed tired moment this was secure I was ready o’ holdin’ on,” grumbled someone below for the next act. testily. “Why don’t yer come along “Give the lantern to Olson, Masters. down?” You’ve got to, look after the engine“In a minute. Is everyone in the room, and leave us to attend the deck boats?” job. There'll be those sea-cocks to see “t don’t know nuthin’ ’bout the to first, and then keep enough fire unsteward; nobody ain’t seen him yet, der the boilers for stegrageway. Down ‘less he got in somewhar else; yor with you, and don’t pay any attention Tom Dugan. Tony sez he’s in. the, to whatever we do.” cabin.” Heavy as he was he went down the “Well, he isn’t; I just come up from iron rungs of the ladder like a fireman there. We won’t wait for the blame answering a call, and the three of us who were left behind in the passage, ' “Kinough ter make me want ter live long ’nough ter spend it, anyhow. Are you comin’ down this way agin, Dugan?” “No; Pill have a look at the cabin on my way up; the boss doesn’t want any ter MONROE, him a dose of his own medicine. Move | mainmast. . There was nothing living lively; there’s another job waiting us visible; to all appearances the ship on deck.” was totally deserted; the last stragglers had taken to the boats. Olson, CHAPTER XXV. who lay next me on the deck jerked my A Romance of the North Atlantic Ly. RECORD, body. through the opening, assured no one occupied that immediate portion of deck. The other two followed noiseless- {ly, and we huddled close together in the black shadow of the cabin. So still it was I could hear their breathing, and my eyes, trained by long service in the darkness below, were able to distinguish objects forward beyond the | and the dim figures of three or four others; beyond that narrow. radius all was black. I could not even perceive Saclfs, half way. up the ship’s side, yet Secretary of the Interior Lane, in his recent annual report, portrays the transition of a peaceful democracy “Where they heading for?” into a nation organized for war. Pos“White Fish bay.” session of resources alone, he warns “Well, they may git thar, if it ain’t the country, does not win wars, and too fur. Thet’s a good boat they’re in, recounting the enormous progress Mr. Hollis; an’ Liverpool an’ White are made’on every hand, declares the physboth sailors all right. Tl say that for ical resources of the United States are em. But just the same they’re a goin’ almost completely at the command of to have ter show their train’n before | the world’s needs. many hours.” “What can you do to serve me?” “You mean a storm? I don’t like quotes the secretary, replying: “The that mist myself.” answer of this department is that it “*Tain’t only that, sir; it’s in the has put. every agency and activity air; you kin sorter breathe it like. Bewhich it has at the service of those sides I took a squint at the barometer departments more directly concerned when I went below—it’s fallin’ ree beat with war-making. the band.” “Then we better look to our own safety: we are far too short handed to stow sail before a wind.” . “{ reckon there ain’t sé, awful much to stow.” with a glanee woward into the blackness aloft. Theré are two men below deck you can rout out and put at work.” “Two, sir?” “Aye, have one more in the crew, nevertheless—Miss Carrington, here.” “The lady, sir?” . ; “Yes,” she broke in eagerly. “Captain Hollis knows, Mr. Leayord, for he has tested my seamanship. I could take the wheel such weather as this. May I not relieve Olson now?” “Yes,” I said, feeling it best to encourage her enthusiasm, and truly possessing faith in her capability to handle the ship. “T’ll keep you there while we get snugged away. Mr. Olson!’ “Aye, aye, sir.” “Let Miss Carrington relieve you. Stand by a moment until certain she has the trick of it; and then come forward.” “Aye, aye, sir,” but less heartily, a strong doubt in his voice. “Tt’s all right, Olson; she’ll hold her this weather. Now, Mr. Leayord, bring the other two men on deck.” (TO BE CONTINUED.) AMERICANS ring ed ahead. Jump for into it lads.” full speed I sent my voice below, stern with threat. “Get down that ladder, Sachs, just as quick as God will let you. Let zo, you man with the lantern, or we'll swamp you alongside. Do you hear the steam, Liverpool? It’s full steam ahead, you fool!” It was Red’s voice which replied: . ‘Ts that you, captain? What happened? Who went overboard?” “McCann; he’s astern of. you, and you better pick him up as you go. Move quick! You haven’t a second to lose. Man, you’ll be sucked under, if you don’t let go!” “They were seamen enough to realize the imminent danger of their position. Liverpool and White both called out, and the others, grasping their oars, backed water furiously. I saw Sachs tumble back into the boat, and a face or two staring upward. Voices roared at us, the fellows cursing lustily; then the darkness seemed to swallow them completely, and I knew from the tremor of the deck planks that we were underway. I sprang to Vera, and lifted her to her feet. “You are not hurt?” the “We will not count on Mr. Bascom; he could searcely keep his feet in a seaway,” I answered firmly. “But we Speed engineroom Leayord—Dugan’ and would give us a hand?” di knew he was there, clinging tight, beeause of the tautness of the rope strands. There was no need to conceal the facts longer; we must fight in the open now. “Leayord, come here,” I ordered. *And you, Olson, take the wheel, and the Mr. steward. The latter you will find in one of the staterooms aft; here is the key. I leave it to you to persuade the fellows to take hold.” “Yl do that, sir, with pleasure; and maybe, come the need, even the owner GO THE of Motorcycles States All of Used by Soldiers Attracts tion in Paris. Paris sight LIMIT is familiar huge big fellows through the sure Atten- now motorcycles in campaign speeds by a war correspondent. and at steady with the ridden hats streets United and by guid- hands, says It seems that French to observe that Americans love power and a lot of it.. In their machines they must have it. One of the Paris papers has been at pains to look up a record made in a 24-hour race on the Sheepshead Bay track not long ago. Somebody on a mechanical red devil with two wheels maintained during that pertod, it seems, an average speed of a hundred miles an hour. The French commentator notes the figures, and hopes that the American staft motorcyclists who earry dispatches between American officers and the various bureaus of the French war department will r-t make it a point of national honor to equal the Sheepshead Bay record on the Boulevard Saint-Germain. One fancies that the Frenchman who makes the suggestion—mildly,' as he thinks thax the mad “Our men of scientific knowledge— -metallurgists, chemists, engineers, typographers—have at their hands. found new or “The patent oflice has been seat’ hea for new devices that could be brought into use to kill the submarine or limit. its destructiveness, for the plans of heretofore unused lethal weapons and for the formulae of improved or un- known sources of power. “The scientific bureau found themselves ernment of the gov- converted: overnight into adjuncts and auxiliaries in the great international coh- test. Men who had ,regarded them- selves as modestly useful only in the. discovering and revealing of new: sources of, material strength found: that their years of experience in the: mountains and on the desert, in laboratories and in mines, called them at once into the thick of the oe struggle.” An Incident of Sea War. William McFee, author of “Casuals: of the Sea,” tells in an English paper, Land and Water, of an attack by a: submarine upon a steamer and de-: seribes this incident of the engine room before the boat was sunk: “For those three men (the officers) stood: by for the better part of an hour. The stokehold was empty, the steam was dropping, and there was considerable waiter in the bilges, but they stood by watching the speaking tube and the blind white face of the telegraph pointing irresolutely to ‘Stand By’ (the orders from the bridge).. And present- ly the strain of waiting grew oppres- sive, so that the chief, looking ap to~ward the skylight, said to my friend, ‘Mister, It must went up, go up be and and davaight came see what’s now.’ out on doing. And deck found himself face to face problem of some complexity. deck of the ship was deserted, across the dark sparkle of the saw the boats crawling toward -of smoke on the skyline.” he and with a For the and far sea he a smear alarming the ordinary French motorcycle has something like three horsepower, while these American military motorcycles develop 11 horsepower. This leads the really | says—- Americans are quite capable of going anywhere'as fast as their machines wil! let them. Officer Ignored Orders. Eavly in the war when Field Marshal John French .and General Joffre were straining every nerve to hold back the German advance which they | did finally at the Marne a French gen| eral, so the story goes, refused to open | orders sent by an officer who had been promoted over his head. The message, like the dispatch in the Franco-Prussian war, was “lost” and a division, which was left without support, was almost annihilated. ‘The story goes that the general was ordered shot. Realization. “Some of you people don’t seem to realize we are in war.” “Oh, yes, we do,” replied Farmer Corntossel. ‘We don’t keep talking about it, for the reason that we’ve done about all conversation can accomplish, and we’re saving our breath and. strength for regular work.” Enviable. “Bliggins Bays he’d like to be able to ‘join the army.” “That’s no great unselfishness en hig. part,” answered Mr. Growcher. Toes |