Show I 1 mr n AT 09 unwe 4 By THOMPSON brazek V 4 copi fight by daily story pub fob co after fer two weeks meeks of almost inces eau tant train jain the un once ome more ip lp I 1 lo 10 0 the three vet met shiNei ing mett nim eh hided on a rift in mid ocein it came calne is i 1 blessing and aud fora forma short time the 3 forg forgot oo 00 t their hunger bunger r their thirst ind ta tie e horror of the filing illing the inimitable thing Alt although bough ta air had bad been arn for div aias and they had noLta ted ell food for fol a week they began M to hpe h pe once more the fe attlies of ther bear bearded doI faces relaxed somewhat aal an I 1 one of them actu all attempted it 0 smile for tl e moment they were less mis t 11 i able tl an they had been dying lying of pf tl arst and as they were mere tle were mere freed from the additional tor torture of cold A little bite of som something ethino c an it I 1 a sm allo of this to wish wash it down v N ith sud said the one who mho bad smiled and h in kicked at a small 1 irrel near neaz linn him and i i then I 1 id d le willing to w wait ait a ahik for an aal appetite etite agim it cy min he ile was a man abut 2 years u old and he lie laa la on his b ick at one corner ot of the rift f 1 i on don t w m ant much harry do ona as cd ed his ills birther hi other jim from front ti it c opposite corner beefsteak smothered i w ith onions I 1 suppose and a glass or tw tm oi 0 of I 1 erple er 1 added the thud chudo occupant dupant of the rude craft a man of 50 or over oner now spoke boys BO s he be said slowly you feel a little better now that the suns suits come out dont 3 ou oua P so do I 1 he ill c the others sat apart be ti een his knees lay a small travel ing bag 40 90 do I 1 I 1 he added but it m wont on t last no it A cant last not as long as we me he ile stopped and w aved his hand so as to include the brothers and himself in the gesture it was the first time that any of them had hinted at the thing the thing that had been in the minds of them all daa da and night for m aa beeks the I 1 he others said not nothing hinc endille andt he continued agueo I 1 guess 3 you on both know what indin 1 aas I 1 say tay as ion long as we me are afraid afra idi of each 0 other the r there s no use trying to hid it any longer one of us will hau to die to keep the others airl 1 Pott potter far interrupted harry al 11 lets As hope someone will see us I 1 dont see why they t foi lie was oung young and disliked to look disagreeable things in the face there was about him however an air of inertness ilert ness ind he be w ditched itched pot ter s e ever ei movement clopein during heir their conversation each had bad rem remained acied where ha lip wis uis aloof filin his fellows potter comment e el I 1 on it vi al hit makes us act as if we w m ere piling puss in the corner instein I 1 ot of sitti sitting sitting nr 15 to together emiler in a friendly viv q because m were ere ifrain I 1 say I 1 ach one of us know b that someone I 1 is to dil and when the time comes I 1 e s going to do challe what he can to de lui fui I 1 himself il I 1 acre a still hope hopco J think per I 1 harry ignoring potters re gnirk mirk but not relaxing his vigilance ra 1 I think so too said jim copti mystically misti cally some ship will see our fla flag 0 of distress and he looked up at a tattered shirt which hung from a slender pole it will have to be mighty soon to do da an any y good boys sud potter totter thie s no use keeping tins this up any longer we ave re getting thinner and stealer i eal er every day and it i wont oil t bt bc long before me were re all dead at this rate but if one of use were to die right inow theres a chance that the oti cri ir two might live ine long enough to be picked up 11 ho he 1 paused and looked at the tile brothers on the faces of both wis mis an antione but determined look tse temporarily softened expression conjured by the hopefulness which 1 lies thea suns warmth had bad inspired hid enone 13 disappeared and in its alice lice had come a look of resolution a mountings to defiance each had determined to sell his life dearly it was the predominant instinct of self preservation speaking I 1 don t mean that I 1 said potter is he read the r r faces 1 I in collel 01 lei than you two as old is both of aou 0 o toge together and le I 1 e nar hid my share best bibilos les since ili lifeboat with my wife ife in it cap r sel e I 1 I 1 han haven en t cared much al out what lia P bened god inoes 1 if she were alive I 1 d pit IVA up lip a fight before I 1 cave p he baid said grimly v As his ire meaning aning became clear to the bi t rs they r albed the mag maude of the sacrifice and forgot their fear of death and their horror af f tl e th rg al e 11 draw lots aid jim yes P reed hia his brother I 1 the only wa w to I 1 isten I 1 said potter ignoring their rem remark arlt ind 1 ad going 0 tu to the cen ler er of th raft 1 I it ve everil several thou s ind dollars dollar jn n tins this bag he i i bened it as he 1 e and took out i i roll of bills jim and hirry matche w I 1 nini dinv but said nothing pherl he continued I 1 ve di it ilont equall if you ou ei eter er get ni from here it mn cone in bin mn 13 I 1 jim forward and tool tha proffered bonev his brother thinking flunking 0 the gift ill ilma pe ihal staged ahei p he was mas iou ou I 1 better tile it qu co c ted ann n ind harry harr ath a sheepish ook stepped to it m and acael te 1 tie tle money mone hichi le 1 e held out it 1001 ed for i i moment as if it the thin thing 0 mc 0 ent liely forgotten 0 pot ter p put ut iii s I 1 and aga 9 a n into tl P I 1 tie tle trai cling big am and I 1 diew them forth a ria azpr or kt U si sil I t L of thih this the amo doting men lot jeiter hum adly to aluir re spectre coiners lamed atel aft termaro the their action 01 4 I 1 W potter was smiling and it was not an unk nd sm lej ie for potter mas smiling and it was not an u unkind smile the next minute he cut his throat t A ship 1 jim asked m eakie 1 leg es said ham harr i think she s getting C nearer P durno jour turn and harry sink lid on the raft his ills brother raised himself on one ei om to take the watch match er he said after a short time tivie see it he added and he lie looked at the remains of a mm s boda bod void vold of clothes witched and torn as if by b a wild beast harry harr understood and tog together ather thea the pushed it oer oner h 1 I thought there v mere ere three of you ou said the first mate an hour gatei there were 0 ere said harry and then became unconscious ta tie e mate did not refer to it again tint 1 avit ame game day the Al marconi arconi sta tion at liverpool received a mes a ae saying that the tha S S lucania had picked up two sur rii ors of the tyrol catastrophe As che he steamed up the harbor a fei few days later the captain paid a visit to the rescued ones 1 he revenue officer officers s aboard he announced and he s brought a jadv with him who vi wants ants to see you shi say sas s she m was as on the tyrol too hei name 9 oh mrs potter |