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A Romance of ihe Horih Atlantic
6y RANDALL PARPI5A
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I—Robert Hollis, one-time
sea captain, who tells the storv. is a
guest on Gerald Carrington's yacht. Es
jneralda. It is supposed to be a "Blag"
party and Hollis Is surprised on discover
ing a woman, who evidently wishes to re
Soain unknown, aboard.
CHAPTER II—Hollis, the next niitht,
succeeds In having an Interview with the
woman. She merely tells him her name
Is Vera.
CHAPTER III—Carrington tells Ms
guests of the coming war. and that lie
Is engineering a copper pool.
CHAPTER IV—The yacht Is sunk In a
collision and Hollis saves McCann, mil
lionaire, and one of the party.
CHAPTER V—Hollis and McCann res
cue Vera and leave the ship In a small
boat
CHAPTER VI—Hollis and Vera become
friendly, though he Is unaware of her
identity.
“Whnt became of tlie liner? ’
“She picked up the boats, and, think
ing they hud all the survivors, went
on. She was a mall boat, likely. The
yacht went down five minutes after
we left her; we've been afloat ever
since. Now, Mr. Masters, that's our
story In brief. What's the trouble
here?’
"I'll tell yer enough to make it clear,
sir,’’ he suld slowly, “although there is
others on bourd who can explain more
In detail. You’re a seaman—or was
once—so you’ll see easily the sorter
flx we’re In. I’m the only officer left
on the hooker, an’ I couldn't navigate
a ship If you'd give It to me. I’m only
the chief engineer, an’ my assistant Is
In the fo’castle with a broken leg. You
see thet riffle for-rard, sir? Well, U
wus lightning did that. Two bolts, so
the crew says, fer I wus down below,
an’ never knew whut happened till the
electrics all went out. Then I shut off
steam, and dumb out ou deck. Lord,
but It wus a black night, raining cats
and dogs, but no wind to speak of. It
wus tlie rain whut saved us, for fire
started yonder—yer can see where it
burned—but it died out of itself. When
morning come we saw what we was up
against; it looked a lot sight worse
then than it does now. Thom bolts of
lightning hed knocked the foremast
into smithereens, killed the wheels
man and put the steering gear plumb
out o’ commission. Then the top
mast an’ Rpars Just naturally wrecked
trie bridge, and charthouse, an’ the
whole mass caught Are. The second
officer was in the wheeljiouse, sir, an’
never knew whnt hit him, an’ both the
captain an’ the first officer wus a
stundln' tergether on the bridge. The
top innsi crushed the life out of ’em.
There wus six snllormen hurt the same
way, an’ four of ’em died. It wus the
darudest mess I ever saw at sea, sir.”
“Bad enough, surely; when did this
happen?’’
“N'iglit afore last; we've cleaned up
a bit since, but the crew won’t work
much under me’ an’ we're short
handed. 1 i«gged up tills wheel aft, so
us to keep an engine going, and hung
on. waiting for something to turn up.
There wasn’t nothing else I could do.”
“No, I presume not," and my eyes
rested thoughtfully on the scene for
ward. "How Is the hull—sound? "You
seem sunk deeply."
“That's cargo, sir; full to the
hatches. The ship's dry as a bone;
have had the well sounded every three
hours.”
“And what about the crew?”
“Just so, so; a crimp brought them
abifltrd drunk, an’ we were not at sea
long enough for the mates to whip
them Into shape when this thing hap
pened. I’m no deck officer, Mr. llollis,
and they don't take orders from me
very well. I call ’em a d-d hard
lot.’’
do.” /' -
”1 have decided. Musters,” I an
swered briefly. “There is only one
thing I can do legally, and that is
navigate the Indian Chief to the near
est American port, and surrender her
to her owners. As a licensed captain
of steam I have authority to assume
command 1 *> this extent, but no more.”
“I reckoned you would look sit it
that way. sir. I'm no sou lawyer, but
l sorter figured it out about as you
do. But that ain't the situation* ex
actly.”
“What Isn’t?”
“Why. this owner business, sir. You
see. the owner of the Indian Chief, an'
every pound o’ cargo below batches, is
*>n board here.”
"The owner is on hoard !”
“That's the gospel truth; that's why
I took the trouble to keep you lien?,
aud tell you what I have, before you
I
"The Owner Is on Board!"
went down and met him, sir. It gives
you u chance to think out your best
course.”
“But if the man is aboard, why did
he not appear on deck to give us wel
come? Surely our arrival must have
been of interest?”
"I.ikely ns not he hasn’t even heard
yet that you are aboard. You see,
his cabin is on the starboard side
astern, and lie would see nothing from
them ports. Besides, Mr. Hollis, he
is lame, and it is a bit hard for him
to get around on a ship without help.
What do you say. sir? Shall we go
down now, an’ talk it over below?”
“The sooner the better,” I said, with
a glance over the port rail. "The fog
Is thickening out yonder, and we may
Have a rough night. The steamer
would ride a heavy sea better with
some more of that riffle overboard.”
CHAPTER IX.
Contraband of War.
The knowledge that the owner wns
actually on board changed the entire
situation. I would have to argue it
out with him undoubtedly, for quite
naturally, he would object to any re
turn to an American port. Well, I
might be in for a disagreeable Inter
view, but I had made up my mind, and
It was not to be changed by any blus
ter or offer of high wages,
“Come on, Masters,” I said brusque
ly. “Let’s get this over with."
The after cubln extended from rati
to rail, the door opening directly from
the main deck. There were two cabins
astern, occupying apparently the full
width of the vessel, and the engineer
rapped with his knuckles on the panel
of the nearest door. There was no re
sponse, but a second attempt resulted
in a voice bidding us enter.
It was a pleasant enough interior,
lighted by two ports, but showing no
attempt at decoration. A man arose
from one of the chairs and faced us,
the light from the stern port shining
full upon him. He was tall, delicate
looking, his features bearing marks of
pain, yet certainly not over thirty
years of age. He was not at all like
what I had expected to see, and I
faced him in surprise. Ho had taken
a step toward us, limping slightly, but
at sight of a stranger paused,
“Whom have you here. Masters?" lie
asked, ills eyes on my face. “Is there
another vessel near us?”
“No, sir,” and the engineer stood,
hat In hand, awkwardly shifting his
weight. “We have picked up some
castaways. This man here is Captain
Hollis, late of the Atlas lino.”
“Indeedlie held out ids hand to
me, his eyes looking directly into mine,
“I regret your misfortune, sir, but yoqr
coming is a godsend to us. Yuur Ship
was wrecked?"
"Sunk i’11 collision," I answered. “But
it was not my ship; I have not been to
sea for several years in any position
of command. On tills occasion I was
a guest on board a steam yacht belong
ing to (Jerald Carrington of New York,
The name of the vessel was the kisme
nildtt,. I need not relate the details
i maue no gumuicui, w
turn all these facts over in iny uiind,
and reach some decision. It was evi
dent enough what was wanted, and
how I could best serve; hut would they
he sutisfled with the offer which I felt
willing to make? It was far from my
desire to assume command of the In
dian Chief, and guide her destinies on
a long outward voyage, to whatever
port her cargo hud btu'n consigned.
What that port was made slight dif
ference, for my whole desire wus to
return as quickly as possible t* New
York. I would, however, assume tem
porary command, and consent to navi
gate the vessel to the nearest Ameri
can port, where a competent skipper
might be procured, and a new crew ob
tained. The Indiun Chief possessed no
wireless outfit, uud whatever I did
must be on my own judgment. These
considerations Hashed swiftly through
my mind, and I attained decision be
fore Musters ngain spoke. I would
navigate the boat to the nearest port
on the American coast, notify the own
ers, and then leuve them to do as they
pleased with vessel and crew. I cared
notiiing for the salvage; the presence
of the disabled steamer in these wa
ters hud saved our lives, which was
reward enough surely. All I cared for
was to get myself and the young lady
safe ashore. My thought was inter*
rupted by the sound of Masters’ vdice,
"It sorter seAned to me, Mr. Hol
lis," he was saying, “that maybe It
would he best for me to explain these
• things before you went Into the cabin,
You'll naturally want to know Just the
condition before you decide whut to
just at present, liut three of us have
been picked up by this ship."
“Tliret —all passengers?"
! "Yes—one was a woman.”
"Yet, if I understand Masters aright,
V°u hare been In the merchant serv
i ice?"
"In every capacity; when I retired,
1 was captain of the freighter Vulcan.”
11“ stood silent a moment, thought
fully considering me, and I could not
determine whether or not he was alto
gether pleased. Finally, having appar
ently reached some decision, his gaze
shifted to (lie face of tlrt* burly engi
neer.
1 "1 will talk with Captain Hollis," he
said quietly, "and perhaps you had bet
ter return on deck, Masters, and keep
an eye out; the fog thickens, and we
are In the track of ships.”
“Very well, sir.”
As the door closed behind the engi
neer’s bulky figure, the owner mo
tioned me to a chair, while he took an
other himself.
"I hardly know how best to approach
my subject,” be said soberly. “If you
were merely a shipwrecked merchant
captain, I could make you a rather at
tractive offer; but, ns you have retired
from the sea, that would probably
prove no special Inducement.”
“The pay, you mean? Well, hardly;
I have no desire for a berth.”
“So I supposed, or else you would
scarcely have been one of• Carring
ton’s guests for a yachting cruise. I
presume Masters told you the fix we
are in?”
•*V«,o no
ever heard of at sea. You have got
to have a navigator, and I am perfectly
willing to serve you so far as I can.
1 owe you this for picking us up from
an open boat. With your permission,
sir, and without mentioning pay, I will
tgree to take command of the Indian
Chief, and sail her to the nearest
American port, where you can procure
jfflcers, and, if necessary, a new crew.”
He sat silent, one white hand crum
bling a paper on the desk, his forehead
reused, the lines of his face showing
dearly. He appeared to hesitate, un*
•ertain how best to answer me.
“I—I certainly appreciate your of
>r. Captain Hollis. It is a most lib
eral one, because, if I know' anything
)f maritime law, you would be justly
■milled to high compensation for thus
saving both ship and cargo. I had in
ended offering you—at least that was
ny first thought—the sum of three
mndred a month to take command, the
/ontract to remain in. force after the
conclusion of this voyage, if you so de
sired. This you will not consider? The
money argument lias no weight?”
I smiled, but shook my head.
“Then there is nothing left me, ex
cept to appeal to your humanity,” he
j went on, leaning forward, his eyes on
, mine. “You belong, I suspect, to my
\ class, und I can give you my confl
T dence, trust you with my secret. Is
! this not true?”
“I hope I am worthy of such faith.”
I answered wonderingly, as he paused.
“I repose that faith in you, and ask
you to face this situation from my
standpoint. I am the sole owner of
tlie Indian Chief, and also of her cargo.
Every dollar I possess on this earth is
tied up on board this vessel. That is
why I sailed us supercargo; I dare
not trust the venture to anyone else.
Under the hatches I have a cargo val
ued at nearly half a million dollars.
It was purchased and shipped on the
strength of a contract signed by a
high official of one of the European
governments, yet the responsibility of
payment rests upon inyself and a few
intimate friends. If the Indian Chief
safely discharges tlilsS cargo, within a
designated time, at a certain port, or
contingent thereto, I shall make a for
tune, and retain my honor as a mer
chant. If not, then I am a ruined man,
Mr. Hollis, and my reputation is gone
also,”
“What port?”
“Hamburg.”
I leaned fonynrd. deeply interested
by now In his unusual story.
“Then I presume your cargo is large
ly munitions of war?"
“Of that nature—yes.”
“From what port did you sail?"
“Baltimore, July 20th; we were held
back within the capes for two days
by a severe storm.”
“Then you have not heard of the
declarations of war In Europe?”
Ills eyes widened, his pale face
grew whiter than ever.
“War In Europe; already declared!”
he exclaimed. “Is that actually true?
We carry no wireless, and have spoken
with no vessel since we left the Chesa
peake, What nations are at war?”
“The last message we received on
the Esmeralda was that Germany and
Austria were already pitted against
France, Itussla and England. The Ger
man troops had Invaded Belgium in an
effort to reach Paris, The night before
our accident a great British battle:- ip,
racing toward New York, passed us.
She was under orders to bottle up the
German liners. May I see your mani
fest?"
He took the list from an Inner
drawer, and handed It over to me with
out a word, evidently stunned by this
unexpected news, and unable to speak.
I turned the typewritten pages slowly,
glancing quietly over the various items.
They were astounding.
“Why, ueally, I can hardly credit my
own eyjes,” I exclaimed. “You tell me
these goods were actually contracted
for b^; the German government ugent
In the open market?”
"Not exactly In the open market, Mr.
Hollis. It was all accomplished In my
name; I alone am known in the trans
action. Certain intimate personal
relations won mt* the contract, my
mother being a relative of a high ofll
olal. Tin* negotiations were conducted
secretly."
“1 should suuDose so: yet sue'
been anticipated."
1 arose to my feet,-walked across to \
the port, and stared out Into the thick- t
ening mist overhanging the water. The 1
man did not move or speak, und I
turned again to find him with head
buried in Ids arms on the desk. His
attitude of complete despair was full
of pathetic appeal.
“I am no international lawyer,” I
said gravely, “but there Is scarcely an I
item on that manifest which is not
contraband of war. The getting of this |
cargo Into Hamburg, or any other port j
of Germany now, will l>e almost im- I
possible—a mere gartihler’s chance.
IJ
They Were Astounding.
i English and French vessels are no
j doubt gathering along the coast like
! birds of prey.”
‘‘The German navy is strong.”
“Yes; but not strong enough to cope
with both Great Britain and France.
For a while, however, they jnay suc
ceed in keeping open a passage .through
the North sea. That would tie your
only hope, for the English channel will
be closed already. The Indian Chief
sails under the United States flag?”
“Yes."
“That might prevent a search, pro
viding you hud a good explanation
ready, especially as you left port be
: fore war was declared. However, spies
are everywhere, and the nature of the
cargo aboard ntay be known. If so,
every cruiser on watch has already
been notified by wireless.”
He arose to his feet facing me, his
slender hands opening and closing
nervously, his face white and drawn.
“1 realize all this, Captain Hollis,"
he said, his voice trembling, “and also
that there still remains a chance of
success. I like your face, your man
ner of fronting things. I think you are
the very man whom God has sent to
tne in this emergency. Listen: I tell
you I am absolutely ruined unless
I complete this voyage. I am a young
man, not over thirty, but my health is
gone. You can see I am practically n
physical wreck, yet I am the only sup
port of an aged mother and three
younger children. Two years ago no
one had brighter prospects in life than
I; now I am struggling desperately for
mere existence. A little more than a
year ago I met with u serious accident;
I need not go into details—the result
you can see by looking at me. For
eight months I was in a hospital in
New York, lingering between life and
death. There was no one to attend to
my business affairs, and everything
went to the dogs. When I got out
again all that was left me was this
vessel, a reputation for business abil
ity, and a few thousand dollars. This
contract came to me as a godsend; it
was so arranged that I was able to
carry it with a little help. If success
ful, it will put me on my feet again.”
“You are not German?”
“Not a drop of Teuton blood is in my
veins, so far as I know. I never
dreamed of the possibility of war, or
even asked the nature of the ship
ments.”
“I understand. Of course It makes
little difference where one’s sympa
thies chance to he in a case like this.”
I put my hand on his shoulder, and
looked Into his eyes. “You have been
perfectly frank with me; "how I am
going to he just us frank with you.
I believe your story, and my whole
inclination Is to stund by an*l help
you through.”
“You will!” he interrupted eagerly,
his eyes glowing. “You mean you ar
guing to make the attempt?”
“No, I didn’t say that, my friend ^
only that such is my natural inclina
tion. If there was only my own peril,
my own time, to be considered, I would
shake hands with you instantly, and
accept the adventure. But there is
another on board this ship to be con
sidered—a woman, whose comfort and
wishes I cannot ignore.”
“But she could be transshipped!”
“Which would at once reveal our
whereabouts and probable course. Any
vessel speaking us would make report 1
! as soon as it reached harbor. Our ■
| only safe method of procedure will be
i to keep fur enough away from any j
j passing vessel during daylight to ]
I escape recognition, and to run the main
i European routes by night. If we so ;
much as speak a ship, it will double i
our peril of capture; the wireless is
our greatest, enemy."
| “Then what is it you propose doing?” i
“Just this; I'll go out now and talk j
with the lady. I’ll explain the whole
situation to her fully, so that she'
will understand every detail.”
“But is this fair tp me?”
“Yes, perfectly fair. She is no weak- i
nerved creature to be awed by peril.
She is u healthy, sensible girl, ready
to do h< r part anywhere; her sympa
thy will ail be with you. Anyway, I
shall leave the affair entirely to her
decision. I'll give you my answ* *n
thirty minute-'.'
As I dosed the door and stood out
side in the main rnbtn. It suddenly oc
curred to me that 1 did not know the
man’s name. Musters had not men- 1
tinned it; I had not asked, nor did I
recall noticing the signature on the
manifest.
CHAPTER X. I '
We Accept Adventure.
As I emerged from behind the butt
of the mizzenmast, the only person vis- ,
Ible was a long-legged cabin boy in
dustriously rubbing away ut a grease
spot on tlie deck. He was not aware
of my presence until I spoke, when
he gazed up at n.o across his shoulder,
with seeming little Intelligence in his
dull eyes.
"I)o you know which of these stute
rooms the lady was given?"
“Oh, yes, sir; over there; I just took
her In a needle an’ some thread.”
“All right—what Is your name?”
“Joe—Joe Moon, sir.”
I crossed over and rapped at the
stateroom door, which had a figure “5”
stenciled on the upper panel.
“Who Is there?” she asked.
"This is Hollis; could you spare me j
a few moments?” *
“Certainly; I will come out directly,” j
she laughed, “I have been doing some
emergency mending.”
I picked out a chair and sat down. 1
A moment later the door of No. 5 j
opened, and the girl greeted me pleas- !
antly, crossing the cabin swiftly, and j
extending her hand, as I arose to my
feet.
“I feel actually born anew", Mr. TTo;
11s,” she exclaimed. “I am almost
afrnld I was losing my nerve In that
little boat. Whe-e is this steamer
bound?”
“That is what I called upon you lo
discuss. Sit down here, and I will give
you the whole story. The captain and
both mates art' dead; the follow on
deck in charge when we came on board
was the chief engineer. The owner of
boat and cargo, however, is here; I
have just been talking with him In
the cabin yonder. lie Is in poor health
and crippled in one limb.”
“What Is his name?”
“Foolishly I forgot to ask, and Mas
ters—that is the name of the engi
neer—neglected to mention It when he
Introduced us. However, that makes
no difference in the facts. I’ll tell you
the story, as briefly as I can.”
She listened intently, leaning for
ward in her chair, her ringless hands
clasped, her eyes on my lace. The
simple story seemed to thrill her,
breathing as it did the mystery and
romance of the sea.
“And that. Miss Vera.” I said at last,
"is the present situation. It Is for you
to furnish the final solution.”
“For no! You tell me all (his merely
to leave the decision with me?”
“Yes; I shall do nothing against your
expressed wish."
“Why—bul what would you do, If
you were lo re alone?”
“That would lie entirely different. I
have no family, no near relatives liv
ing; not oven any special friends to
mourn greatly over my demise. I
might willingly risk my life in such
an adventure, and think little of it.
I know the sen and its perils, und such
a game as this is likely to have Its
attractions. ”
“You—you consider the attempt very
dangerous?”
"Of capture, and possible Imprison
ment—yes. IVrobnbly our lives will
not he in any special peril. We have
no arms with which to resist. If once
overhauled, a prize crew would be put
on bonrd, and we would he taken to the
nearest British or French port, as pris
oners of war. Our cargo, destined for
Her Eyes Were Shining, and Her Hand
Reached Forth, Unconsciously, and
Rested in Mine.
the German government, would In* .im
ply sufficient to condemn us. Under
the circumstances, our own country
would make no effort to protect us. I
Should not mind, hut I cannot expose
you to hardship and possible impris
onment.'’
Her eyes were shining, and her hand
reached forth, unconsciously, and rest
ed on mine.
“IIow long would ;i require?”
“Weeks, probably; I should choose
the more northern route, around Scot
land, and then skirt the Norway coast
through the North sea.”
“To place me on some other vessel
(Continued Next Week.)
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offer will be limited to amounts of not
over $1,000 to any one subscriber is
that all subscriptions In excess of this
amount will be subject to allotment.
“The campaign for the sale of these
bonds will open Monday, Oct. 1. sad
will close Saturday, Oot. 17. 1 confi
dently hope that when the campaign is
over it will be found that the total
numb»r of subscribers is at least 10,
000,000 and the total subscriptions In
f-xcee* of 15.0^0,000,000. Buck a re
sponse would be notice to our enemies
that the American people as a whole
intend to support with all their power
their government In the vlgoroue pros
ecution of this war and the achieve
ment of an early and lasting peace."
One third of the sales in the coming
Liberty loan campaign Is the task set
for the women of the country by the
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee,
which began a two days' sesaion here)
with more than 100 delegates from all
sections in attendance.
Mrs. W. O. McAdoo, chairman, pre
sided, and Mrs. Antoinette Funfr of
Chicago announced the great share of
the work undertaken amid enthusi
astic applai ae.