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GjNTBABAMD"
A Romance ofihe Horih AHanhc
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I—Robert Hollis, one-time
Sea captain, who tolls the story, Is a
guest on Gerald Carrington’s yacht, Es
meralda. It Is supposed to be a “stag’’
party and Hollis is surprised on discover
ing a woman, who evidently wishes to re
main unknown, aboard.
CHAPTER II—Hollis, the next night,
succeeds In having an interview with the
woman. She merely tells him her name
Is Vera.
CHAPTER III—Carrington tells his
guests of the coming war, and thut he
Is engineering a copper Jfcul.
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.
CHAPTER VII— McCann refuses to sub
mit to Hollis' authority, and the latter
enforces it.
CHAPTER VIII—The castaways are
Sighted by a ship, the Indian Chief, which
takes them aboard.
CHAPTER IX—The Indian Chief has
recently been struck by ligh'ntng and is
almost a wreck All the officers ure dead.
Hollis meets the owner, who tells him
the vessel has a cargo of ammunition,
consigned to the German government.
CHAPTER X—Hollis consents to take
charge of ship and '-ontlnue voyage. Vera
recognizes an old friend in Robert
Bascum. owner of the Indian Chief.
Bascom and McCann are deadly ene
mies.
vnAr TER XT—Tffssatlsfartlon amonj'
the crew quickly develops, and Hollis
•elects his officers.
CHAPTKTt XII Mrrann wants to reti*
to New York, and tries to corrupt crew.
CHAPTER XIII Hollis finds himself
forced to confine McCann to a cabin.
CHAPTER XTV Vrra and TTolIIs agree
that for Baseom's sake the ship must ha ,
taken to lta destination. Hollis Earns that
Vlra Is Gerald Carrington's daughter.
CHAPTER XV—The crew, realising
danger of capture by allied warships,
•vlnce disinclination to continue voyage.
CHAPTER XVI—Traders of the crew
•sarui Hollis and make him a prisoner.
CHAPTER XVII—In a fight with the
mutineers Hollis Is badly hurt. On recover
ing consciousness he realizes that he must
submit, though, being the only navigator
on board, he is In position to make terms
-with McCann. We la made a prisoner.
CHAPTER X VIII—Vera pretends to
agree to McCann’s plans, to Hollis’ won
der.
CHAPTER XX—McCann succeeds In
deceiving commander of warship, which
goes on Its way. Hollis Is recaptured.
CHAPTER XXI—Vera and Hoins reach
understanding by which they will outv.lt
McCann.
CHAPTER XXII — Vera acknowl
edges her love for Hollis. McCann,
Hollis, "Liverpool Red." and the lead
ers of the mutiny have a conference,
"CHAPTER XXIII Hollis realizes that
McCann and his followers are preparing
to abandon the ship.
CHAPTER XXIV’-Vera releases Hollis
and he frees the men loyal to him, who
had been confined by McCann.
CHAPTER XXV’ McCann seeks to
compel Vera to go with him in the small
boat, but the girl is rescued by Hollis.
McCann and his followers escape.
CHAPTER XXVI.
We Sight a Boat.
Whnt Immediately followed; how we
ninde ourselves shlpshnpe the host we
could, nnd held on for the next few j
hours, hits comparatively hut little to
do with the interest of this story. Lon- j
yord brought the two men on dock, and
as Dade was no sailor, hut more likely
to prove faithful, he was sent down the
ladder to assist Masters In the tiro
room. Dugan took the change In ad
ministration aboard with sea-going
philosophy, seemingly fooling no ani
mosity because of the rough handling
received, nnd went to work under my
orders with hearty good will. We were
hII four of us capable seamen, and an
hour of hard work placed the Indian
Chief in very fair condition, so far as
HI l IV II i I nimmf, > ' ""
cerned. At the end, however, standing
on the forecastle, and staring aft, I
had faith that we could handle the
hooker, even with that small crew, and
bring her safely Into the harbor of St.
John’s. Our earlier weather predic
tions were not yet verified, at least to
nny serious extent. Indeed there was
nothing particular to worry about, ex
cepting that temporary steering ap
paratus, and It had worked long enough
now so as to give me confidence.
“What do you make of It, Mr. Lea-,
yord?" I questioned, indicating both
sea ami sky by a wave of the hand.
“Was it a circular storm, leaving us
outside of its radius?”
“No, sir; it’s not that,” and he drew
the back of his hnnd across his lips.
“Dugan an’ I talked about it on the
mainyard yonder, rn' tis our judg
ment, sir. that It’s just a slow brooder.
There won't be no .quick change, but
the weather ’ll Just gradually get
heavier until we’re euddln’ under bare
poles. It’ll be maybe termorrow night
before we get. its full weight.”
“But you bin c no doubt we’ll weather
It?”
"Burrin’ an accident. When do you
expect to make that port, sir?”
“St. John’s? Well, we’re a hit off
our course now. I'm afraid we may be
another night afloat.”
He stood motionless, one hand shad
owing his eyes, as he gazed out over
the port rail.
“I was a’ thlnkln’ o’ them poor cusses
out there In tin* boats, sir,” he said
finally. that UiMSt si Uieui
wish they whs bad; on this deck T,y
now."
“No doubt: but there’s no wny v.+>
can help them. and we've got onr own
work to do. Yon nnd on.ip go below.”
T watched the tn o dr'r• ri|'.»■:ir through
the companion, spoke a word in iiugan.
post Inn him where he eonld hear me
fall if necessary, and then went aft to
the wheel. I had not realized the full
weight of the gale until I reached the
top of the ladder, and stood erect with
out any protection from the cabin. For
an Instant 1 had to grasp tic sine rail,
shading' tu,\ eyes with an arm; then I
struggled forward, until my hands
gripp' d itc who-l.
"Wily didn't you call for help?" I
asked. “This was too much for any
woman. I never nalizcd forward how
it was blowing."
She swayed against me, (Singing to
my sl< eve.
‘‘It—it does kick some," she panto ],
“and I was almost afraid 1 might let
J
I Struggled Forward Until My Hands
Gripped the Wheel.
go. I—I am glad you cnnre. I couldn't
hold to tlu* course, hut—hut that
doesn't matter, does It?”
‘'Not at all; we are In no shape to
light the storm, with only one man in
the stokehole. You will have to creep
to the ladder.”
"You—you wish me to go helow?”
"I order you to.”
“And you are going to remain at tlie
wheel—alone?"
"Dugan is forward, within easy call.
I have sent the two mutes helow for
an hour's rest. There is nothing l'nr us
to do now, but hold on until the storm
abates. I’ll simply lash the wheel, and
stand by. You are absolutely exhaust
ed. and must get below—you will go?”
“Yes if—If you think it best. I am
so tired—the strain of it; the fear I
could not hold out—"
“I know.” I bent and kissed her, and
she clung to me. “Ilut do not think of
that any longer; you must go to your
room at once and lie flown."
"Hut you will stay on deck all
night ?”
“Not unless the storm increases. In
an hour or so i'll call the others, and
lie down myself. Come, dear, you be
long in the watch helow.”
That certainly seemed a lonely deck
after she had disappeared down the
ladder. I had served many a quiet
watch at sea, many a memorable one,
but that hour taught me the real les
son of loneliness. We were driving
forward recklessly into a wall of dark
ness, utterly impenetrable to the eye.
U loll <>!•»•* 11* ..Ill lt>> 1 Itt'l. ! tor
ahead of the plunging bow, no imagina
tion could picture. From where 1
stood, clutching the spokes of the
wheel, I could not even truce the yards
of the mainmast, nor could 1 perceive
on either side the water through which
we drove. Vet it was not this which
pulled so at my nerve. I had stood at
the wheel often before guiding a great
ship through impenetrable blackness,
and amid the immensity of the ocean.
Itut then I was one of a crew, alert and
ready, merely performing my part of a
given task. But now 1 could not drive
from me the consciousness that I stood
there alone; that on all Hint space of
deck forward only one solitary man
crouched in the blackness; that below
in the engineroom, and stokehole, only
two more; already worn and weary
with toll, stuck grimly to their work;
that under my control this great
freighter, loaded almost to the deck
beams, was flying before the storm,
plunging through the wild waters of
the mid-Atlantic, with death hovering
above in the shriek of the storm. Yet
I clung to it grimly, no longer making
any attempt to hold any settled course,
but merely choosing the easier way in
which to meet the force of the storm.
It was two o’clock when, too thor
oughly wearied to stand thw strain
longer, I sent Dugan below to call the
mates. Leayord was the heavier man.
and the more experienced sailor, so, at
my suggestion, he took the wheel, while
Olson went forward. I can recall
creeping down the ladder, and stag
gering down the stairs, hut nothing
more. I must have been tisleyp even
before I renelied the berth in the cap
tain's stateroom.
A hand shook me, and T opened my
eves. For an Instant 1 was too dazed
to comprehend. The port was dosed,
I nit daylight streamed through tlie
tliiek glass illuminating the stateroom,
and 1 recognized Olson heading over
me.
; “I had to eall von. sir," he explained
, kindly. “The main royal ims broke
loose, an' it’ll take all hands ter stow
it again in this wind; besides that fel
ler I nitron lie's am out entirely, an’
■ there’s got ter tie another hand sent
'below to the stokehole.”
1 sat up, already thoroughly awake.
‘•What time is jt?"
“Coni’ on liaif after four, sir.”
“Why r thought I had lust dropped
off. Any increase in the weight of the
I gale. < 11 son V”
“So. sir: I don't think the wind is
unite so heavy, and It’s gettln’ more
I steadylike. hut there’s considerable
! sea.”
“I ecu t.ll that the way the ship
pitehes; she's taking water forward.”
“Tons o’ it; the damned hooker is
loaded so deep stie s, more like a wkarf
| than a ship.”
li • as a wiid scene enough when 1
i emerged from the companion and
i paused a moment in (he protection of
i the enhln to view the deck forward.
. Huge crested waves hurst over the
I off -e; site head-', cascading down onto
: 1 lie main deck, and sleeping aft to the
i scuppers amidships. The vessel stag
j gered under the repeating blows, yet
1 recovered with a buoyancy which gave
I ini' renewed courage, plunging forward
j again to meet the next assault. The
continuous boom as they struck against
i otir bows, the mad flapping of tlie
m .1
Huge, Crested Waves Burst Over the
Forecastle Head.
! loosened canvas aloft, the ceaseless
shrieking of the cordage, made a pan
demonium of noise which rendered the
I human voice almost useless. I put m\
bps to Olson’s ear.
“Can the three of us pass those gas
i kets?”
“It’s got to be done, sir. unless wo
, let the sail go; hut it’s goin’ to be no
; boy’s job.”
“Where's I>ugnn?”
“Ilangin' there to the shrouds, a'
waitin’ for us.“
“Then come on; the sooner it's over
with. ihe better.”
We went tip the ratlines like snails,
every hurst of wind driving us flat
! against the ropes, where we hung on
I grimly. Dugan was first to lay out
1 upon tlu> font ropes, and 1 felt no regret
: when Olson slipped past me in the top,
• bawling in my ear:
“Let me go next, sir. you haven't
i been at this sort o’ job lately.”
II.'•e ver. I made it in my turn, the
wind driving me flat against the spar.
! ilie footrope dancing madly beneath
ay weight. tbi> hipping canvas of the
; loosen .1 sail as stiff as iron. Dugan
: had the worst of it. hut he clung there
I like a eat. stubbornly lighting inch by
I iueli as he drew in the cloth. He must
! have had the strength of a giant, and
ihe grin of a vise. It was a ten-minute
| battle, and when I got safely hack into
the maintop every muscle of my body
throbbed with pain, and 1 sank down
against the mast, struggling to regain
| my strength. 1 had my head hurled in
m v Jii’m ennsrimw nnlv nf 111 * * wild
] leaping of tli(’ mast. and tin* sickening
sensation call sod by its constant sway
intr. wlion Dugan's shout sont tin* hlood
pounding to my heart. IIo stood up
right, clinging to a stay, staring forth
into the smother off tin* port how.
“Look, sir! Thorn's a boat! See.
yondor; slm'll top tin* crest in a soo
ond—thorn!”
I had si glimpse of something—a
black spook in the midst of the break
ing spray—hut could not he sure of
What it \\as.
“Are you certain it is a boat?” I
questioned. “The thing had no shape
to me. What do you say. Olson?”
“A boat, sir: there was a slip o' sail
hoisted; it’s my notion she's hoved to,
t idin’ to a drag. There she is again.”
Aye, 1 got a fair view tiiat lime, as
liie cockle-shell was thrown high tip
Oil the crest of the wave. L was sick
I cuing to se<* that hlaek o ; a-t hurled
high tip against the sky, and then dis
I appear utterly into the hollow. The
boat must tie lane to; there would he
no living otherw ise in that sea, and the
| very fact that it remained afloat was
' evidence of sailors aboard. I drew my
self to my feet, clinging with one hand
to a stay, hollowing the other to make
my voice reach the deck below.
“Mr. Leayord!”
“Aye, aye, sir.”
“There is a small boat off the port
quarter, riding to a drug.”
| "A "hut, sir?”
Hacking Coughs • wo-wh*
“ For Hacking Coughs that rob you of your sleep till j our sys
tem becomes so run down that you are in grave danger of FJneu
monia or Consumption, the kind that almost tear you to pieces,
that make your head ache, j’our throat sore and inflamed, take
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
It soothes and heals the inflamed air passages, stops the tick
ling in the throat, and by its tonic effect enables you to throw
off the disease. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is quite different
from the ordinary cough medicine, for it not only soothes but
also heals, so that the effected parts are restored to a healthy
condition and the danger of a future attack is removed. I firmly
believe that it is the best and most reliable preparation ever pro
duced for coughs and colds.’’
7jCa2iJL -
"A ship's boat off the port quarter
too far away to toll what's aboard her.
Can you lot hor head full off a point?
“N"t without another hand at the
wheel; it takes all toy strength to hold
her as she is.”
“Jump down. Dugan, and lay aft;
we must get that boat to leeward, if we
help those fellows in this sea.”
“Aye. aye, sir.”
lie scrambled over the top, hut Olson i
and I were content to use the lubber’s
hole, reaching the deck later, and glad
enough to he there alive. I dived into
the cabin after a glass, stopping long
enough to explain what we had sight
ed to Vera, who appeared in her state
room door, fully dressed.
“You have not been in bed?” 1 asked.
: Indignantly.
“Oh, but I have; indeed 1 have. Why I
l must have slej>t four hours, but 1 lay
down lutly dressed. 1—X didn't know
what might happen. Could you see it
there were men in the boat?”
“No, not to distinguish them with
the naked eye; the glass will -even'
that; but the boat must he occupied to J
i keen afloat in this sen.”
“V. ho can they he. do you suppose—
shipwrecked sailors?”
“It would he 11>v tniess it wit! nrovc t
to l>e one of our own boats we’ve over
hauled.”
"But how could we?”
“The wind changed after midnight,
and. with only the one hand at the
wheel, we were obliged to pay off, and
run before it. It i- not impossible that
wo are back in almost the same section
of sea where we left those fellows.
Come up on deck, and we’ll know
shortly.”
She went in for a wrap, but joint'd
me almost Immediately. I must have
been five minutes locating the boat, yet
finally caught it fairly on the crest of
a wave. Even at that distance two
recognized faces leaped instantly into ;
the circle of vision—Liverpool and Mc
Cann.
tv tJill 111 lieu .V \t eeli ,
Tallow and Ink.
If ink is spilt on the tablecloth im
mediately melt a candle, taking some
of the tallow, spread it over the Ink
patch and leave it to dry. Afterward
wash the tablecloth and all traces of
ink will disappear.
KELPS PAY FOR BREAD
There has been much misunder
standing about ibe bread program in
England, it is true that wlie English
man buys a lout of bread for less than
an American cun, but it Is poorer
bread, and the British government Is
paying IfUOO,000,000 a year toward tin
cost of it.
All the grain grown in Great Brit
ain is taken over by the government
at an arbitrary price and the Imported
wheat purchased on the markets at
tlie prevailing market price. This Is
turned over to the mills by the govern
ment at a price that allows the adul
terated war bread loaf of four pounds
to sell at IS cents, tlie two pound lout
nt 9 cents and the one pound loaf at ?
cents.
In France, tinder conditions some
what similar, but with a larger ex
traction, the four pound loaf sells for
10 cents.
MAKING MEATLESS
DAYS PERMANENT.
In the meatless menu there is s Ter
tile field for de\> loping le w and nour
ishing dishes, according to H. II. Niles,
writing In the Hotel Guzette, who be
lieves that the present shortage ot
meat and fats will not end with thi
coining of peace, tiut may grow mori
acute and continue for five or six
years, thus making it worth while t<
develop menus of grain, vegetable*
and tlsh on a more or less permanent
basis. Meat can he replaced by cereal*
anil other protein foods, or may b»
served in very small portions ns a fla
coring for other food In making ui
meatless menus this author finds out
American Creole and southern cuisine
a broad Held for invest igutlon.
Wasted Power.
Tlic I'nited States contains, accord
ing to latest estimates, something more
than 55,000 latent horsepower in Its
streams—power thnt is running un
used to the sea—while millions upon
millions of tons of coal are being con
sumed for the> manufacture of power.
VVVV*^V VVVVVVWVWVV
WHAT THE
IS DOING
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
DEPARTMENT OF CIVILIAN RELIEF.
Ilcme Service—By the language of its charter and also by
proclamation of President Wilson the American P.ed Cross has
been made responsible for the welfare of the soldiers’ and sailors’
families. Esih Chapter is responsible for the families living within
its jurisdiction. Each Red Cross Chapter has organized a HOME
i SERVICE SECTION usually composed of not to exceed seven
people and made up of men and women. It is the duty of these
Home Service Sections to see that no soldier’s or sailor’s family
suffers because the man is at the front. They give them assistance
in manv wavs, as follows:
1. Aidintf the v. ;?*■ t>> semrre an allot
I mi'iu from her* h>:.■*:*; n.1 and the separa- |
.iHowatao* from th*> government.
2 laion . ificr lire fa.ally when some i
| of its rr tinners Utrcoiae ill.
, \ ;i ,s f.lg b ot! r or big sister to
ili. i :u = - l bo.' a t n 1 vil la.
t. Soi . ;:.v poritimia for membo-rs of
thf fan by
\|i i •_ in loj,.il. busint'sa ana inaur
i an <■ m to is.
t I' nii .m fumill'-a fiom dishones;
I .iveiils iii'il *. arks.
IT.. . b\ sjr ala or loan* whan
imo mi vi .11 by tin soldier and the got,
rrnnii 1 is not sufficient to provide f"i
the fatally. . _
li \ii.I not tie Ion* before all Fted truss
C! «| ti s will have this Important serv
ice. for they sec that the nu. on whl. h
finally gets the most out df this vr*r U
ilit one that takes the best care of its
women and children while the men are
aw ay.
At present Home Service Sections are
gi\.ng great assistance to the fair.Uies by
•-xplal* Ir.g the features of ti e war insur
ance hill. They have organized an infor
mation service at chapt'-r he.auquart*o a
and are now prepared to t‘>ll each family
■ w to secure an allotment from the men :
in s-rvi»*e, how to secure the government
pa ration allowance and how much It
will amount to what benefits come from .
the law if their « »Ht-*r is injured or j
ki V«1 T‘ y are also giving definite ur»d j
a * rate information about t!.*» cheap
government insurance which title bid iu«>- j
vide * ALFU!-:;* F URBANK.
Director of Civilian Belief, Southwestern
Division A 11 CV. 1617 Hallway Kx
change. St l^ouls, Mo.
CORN WILL WIN
DEMOCRACY'SWAR
America's Greatest Cereal Crop
Is Now Moving to
Market.
MAINSTAY IN NATION’S CRISiS.
Surplus Wheat of the United 8tat«a
Mae Been Bent to Famine Threat*
ened Europe.
America’* great Cora crop, exceed
ing 3,000,000,000 bushels, will save the
world’s food situation, officials of the
United States food administration be
lieve.
Corn Is the nation's best food cereal,
housewives are beginning to realise,
it contains all the elements needed to
keep the body In o state of health and
when used according to the scores of
tried recipes, especially when com
bined with an added portion of oil or
fat., will sustain life Indefinitely. In
dian warriors In colonial days lived on
pa relied corn alone for many days at a
time, and at Valley Forge parched
corn was at times the sole ration of
the Continental soldiers.
Owing to transportation difflcultiea
caused by the war the corn crop moved
more slowly to market this year than
ever before. Now, however, the cereal
Is reaching the millers and consumers.
In the meantime the nation’s surplua
wheat has been »*ut to Kurope.
'.Today there are approximately 3«
bushels of corn for every American.
This quantity Is greater by live bush
els than In former years.
Corn has become the natlob’i main
stay in the crisis of war.
Just as this cereal saved the first
American colonists from famine on
many occasions, Just as it served as a
staple food during the War of the Kev
olution and during the Civil War, King
Corn has again come to the front la
the nation's battle with autocracy.
Corn meal Is finding greatly Increas
ed use In the making of ordinary white
bread. Hundreds of housewives and
many of the larger bakers are mixing
20 per cent, corn meal with wheat
flour to make leavened bread. This
kind of a mixture Is worked and baked
In the same recipes and with the same
methods that apply to straight wheat
bread.
Corn broad—using corn meal enti.r»
ty—Is gaining a greater popularity
lhau ever before. Housewives are
coming to realize that every pound of
w heat saved In America means a pound
of wheal released for shipment to the
j nations with which America Is associ
ated In the war.
There are a score of corn products
iliat today possess unusual importance
for Americans. Corn syrup for sweet
ening corn cakes ami buckwheai cakes
und for use In the kitchen Instead of
granulated sugar is one of the leading
products made from corn.
Corn oil, excellent for frying and for
every other purpose filled by salad oil',
Is appearing on the market In large
quantities. It conics from tbe germ of
the corn.
MADE-INGERMANY LIES
CIRCULATED IN CANADA
Canada Is also having trouble with
Made-ln-Germany lies calculated iff
hinder Canadian food conservation s^,
cording to an official statement re
ceived from the Canadian food con
troller by the Untied States food ad
ministration.
The stories bothering Canada are
of the same general character as th>>*e
the United States food administra
tor recently denounced in this coun
try, such ns the ridiculous salt ard
blueing famine fakes and the report
(hat the government would seize
housewives’ stocks of home canned
goods.
The Canadian food controller eC.t*
mates that when Ihe people listen t>
and pass on such stories, each one
has the power of destruction ihal Ih^t
in a battalion of soldiers. . .
“Stories without even a vestige of
foundation have been scattered broad
cast,” said the Canadian statement.
"Xor have they come to life casually.
They have started simultaneously in
different parts of the country and in
each Instance have been calculated to
arouse public indignation.
"They are Insidious, subtle, persist
ent. Bit by bit they dlastpste puhHr
trust, the great essential in the wt*t$
of food control.
“It lies with every Individual to for
bear from criticism; to refrain from
passing on tbe vagrant arid harmful
story, and thus the more effectively
to co-operate in work which is going
to mean more than the majority of
people yet realize.”
THE UNITED fcTATES FOOD s
ADMINISTRATION SAVE:
Thera is no raykl road to food
conservation. Wo can only ac
complish thia by the voluntary
action of our whole people, each
element in proportion to it* meant.
It ia a matter of equality of bur
den; a matter of minute saving
and substitution at every point in
the 20.000,000 kitchens, on the 20,
OdO.OOO dinner tables, and in the
2,000,000 manufacturing, whole
sale and retail establishments *f
the country.