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A Romance ofihe North Atlantic
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER X—Robert Hollis, one-time
Sea captain, who tells the story. Is a
guest cm Gerald Carrington’s yacht, Es
meralda. It Is supposed to be a “stag"
fiarty and Hollis la surprised on dlscover
ng a woman, who evidently wishes to re
| juajn 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 that he
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 la unaware of her
Identity.
CHAPTER VII—McCann refuses to sub- '
mlt to Hollis’ authority, and the latter
snforcea It.
CHAPTER VIII—The castaways are
sighted by a ship, the Indian Chief, which
takes them aboard.
CHAPTER IX—The Indian Chief hns
recently been struck by lightning and la
almost a wreck. All the officers are 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
rharge of ship and continue voyage Vera
recognizes an old friend In Robert
Bascoin, owner of the Indian Chief.
Bascom and .McCann are deadly ene
mies.
mnrTER XI—Dissatisfaction among
the crew quickly develops, and Hollis
•elects his officers.
CHAPTER XII—McCann wants to retu
to New Volk, and tries to corrupt crew.
CHAPTER XIII Hollis finds himself
forced to confine McCann to a cabin.
CHAPTER XIV—Vera and Hollis agree
that for Bascom's sake the ship must be
taken to Its destination. Hollis learns that
vara Is Gerald Carrington’s daughter.
'CHAPTER XV-The crew, realising
danger of capture by allied warships,
evince disinclination to continue voyage.
CHAPTER XVI—Headers of the crew
Msaroi Hollis and make him a prisoner.
“I do; anil I know more of sen law i
than any of those fools who are steer
ing you into this trouble. You kill
CHAPTER XVIT-Tn a tight with the
mutineers Hollis Is hadly hurt On recover
ing consciousness he realizes that he muBt
submit, though, being the only navigator
on board, he Is in position to make terms
with McCann. He Is made a prisoner.
CHAPTER XVIII- Vera pretends to
agree to McCann's plans, to Hollis’ won
|p4or.
He laughed, and I could hear Liver
pool Join in rather noisily.
“Five miles to leeward, and going
strong. She’ll be out of sight In two ;
hours. There’s no hope for you there,
I my man.”
“You showed forged papers?”
“Aye; that was easy enough; you
never supposed I was such a fool as
to overlook that, did you? We are
from St. Johns to Liverpool, with a
miscellaneous cargo. The fellow swul
Jowed my yarn as though It wus sugar
candy. Ami the best of It is, that Is
the only war vessel patrolling these
waters; we have a cinch."
“Not without me,” I answered calm
ly, after a pause in which my mind
gripped the situation. "The telltale
compass shows you are three points
off your course now. I’ll talk with
you, McCann, but if I continue to nav
igate this ship it will be at my own
terms, and you’ll either give me what
I ask, or we’ll fight It out here and
now.”
“What are your terms?"
I took time to think, determined to
demand every concession 1 dared ask,
assured that I held the winning hand.
“Well,” I said finally, "this coast
to the west of us Is no joke at any
season the yenr, and there are sea
currents along here to fool any soa
niaq. You can take the chances If yon
want to, but It Is my belief you fools
will have this ship on the rocks within
twenty-four hours, If you trust In blind
reckoning.”
“D- It,” sung out Liverpool
honrsely, “we don't need no sermon on
the dangers of the deep. Stow the
guff, an’ tell us what yer want.”
“I will,” I snapped back. "The free
dom of the ship for both myself and
Miss Carrington. Our meals are to
be served privately, nnd the lady is not
to be addressed by any one of you.”
“My Gawd," exclaimed a muffled
voice, “you don’t want much! Who
ore you, the czar of Russia?”
“I am the rightful captain of this
ship," I returned stiffly? “and the only
man on board capable of navigating
her. You can accept my terms, or
leave them; and those ure not nil.
McCann, I am talking to you, not that
aea scum.”
"All right; go ahead. What else?”
“I am to retain this revolver for
protection, nnd the key to my state
room; Miss Carring:on Is also to re
tain her key. W hen you men desert
ship, which I kt.'i-w you plun to do,
the Indian Cho i' is to be left in sea
worthy condition. That’s all.”
“Enough. 1 : hould think. You must
consider your si rvlees Indispensable.
However, f accept the terms, providing
you agree to do what we ask In re
turn.”
“That I navigate the ship to within
fifty miles of St. Johns; notify you
when we reuch that point, and give
you correct sailing directions.”
i “l’Lut is what we want."
men
“Good; I accept. Take your
out of the cabin.”
I stood motionless, still gripping the
revolver In one hand, listening to
catch every sound the other side of
the closed door. There was a muttered
discussion, the words mostly inaudible,
although 1 heard enough to convince
me thut McCann was urging accept
ance of my conditions on the ground
that It would he Impossible for me.
alone, and under surveillance, to add
to their danger. Some words were
added In so low a tone as to fail to
reach my eur, hut whatever they were,
they evoked a laugh, and seemed to
restore the dissatisfied to better hu
mor. Liverpool took sides with Me- j
Cann in the dispute, and the two unit
ed must have prevailed, for the men
finally dispersed, and we could hear
their heavy sea boots tramping up
the stairs.
Relieved of the strain, I turned to
meet the questioning eyes of the girl.
“Thut—that was better than light
ing—wasn’t it?” she asked almost anx
iously.
"Yes; I lost my head for the sno
ment, and could only think of reaching
d*k, and shouting an alarm to the
cruiser."
“It was too late for that.”
“Yes; we know it was now, and
probably I would never have readied
there alive. I am very thankful to
you.”
"To me!” Her lips smiled, although
her eyes remained grave, “Why, I
merely opened a door—besides, eten
that act was supremely selfish.”
“I cannot conceive how.”
“You do not? Y'et surely you can
realize what it would mean to me to
be left alone on board with—with Fer
gus McCann. I do so despise the
creature that I shrink from even look
lug Into his eyes. It—it was to avoid
meeting him again that I locked the
door.”
“He talked with you, then?”
“Yes, at the table. We were alone
for a moment, and it was his manner
which frightened me rather than any
words suid. I left the table without
speaking. He—he followed me, how
ever, and tried my stateroom door.”
"Saying nothing?”
“No; it was locked, and—and he
laughed and went away.”
"I suspect the man is almost as
much afraid of you as you are of him,”
I said quietly, “and Is puzzled what
to do with you.”
“Afraid of me—why?”
“Well, if you were not aboard, his
problem would be a much easier one
to solve. - The lives of none of the
rest of us would weigh much in the
calculation.”
“And you think my life does?"
“Undoubtedly. McCann is a villain
by nature; he was born with criminal
instincts, which have r.o wise been
changed by the possession of wealth.
But he is fully awake to the peril of
his position. The fellow is a coward
back of all his bluff, and I do not think
his criminal instincts are bloodthirsty.
Hut he has drifted into a desperate
situation, from which lie must extri
eate himself at any cost.”
“You mean—oh. not that?”
“I mean there Is but one sure solu
tion—dead men tell no tales."
CHAPTER XXI.
A Plan to Save Ourselves.
She stood with hands clasped, and
parted lips, her eyes wide open with
unconcealed horror, for the moment
unable to utter a word.
“You—you actually think that. Mr
Hollis? You mean he would he willing
to—to murder all on board to protect
himself?”
“If assured such an act would bring
safety, I do not believe he would hesi
tate at even that crime. To he per
fectly plain. Miss Vera, it is my judg
ment that your presence on board pre
sents the only problem unsolved."
"My presence! Why, he has no
cause to fear me. No one knows when
I am. If I never appeared alive again,
not a soul could ever account for my
disappearance.”
"True, and probably McCann Is fully
aware of these conditions. Hut he
wfshes you alive, not dead. That is
what makes the problem."
She crossed the narrow space of
deck, and grasped my coat In her lin
gers.
“Oh 1 this is too terrible! He—he
cunnot imagine it possible—”
"And why not?” I Interrupted. “He
is all-powerful on board. He judges
the virtue of others by his own stand
ard. He dreams that you might even
make that bargain to preserve life.”
“That I w'ould marry him?”
"Marriage would seal your lips;
would win him safety, and also your
subjugation and wealth. It is a stake
worth playing for, surely.”
"And the others? What would be
the fate of you and the others if I
made that hateful bargain?”
"In no way different, I imagine,
from what It will be if you refuse,” I
said soberly—and my hand closed on.
hers. “McCann has no Intention that
we shall ever put foot on shore. Ib*
would be a fool to permit such a
'hing.”
"Y«u think it all planned out?”
I
"In detail; McCann, Liverpool and
White know exactly what they Intend
doing. Their questioning of me, and
: their scrutiny of the chart, convinces
me of :this. I even believe now I could
name the other men of the crew who
will he in their boat, when they aban
don ship- Iuigan. Dubois, Sachs and
the negro, Watson, with perhaps two
olhers l am not so sure of. Why, Miss
Vera, you heard what I was compelled
in assent to a moment ago. I am to
pilot the Indian Chief to within fifty
miles (.f the harbor of St. Johns, tim
ing our arrival at that point to some
hour of the night. I am to give Mc
Cann notice of our arrival there, and
furnish him doth exact sailing direc
tions to complete the course. This
means that the crew expect to aban
don the ship there, and take to the
boats. There are enough remaining
In good condition—and just enough—
to carry them all. but the Indian
Chief will he left with none to rescue
those of us who art- left on board In
case of accident to the vessel.”
“And you anticipate accident?"
“I believe the ship will be deserted
in an unseaworthy condition—either
with her bottom pierced, or her sea
cock-' open; and that those of us left
aboard will lie so confined as to be
practically helpless to save the vessel
from going down.”
“And, the men in the boats will get
ashore, scatter and never be heard
from again. No one will ever learn
what became of the Indian Chief, or
that we were aboard?”
“The French cruiser will report hav
ing spoken us tit see.. That will be
the last word. The truth will never
be made clear. Our fate will be anoth
er sett mystery, never explained.”
“Sente of the crew might taik later—
In liquor.”
“There is always that danger, and
McCann is farsighted enough to guard
against it its far as possible. The
boats will easily become separated in
the darkness. If the others are ever
picked up, it will be accidentally by
some ship at sea—and there are al
most no ships in this ocean. There
are few flaws in the plan, its 1 have
figured out.”
Site did not answer, her eyes on
my face, her expression exhibiting the
horror she felt at this vivid picture
which I had drawn. Then sin' slowly,
gently withdrew Iter ham! from my
grasp, sinking into a chair, her head
bent forward.
“You—you really believe they actu
ally plan to do till this?” site asked
at last. “And what—what about me?
You suggested Hint-—that marriage
might save me front this fate. Do you
think so ill of me its to imagine 1
would ever consent to such it bargain?”
“What 1 may imagine has nothing
to do with the case. Miss Vera. My
thought, anti that of Fergus McCann,
is not liable to lie the same on any
subject. The only hope he can have
of ever winning you is through threat.
He possesses power and cun assail you
with deadly peril. It is my belief that
he contemplates doing so.”
“That he will offer me choice of
marriage with him, or death?”
“Yes; it will not he put in just
brutal a form, for the fellow has a
certain polish over his villainy, but
it will mean that.”
“Loan me the revolver.”
"For what purpose?”
“To kill the brute, if ever he dares
such a proposal. Mr. Hollis, I would
die before I would ever permit his
touch! Marry him to save my life!
Why, I am so ashamed 1 cannot look
you In tlie face; cannot even find
words to express nty detestation of
such a suspicion.”
I stepped forward, and my hand
gently rested on "the bowed shoulder.
“My dear girl,” I said earnestly,
“look at nte, and believe my words.
Lift your eyes; I want you to read
the truth in my heart. It is not your
Jife alone; it is mine also, and the
lives of nearly all the others aboard,
which are at stake. For the sake of
us all 1 urn going to ask of you a sac
rifice.”
There had been a mist of tears in
the uplifted eyes, but as 1 paused this
had vanished.
"A sacrifice?” she stammered. “That
I marry that man?”
“God forbid! No; but that you en
courage him to think it possible.”
“Oh, l could not—1 could not! Do
not ask that of.ine.”
“But listen,” I urged eagerly, forget- j
ful of all else in the earnestness of
my plea. “Vera, listen before you
■ make decision. The only possible
hope lies In the freedom of one of us
aboard. 1 can so juggle figures as to
keep the ship safely at sea for another
day and night, but no longer.
“Someone must he free to act and
I>lan. T cannot, nor any of those men
confined amidships. By winning Me
‘.’ami's confidence; by seeming to yield
to his desires, you will he allowed free
dom on board. You can demand it as
tile price of your surrender. Al! else
must depend on your woman’s wit.”
“But—but could I convince the man
of my sincerity? I—1 detest him so."
“lie wifi want to be convinced; your
mere consent will satisfy him. You
must not look at this from your stand
point. lie is conceited and cowardly.
To save his own life he would be
guilty of any treacherous act. He will
judge you by his standards. There
! will be no necessity for any pretense
at love; you need not even permit him
to touch you. Merely allow him to
believe that fear makes you an unwil
ling victim.”
“You—you uctually wish me to do
this—play tills hideous part?”
“Only because of our desperate sit
uation; we must light with the only
u capon at hand. There is no other
course open. The one thing I have in
mind is- someone on board free to re
I
lease (lu* prisoners immediately after
the boats leave, in time to enuble us
to prevent the ship's going down.”
“But—but. Mr. Hollis, would—would
he not insist upon my going with him
In the boat?”
I walked twice across the narrow
space of the deck, conscious that her
questioning eyes followed me.
“Yes.” I admitted, pausing to study :
her face. “You might even be obliged ‘
to do that. You must front this pos
sibility, although the necessity may be
avoided. But McCann’s boat will make
St. Johns. He dare not resort to
force once you are ashore. I do not
count that a serious danger—only he
must not suspect your purpose until
too late to prevent his interfering with
your action. Nor will you be unsafe
with him in the open boat, for the two
of you will not be alone. Your great
est peril will be while aboard lids
ship, and completely in McCanns
power.”
“The open boat will not be long at
sea ?”
“Not to exceed a few hours prob
ably; Liverpool and White are seamen
enough to see that it is equipped with
a sail, and if the wind be favorable,
they will make land quickly. But
there is even a chance that you need
not take this risk.”
“What chance?” the full measure of
her emotions linding evidence in her
voice.
‘■If Leayord or Olson could l>e se
cretly released, or even if you could |
be assured that I was free to attain
the deck at the proper moment, and
thus able to release these others, we
might best piny a bold game. By urg- 1
ing some excuse you could delay leav
ing the ship until after all the muli
nei rs were over the side, and in the
boats. McCann might remain on board
with you. hut he would be only one
man to handle. Once we had control
of the ship, wc could defend the decks,
and prevent those ruffians from return
ing on hoard, itt least until they sur
rendered all arms, and agreed to such
teims as we offered."
“That—that would he a most despe
rate* expedient,” she said dejectedly,
"its success doubtful. You would be
terribly outnumbered, and without
weapons.”
“I fio not sec it so. Outnumbered,
ves; but with every advantage of po
sition. Those fellows could not clam
ber up the side, unless it lie one at a
time. Besides, the major part of the
crew tire doubtless mutineers against
their will, and would be glad enough
to return to duty if promised protec
tion. I doubt if there be three revolv
ers on board. 1 have one of these, and
McCann carries another. Really the
plan looks feasible to me.”
She arose and crossed over to the
open port, gazing out in silence across
the waste of waters, the wind lifting
j strands of her rutiled hair. She re
mained there motionless so long I be
came impatient.
“Have you no answer to make?” I
questioned at last. “Y'ou think the
scheme impracticable?”
“No; it is not that,” but without
changing posture or glancing about,
and I felt there was a deadness in
her voice, far from encouraging. “But—
hut I do not like the part assigned to
me.”
“You fear you might find it difficult
to carry out the deceit?”
Site turned and faced tne, and there
were tears in her eyes, which she
swept indignantly away with a swift
gesture.
"You have used the right word,” she
exclaimed, no longer hesitating in
speech. “I ain not accustomed to de
ceit, Mr. lh>llis; 1 have never learned
how to He, or conceal my true feelings.
I am not afraid physically; it is not
Hint; but you ask me to permit this
fellow to make love to me, and I am
to encourage his hopes, and pretend
to yield to his advancements. You
ask me to lower my womanhood, to
take my place on n level with a girl
of the streets, and pretend to sell my
self for a price. Is this your concep
tion of my character?”
It was as though she had slapped
me in the face, yet 1 was ready, half
anticipating she might assume this po
sition.
“No; hut I believe you willing to
sacrifice your conception of what or
dinarily seems right to save this ship,
and the lives of those aboard; to pre
serve Philip Bascom’s fortune. There
need he no love making, no pretense
at love. You seemingly yield to force,
surrender to fear; that would be the
anly wuy in whieh McCann would ex
pect to gain your consent.”
“\rou—you wish me to do this?”
“It appears to me as our only hope.”
“And if I do, you will not despise
me? You will not feel my action un
womanly?”
“I feel that of you! Never; why,
t would he impossible for me to con
ceive of your acting unworthily!”
She held out her hand.
“Then I will try,” she said simply,
it eyes uplifted to mine.
cnf>»m ivt\t nannnuorw
Children as Red Cross Workers.
Children in the public schools
throughout the country are to help the
cause of the Red Cross. Many of the
simple articles and supplies needed in
he hospitals will b> made in the ordi
nary course of their school work, and
his material contribution to the court
lort of our soldo is will be of great fm
portanee.
Right now—today- Is the time to
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Rats Are Expensive.
Fifty rats on a farm will cost the
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Governors of 5 States Appeal *
to Citizenship of Southwest
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We, the Governors of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas,
rerv'lzing the imperative necessity for united effort to shorten and win this
most righteous of all wars, appeal to the cttlsenshlp of the Southwest to
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to protect the loved ones left at home.
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(Signed) F. D. GARDNER.
Governor of Missouri.
ARTHUR CAPPER.
Governor of Kansas.
R. L. WILLIAMS.
Governor of Oklahoma.
WILLIAM P. HOBBY,
Governor of Texas.
CHARLES H. BROUGH,
Governor of Arkansas.
FRENCH SOLDIERS AND THEIR
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Among Comforts Provided
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The American lied Cress, which will
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Twenty dispensaries in the Ameri
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Ten Canteens In Operation.
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also recuperation camps at suitable
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An artificial limb factory is being
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and nitrous oxide gas also are being
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A casualty service for gathering in
formation regarding wounded and
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rgrau has been Inaugurated b.v the
J merican Red Cross in Europe.
Children's Refuge Opened.
At a point in the war zone a chil
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I opened Here several hundred chil
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has established a medical cen er and a
i traveling dispensary to accommodate
j 1,200 children.
Infant welfare stations are to be
I opened in connection with each dis
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tlon.
i While the Red C ogs Is making ar
• i
rangemcnts to help refuges families
through the winter with clothing, bed*
and shelter, extensive repair work is
being carried on in four village* in
the devastated region to enable re
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winter.
Training Disabled Soldier*.
Barracks also are being provided fo
the training of disabled soldier*, an
the Red Cross expects soon to esta.
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Relief for the Belgians also ts being
organized on an extensive scale, w
both children and grown persons. Tu
American Red Cross is aiding the
Queen in her work for the children
and Is assisting in the support 6t hos
pitals and other work for the relied of
Belgian soldiers.
The transportation department, wltn
a personnel of 400..handle* the *Up
plies and furnishes automobiles lor
use in the Red Cross work. There is
an organised force at every port In
France and It la able to handle about
350 tons of supplies daily. Four hun
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of which are trucks. In addition, the
organization is preparing to operate a
motor' bus line through Swltserland
from Germany to the French border
to aid in transportation of re^atrtos
and exchanged prisoners.
American Red Cross emergency re
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arrived just in time, according to ad
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Washington from Maj. Murphy, in
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The cablegram announced that ^80,
000 was given the American Consul
at Venice for Immediate use for refu
gees in Venice, Chloggla and the Lit
toral. Twenty thousand dollars addi
tional was provided in case a new sit
uation arises. Five thousand blankets
and food supplies were asked for refu
gees at Rlmfnl. Venice, the meieege
said, is the crucial point, both beesftis*
of the sentiment attaching to the city
and on account of-aetaal. Imperative
need. The more progperoua element.*
of the population, Including workers In
the industries, are reported as having
left the city, and the remaining lfc.000
families are receiving relief.
Forty-six carloads of ajsorte.d ma
terial have been shipped from France.
Substantial purchase* of supplies have
been made in Europe. A warehouse
has been established in Rome. t/pn
densed milk has been distributed to
children and sick from Genoa and
Milan.
One or more soup kitchens have
been organised and are operating in
Rome, Ancona, Ravenna, Genoa >nd
Milan. Two hundred thousand dol
lars has been appropriated to a'd
needy families of soldiers at th# front.
$900,000 MORE IS GIVEN
TO NEAR EAST RELIEF
The War Council of the American
Ked ('mss announces ihe ipprOpna
tlon of an additional $90O.t*t>0 for relief
work in the Near East, through the
American Committee for Armenian
and Syrian Relief. This appropriation
Is to cover relief work for the remain
der of the war and makes a total of
$1,800,000 which the Red Cross has ap
propriated in Western Aa'a.
The. committee 1a carrying on rhAof
work- not only tin Asia Minor snd
tlona of Armenia and Syria in the.Jty
toman empire. but also in a large Sec
tion of Armenia, Russian t.aucaojtv.
Persia and Mesopotamia and portion*
of Egypt into which the iefugees have
fled In lane numbers. %
t»Ave In food, lo ae-vice, in clothe*,
in luxuries, but not in money. U.v* t
to save the wounded, the suffering,
our frlesids, ortr country N .