The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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HOLLIS LEARNS VERA’S IDENTITY AND FOR BASCOM’S
SAKE THEY AGREE TO TAKE THE SHIP TO
ITS DESTINATION
Synopsis— Robert Hollis who tells the story is a guest on Girard
Carrington's yacht Esmeralda It is supposed to be a “stag" party ‘
and Hollis is surprised on discovering a woman who evidently -wishes
to remain unknown aboard She merely tells him her name
is Vera Carrington tells his guests of the coming war and that he
is engineering a copper pool The yacht is sunk in a collision and
Hollis saves McCann millionaire and one of the party HolUs and Mo-
1 Cann rescue Yera and leave the ship in a small boat McCann refuses
to submit td the authority of Hollis and the latter enforces obedience
The castaways are sighted by a ship the Indian Chief which takes
vthem aboard The vessel is badly storm damaged All officers are
dead Bascom the owner Bays he is taking a cargo of ammunition to
Germany Hollis consents to take charge of the ship and continue the
voyage McCann tries to corrupt the crew and Hollis locks him up
CHAPTER XIII— (Centlnued)
" — —
‘"Amldshlp" ' '
“Petty officers’ quarters Well I
prefer having you aft There is a va-
cant stateroom below Walk ahead of
cue to the cabin and go down the
' steps” :
" “You’ll pay for this in the morn-
ng"
' “Do not worry about the morning
any man Trust me to take care of
your friends forward when the time
comes This is not my first voyage
Move on I”
Sullenly he left the rail and crossed
dhe deck to the companion with hie
trailing a step behind I was aware
that Olson was leaning out over the
poop-rail watching our dim figures
Pondering no doubt what was occur-
ring below I did not venture to glance
upward or remove my eyes from the
prisoner
“Below there” the mate 'called
’gruffly “what’s going on?”
“It' is all right Mr Olson” I an-
swered speaking quietly “I’ll explain
later Open the door McCann and go
straight down"
He must have realized the utter fu-
tility of resistance for he never even
turned bis head marching before me
down the stairs and across the de-
r serted cabin I threw open the door
next to Ba scorn’s stateroom switched
on the light and glanced within keep-
ing my grasp hard on McCann’s arm
His eyes met mine black with' a
coward’s hatred ?-
- “By God I if you wasn’t armed—" ‘
I swung him about in sudden disgust
flinging him forward and he fell
'-sprawling on the deck overturning the
'BtooL The next Instant I had closed
i (the door 'and locked it dropping the
(key into my Jacket pocket There had
(been little noise scarcely enough to
-arouse the Bleepers below and it was
-with a feeling of decided relief that
SI returned to the open deck 7
I climbed the ladder joining Olson
-at the port rail Two men were at
(the wheel which bucked sufficiently
to keep them busy
“You are off a couple of points lads”
I said “Can’t you hold her any
closer?”
“Not the way the sea is running
air" answered a voice I recognized as
Simms’ “unless we raise a bit more
Jib and the mate thought it best not
to risk the canvas”
“Right no doubt but hold her down
dhe best you can”'
“Aye aye sir"
The response was cheerful enough
and I crossed the deck to where Olson
stood in somewhat better frame of
mind ' ' 3
“Yon are not exactly holding to the
course Mr Olson” I said but not un-
kindly “and Simms tells me yon
thought it best not to shake out an-
other reef in the jib"
“It would only strain the old hooker
to buck these seas sir” he replied
-“and as you had no observation I
hardly thought a point or two would
make much difference" 1
“Nor does It only I prefer to be
consulted on such matters hereafter
Ton must have bad some other rea-
son?” v
He glanced about to make sure of
i our distance from the men at the
wheel
“Well in a way I suppose I did sir”
lie admitted Blowly “The watch for-
ward is sullen an’ I had no desire to
' tlr them up unless there was some
real need It’s Liverpool’s turn on
deck Mr HolUs an’ he an I never was
no friends If I was to give an order
nnd then had to go forward to make
'em hold it might start up quite a
row Blr"
“Quite a sensible decision It may
interest you to know that I have Just
cut Liverpool’s claws — his friend Me-
Cnnn is below safely locked up"
“Exactly sir That was what oc-
curred on the main deck Just now? He
was very quiet about it sir Is it
Irue what I hear that he is a real New
' York millionaire? And you are not a
real sailor Mr HolUs but Just a
yachtsman?"
“Has McCann been circulating that
yarn torwardr
“lie has nr Simms Just told me
the story at the wheel"
-Well men listen to me Mr Olson
and then see to it that the word gets
to the crew I was a member of a
yachting party when we suffered ship-
wreck but I’m no ' yachtsman I’ve
served before the mast Mr Olson and
won every grade up to a captaincy In
the old Atlas line I know the sea and
Its way from forecastle to after cabin
apd any time those lads forward there
want to take my measure the chance
Is wide open Yon understand?”
“I do sir” and I thought there was
more respect In the tone 1
“Good there will be no trouble to-
night?” : ' r
“I think not sir but by morning
they will begin to wonder what has
become of this man McCann and may
grow ugly” '
“We can handle them by daylight
It Is darkness which gives them an
advantage HI return to the main
deck Mr Olson and leave yon in
charge here"
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CHAPTER XIV
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Vera Strengthens My Resolve
' I believed I had effectually spiked
the guns of the conspiracy — at least
for the present I did not underesti-
mate the feeUng of dissatisfaction for-
ward or the influence of Liverpool
Red and his more intimate associates
but McCann and his money were after
all the main incentive to open mutiny
and as long as I could keep that indi-
vidual securely locked up aft there
“la Thia Mr Holliar
remained a good chance of controlling
the others
Once we succeeded In discovering
the hidden store of liquor and getting
It overboard and with McCann safely
secured the danger element would
certainly be greatly reduced But was
McCann really secured? I could never
hope to conceal the fellow to keep
him hidden The narrow confines of
the’ ship rendered this Impossible
Dade and the boy Moon would be cer-
tain to carry the news of his Imprison-
ment forward in spite of any threat
I began to suspect that McCann under
lock and key might indeed prove a
greater danger In the end than- he
would if left free to roam the deck
The knowledge he now possessed that
this ship actually belonged to the very
man crippled by his pistol shot would
only serve to render the fellow more
venomous Nor could I determine his
feelings toward Vera yet If he once
gained ascendancy on board with such
ruffians as Liverpool and White In
control the position of the helpless
girl alone and unprotected would be
desperate Indeed No! I would hold
on to the man and then rough it ont
with the others
The cabin lamp was turned so low
that scarcely the faintest reflection
streamed through the glass of the com-
panion and I was so deeply engrossed
in these reflections as to not even no-
tice the opening of the door Her voice
t my aide aroused me with a sudden
thrill
"Is this Mr Hollis?"
“It certainly Is" I answered aware
now of the dark outline beside me
and even dimly distinguishing the con
tour of her uplifted face “It Is some
time since I have enjoyed the pleasure
of your presence on deck in the night”
“Why refer to that now?” reproach-
fully “It is not so delightful a mem-
ory” -
“The shipwreck — no but the first
evening we met I cannot forget But
you promised to make the mystery of
your presence on board the Esmeralda
dear?"
“Has It not revealed Itself?”
“Not to me"
“But has not Philip Bascom told yon
who I am?” -
I shook my head not - altogether
happy at this Introduction of his name
but unable to resent it
“But you knew he recognized me
that we had been friends”
“All the more reason why I should
remain silent As long as you evident-
ly preferred that I should not know — ”
“Oh but I didn’t Mr Hollis ” she
interrupted “It never once occurred
to me that you were still in doubt as
to my identity Of course at first I
thought it safer to guard my seeret
I— I did not know you at all then only
by name you were merely a guest on
board my father’s yacht”
“Your father’s yacht! Why of
course— how stupid of me Vera Vera
why the name had a strangely familiar
sound from the very first but I could
not recall the association ybu are
Gerald Carrington’s daughter?”
“I am Vera Carrington”
“But I supposed you to be in Eu-
rope?" “Did papa say so? You must have
misunderstood Mother would have
taken me with her but I had so much
I Wanted to do ini New York It is
strange you should not have suspect-
ed that no one should have told you
Why both Mr Bascom and Mr Mc-
Cann knew me” ' ’
' “Not McCann surely?" '
“Why not? We have met soclal’y
In New York It seems hardly pos-
sible now that I realize the true char-
acter of the man But probably you
never asked never discussed me be-
tween you?’’
“That Is he truth Of course it was
quite impossible for me to question
McCann and I have seen yery little of
Bascom Besides you rather threw
yourself on my honor"
“On the Esmeralda— yes It was nec-
essary then for I simply had to keep
my presence a secret until we were
a safe distance ’ at sea There were
several on board who would have rec-
ognized me at once and would have
told papa Mr Hollis I realize 'far
tnore than you can all that has oc-
curred through the mad whim of a girl
But for me you would not be here on
this unlucky ship You would be with
those others rescued from the Esme-
ralda safely In New York Mr HolUs
tell me Is there real trouble on board?
Is there doubt of your being able to
take the Indian Chief Into port?”
' “Why do you ask?"
“Because — well I have heard things
not much but enough to arouse suspi-
cion Then you had some trouble just
now and locked a man up in one of
the staterooms It was to ask you
about this that I came on deck Who
was the man and what had he done?”
“Our old friend Fergus McCann” I
answered deciding to be frank with
her “It was not so much what he had
done as what he proposed doing He
was attempting to corrupt the crew
forward by the use of money and un-
fortunately there are some scamps
aboard only too wiUlng to make
trouble I felt It safer to nip the
scheme early” ’
“But what — what does Mr McCann
seek? Why should be endeavor to buy
up the men? What is his purpose?”
“To have the Indian dmef returned
to an American port I’ll do him the
credit of saying that until I told
him a while ago he possessed no
knowledge whatever that Bascom
owned the vessel or was on board He
hates Bascom yet and will be only too
glad to ruin him And he hates me
because of what occurred in the boat
This Is what underlies his action no
doubt then he believes money will ac-
complish anything and he has found
sallormcn forward ready enough to do
the dirty work if he will only pay well
for it"
“You know them?”
“The two most prominent are Jim
White and a fellow known aboard as
Liverpool Red both typical forecastle
bullies I know how to deal with their
sort"
“You— you have decided what to do
then?"
“I have decided to fight it out at
least I gave you my promise Miss
Vera to take this ship to Hambarg if
It was possible to get there”
“And there is no other way of saving
the Investment in this vessel and
cargo?"
“I know ot none"
“Then we must go on must we not?
I— I hope you will Captain Hollis”
Before I could stop her or add an-
other word she was gone and I wss
apparently alone on deck
I remained on deck the greater part
of the night but nothing of an alarm-
ing nature took place The crew re-
mained quiet and the watch on duty
obeyed orders promptly enough to
give those of us aft a new feeling of
confidence
The sky cleared althongh the wind
remained fresh and the sea heavy
enough to keep two men at the wheel
The Indian Chief made good weather
of it however and I possessed faith
in Leayord’s seamanship For an hour
perhaps I loitered about on deck bnt
all remained so quiet that finally with
a word to the mate to have me called
at the slightest sign of need I went be-
low and turned in
I did not remove my clothes and the
new day 4vas barely reddening the east
when I was aroused by a trampling of
feet on the deck overhead There was
no call and I was sailor enough to
comprehend what was going on above
— the watch was about to be
changed and Leayord was using all
hands In cleaning ship The activity
the quietly spoken orders the low
chant of a soug as the men tolled at a
rope were evidence that my presence
was not required and I felt it would
please both officers to be left alone in
charge I opened the port and looked
out at the glorious morning It was
a lonely ocean scene yet wildly beau-
tiful Everywhere was the wild deso-
lation of the sea nothing On which the
eye could rest except the restless
waves the constant shifting of colors
Satisfied that no other vessel was with-
in range of vision I lay down again
1 do not recall a pleasanter meal at
sea than our breakfast that morning
All were in excellent hnmor and no
premonition of trouble entered our
minds The night had passed quietly
both officers reporting the crew docile
and cheerful
Olson vfas on watch but Masters
joined us at table and reported nil well
In the engine room and together we
drank a toast to a pleasant voyage al-
most convinced that before us were
only the ordinary vicissitudes of the
sea It was not until the men left the
table that I was reminded of our pris-
oner in the nearby stateroom
' “Mr Bascom seldom takes anV
breakfast?" I said to Dade who was
polishing the stair rail
“No sir I have orders to take him
acup of coffee at nine o’clock”
- “And how about McCann?”
“The gentleman In number six sir?
He’s locked in and I haven’t the key’’
“That’s true I’d forgotten HI look
In on tbe man and you get his break-
fast ready td serve”
I unlocked and opened the door
McCann was seated on tbe edge of his
bunk facing me and It was plainly
evident at first view that be was in no
pleasant humor
“McCann” I said as he failed to
speak “let’s have an understanding
It Is no desire of mine to hold you a
prisoner here for the next month I’ll
accept your pledge not to interfere
with the working of this vessel”
“On what other terms?”
"That you stop holding communica-
tions with the crew and consider your-
self a passenger until the end of the
voyage Give me your word to that
and you may have the freedom of this
cabin and tbe after deck”
“What is the voyage?"
“To Hamburg”
He laughed and there was on ugly
sound to it
“Pshaw do you think you ever will
get there?” he asked glaring at me
but making no effort to rise “Are you
fool enough Hollis to Imagine that the
Ehglish fleet will ever permit this ship
to pass through the Channel? Why
your whole darn cargo they tell me
Is contraband”
“Who-tells you?”
“Never mind who It’s the truth
Isn’t it?”
“Yes you might as well know —
mostly munitions of war but contract-
ed for months before war was de-
clared However that’s nothing to do
with your status on board It is noth-
ing to you Is It who gets the cargo or
where it Is finally landed?”
“It la something to me whether Fm
safe in New York or rotting in an Eng-
lish or French prison” he said sullen-
ly “Besides that’s not alL I've got
a deal on there that means more than
a million dollars! I can’t afford to
drift about here on this rotten tramp"
“The saving of this boat and cargo
means more to Bascom than your mil-
lion dollar trade does to you"
“What’s Bnscom’s affairs to me?" he
sneered “lie took his chances didn’t
he? You seem to think I owe the man
something I suppose he told yon or
else the girl did that I crippled him
for life Well he deserved all he got
I pay my debts let me tell you and
I’ve got some against you to be settled
yet Don’t preach Philip Bascom to
me It’s not for his sake you are hang-
ing on here and trying to get this ship
to Hamburg I'm not so blind as all
that"
"What do you mean?"
“Meant Why that la Carrington’s
girt isn’t it you and I pulled out of
the yacht? Lord I knew her when
the first streak ot daylight came and
I saw your little game too There's
money enough coming to her to make
this a mighty profitable voyage if you
can land her in your net before abe
gets ashore again By Godl I might
have done it myself if I hadn’t gone
crazy In the boat Now all the part
there is left me to play is the vil-
lain” I did not move or take my eyes from
him and slowly the grin on his face
seemed to smooth out as his sense of
humor departed
“Well” he snarled “isn’t that about
the way of it?”
“If the picture satisfies you Mr
McCann" I said “you are perfectly
welcome to it You’ye said enough to
cause me to withdraw my offer of
parole I will accept no pledge yon
may make”
“Yon intend holding me a prlsonei
as long as I am aboard?”
“You have left me no other choice"
He got to his feet angrily “Well now
see here Hollis I’m blamed if I have
any use for you or any of your outfit !
I wouldn’t give you my word even if
you agreed to accept it You are going
to discover before yon are through with
me that Fergus McCann Is not quite as
big a fool as yon take him to be I’ll
give you odds that you never take this
ship to-Hamburg I’ll give yon odds
you never get the girl yes d— you !
I’ll make the same proposition that
“la That All 8irr
you'll never hold me prisoner twenty-
four hours Are you sport enough to
take me?” '7 '
I glanced across my shoulder only to
see reflected in a mirror Vera Carring-
ton standing In the half-opened door
of her stateroom as though suddenly
arrested by tbe sound of our voices
No one else was visible in the cabin
“Dade?"
“Aye aye’ sir" his voice coming
from out the forward passage
“Bring Mr McCann’s breakfast If
It Is ready”
“Yes sir all ready sir”
He came forward with It on a tray
and I stepped aside to permit him to
pass through the door carefully keep-
ing my back turned toward the mo-
tionless girl and my eyes fastened on
McCann
“Leave the tray there on the stool
Dade — yes that’s all you may go back
to your work”
He backed out but stood hesitating
while I closed and locked the door
dropping the key Into my pocket
“Is— Is that all sir?" he asked ner-
vously “I told you It was When I want
those dishes removed I’ll come down
and unlock the door for you No one
— not even you — are to speak with the
prisoner"
“Yes sir”
“Now go forward about your work"
I watched until be vanished in the
passage not altogether satisfied The
fellow had been outwardly respectful
enough but there was something in-
definite nbout his manner which
aroused my doubt I turned and con-
fronted tbe young woman wondering
vaguely how long she had been there
and how much of our conversation she
had overheard
The crew begins to show “bad
blood” fearing the trip to Eu-
rope and Hollis and Vera find
they are in serioue trouble The
next installment describes a
thrilling incident
(TO BE CONTINUED) -
Cold Congregation!
Billy Sunday told a story at a Brook-
lyn luncheon about an apathetic Mis-
sourian congregation!
"This bunch's preacher" he said
“has wrnstled among 'em for thirty
seven years and never an encouraging
word but one has he got in all that
time
“He told me about it with tears in
his eyes He said he was on the way
home to dinner when n deacon hailed
him The deacon shook him by the
hand and then actually said :
"Ah parson that was a beautiful
text you preached from Sunday era-
nta’” -
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the best doctors in
Eau Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation but
Lydia E Pinkham’a
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not need the operation and I am town
all my friend about it —Mrs A W
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NORSES DOING NOBLE WORK
Bright Spot in 8avagery of War To
day la ths Effort Toward Re-
lief of Suffering
What a flood of light Sir Evelyn
Wood throws on pre-Nightlngale day
in his story of being savagely beaten
on the face during Crimean days
while lvin£ In hospital with both hip
bones through the skin Sarah Gamp
found her way to the Crimean front
In spite of the Lady of the Lamp and'
Into Sir Evelyn’s dormitory She was
the “highest yet” before Floreneo
Nightingale took matters in hand Lady
Palmerston thought the Sarah Gamps
good and if they did drink — well so
did the ladles' nurses “and nothing
could be better for them poor people
War is more terrible now than in Sir
Evelyn’s day but mercy and science
march hand In band to tbe relief ot
suffering and he may well be an opti
mist The Crimea established the Brit-
ish as lenders of the world In medi-
cine surgery nursing and hygiene
Out of this modern agony new ameli-
orative triumphs emerge And splen-
did girls of gentle blood who toll un-
noted all day in military hospitals or
nobly stand and wait throughout ths
livelong night ministering to the com-
fort of traveling soldiers nad sailors
will have as fine lessons to teach as
their sisters behind the firing line
Riddles
Miss Mary Garden the singer com-
miserated at a New York reception
with a movie star whose betrothed had
had the bad taste to abandon her for
another
“My dear child I can’t understand
It" said Miss Garden “Yon’re ths
prettiest girl In the profession To
leave you for that scarecrow! Ah
well—"
And Miss Garden smiled and sighed-
“Ah well" she said “men are rid-
dles They keep us guessing and yet
we’ll never give them up"
If a man has a stiff Income he can
afford to have a stiff upper lip and a
stiff backbone
hls world would be a gloomy old
place for cats If women could purr
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