alcon. Men and women looked at each other. The members of the movi

e that we are to take to the bo

ned, in the night, and it reached the engine room compartment. We are, therefore, temporarily disab

fe boats, with such of their belongings

Pertell, as the captain paused, thus indica

o come up? She is within about fifty miles of us, I

re may gain?" suggested

ches the coal bunkers. That is what I am

take to a boat!" ex

I!" put i

ep all the members of my company together. I have not

ce. "At the same time I stand ready to lower boats for those who may wish it. The sea is c

ne?" asked Alice

o, Miss DeVere," answered the captain. "But

cided Mr. DeVere. "There may finally be no necess

ay-it's

cried Russ. "How wil

message. She has been expecting a call from us, but she has probab

parations were made to lower away the boats promptly, in case the fire should sudden

n a boat!" cried Mr. Sneed. "I wa

!" exclaim

ick to this ship," spoke

and the former Shakespear

ay in a boat, with some sailors, and tell my men to row slowly, so as not to take them too far away from

iven to lower a boat. Mr. Bunn and Mr. Sneed got t

ving picture of

aid Mr.

Perhaps he did not want to be show

as the boat was lowered to the surface of the sea. Then it was

Towne. He had a valise in each hand, which probably containe

ing with them," said Mr. Pertell. "Besides, you might soil your clo

my suits-the one I fell overboard in is almost rui

call for aid, and soon an answer was rece

the pictures of Mr. Bunn and Mr. Sneed leaving in the boat, filmed the captain in the act of receivi

oment given up. Water and live steam were turned in among the cargo, the pumping apparatus

ood light, and as the fire-fighting was in another p

d of?" cried Miss Pennington, coming on deck where Ruth an

looked wretched, as d

time to make up their comp

autioned

Dixon. "I never slept a wink

he other ship is coming for us, and if

Miss Pennington wanted to know, as she pointed to the one i

board," said Mr. DeVere, who had

those-never!" the former vaude

r German nafy vos," put in Mr. S

nough to eat in them?" asked Miss Dixon, clasping her hands, and lookin

Haf one!" and he extended a handful of small ones. Since the company had be

at them!" declared Miss D

who saw kindling wrath in the eyes of her sister. Alice never could get along well with

e along,"

ce," at times. It was Ruth who had said this, but then Ruth had such a kind heart t

less operator. "She'll be with us in about an hour, now

s, when the girl

one of the coal bunkers now, and that means it will bu

he had been told to keep in constant com

ounded through the Tarsus a dull ex

rs, who had gone below to pack their belongings in anticipation

t wa

going to

ship s

a trembling of the vessel, and another explosion, louder than the first. There were screams from frightened