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"What you say," he replied, "coin- cides almost exactly with what was told me by the room-mates of two of the other three. They bolt out of bed. and run down the passage. Two of them were seen to go overboard by the watch; we stopped and lowered boats, but they were not found, No- body. however, saw or heard the man who was lost laat night-if he is real ly lost. The steward, who is a super- stitious fellow, perhaps, and expected aoniething to go wrong, went to look for him this morning, and found his berth empty, but his clothes lying about, just as he had left them. The who knew him by sight, and he has steward was the only man on board been searching everywhere for him. He has disappeared! Now, air, want to beg you not to mention the circumstance to any of
of the
Passenge
to get a
I don't want the sings about an
name, and nothing
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From
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1911.
Destination.
of
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the officers' cabins you like, includ ing my own, for the rest of the pas sage. Is that a fair bargain?”
Very," said I "and
I am much obliged to you. But since 1 am alone, and have the stateroom to myself, would rather not more. If the ster ward will take out that unfortunate man's things, I would as lief stay where I am I will not say anything about the matter, and I think I can promise you that, I will not follow my room-mate."
The captain, tried to dissuade mei from my intention, but I preferred
having
6,200 4th May Straits, Colombo & Bombay. 17,000 6th May Bombay, Marseliles & London. 14,000 20th May Bombay, Marsefiles & London. 0,800 27th May 16,000 Erd June Bombay, Marsellies & London. 12,000 17th Jay. Marsellies & London.
0,500 24th June
Bombay, Milles, Havre, Lidon, H'burg, chum of state-room alone to being the
11,000
let July Bomb
17,000 16th July
6,800
Antwerp
any officer on
not know whether I acted foolishly, but if I had taken his advice I should les. Havre, Londos have had nothing moro to tell. There] Antwerp & Hull coincidence of several suicides occur. would have remained the disagreeable "Marseilles & London.
ring among men who had slept in the same cabin, but that would have been
22nd Jomarseilles & London.
17,000 20th July
17,000
12th Aug.
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg & Rotterdam,
Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.
1
That was not the end of the_mat ter, however, by any means, I ob- stinately made up my mind that 1
6,000 19th Aug. Darseilles,
Havre, London, would not be disturbed by such talce,
H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull,
17,000 20th Aug. Marsellies & London
14,000
0th Sept.
Marseilles & London, Marseilles, Havre, London,
0,000 10th Sept..
dam. Antwerp & Hull,
10,000 23rd Sept. Marseilles & London
and I eve
even went so far an to argue
the
question with the captain. There was something wrong about the state
said. room, I
It was rather damp. porthole had been left open last] 14,000 7th Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London. night. My room-mate might have 6,800 14th Oct. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, been ill when he came on beard, and 'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. he went to bed. He might even now he might have become delirious after 11,000 21st Oct Bombay, Marsellies & London.
be hiding somewhere on board, and might be found later. The place to be aired and the fastening ought
rive me leave, I would see that what I thought necessary was done Immediately.
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being released. Of course I thought Robert scuttled away, delighted at
"Of course you have a right to stay where where you are if you please," he r piled, rather petulantly; “but I wish he WAS trying to account for his you would turn out and let me lock negligence by a silly: story, Intended the place up and be done with It." to frighten me, and I disbelieved him.
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I did not see it in the same light sovereign, and I spent a very pecu
The consequence was that he got his Royal Netherland Steam and left the captain, after promising liarly unpleasant night.
to be allent concerning the disappear. ance of my companion.
I went to bed, and Ave minutes
The latter had had no acquaintances after I had rolled myself in my
Co.'s Motorship.
The Clarkson Thimble Tube
on board, and was not missed in the blankets the inexorable Robert extin Boller Co. Ltd. have booked an course of the day. Towards evening guished the light that burried steadily
I met the doctor again, and he ask behind the ground-glass pane near the order for two oil-fired boilers for ed me whether I had changed my door. I lay quite still in the dark the motorship now under con- mind. I told him I had not trying to go to sleep, but I soon struction in Holland for the
"Then you will before long," he found that impossible, It had been said, very gravely.
some satisfaction
*
steward, and to be angry with the Royal Netherland Steamship
and the and I went to bed late. I will con- badught of the drowned man who had Rach boiler will be capable of diversion had Company, the machinery for We played whist in the evening, banished that unpleasant sensation 1 which is being supplied by Stork,
experienced of Hengelo. fess now that. I felt a disagreeable sensation when I entered my state- been my chum; but was no longer
room. I could not help thinking of aleeny, and I lay awake for soms generating 1,780 lb. of steam per the tail man had seen on the pre-" time, pecasionally glancing at the hour, and has an overall measure- vious night who was now dead, drown. porthole, which I could just sse from ed, tossing about in the long swoll where I lay, and which, in the dark-ment of 18 ft by 6 ft. 6 in. two three hundred miles astern neas, looked like
faintly luminous in blackness.
Ils face roas very distinctly before me solve I must have lain there for as I undressed, and even went so I believe I
Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japas far as to draw back the curtains of an hour, and as I remember, I was
upper berth, as though to per-just-dosing into deep when
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that he was actually roused by draught of cold air and also bolted the door of the by distinctly feeling the spray of the
Plato-room, Suddenly I became aware sea blog! Dom pay: Lace
the porthole was open and faster to my feet, and, not having ed back. This was more than I could in the dark for the motion · stand. hastily threw on my dress ship, I was instantly violent
thrown ing-gown and went In search of ly; across the state room. upon the The New Zealand Skipping Company's steamers for Bouthampton and Robert, the steward of my passage. I couch which was placed beneath the London vis-Panama Canal.
when I found him ember, and both however, and climbed upon a
TALMA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
1911.
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to the door, of
porthole open and fastened back!!, y "What the dence do you
Now these
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by leaving that, you every night? Don't you pre open wide swake when I got up, and
should 10,000 3rd May | Amoy, S'hat, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
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my elbows and the vessels will be of the White 8th May Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. water began to come in ten men could knees bade Tollowing moming to and tied geared reciprocating 7,000 *KIDDERPORE, 5,300 10th May S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Nagoya, captain, blackguard, for ger testify
I myself 6,100 18th May Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
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"Why don't you answer me?" I said I at once closed tas plats arain and
screwed down the "
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Ma Starou you please, sir" faltered Robert, my strengthens titras' yery dark in the Time Meridian 120 deg. E (Zone
Knitting aro (*) when they should be subtracted.
Jhal Moji Osaka, tate It-noon. S'ha
Kobe & Oaks, this Pere port shut at night. You can bad certainly been opened within an Heights are raferred to the datam, of Shanghai, Kobe & Tokobag try to any longer on board of Uliit in my preannet, andothar, it would capthis unleas preceded by an asterisk
alr
ain't a-going hour after Robert, had fe frat shut the largest scale Admiralty chart of Koba & Yokohama.
determined the place and should be added to vesabi, sir;: I ain't. Indeed,. But if was your air, I'd just clear out and open gain by no means any
to "watch" (tyandfang: somwa leo with the surgeon Dr very heavyĻI Bo and
would Lookers, air, is moye I could not belley), that the that Lastened
what you may calljelamp had been formed by Isecurely or not,
will move inch
the
Kobe & Yokotamannas
4 Yokohama.
الم
Shanghai, Moji,
Kobe & Yokohama," Shanghal, Zobs & Yokohama. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal Moil, Kobele Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
subject to alterati
fecily
continued Robert. wager my reputati
7449cord that in art an hour
it will be open again; fastened back
the orful thing ¡tened
the thick) "ternatà” white and ray::
omething!
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