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PICTURE-PLAY WEEKLY
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In tense excitement those on the Mongolian watched the figures from the wrecked Irvessa plunge into the sea.
and tingled all over, with the blood pricking in his veins.
"Cr-rash !" Harling threw the crackling blue current across the spark gap, released it quickly, and held it long again. "Cra-ash!" he answered. Spontaneously he noted that the tape was registering again.
"See reflection your searchlight, I think, on clouds due northeast," he read from the tape. "Both boats" — he put the receivers to his ears, and read the taps as they went on — "lived out that blow. See lights of both due east. Steer south-southwest for them. Do not expect my light or further direction. Must go very soon ; sea very high. You could not approach reef, anyway. The boats "
"That was our light !" Harling's spark interrupted. "We are well within ten miles. Storm hit us six minutes after you ! Will reach you very soon. Can't
you hold " He stopped the road
behind him to answer the call from the bridge.
"Do not attempt— — " came in on the tape.
"We see your light !" Harling's spark , roared back. "We have cannon for shot line aboard, and we "
"Are breaking now," the answer interrupted. Harling paused a moment to take it. "Do not try reach us at all !" The message rang like a command. "Boats have twenty-eight ; here are two. See you plainly now, but have just lost boats due east. Steer south — steer south. Have you "
"Have sighted one boat !"
"How many lanterns?"
"Three."
"Good ! That first. Have you .sighted other? Should be mile half due west other. Have you sighted?"
"Make out fourteen in boats. All apparently well."
"Good! Have you sighted other? Do you make out women ?"
"Will have them in instant."
"The women? Answer, Mongolian! Do you make out women ? Answer ! Do you make women in boat sighted? Have you sighted other?"
"We are taking them on. All are safe."
"Were women in that boat? Have you sighted other ?"
"One woman being taken on first. She is safe. Have not yet sighted other boat."
"Then she — other woman is in other boat. Do not give it up. Use searchlights ! They may have lost lantern !"
"Have taken off maid, Durant, Pinckney, twelve crew. All safe."
"Not Miss Durant?"
"No."