Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner

Liner

ou may be sure that he gave the matter a good deal more thought than the reckless group of high-spirited boys on board, who would have been satisfied with any kind of weather that came along, provided it gav

privations of such an experience are glossed over. It is safe to say that anyon

l drop in the temperature occurred. Of course, the captain and officers were besieged

Grand Banks of Newfoundland, and getting near the ice regions further north. The comparatively near presence

nsible for the frequent fogs found in this section of the m

warm that the ice melts fast enough, it forms a very dense fog. I've read a lot about London fogs, and seen 'em, too, but they can't hold a cand

in reality a fog bank, lying close to the water. It drifted nearer and nearer, and before they knew it had begun to envelop the

pe and tie ourselves together before it's too late. We're not

and for all I know my feet may have walked off on their own hook a

rather an inconvenience to you to lose them just now. It will be quit

fast on my hands as you could on your feet," r

nd, and when he thought he had done so would make a wild rush in the general direction of the noise. Then there would be a wild scramble to get out of his way, and more than one laughing athlete was sent sprawling in a head-on collision. They kept this up till they were tired, and then dropped down on the

the proverbial needle in a haystack. However, these old tars were past masters at the art, and there is no doubt that they m

rrels in a park." But they passed the time away very pleasantly, and before the boys realized it, Reddy was among th

so inclined, so off to bed they went, groping and stumbling throug

nly hope this old tub doesn't go ramming any icebergs the way the old Titanic did a little while ago. Merm

ng any hundred-foot sea serpents in their native element. Why, according to the stories we've just been swallowing, one

it would be rather embarrassing to look up an

ert. "However, I guess we won't lie awa

nway. It was a relief to get out of the dense, clammy fog, and you may be sure the dry, comfortable berths felt ve

sensation that something terrible had happened. At first he thought he must have been dreaming, but a moment later shouts and cries on

at were possible, than when they had gone below. The captain was shouting orders from the br

t was amiss. Finally, however, they managed to stop one of the crew long enough to be told that they had rammed what appeared to be a fishing schooner, and that the l

g, hurrying to and fro. Soon, as their eyes became accustomed more and more to the dim light of lanterns, they

s a group of eight strange sailors standing there, with more coming all the time. Even as the boys watch

t from those on the stricken vessel. "She's

and calm and giving orders as coolly as though he were not in the slightest danger. According to the unwritten law of the s

ll several men on her deck waiting their turn to climb the rigging to safety.

the captain to stay on deck, and seeing this, he made a dash for the mast. But he was a second too late. The waves for several minutes had been lapping at the

el had sunk. In that dense fog, however, there seemed little hope of ever again seeing the heroic captain, and they were just on the point of giving up the search and returning to their ship when suddenly they heard what seemed to

back to the steamer. Soon they were on board, and were accorded a royal recepti

n of the foundered vessel, and everybody crowded forwar

unate skipper and expressing his deep regret over the accident, hustled him off

ngth somewhat, he proceeded to

Most of the crew was asleep, and on account of this cursed fog our lookout was unable to see your vessel until it was too late to gi

not have been able to get about in time to render you assistance. I am very thankf

ough he were not actually to blame for the disaster, as of course he was not, still he knew that his employers would hold him r

hten somewhat, and he joined in the general conversation. He proved to be a man of so

s of his rescued crew stayed on the Northland several days, but then a homeward bound vessel was hailed and

the sunken sailing vessel lined the rail, and waved to

way. "That was an occurrence that we wo

t isn't every voyage that we get the c

eir vessel, which they probably thought a lot of, as all sailors do, gone, and their employment with it, for the time at least. And that's saying nothing of the close approach to

safe, like running a sixty-horsepower automobile at the rate of eighty mil

t that's the safest thing in the world to do. You ne

mend it to patients suffering from nervous disorders, and requiring

Bert, and then they all

arious training "stunts," which must