Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound / A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils

French. Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just

l. She had not used the German language as much as she had French.

deck of the Admiral Pekhard, used Low German instead of the High German taught in th

entz commanded, breaking in

ell you,

you speak to a passenger? You kn

t past him. Then in his own tongue-and this time Ruth understood him clearly-he added: "Am I to work

sked out of sight just as the tramp of a smart footste

eck for you," he said sharply. "Stoker,

t seemed, to get out of sight. The officer passed Rut

ody about the incident. She let the officer go on without a word. She found a chair on a part of the deck that had already been swabb

. No two sunrises can ever be alike at sea. She watched wit

Had Helen been there, Ruth realized that her black-eyed girl chum would have insisted

d considering it nothing remarkable that two people should be speaking German on this

o callously of the war and wartime conditions in Paris, Ruth did not consider trustworthy. Such

n name. Many, many people with such names are truly patriots-are American to the very marrow of their bones. On the o

he fact that her heart was not with her country in the war. After what Ruth had been through it anno

d appeared quite a number of the passengers. The more seriously wounded had all the second c

ous as that at dinner the night before. Irma Lentz did not appear, however; but

course of the meal, "if you heard two peop

ou cannot keep these stewards from talking their own

ds," Ruth s

ngers? Well, I spe

speak it," laughed the girl

self-now," admitted the man. "But j

y this morning speaking

the dec

other was one of our

e stared at the girl in some perturbation,

is for a fact,

ui

o the captain-to a

k from making anybody unnecessary trouble. Of cour

g German with a stoker!

red to be q

nger? Is he here at table?" th

is really serious-and I asked for your opinion, you know-wouldn't i

d it would not be right to discuss it promiscuously," said the man, smil

it was now the captain's watch below. Ruth had been careful to say nothing whi

Cross officer firmly, "

her person who seemed to be one of the queer folks. "Boldig." Who Boldig was the girl of the Red Mill had no idea. He might be passenger, offi

ents of the passengers. Ruth did not, therefore, speak to the ship's first officer in the saloo

ng woman like Ruth Fielding. He was interested in her story, too, for the Red Cross officer

Miss Fielding?" Mr. Dowd said, smiling at her as she

s, I want all my friends to will that the shoulder will get well i

urned to get into step with

e time past. Although now we do not see many of the people who used to think there was something th

folks aboard, even in war

erybody is more or less queer-'save thee a

uppose most of your queer passengers

ody but the first officer could possi

ng?" h

o make you place me right in t

es

d overheard that morning at daybreak. And this time she did not refuse to identify clearly th