The Rough Crossing

Who do you suppose those Adrian Smiths on the boat were?' he demanded. 'It certainly wasn't me.'

'Nor me.'

'It was two other people,' he said, nodding to himself. 'There are so many Smiths in this world.'

Who do you suppose those Adrian Smiths on the boat were?' he demanded. 'It certainly wasn't me.'

'Nor me

Adrian, let's never get to know anyone else, but just stay together always—just we two

She passed gracefully along the corridor and out of their life

So we heard,' Adrian answered dryly

The boat is still rocking for me,

lunged desperately toward her

As he cleared the protected sides of the companionway, a tremendous body struck the boat a staggering blow and, as she keeled over to an angle of forty-five degrees, he was thrown in a helpless roll down the drenched deck, to bring up dizzy and bruised against a stanchion.

Have you seen a lady?'

'There was a young lady here—' He stopped and glanced around. 'Hello, she's gone.'

feeling his way through