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It was the _Gehenna_! [Picture: A great helpless hulk ten feet to the rear] The House boat had run her down and her last hour had come, but, thanks to the stanchness of her build and wonderful beam, the floating club house had withstood the shock of the impact and now rode the waters as gracefully as ever. IT WAS THE GEHENNA THE HOUSEBOAT HAD RUN HER DOWN AND HER LAST HOUR HAD COME BUT THANKS TO THE STANCHNESS OF HER BUILD AND WONDERFUL BEAM THE FLOATING CLUB HOUSE HAD WITHSTOOD THE SHOCK OF THE IMPACT AND NOW ROWED THE WATERS AS GRACEFULLY AS EVER
.” “But—who is to steer?” queried Xanthippe. “What’s the use of steering until we can see where to steer to?” demanded Mrs. Noah. “I certainly don’t intend to bother with that tiller until some reason for doing it arises. We haven’t any place to steer to yet; we don’t know where we are going. Now, my dear children, be reasonable, and don’t worry me. I’ve had a very hard day of it, and I feel my responsibilities keenly. Just let me manage, and we’ll come out all right. I’ve had more experience than any of you, and if—” A terrible crash interrupted the old lady’s remarks. The House-boat shivered and shook, careened way to one side, and as quickly righted and stood still. A mad rush up the gangway followed, and in a moment a hundred and eighty-three pale-faced, trembling women stood upon the deck, gazing with horror at a great helpless hulk ten feet to the rear, fastened by broken ropes and odd pieces of rigging to the stern-posts of the House-boat, sinking slowly but surely into the sea.  GRANDMOTHER I COMMAND YOU TO STAY BELOW BUT WHO IS TO STEER QUERIED ZANTIPY WHAT'S THE USE OF STEERING UNTIL WE CAN SEE WHERE TO STEER TO DEMANDED MISSUS NELLA I CERTAINLY DON'T INTEND TO BOTHER WITH THAT TILLER UNTIL SOME REASON FOR DOING IT ARISES WE HAVEN'T ANY PLACE TO STEER TO YET WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING NOW MY DEAR CHILDREN BE REASONABLE AND DON'T WORRY ME I'VE HAD A VERY HARD DAY OF IT AND I FEEL MY RESPONSIBILITIES KEENLY JUST LET ME MANAGE HIM WILL COME OUT ALL RIGHT I'VE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE THAN ANY OF YOU AND IF A TERRIBLE CRASH INTERRUPTED THE OLD LADY'S REMARKS THE HOUSEBOAT SHIVERED AND SHOOK CAREEN WAY TO ONE SIDE AND AS QUICKLY RIGHTED AND STOOD STILL A MAD RUSH UP THE GANGWAY FOLLOWED AND IN A MOMENT A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE PALE FACED TREMBLING WOMEN STOOD UPON THE DECK GAZING WITH HORROR AT A GREAT HELPLESS HELP TEN FEET TO THE REAR FASTENED BY BROKEN ROPES AND ODD PIECES OF RIGGING TO THE STERNPOSTS OF THE HOUSEBOAT SINKING SLOWLY BUT SURELY INTO THE SEA
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