by Jeffery Farnol
Adrift on a merciless sea with dwindling water and a blazing sun, three survivors cling to the edge of life in a tiny open boat. John Farrant, a gentleman, and Joe Trasker, a rough sailor, are locked in a desperate tension of suspicion and distrust as they struggle to protect the fragile Eve Wellerby. Bound by a brutal rationing of water and fraying nerves, each must choose between self-preservation and sacrifice. In the crucible of survival, the truest measure of a man is revealed—not by birth or class, but by the depth of his courage and the greatness of his heart.
Transcribed from Cosmopolitan, September 1930 (International Magazine Co.).