The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-07-10

made the water foam beneath the light
vessels bows. while every eye was fixed
upon the gambolling sea-monsters ahead,
as they rolled over porpoise fashion, now
showing their heads, their backs, and
now and then their fukes, as first one and
then another took q dive downward, 10
coue up again elsewhere, squirting the
water up ina jet of spray that, at dis
lance, almost resenbled so much white
smoke. Even Edwards, in spite of his
uneaslness' could pot help feeling little
OF the excitement that pervaded mis- COM
panions, as they now rowed right up to
where the whales had been playing bet a
few miDuscs before. E'hts sa4.4 . ..... Il
They were. as had been sale only small
specimens of the huge monsters of the
deep. Probably not one exceeded sixteen
feet; but they were not wanting in eau.
ton. for, as Che boat neared them, one by
one they all disappeared to the great dis
appoint ment Of Eta, ,ag.. sraaw Ne e
i But under Dicks guidance the boat
was rowed on till the young girl uttered
an exclamation of fear, Tor reckoning
rightly where one of the shoal would re-
appear, Dick stood with harpoon poised
and just as huge, dark body rose above
4 wave. he darted the iron instrument.
for tito fall half a dozen yards from him
IN the water, checked by kink in the
line. a 1tI pa .-iE @l@}a q.
He uttered an exclamation of impati.
cnce, readjVsted the line, and stood cnce
more for another trial.
4 "Better luck this time, Dick" said the
captain. -r
q "Ay, ay, sir; but this comes out in rings
as stiff as wire. A good wctting will pat
it right" '
Again silence was called, and the boat,
br careful steering, was made to creep
toward where one monster was
"Let me stand up TO see,"' whispered
Eta; and holding by the hands Of two ot
the young men, she stood up in the boat,
Just as, with vigorous tarow, Dick dart
ID the harpoon into the back OF tho slip.
perry monster.
"Starn ALL" shouted Dick, and the oars
we're Piled; there was a tremendous lash :
ing of the water, Kissing noise made by
he rope, aud In an instant, like spring
! dozen coils leaped out of the open tub
there was snap like a whip,
and the next moment Eta Morals was e.
circled by the rope, plucked from where
she stood, and disappeared over the side
For few brief moments every man in
the boat sat as if paralized-stunned, as
1t were, by the recollection Of the fatal
coil that had snatched the brigdt figure
from amongst them. The rope was still
Turning rapidly out, the rings we're un-
coiling regularly, and, from the direction
it was evident that the monster was swim.
ming close to the surface
Edwards was the first to recover, and
dArtng forward, he saw that IN another
few seconds the coils Guild all be out
and the end being fastened to the boat
there would be a check, aud Tightening
of the rope, such as would be fatal to hel
round whom it W as entangled. There wa.
barely time for thought, but he did that
which seemed to him right under the
circumstances. With one bold cut of the
axe, laid by Dicks foresight in the bows
he divided the line, and then standing up
shrieked rather than cried to the men, ,tc
give way. .....
They needed no incentive, and follow
ing the direction pointed out by Dick,
the boat was made almost leap over the
waves till with u hoarse cry, Edwards
leaped from the bows, forced himself
through the water, and in the next mo-
meat had his arm around Eta, just as
the wounded monster, who had come up
to breathe, was about to dart in differ
ent direction.
For moment the line was slackened
and in that moment John Edwards had a
life of agony as he dragged at the coil
which was over the poor girls shoulders,
holding her arms TO her sides. Could he
free her or must they be dragged down
together to death? He never for mo-