, 1873-12-27
Its Exciting Incidents, and Its
Terrible Result.
An Extract from ts.Ehn <afItieat AKe.ss
II Novel SVrattcm CON jointly by. Mark
Isv1lin and Clanrl0a H. Warner.


made friontls with tho paszongor-dogs
chnined under tho 1ifc-boat triod to malso
friends witt, paHsdnger.bcar fastoned to tho
vorgo stafr, but woro not encouraged; ''Bkinnod
the cat" Oh the tog-chaina; in word, exhaust
Cd Tho amusement possibilities Of tho dock.
Then ttoy looked wistfully up ut tho pot~house,
and finally, 1lstlo by litt1o, Clay yonturod up
thoro, followed difIilontfy by Washington. Tho
pilot turned presently to "get lis storm nlar1s,"
INV tho lals, aud invited them In This coy
lltt1e house, built entirely OF glasH, md com-
mandlng marvellous prospect III every direction,
waB u magicians throne to them, antl thoir en-
ioyn,ent of tho plaoo WIS simply boundlesH.
Ihcy sat them down on u high bench and
Looked mics nhead, and aaw tho wooded capcs
fold back mud royoal tho bonds beyond; and
they lookod miles 10 tho roar md aaw the all
very highway diminish it's breadsh by degrees
md closo inclf together in tito distance. IroB-
ontly tho pilot said:
''Dy George, yo'ller comes tlo Amaranth!"
4 apays Appeared, close to tlle water, several
and lacked Mt it steadily for moment, aud said,
lit: II: cart ha tho pluo Wing. She couldn't
pick us up this wey. 1t's tho A1narautt, sure."
Lie hont over d speaking tube. mud said;
who's Oil watch down t1iuro ?"
A hollow, uul'n,ai voice rumbled up through
the tuho III Answer:
- 1 atn. 6eCunu cuElnoer." i
-" dond! You want to stir your stulnps now,
Harry-tho Amarantl's just turned tbs point
and elios Just a-humping herself, too /"
The pilot took hold Of n a,rope that ntrotohed
ont forward, jerkcsl it twice, and two mellow
strokes Of tic big bell responded. voice out
| on tho dock shouted:
"stana by, down there, with that 1abboarl
leal!"
mo, don't want tho lead" said the pilot, II
| want y0u. 1tnuat out tho old 1nat-tell him the
Auaransh's coming. And 60 aud cal! Jin-tcll
| him"
s'Ayo, aye, sir!"
The "od man was The Captain-he 10 always
! called no on stoa,nboats and ships; sJiu1" was
| tin other pilot. Within two minutes 10th Of
! tI,eso tnen wero flying up the pllot-louse stair-
way, threo stops ut q jump. Jim was in his
Hhrt-sleovos, with Lis coat and vcut on his arm.
| lfe said:
II waa jMstturning in. Where's tho glass2"
lie took it and looked:
''Dol.'t appear to be any night-Ilawk Oh the
! jackHtalI-its tho Amaranth. lend sltro !"
"DannRtionl
George Davis, the pilot on watch, shouted to
tho niglit-watcl,lnn1 q, 4, deck:
"lfow's she loadcd?"
! 1.-Two incllos by tl4o head, sir."
| '''Tuint ououglll"
| The Captain shouted now:
''Call tho mato. Toll him to call nil hands
md get lot Of tlat sugar lorrard-put her ten
| inches by tho hoal. Lively, now!"
"Ayo.a ayo, srp'
! A riot Of shouting aud trampling iloatcl up
| from below presently. and tho uncusy stdcring
Ct the 1oat ,e +, so9n a showed that Ho was getting
| The three mon in the plot-honse began to talk
in short, sharp sentences, low and earnestly. As
| their eXcitonont roso. their voices went down.
uuotller took 1t up but always with IL studied
air Of oalmneas. Each time tho verdict WAS:
'tso's q gaining!"
Tile Captain spoke through the tube:
| "What Htea1n arc you carrying?"
IA hundred md forty-two, sr E1t she's
| getting hotter mud hotter afl the time"
| Tho boat was atraIning, and groaning, and
quiycring lite monster in paln. Doth pilots
| with thoir coats and vests OF, thor bosoms and
collars wido opon, anti the Precipitation flowing
[ down thoir lncos They were l!olding tho boat
10 close to tho slloro that tho willows swept tho
guards almost from stem to storn
''stnna by! whispered Ueorge
'A!l readyl" said Jim, un<lor Ills breath.
'Lot her come"
Tho bout sprang away from tho bank like
| 0tllor shore. Sho closed in again aud thrashed
| her fierce why along the willows iii before. The
captain put down the GLASS;
Lord, how Rllo walks up OH us TO hate
"Jim," said George, looking straight ahoad,
Watching tue slightest yawing Of the boat mud
promptly meeting i With tho wheel, "how'u it
|
tho cottonwood stump on tho false point below
Boarl,nnu's Island this morning
"Nator Just touching tho roots"
"Woll, ies protty close work. That gives six
feet sca1lt in the head Of Alurdercr's Chute. We
can Just barely rub through II We lit II exactly
] right. But its worth trying. She don't tlare
tueklo itl"-1neaning the Amaranth.
! In another inhtant the Roreas plunged into
| What seemed crooked creek, ald tho A,ua-
1autl's approaching lights wore slut out i'll T.
moment. Not IL whisper was ',ttored now, but
tho three men st.red nholl into tho shadows,
anl two OF tlom spun tho wheel back and forth
toro along. The ch1to keon,ed to como to I'LL
end every fifty yardu. but always opened out in
Lime. Nov tho l,eaa Of It was at hand George
tnppol tho biz. boil three tiinos, two loatlsnon
! hllranx to tlor posts, anu III Il mon1ent their
weird cries rose on tho night air, and wero
deck:
'.No-o-bottom!"
'Do:o-p four"
''llnlf three!"
| "Quavtur tIlroo!"
| 'tAIark under wa-a-tor three J"
Dayis pulled u couple of ropes-tl.ere was
| jingling Of srali bells far below. tho boats
| spool alaelcnp.l, and tho pent steam begun to
| "Dy tho mark twnn!"
| Quar~tor-ha'-or-ifss twain! !"
| "EigAt aud half!"
"EiGlt feet!"
| Savon-n1-a-hnlf j"
Another ji1lgiing OF littlo bells and tho wteols
coased turning altogether. Tho w,atliug Of tho
stoam was aomothl1lg frightful, now-it utmost
| drowned nil other lloiHea.
/ Stand by to moat her !"
George lind tho wheel hard down and was
| standing; OIL lilo spoke.
"All ready" ....-
Tho boat hesitatod.-aeomed to hold her
BREATH rs did tho Captain and pi!o;s,-a,ld
then slio began to fall away to atarboarl, aud
every oyo llghtoa.
"Afolo, tlion !--moot her! moot nor! Snatch
| llorl"
Tho whaol flow to port 10 faat that tho spokoH
| blended into spider wob,--tho Rwing Of the
boat Hnbsidai -~sAo steadiad herself
| "Soyen feet |"
| "Say.--six md q half"
| "Ss1 feotl Six -
| E1,nh tloh Init Ill, cu{o