Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-05-08

length she was fairly among the
breakers. She touched, and tou ch
} led, vet went on-at last she struck
and IL long. continued crash cam,
undulating upon the ears of th'
lookers.on, accompanied with hal
loOs and shrieks. The shore wa.
now all astir.
"That does for her ~ exclaimet
several voices all at once, as al
enormous wave towering, as j
charged with her doom, came foa m
ng toward her. In another minute
it broke upon her with fury that
sent the spray to the clouds, and to
tally hid her from the shore. When
she became visible again, the whole
of her larboard broadside was stove
in. In a moment, men, women and
children, were up to their middle in
surf. Another billow-she was
gone Planks, pulleys. spars and
cordage now came floating in, and
every one went to wOrk-every one
but Dark Harry.
He kept his station upon the reef
"A post which common consent
seemed to have yielded up to him.
No one ventured to dispute his
right tOit. In advance Of him stood
the maniac, constantly looking in
one direction-a kind of cove pro-
duced by a forking in the reef.
Thence she never took her eye, ex-
cept to throw a glance at Dark Har-
ry whenever he made movement,
as if about to quit the stand which
he had chosen.
"'Twill be here" she kept repeat.
ing; "'twill be here-that which
will be worth the hull to thee, were
it high and dry, and all thine own !!
wait for it, tits sent to thee twill
be here. Did l not tell you Of the
huge black hull, and came it not 7
AS surely that will come, which in
that hull was sent to thee. Be
ready with thy boat-hook ! The
minutes are counted. The wave
that is to bring it is rolling in Z!
There it is l know it Here, take
my place and be ready. Here it is
"a body-hook it by the clothes;
keep it clear of the rocks! Round
round-round here into this nook !!
Look if it does not lie there as if it
were made for it! What think you
now of crazy janet Softly, SOFTLY"
she confined, us the wrecker, sub
stituting his hands for the instru-
ment, began to draw the body up to
the beach. "Softly-the pockets
are full Softly, lest anything should
drop from them. That will do!-
that will dol"
Scarcely was the body clear of the
surf when the wrecker began to rifle
it. The pockets are full one of
them was speedily elnptied, when a
laugh from tho maniac, who, squat
ting, sat gibbering at the head, ar.
rested Dark Harry in the act Of ex-
amining the contents.
"What laugh'st thou at, jade !"
he inquired.
eco on" she replied, "'tis fair,
lovely day, as l told thee is it not,
Dark Harry
"Peace, jade" exclaimed the
wrecker. "Jewels I" he calculated,
closing a small case which he had
opened.
The maniac laughed again.
"Wilt thou stop thy cursed
mouth" vociferated the wrecker.
$50 on" murmured the maniac.
"Go on, Dark Harry! You should
not be angry with me ! Did | not
tell you 1t was comingi Go on.
'Tis a fair, lovely day {! Isn'sit Dark
Harryr'
"Silence p again cried the wreck
er, "Goldw exclaimed he to him
self, as he emptied into his hands a
portion of the contents of a purse,
which he had taken from the other
pocket-''broad, heavy, yellow
pieces !"
Another laugh from the maniac.
81 tell thee what, mad jane"
rOared out the wrecker, "lake to thy
heels. or abide the consequences, If
thou interest that sound again ~
"SOftly !-softly !" whispered
Jane, che hears youw
"Who, Jade p cried the wrecker,
starting from his knees. |,
"The owner of the diamonds and
he gold. His lids have been NOV. I
ng for the last minute, and now
hey are wide openw ..
The wrecker just glanced at the
ace of the shinwrecked man.