St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-01
CUAPTER VII.

Sciou> did not deprive her of her senses
1t was indeed with some sort of wild
instinct of clt-prcscrVation that she
Immediately dashed down her hand to-
ward the spot at which the water wa:
rushing in: and that she found in I
moment. for she WAS us well acquainted
with the boat as Duncan Lewis hat
been ignorant of it. She tore off tht
Woolcu shawl that she wore she stuffed
one corner of it rs tightly aS she could
into the small hole then she reached
up her arm and took out one of the
wooden tholc-pinS from the side of the
boat. This thole-pin had been extern
porizrd that very day the rough hi
of wood had been left much thicker Il!
top than at bottom some portion of il
was sure To tit. She hastily wrapped
round il Il portion of the other end OI
the shawl. Withdrew that already III
and IN another minute the whole WAS
safely plugged.
| Then she looked around.
\ great terror seized her. and YET I
/ did not scream. Where were the pcu-
! pie She could hear no voices only
| the sound of the waves along the I'M
seen beach.
Then she remembered that the oars
/ had gone; how should she make some
dc>pairimg effort tu get in To land again
She threw ont the stones that were in
/ the bottom of the boat : she took the
small tin can ont of the locker in 1hc
stern seat. and halcd out il portion OF
the water. which WAS about Il foot
deep; then she uutNcd the ruddcr. and
went To the bow of the boat. and tIicd
to use il a> Il paddle. now ON one side.
NOW on the other. But the work WAS
homeless. She had to .toop So far that
her back began To ache: then her arms
grew 50 tired with the unwomtcd Labor
that she could barely move this heavy
piece ot wood and at length. wcarird
out and Vet not quite aware of the peril
that awaited her. she sat down ON the
middle IhwaIt. and began to crl
silently.
\ new sound startled her. The boat
scIaprd against Il rock. With IL sud
den joy in hen heart she sprang to the
side, aud reached ont her ann thrI.
Wa,, nothing there. She searched all
Iuun,l in the darkness nothing hut
WarcI She knew now how rapid, the
wind and tIdr combined were. cary iur
her away aud ~ the lid fancy struck
hrI that that WIS th, last point of the
island that the boat had uIaIrd. and
that she WAS drifting ont to sea. She
lost, and called aloud in hrI agony To
her friends. and most at all to her
Young husband. Alas, there was not
even an echo /" these Wild clir>
She might. however, diff ON to the
Sl>rilm"l, rocks and a> the >c.I. with
Tia" wind oil the Land. Wa> here com
parltl\cll smooth. She would Ice able
tu scramble, over the >,a-wcrd tn some
higher place of safety. BUT she could
not make them ont in the darkness of
tine night. She >a1 waiting in silence
now. with a great dread stealing over
her heart. li>tcnin. fnr the sound of
the waves on the rocks. At Icu.th She
heard il. 1t made her trcmblr but
Vet it was wei, nmr. She kent watch
in" the. water hN the -id,. ot the boat
that She might hc able to make ont the
tiI>t mass Of stone oI >,.i-y,crd: and
she knew now that The point of tho
lun- and narrow island WAS near nj
hand. Still She kept her head down.
The water WIS Iaprinr all ,rnuuI the
boat it confused her ~ she. rrird to
listen to the hrcakiu., of the. waves
ciu~,. hN. Then She rose again. Was
not the sound more distant She had
rome hN Ih, Skcilmnrr rocks. and Wa,
drifting ont rn the oncn sea.
..Iiir<o, .IiI,,<n
sh, started tn h,, feet ,r.,iu w.
moi 1hut tl,r voice. of L,,. Iu,rr f:u ,v,,.
and faint,
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van rn,niu.. for r,n p.
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