The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-31
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FROM fones Bright The Fonr-I seayed sham
me sun tsyas setting over the sea IN fall
fafades t,f gorgeous color when Brian and
| Rails set out alopg the cliffs on their des.
lnarate quest. It was 40 vain that Balls Efleti
| 10 nersnade Brian tEat the boys had gone an
fotSer way, and that. doubtless, by that time
they were safe at home. Brian knew bet
BIER. He knew that Pats mind bad been en-
itirslyen crossed with the caves, and that ne
coula, talks and think OF nothing else, ana
ithas5 Duke had been Injected with 81 t q
sarS,f, ss interest, as he n was so easily
wifi, arly OF Puts whirns. He could quite
sec fhe two bows making their way along
| fhe shore. and stopping at,B ISIS Glen. un-
decided whether they would eaiist Ballszs
service "a q guide OF enjoy the greater eS-
citenent al exploring by themsetyc
{ BaIIs shouted 10 the coast9uards before
shey left the alep, bidding one Of them go
and bring bout along itsa
The ii shore. But, with the nsx. 8. !. ,
there was such q strong current running
into the bay that It. was hard work even =. aol
four stout rowers to get round the poin.,
md it would be some time De1ore heip iio 'll
that ilrectfon could be hoped for,
So Brian and Balls kept along sne ease VI
the cliff, every now and sthen sllo ,,s;s
themselves down on the grass, ana iGoh,ns
agar fhe edge down the giddy precipices
o,d caiIing Pat or Duke, or whistliDg, or
shrauino stones down to attract their q Ton.
t;nn ~. thew happened to be on any o those
crascents or strips Of sand or shine "a which
Feyary wave made smaller and ma .rowpr. 8
Saa.birds flew out screechinS and fIappsne
from their restfng-places o. tae cIiHs be.
law. bits OF chalk crun' .ese6 aad rolled
down. and the little wa ,es iapped and rip
pied, but no answer care TO their shouts
Brian was reckless Of bis own safety, and
Balls more thal c,nce esd 10 draw him back
from the crrml fling edge and remind BIN
that he w',ul1tInos Save the beys' lives Dy
losing biz, own. ....a 5o1..s
Shinr;le Bay Wcss not half SO preeipitous,
and Il good cssnher could make his way
dow. n i'm somex hat break-neck fashion, AND
b. ian hall iacped, half feared, to fluid them
t.nere, where escape might have been Just
: possible, But no answer came to his call
ana they went on to Smuggler's Bay. Nc
zone there, either; and now faint hope
i begins to stir in Brian's heart. After all
the boys may not have come, and, Indeed
there is very slight reason for being 80 sRFe
tEof if. There only remains Wlzard.s care
alter which the clids gradually sink to sht
fat shore % Sandbayerl. h.
~TLey are not there!" Brian cries, Mtei
/ a ran; survey OF as much OF the bay as ~
4 eSa see from the point where he has thFoWr
bNnself down OF the turf.
But Balls does not answer dsrectsE, bu
keeps STILL. looking down, with his setter
Eaccrlstomed efes, at something on the;short
jfbelow.a It is neither Pat nor Duke, SUR
ienougf; hut 1t is no wonder that Ball!
looks. for it Is not often that you see vel
wet cap with IAN eagles plume On Diuge
iseaweed!
! Brian catches sight Of it, too, Though h
y does not make out clearly what It IS, ant
The shouts, &. Patti Pat Pats" as loud
he can. 3as1
4 Is It the cry OF sea.bird that answers
4 Brian woIld rather have cut OH hrs rlgh
4 hand than have heard that cry from below
Brian. Brian save mea'' IN Duke'
voice. and then something moves iron
4 the sideEof the big rock. an d thereiis Duke
holdingnp bis arms to Briaa ian anef sSs
n far away still. ssss ~ $50, 49,
go Where's Pat?"
5, But Buke can: only sob gut Sounds tina
brian cannot und erstands and: Brian shout
4 again. t Pm coming, Duker don't be fright
4 eneds7,. and puts bis deadly 'fesr. Tor Pa
I aside &c. fix all his efforts On saving Duke.
q TIN coming! Don't be frightened!
Easy enough to sayaand mean 1t, ont nov
to do dt. '.e, s.
!. when Brian leaped to his feet and. looke'
lat Balls he found little encouragement from
bis gloomy, set face. ~. .ss.sss
i * How can get to him2H ,.
BaI}s shrugged his shoulders and turne'
. away, and Brian caught hola Of his arm.
~ Iteit you, must ret TO him! J"
i " Look here, young ynaster!l You can &c
Ito hin with a broken neck, NJ you like blu
thai won't do the poor iittle,chap no good
Inor you neither. : II it had been Shingl
Bay Ii would have been drgerent. Pleas
l God, 4he boat may get aroundto Saltgae i
4 time. for it's bis only chance
| "You said it would take tlssm an hour
f. g Hhereabout."
i t.. Aud it will be high tide Song befsr
lthat.a'
Balls only grunted; but freH the beae
came the child's shrill cry, :" Brian, saw
ME 70
1 SCI must get down somehow, and yo1
4 must help me-" Brian said. He spoke quit
luuietky, and with tone of comkaand tina
was new to him; but in moments OF grea
peril auaster- mind speaks out, thoSgb; pei
q hans. never before or afterward.
q do you think want to see tie iittl
4 chap drowned before nay eyes?" Baas said
almost fareely. /" But il we got dowsa any
! how we couldn't get up nohow, and We
q only be drowned in company 80 il
.sCouldn't we get him out OF reach OF tn
tide till the boat comes round ~ ~
8 BALI poadered. ~ ~ ~.
~ 81 t me hide a2bit,'' he said, 'sand j
there's e'ersa scheme to be knocked out
never fear but I'll get hold OF It'll" ~
1t seemed hours to BrlaD>while he thought
!, and it needed great self-restraint to resis
Iinterrupting his musings; but Brian wa
. rewarded at last. ss
"Now.,'''he said, sssIook'ee here, It's,
Y desperate chance, and don't know as
ought to let you do no. such thing, or
: you've the pluck to do it-but this Is VIVA
it is"
i And then he suggested the following
plan: On the opposite side OF the bay T
where they stood, and twenty feet dowl
. from the top, there was q ledge called th
"main BENCH" where the sea. birds came II
!, large numbers to make their nests. Nea
. this there were some other lodges in til
II cliffs, by which an expert and fearles
climber might make his way downward
with a fall of about eight feet at the bot
4 tom. Balls had a rope with him that b
had caught UP as be came away, and wit
7 this he proposed to lower Brian on to tn
\ main bench, ,,gs. 5 ,Sg
Cpd deal rather a-gone myself, but Tn
near crippled with the rheumatics; and
4 don't know as YOU d be able to let me dow
safe to the bench, and you're lighter, too
by q good deals @ s +.