The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-25

The storm broke presently with
frightful fury. Long streaks Of light.
ming rent the skies, and the waves we're
dashed upon the shore with aroaring loud
- thunder. In despite of the deluge of
rain tho crew OF the lfeboat came to the
shed 70 get Ill in readiness, and . great
many other fishermen and their wives
trooped out ofthe cottages; but this was
only because sleep on such . night was
impossible. Most Of the eyes that looked
seaward with expectant glances were
rather hoping for q profitable wreck
than eager for chance to save life.
Margaret stood in the shed with Mark
BrathWaite beside her, Harold Trecorpe
being on the other side of the boat.
The occasional glow Of the pipe he was
smoking lit up his rugged face and
made it seem dsvilish a. 10 cursed the
ill-luck that had fallen upon Polloot,
and expressed his conviction that the
Me-boat had switched " the place, driv-
ing wrecks of it. "Dong yo'!" cried
he, striking his fist on the boats side.
"Yo've done Us harm from the day 70
COON here! 70 hsv'."'
Suddenly there was . cry from every
one under the shed: "A light! blue
light! Look, there's another!"
Far Of in the ofing there was ship
In distress sending up blue lights. They
rose swift and pale, then burst into a
bright CLEAN and vanished. Harold
Trecorpe uttered . shout of exultation.
"It's . big ship" cried he. "Here,
gie us the blue rockets, wench."
"What for the blue rocketsP" asked
Margaret, who was standing near . box
Of fre-signals. "Ye must burn three
red lights first to warn 'em the coasts
dangerous. Then three blue 'uns to say
the Me-boat's coming. That's what my
lord told me-"
"Cuss your lord and yo' tool" blurted
out Harold, savagely, as he ran around
to tho other side Of the boat. "Here,
lads, bear . hand and heave this wench
out"
"Harold, III FIRE . light In yo'r face
Il 70 come near me. Mark, keep that
mon off," cried Margaret, painting; and
selling the lantern from Peter Pencor-
rows drunken hands, she held . rocket
q Harold's face IS II it were 8 pistol.
But thsre were others beside Harold
who wanted tho ship to be wrecked, and
several OF the hieboats crew we're
among them. They wsre willing enough
to 70 out with the boat by.and.by, but
they wanted the vsosel 10 be wrecked
first. These sooundrels drove Margaret
and Mark Brathwaite back, and twas 70.
solved among them that no lights should
b burned at III for the present. In her
energetic Language unadorned, Margaret
Pencorrow hurled auathemas at them,
but they only laughed, and suddenly the
girl vanished through the crowd with
Mark Brathwaite.
Where had thsyl gone For several
momeut1; their disappearance was NOV
noticed. but suddenly i broad sheet u
lightning that 1t up the whole coast,
showed the girl and the boy running Is
hard - they could down the shore in
the direction Of tho Needle Rock. The
tide was coming In fast, but It was svi-
IDENTITY Meg's object to gst near the rock
before Il. Whyl They learned pres
entity. A loud hiss, . blaze Of red light
and up went . rsdrocket; then another
than ) third. Three danger signals rose
rapidly, one altar another, under the
5ss q tho snraged wrecksrs. Then II
eams black again. The storm rum.
III nay, and no moro blue lights were
ufh = -. Margaret had rushed
"a ~ ~ rockets, which had prob.
Ably Wls19 ~ distressed ship 70 keep
clear q tbUacherous coat. Anyhow,
~ Zip wasAot wrecked nor heard q
again.
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