The Republican journal., 1882-05-04

ping his 'oars for a full stroke and then
letting the boat slide up to the summit of
a rolling wave, a trick he had caught
from Captain HeZekiah Danforth. the
master boatman of Dell Haven.
The wind grew stronger and stronger
and the waves every moment increased
in size. Even Richard glanced sideways
more than once with ILL., concealed anxiety
as the long billows came tumbling on,
and just then getting a glimpse of bis
mothers face, beheld it so blanched with
terror of the sea that it seemed to him bis
mother was no longer in the boat with
him.
"Dlck," she gasped as his oar missed
stroke and sent the spray over the boat,
| ''Dick, I'm afraid to 60 on"
Dick glanced backward He had pull
| ed about a mile from shore and was mid
way between the two headlands familiar
ly spoken of as the Horns. Dull Head
was surrounded by an ever accommodating
mass of breakers, and Bright Head caught
the sea on its precipitous sides, sending
it backward in fountains Of foam, and all
the four miles that lay between the two
points were rolling miles ot bll0ws.
| Sitting with his face landward Richard
had not fully felt the danger.
Now the lad could not repress a shud
der as he said: II don't believe could
find the buoys in such sea, and nobody
cou d haul in the pots. | believe Ill put
about"
sob, do, O, Richard, there comes an
awful one.' and Mrs. Swing slipped down
| from her seat into the bottom of the boat
and hid her face from the coming wave.
Richard gave mighty pull at the oars
to keep the boat head on and it rode
that wave in safety only to meet new
ones, into whose depths the tiny shell
rolled to be completely hidden from the
sight of two men who were standing on
the Dell Haven pier
One was Hezekiah Dantorth, the other
Captain Rose.
'If there was only a tug in sight to
help them" groaned Captain Rose,
"Why didn't You dun a little common
sense into the woman if She didn't take
any naturally" scoIded Captain Dan
forth, "or shut her and the boy up some
where's"
Il told her, but declare when was
Young could have brought down them
oars in half the time it takes jim to get
'em, | say 'kiah Dantorth, amt that
boat trying to put about Y
1T acts like it. John, but it will get
swamped Just as sure as guns it'-no il S
going on There's nothing else to 90, |
never in all my life saw time when there
wasn't a sail in sight The boats
gone No. There It comes up again :"
Suddenly a cry for a helping hand was
raised among the bystanders, and willing
hearts went forth from the land.
every second tells. It's Il race for
life ~ called out Captain Dan1orth. Jim,
you'd better get in You're strong: if one
of us fuckers out ou can take hold"
All ready lay the boat. dark green
surf boat, d boat that could stand heavy
seas and the two men and boy who had
nobly volunteered We're not long in start
ing off
"Success toyou. Fetch EN- back alive .'
called out Captain Rose
All at once the pier seemed thronged
with people. The news had spread that
Mrs. Spring and Richard were out alone on
| the sea,
AS they wa ched the dim, dark speck
now rising upon the swelling waters and
as quickly vanishing from sight, not one
Of the little throng but knew the danger
Of the tiny boat. With breathless cagers
ness the surf boat as its tNoroWers stood
at the oar urging t onward.
"lt'S down the harbOr now. They are
catching it. It's an awful wind for June
DO you think they're gaining on em !!
| That mite Of a boat will never live till
| they get there" were some Of the remarks
heard as they passed on,
As for Captain Rose be Went painting
up the hill into the town, climbed up into
the betrey of Dell Haven church us far
up as he could go, and watched through
spy glass the progress OF the mere speck
in the distance and the toiling helpers so
| far behind.
After a few minutes he realized that
Captain Dantorth although doing his ut
| most could not meet the periled ones in
time to save them and he said to him
self:
1.-The boy is doing well, but he can't hold
out. must do it," Captain Roses little
daughter had followed him into the church
and climbed the belfry stairs.
'.See here, Dolly" he said. "can YOU
look through here and keep sharp watch
No you run-you can 90 quickar'n can"
and the Captain scribbled message on
the back of an envelope, and giving it to
| her bade her make haste to the telegraph
office. "You tell Johnny Blake it's to
save life, and it must 60 ahead Of every
thing"
"Mr. Blake, here send this quick.
Richard Swing and his mother are going
to drown, and it's to save them
The operator took the envelope and
| read:
CAPTAIN TRUE, ,Steam-tug Good Heart, Crom-
well IIarbor. Steam out at once in search of
small boat-woman and boy in it-otf Dell
| Haven three miles; going against the wind :;
cant last long. JOHN ROSE
"All right" said the operator clicking
away at his machine a minute or two, and
then eXclaiming, ''It's done. Wait a
minute, sis, and Iii tell you whether he
gets it or not: wire runs right down to
the wharf"
The minute went by. Ten had passed
when the answer came back:
''Steam's up start at once 60 myself
TIMOTHY True.
The operator did not stop to write it.
''Run quick and tell your father Captain
| True is gone already" he said.
Dolly ran, saying to everyone she met
"They'll be saved They'll be saved !"
The child got up the belfry stairs, and
couldn't utter a word. She could only
smile and bow her head and try to get
out the message which she did at last
| Captain Roses eye was on the speck
He dared not take it off lest he never
could find it again. Meanwhile, the news
got abroad that Captain Rose had tele-
graphed to Cromwall for tug, and the
burden of fear grew lighter
In the little boat again and again had
Richard tried to turn its head toward the
land, but with each trial it took in so
much water that he was forced to give
up the attempt. Nothing could be done
but keep off and face the boiling sea-
Very few words were spoken Mrs
Swing kept bailing as fast as possible,
with only shell Of horse shoe crab to
work with.