The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-12


The sun Yves burning with clniost irsuftcr-
,b,s brightness, md the light b,ased GA see
GOLDEN mirror Of tho water with binding, re
yracted rays Crouching in the ssoi'1.of the
,oat. William Jones shade l his eyes with both
,ar,is and eazed inthnly on tho object 10 H'aa'
;scovercd far out 10 sea- Now 1nl ten he
,aSe rapid motion to guido the rfrl in her
i'm, hut heidi not speak wcrd.
Oh, Low hot it was out there On tho wide,cHs
gavesi Fer soine time Mat pulled on ~
-ilcnco; but at last she could bear l. 70 LONGER,
md rested on her cars, with tho wo-ra pci~
spsration. ssrcarlinr down ler irecslel ehee.:$
''Prn'away, Hat, said the man, not look
NJ ct her ''Vou amt tired, not yo2l"
With a lon,--d.swn l-eath l-att G:ow IN the
,rs. and, sy-.-s 1s thou 1t, peeled OF her
.c,.ct AID ihrsw CT her list, leaving her head
.oosed to the burning Sun
Now, tho six gown she wore had evidently
,e., usel by its original owner Us festal
rnent, fer it hsd been cut low, -aaa kal
OFT sleeves So MATHS shoulders and arrns
re ,e-.ectly bare, and very wii-te they
led IN contrast wi h her s,,n-srec.lcl hands,
r sun-burned face, and her warm brown
,c',. Fer bust was rs YET un';eveioped, Luz
r nec,, and shoulders were f;ne, crl her
rs beautifully molied. EsosesAer, Ec1
.ard Tho painter, could he have ecc1 Ter J-'s;
ZEN. would have regarded her with increasing
.r-,,-alicn.
freed from tho incunforanco CT her jacket,
sc now pulled nway with easy grace cd
III. Farther and farther the bcas recetcd
rom shore, til tho promonsory they lodl:.t
YVES co,:-sle CT niles away. Suddenly Wi
Lam Jones made s.Cn to the girl to stop,
ard stood up in the boat to r,connoit-e.
The o. ject az which he had been gazing SO
iona was row clearly visible. 1t consisted o.
sc:net,ing black, floating en- CLASSY streteA
CT wcter, end surrounded by fragments OF
loose scum CT froth; it was TO ell appearance
rlotic-.iess, but was, in realty, drifting
YEARLY shoreward on the flowing tide.
william Jones now evinced increasing OK
element, md urged Lis companion to hui1.Y
,o,,:cLly forwaril-which sho d:i, putting out
al her strengi h in a series of rapid and rover
ful strokes. Another quarter of III hour
.brourht them TO the spot where tao object
vas floating. Trembling with eaSerncss, tha
man leaned over the boats sidc with out
stretched hands.
A, he did so Mass turned her head away
with curious cess;irs CT dread.
s.Vhat Is il, William Jonesr' s,,o asked, net
looking at hin. 1T isn'S--you know--cno o
thcmS"
mo It a.n'tl' replied the man, leaning over
tho size CT the coAle, and til,ins Tie g.nwale
almost to tie waser's edge. "Too Gerry for
diem, Nat. 1. they COMES It wont be I'll
Sundn7's tide. They're down ct The bottom
no,r, and r:n's yet rose. Lasyl Lean toshef
wall So lirere-look outP
Is bespoke, lie struggled with something
in lie waaer, and ct last, with an effort whicl
a.-,ost cars.zed the boat, pulled 1t In. matt
oo,-cd row, and saw that it was a srria-i, list,
rcoSan trui,,-, covered with pieces cf SHINY
weed. F.octiry near itwcre several pieces OF
s,li,sereG wood, which seemed to have formed
+ Of a bsa., These, too, William secured
threw down on tho footboard beneath
II.
sICs box, that's what it is" cried Eatt.
s'It,s q box, surcly," sold Jones. "And it's
.ocked, too. And, look ye row. iniscoltt
'',,re's nowt inside, or mayhap it would have
az. Eowsoclover, wo'1 scei"
Arler IN unava..i1g effort 10 force it open
,vth his hands LIE drew forth a largo clasp
,,,.fe. worked awcy at the lock, end troll 10
force open the Id, which soon yielded to his
,fiort5. as the action of the salt water hal
lnady begun to rot tie wood. On bciaS
ms opened tho box was found to cent in
o,ly a coupie Ct coarse linen shirts, al old
newspaper, two or three biscuits, en-. hsi- q
bottle CT somc dark liuid. =
After examining these articles one u Gre
William Jones threw them back into the Lea
h gestures of disgust, retaining only tto
lie. which no uncoried and applied to his
-.r-nl. lie said, smacking lis Lips and noti-
y ct Matt. Then, recorkirg tho bottie
,ully, he returned it to tho box, AID,
ding Up, >reconnoitred the sea on every
But nothing else rewarded his eager
oh: he throw himself Gown in the stern
no boat and ordered Matt to pull hack to
yga =,
S they went he closed one eye thought
y and nuscd aloud:
,Si~hs oiore last it blew half gale nom
F., southard This here box came awssr
n tho east coast Of Ireland. May be il
-sa Zig chip as was lost; them plsnks WAS
at OF tho vessels long-boat. Iore's coming