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


caused and seeing a red-legged sand-piper
unning about on the edge Of the water just
oelow her, made gesture like boys throw
ing a stone, wherein the sand-piper sprang
ip chiroing, and flew along cut Of sight.
By this time size was in full sight Of the
sea. Dead calm, and covered with rain-col-
red shadows, it touched tho edges Of the fla
,nds about mile away, and left ono Ions.
.eamy line CT chsngeiess foam Tho sands
themselves stretched away 10 tbs westward
ar as eye could see. But to tho left sndeast-
ward, thnt is 10 cay, IA tho direction toward
which she vas ro-us, there was long, roc,l
,rorlontorv, VIII sisrs Of human habita~
lion. Breaking ito swing-IlSe trot, Me-
FASTENED thitLer, following footpath aero
narshy fclls-
In duo time she came out upon narrow
,nirudely llado road which wound along the
rocky promontory, at low water skirt-Eg ths
sand, ct h; gh water, the sea- The first hou
she reaclc was wooden lfe-bcat house
ing down in a creek; and it being then lo'
tide, au some d stance from the waters e5g
O., the roadside above the house was Gag
,taT. aad beneath tie fe staff a wooden sea,
All was very Sill and desolate, without ,
sign of If; but lite farther along III
road was row Of cottages which seemed II
.nsbitod. and were in fact ilse abodes OF the
coastruarl. Instead Ct Enye-in., here Matt
proceeded on her wcy Until she reached
what at first sight Locked Ike the beginning
of q village CT snail town. There were
houses on each side CT the road, soIne OF them
several stories high, bit close irspectior
showed that most OF them were Too1ess, tina
few of them possessed any windows or deer
and that nea. 7 I'll were decayed and dilap
dated from long disuse, while not a few hi
a blasted and sinister appearance, as II lilac
ened By Ere. And ELL there was no sign C.
any human sou'. Euddenly, however, the street
ca,nc to I'll es.j ard HIATT found herself On a
sort OF rocky platform overlooking the sea;
ard on tbs Platform, shading his eyes frol.
he blezi.lc SIN and looking out seward, was
\ solitary man.
SO intent V ~ he on his occupation, that he
was unconscious CT fatt's approach TIL sic
was standing BY LIS side. lie turned his eyes
upon Lcr for moment, and then once more
gszed oct to sea-
A short, plump, thicizset man, with a
round, veathcr-beaten face, which woulo
have ben good hgnored but for lis expires
sion CT ezsrcme watchfu-ncss end greed Ihs
eyes we're hue, but very small a-d Keen; the
forehead low a-.d narrow; tie hair coarse
and rndy: tho beard cccrser and 'sanoler
still. lie rnigl5 have leen about 90 years o.
age. Els dressv rs cu;sous-consiseng Oh
yellow SOU -wes.er q pair Of searlGn's coarse
canyastrcuscr e nj biue pi OF jacket, o,na
men5ed wi h brass buttons which bore tie H.
s;o-io Tr.r N,j@st- - CO ice.
S.... ---.A-5 10 eyes q -
from the far distance, Ito man spoke Ii c
i..s-.y, 1ar-a' rey whisper:
s.Alast, do you $40 srInr,nt out yondcrT'
Matt ssra neil her ga2o through the daz-
s:.ng sunlight, but failed to discern any CD
ject Oh the LIGHT e1panse CT water.
'iock We now," continued the man; u
may lie d,iting weed, or il llaJ DO wrec.'
bus It's su1nrlat. Lock again.
''Sunlna5 black, William JonesP
eyes. Coming and going. Now it como
and i5's black; now it gees, and tho wase-
l,cks wh.tc where it was. II it ISM wrec-
IFS weed. IL it amt weed, it's wreck AZ
taet1e's flowing, and it'll go ashore a-o-
nigh. at Il, Ca,d-on Pint, II wait Tor !
-Ius sha'n'5 wait, " ho added, eagerly. ~
50 end overhaul it now"
10 looked round suspicious, and then sale
"Natt, did you SEQ 1ny CT them coast
guarl chnps as you come GlongT
mo, William Jones"
Thought not. AEey TO u3 ehcreS'S VS.
fooing about; SO there's . chance fo- Ec--
est L an 70 lock artcr L.s Living -ri.hcu5 no
questioning You como along with RE, q.
Ii it is aumInat, I'll gle thee tuppeace SOHO o
these fine days"
AS lie turned to 60, his eyes fell for the fir
tirno on her nitro.
sWhat's this, Matti What Gro you doirs
IN your Sunday clothes"
The girl was at q los1 how to reply. sae
b,ushed scarlet, and hung down her hea'
Fortunately for her, the racn was too c.
sorbei In Lis main object Of thought to ca,
elise her further. He only shook his f..
head IN severe disaoYrobation, and lei e.
wey down to snail creek in tho roc:,s,
where a rouch coble was rocking, secured BY
rusty chain =.
Jump in and takc the paddles III sis
nstarn and keep watch.
Tho Girl obeycl and leaped In; but before
4 bor I..c-e Il,