Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-09-15

Gn0y f0mx106Q, Gu tho Outgoing t1Qe
1oated them Of to Join tho great army Of
their companions who had gone down
with tho Kangaroo. And 80 Augusta Wa
Fortunately there was but little rain
that morning, 20 Augusta took Dick out
to look for eggs, not because they wanted
any more, but In order to employ them.
selves. Together they climbed up on to
. rocky headlaqd, whore the flag was ~.
ing, and looked out across the troubled
ocean. There was nothing in sight 20 far
a. the eye could see-nothing but the
white wave horses across which the blsdk
cormorants steered their swift, uneering
flight. She looked and looked TIL hef
heart sunk within her.
"Wil mummy soon come IN boat to
take Dick qwayf" asked tho child ct her
aide, and then she burst into tears.
When she had recovered herself they
set to collecting eggs, IN occupation
which, Notwithstanding the screams and
threatened attacks Of the birds, delighted
Dick greatly. Soon they had a. mshya ~
she could carry, 30 they went back to ia
hut and lighted Ars Of driftwood, aid
ROASTED some eggs in the hot ashes; abe
had no pot to bol than IN. Thus, one
w and anothef the day wore away, and
at last tho darkneSs began to fall ovqe the
rugged peaks behind aid the wild wilder.
ne441 Of sea before. She ppt. Diqkt to bed
and be went of to sleep. Indeed, II was
wonderful to see how we'll tic. child bore
the hardstdps through which they were
passing. 10 never had an ache OF / pain.
or even . cold In The head.
b.. e1 fnss Dt and - ps., ss{s z H eaea,s; IL. fSs' !. 4
hsr heart nd sopY 70. rescue them ' from
their terrible position, OF, IL abe was
doomed to perish, at least to save the
ohiid. - ~" '1'
And 80 the long cold night wore away
in thought and vigil, TIL at last, some
two ho9yg before the dawn, sha eot to
sleep. When ahe opened hst eyes egatn
It was broad daylight, aud lille 81 81.
who hfd been awake sometime beside hsg,
WIS sitting up playing With the shell
which Bill and Johnnie had used to drinf
rum out Of. She rose and put tho chiid's
things q little to rights. and then, Is it
was not raining, told him to run Outside
while abe vent through the form Of dress-
Ing by taking OF such garments q abe
had, sha1tng them, and putting them on
again. She was slowly going through
this pyocegs, and WONDERING how LONG IL
would be before heg Shou1d&i ceased to
smart from tho effects Of tho tattoo{nk,
when Dick camS running In without goina
through the 4ormality q knoefine.
"Oh, auntiei auntieI" he sung out In
high glee. "hare'sa big ship coming al.
i 'Ds !: :5s s.lsa ! H 4 mummy did daddy com,
Auauafa sunk hack faint With ira su1-
den reyuilon Of {esling. Il t6sre was. q
ship, they were saved-snAtchsd from
the very Jaws Of death. But perhaps Il
was tho child's fancy. She threw Oh the
body Of her dress; and, hsr lonR yellow
hair-which she had in default 81 better
means Pean trying to comb out with . SIC
Of Notwithstanding behdpd her, shs took
the child BY the hand and Jew q fast q
she could 60 down the little rocky prom.
ontory Of which Bill and johnnie had
met their end. Before she got half way
down It she saw that the chifd's tale was
true-for there. sailing right up the ford
from the open sea wa . large vessel.
She wa not two hundred yards from
whore she stood, and her canvas wss
being rapidly furled preparatory to the
anchor being dropped.
she never thanked anything before. Al.
guleta sp9d on till she Got to the extreme
point OF the promontory, and stood there
waving Dicks little cap toward the YES.
eel, which moved slowly and msjestically
on, TIL presently, across the clear water,
came the splash Of the anchor, followed
by the sound Of the fierce rattle Of the
chain through the. hawss pipes. Then
there came another sound-t6eR glad sound
Of human voices cheering. She had been
seen.
Five minutes passed: and then she saw
q boat lowered and manned. The oers
were got out, and presentayit was backing
water within ten PAGES Of her.
"Go round there" she called, pointing
to the little boy, ''sndI viii meet you"
Bythe time abe had got to the spot the