The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-08

uau e'Hnus HeE necessary, they Doth went
e. ont to her, being low water. Seen from
unacountablc. She was to and Cd the wind
rs often rs IL ahe was drunk herself or com
manded by drunken skipper. However.
she was kept wellclear Of the home reefs, and
made a good offing,. and 20 at last she
tant four miles, or thercabouts. Now was
the time. to drop her anchor So Hazel
worked the telegraph to draw her attention,
nnd waved his hut and hand to her. But
the ship smiled on. She waved immensely,
but she kept, her course; and, when sho
truth forced itself at last upon those eager
watchers: She lad decided not to touch the
island. In win their joyful signals. In vain
tho telegraph. In vain that cry for help
upon the eastern cliff; it had saved her, hut
not pleaded for them. The monsters saw
saw and abandoned them.
They looked ut one another with diating
eyes, to read in II human face whether such u
deed as his could really he done by man nm
on his fellow. Then they uttered wild cries
to tho rcccding vessel
Win, vain. all was in vain.
Then they sat down stupefcd. hut still
glnring ut the ship. and ench ut the same
moment held out II hand to tho other, and
they sat hand in hand; all the world to each
other just then, for there was the world in
sight abandoning them in cold blood.
BE calm. dear friend" said Helen. pa
tiently: 80 my poor father!" And her
and tcn came n burst of anguish that no
words could utter.
At this Hazel started to his feet in fury,
Now may the God That made sen and
land Judge between those miscreants there
and you"
"No! will not be patient" roarcd Hazel.
"Judge thou her cause, o God; each Of these
tears against Il reptiles sOul!''
And SO he stood glaring, and his hnr
blowing wildly to the breeze; while she
sighed patiently Mt his knee.
Presently he began to watch the vessel with
suddenly, AHA! that is right Well steered.
Don't cry, sweet one: our cause is heard.
Are they blind? Are they drunk? Are they
sick? SEQ nobody on deck! Perhaps have
been too-God forgive me, the ships ashore"
CHAPTER xXxvm
Helen looked up: and there was the ship
fast, and on her side, She was on the White
Water Reef Not upon the black rocks them.
selves, hut on IL part OF them that was under
| water.
Hazel ran down to the bench: and there
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anger was gone; he hnd but one thought now
TO go ont to her assistance. But it
still wanted an hour to high water,
and it was blowing smartiy, and
there was nearly always n surf
upon that rccf What if the vessel should
break up, and lives bc lost?
lie paced the sanks like n wild beast in its
cage, in an agony Of pity, rcmorse, and burn
ing. impaticnce. his feelings became intol-
| crable; he set his back to the boat, and with
hcrculean strength forced it down little way
to meet the tide. He got logs and put them
down for rollers. lie strove, he strained, he
struggled. till hsfacc and hands were purple.
And ut last he met the flowing tide, and in a
moment jumped into the boat. and pushed off.
Helen begged with sparkling eyes to be al.
lowed to accompany him.
"Whnt, to n ship smitten with scurvy or
| Heaven knows what? Certainly not. Besides,
You wonld be wet through: tits blowing rnth.
poor souls go to help: md forme W no have
| sinncl in my anger"
He hoistcd his snil, md ran out.
Helen stood on the bank, and watched him
with tender admiration. How good and
brave lie was! And he could go into u pas.
sion too, when she was wronged, or when he
thought she was. Well! she admired him none
the less for that. She watched him
Mt first with admiration, but soon with unx.
iety; for he had no sooner passed North Gate,
than I he cutter. having both sails set, though,
rcc'cd. lay down very much, and her hull kept
disappearing. Helen felt anxious, and would
have been downright frightened, but for her
confidence in his prowess.
by and by only her staggering sails were
visible and the sun set ere she reached tho
creek. The wind declined with the sun, and
Helen made two great fires. and prepared
food for the sufferers; tor she made sure Hazel
| would bring them off in few hours more.
She promised herself the happiness of rcIiev-
| ing the distressed But to her infinite sur
prise she found herself almost regretting that
| the island was likely to DO pe0pled with
strangers. No matter, she should sit up for
them nll night, and be very kind to them,
poor things; though they had not been very
kind 10 her.
About midnight, the wind shifted to the
| northwest. and blew hard.
Helen run down to the shore, and looked
| seaward. This was u tair wind for Hazel
return; and she began to expect him every
| hour. But no: he delayed unaccountably.
Aud the worst of it was. it began to blow n
| gale: and this wind sent the sea rolling into
the bay in IL manner that alarmed her scri.
| orsly.
The night wore on; no signs of the boat.
| and now there was IL heavy gale outside,
and great sea rolling in, brown and foam
ing.
Day broke, and showed the scn for II milo
| or two: the rest was hidden by driving rain.
Helen kneeled OH the shore and prayed for
him.
Dire missivings oppressed her. And soon
these were heightened to terror for the sea
begun to disgorge things o. u kind that had
never come ashore before. 4 great ships
mast came tossing; huge as 1t was, tho
waves handled it like II toy. Then came n
| barrel; then Il broken spar. These were but
the iorerunncrs of more fearful havoc.
The sea became strcwetl and literally black.
ened will fragments; part wreck, part cargo,
| of II broken vessel.
But what was I'LL this compared with the
| horror that followed?
black object caught her eye: driven in
| upon the crest of the wave.
She looked, with her hair flying strnisht
back, aud her eyes almost starting from her
| head.
1t WAS boat, bottom up; driven on, and
| tossed like n cork.
1T came nearer. nearer, nearer.
She dashed into the water with n wild
| scream, but u wave beat her back on the
sand, and, us she rose, an enormous roller
lifted the boat right up into the air, and,
! breaking. dashed it keel uppermost OH the
| beach ut her side-empty
CHAPTER XXXvIn
Helen uttered Il shrek OF agony, and her
knees smotc together, and she weuld have
! swooned on the spot but for the wind and
the spray that beat against her.
To the 6fenrful stun succeeded the widest
| distress She ran to and fro like some wild
animal berenvetl: she kept wringing her hands
and uttering cries ofpity and despair and
went back to the bout hundred times; it
| held her by IL spell.
| 1t was long before she could think connect.
edly. and, even then. it was not of herself, nor
of her lonely state. but only, Why did not
she die with him? Why did she not die in.
| stead of him!
He had been oil the world to her; md now
she knew it. o, what II friend, what Il com
panion, what IL lover, these cruel waves had
| destroyed!
The morning broke. and still she lowered
and lowered about the fatal boat, with great
horror-strirken eyes, and hair flying to tho
breeze: and not IL tear. Ifshecould only have
snoothcd his last moments lave spoken one
word into his dying ear! But. no! Her poor
hero had died in going to save others; died
destroyed him.
now. She went, wniling pitcously, ana i'm
dead body to speak to, aud mourn over. But
the sea denied ler even that dismal consoln.
| ton.
The next tide brought in few more fror
mcnts OF the wreck, but no corpse tioatcd
! ashore.
Then, at last, as the waves once more re.
tired. leaving, this time. only petty frag-
ments o! wreck on the beach. she lifted IN
her voice, and almost wept her heart out OF
her body.
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