Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

Instinctively she flung herself upon hel
face, gripping the long tough seaweed with
one hand. The other she passed round the
body OF the helpless man beside her, strain
ing him with all her strength against hel
side.
Then came wild long rush of foam. The
water lifted her from the rock, but the sea.
weed held, and when at length the sea had
gone boiling by she found herself and the
senseless form of Geofrey once more lying
side by side. She was half choked. Desper-
ately she struggled up and round. looking
shoreward through the darkness, Heavensl
there, not a hundred wards away, light
snone upon the waters. 1t was boats light,
for it moved up and down. She filed her
lungs with air and sent one long cry for
help ringing across the sea. A moment
passed and she thought she heard an answer,
but because of the wind and the roar of the
breakers she could not be sure. Then she
turned and glanced sesward. Again the
foaming terror was rushing down upon them;
again she flung herself upon the rock and,
grasping the slippery seaweed, twined her
left arm about the helpless Geofrey.
It was on them.
Oh, horrorI Even in the turmoil of the
boiling waters she felt the seaweed give.
Now they were being swept along With the
rushing wave, and death drew very near.
But still she chung to Geofrey. Once more
the air touched her face. She had risen to
the surface, and was floating on the stormy
water. The wave had passed. Loosing her
hold OF Geofrey. she slipped her hand up
ward, and as he began to sink clutched him
By the hair. Then treading water with her
feet. for happily for them both she was as
good a swimmer rs could be found upon that
coast, she managed to open her eyes. There,
not 60 yards away, was the boats light
Oh, if she could only reach it. She spat the
salt water from her mouth. and once more
cried aloud. The light seemed to move on.
Then another wave rolled forward, and
once more she was pushed down into the
cruel depths, for with that dead weight
hanging to her she could not keep above it.
1t flashed into her mind that il she let him
90 she might even now save herself, but
even in that last te rror this she would not
do. If he went, she would 60 with him.
1t would have been better if she had let
him go.
Down she went-down, DOWN. 1T will
hold him." she said in her heart: ST will hold
him till die" Then came waves Of light
and sound as of wind whispering through
the trees, and all grew dark
1T tell yer it amt no good, Eddard," {"
shouted man in the boat to an old sailor,
who was leaning forward in the bows peer
ing into the darkness. I'VE shall be right
on to the Table Rocks in a minute and all
drown together. Put about, mate-put
about"
'sYe towards, screamed the old man,
turning so that the light from the lantern
fell on his furrowed, fercely anxious face
and long white hair streaming in the wind.
I tells yer heard her voice-I heard it
twice screaming for help. II ye put the boat
about, by Heaven when I get ashore I'll
kill yer, ye lubbers-old man as am, I'll
kill yer il swing for it
This determined sentiment produced
marked effect upon the boats crew; there
were eight of them altogether. They did
not put the boat about, they only lay upon
their oars and kept her head to the seas.
The old man In the bow peered out into
the gloom. He was shaking not with cold,
but with agitation.
Presently he turned his head with q yell.