Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-14
BETWEEN THE TIDES.

sccn about the docks. The bArbor open,
maie,tleally into Long Island sound
bounded by tho lighthouse pruinoniory on
the right, and tho curving shores of Point
No Point on the left. Hut an hour aftet
the boats ut the wharyes have swung "a
the ebb keen eye may discern q green
streak In tho very midst Of the waters 81
the bay, which lately seemed 10 feel tho life
aud stir Of the deep aea currents, and pres
entity stretching midway scross the nioaih
Of the harbor. rises Silver Bar which, ~
low tide bccomcs an island 81 hne white
sand and shells. In T.ittleport harbor Hood
tide means comfort and security.
Zach fisherman, - soon NJ tho waters
suil.ide, seeks his happy hunting ground,
aud silver bar was hen frycf's special
preserve.
Near Hens little house lived a Mr. God.
frey and her son, Mark. hoy u u. He-
tween the latter aud the clam pcdler thorc
existed tender friendship fosicfcd by long
habit
~ wonder. Mark" hs now began with
evident effort.
''wcli. what do you wonder. lieni"
''You see, Marx. ben observed. some.
how trust you. You say what you mean,
aud you are pretty SURE 10 do what you say.
'Ti.n't 40 with everybody. Some people
hang ont moro than they wash
Mark did not mar the force OF this tribute
BY any weak rcsponsc.
s'Dld n ever strike you,n said hen, that
when IL CONES winter feel that the even.
lines are ruthsr icngi"
"My mother sometimes says you must
be lonely" Marx replied.
THAT IL lind OF her. That Il what
should have expected OF her." said ben.
"whst Ms you going 70 do about ~ In.
quircd Marx. eager that Ben should como
10 the point.
About your motherr
II mean about yonr evenings"
"oh. Just No." said Hen. pleased 10 ind
an easy road 10 full cosfess'on. 81 had
thought off, Here he broke OIL, con.
fused. "rm 10 years old. no remarked.
plaintlvely.
what Of THAR" said Mark.
MY mother used 20 tell me ought 10
get married" explained Hen. "flut while
she lived mover thought much about IL.
You see, a man needs TO 20, flxcd ldea In
his mind. And 10 long a. no girl seemed
10 hold out any entlcenents l didn't Ike
10 offer any Inducements"
II should think not" said Marx, with
natural seorn.
"Yon don't mean 10 any you are actually
going 10 get married, Benr
well, ycs. Mark. She seems TO calcu-
late on H. Marriage hasn't been habit Of
mine. and perhaps Il Il one Of tho things a
man ought 10 begin on when he Ia young,
hut Mrs. brown says better late than
never"
lien was. In fact. TO be married on tho
following day.
Mark Instantly grAsped his friends mean.
Ing.
"Ben." said he. forcibly and briefly. "yoa
40 on your wedding journey. and Ill dig
the clans and pcddlc them I'LL you come
back"
Thl. settled all difficulties, for Marx
knew all tho secrets Of Silver Bar, having
many time helped 10 load up the boat
With clans.
This went on all the week. Day by day,
Of course, the tides grew later. and on Fri
day II was high water at . o'clock.
Mark started out NJ dawn aud made ono
aiicccs.ful trip. then. A. an east wind wa.
blowing and ia. sky was half ycilod with
clouds. he decided 10 80 again In the after
noon and secure n SURF supply Of clans for
Saturday, bafore bad weather SHOULD come.
The strong east wind held the waters Ia
the bay, aud although IL was almost three
hours past tho turn u tho tide the bay was
stlll half submerged when Marx reached H.
However, he drrw up his ska. set 10
work. and by $50 had nlled two baskets
with clans. had dragged them across tho
sands aud was about 10 empty them Into
lis boat when lac paused and rubbad his
eyes.
Where was the boa,i
lie had. rs usual, pulled Il a. high AZ pos.
able out OF the water, aud here wa tho
very furrow he had made la tho ilrin. white
sand. But the boat itself was gonei
Looking across the hay. Marx thought
he sspied IL beyond the beacon. near tho
lighthouse rocks.
Half laughing at tho Alsurdlty Of the
predicamcnt, he fastened his handkerchief
on the end Of his clam pick and -et II up la
tho sand. then gazei rucnilly toward Point
No Point mile away, and wondered II hs
could swim the distance.
Not very far away was a schooner, main.
" laden with shingles, all sails set. she
wa. beating her course In the face Of tho
east wind. and had si,ilci we'll into the
harbor mouth 20 gain purchase for her
long tack. This gave Marx an opporiuni.
~, He seized his pick. ran TO the very
verge of the bar, and waved the sigual
frantieAlly toward the vessel, shouting At
the top Of his lungs BY gOol fortune
some one on deck happened to be looking
through glass at Littloport.
An instant later down dropped boat;
two rod smrted sailor. jumped into her
and rowod with all their might toward tho
bar. In less than ten minutes Mark had
scrambled into this welcome dory, having
brst thrown In his clans, which the men
said would be n welcome addition TO their
supper.
Almost before 10 had realized what had
happened Marx was on The deck Of the
schooner. answering the hkippers ques.
tons.
by this time the san had looked out
s6ndA wss. sssin fg fas one iaHs s n
CLEAN. then had sunk b~neath the hori.
E0n.
Night dos--lded almost IN the instant.
for the whole fee ~ ths sEuf III TIL, tine
was eoyer~i with mist.
The captain aid Hafk ~ rglia not tpnrp
The umg ar us fsn " tsl.d hin ashoTo,
but thai they u0ud iasf hlin ., New Lon.
don. for Nhish pm ti.fT asrs pressing all
tall, and wllch ~ hsis,l 70 reach BY day.
Light
Mark could ollY alzsgt tho situation.
lie took supper With fl.e captain and bis
little daughter, = glfi ina
She was d~llsaiS. pretty creature. with
great shy eye. and uttered not a word.
Her father told Marx ahs had bern very
III 10 the spring, but that the long voyage
In the Aurora with him had quite made
her over.
They were already aftyslx days out from