Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-07

| mates separated IT,. and for the rcst OF that
| day We avoided each other ~ much m DO.
slble
"On Monday morning, rs We wern 'dre,,
| ing uunelycs Side hy slide m usnni. rv,,i,
20 30 down to work, could hear Biil nut.
iofug under bis hrsitb. aud lust ~ hi.
! 'uDlcr' was fruwInG un the fnce piece To-
| ils helmet loluuht most malignant l,ol
up1n his features. but he uttered nothrnts
aloud
"Ny companion hnd sc,trrly reached tho
| b1ttomgr wa. 90 the water and randi,
dedendlng hal made up my mind 10
/ give Bill na Nide houh ~ possible dur
ins iho day. and hegln my lhbpr-. st,ip
/ ping uif the cuptf from tho wreck we'll
/ no while be- was nmidships.
eve hai hccn down perhaps half an
hour, and wa4 commencing 10 feel n 10
tle more VI cnsc, when all at onco heard
/ q SLIGHT tapping on ms copper helmet and
% hand was PLACED upon my shoulder. 4
| had iHen knrphng. but quickly rose 10 my
| ieft, and turning, saw 1911 standing b.fo,r
| ines hut bic inspect sent chill 10 my very
heart lie was extending toward me n
/ knife. the blade OF which e. touched with
one inrcr. aud then puintcfio my weapon.
which hung In IL. sheath ~ my belt.
- rHmprrhrudr,i his meaning u ena !.
| challenge t1 mortal combat hut what a
| place fors ucll an cncountor I am ashamed
/ in admit. however. that niier the brief ilrs,
instant Of surprise ! began TO feel an In.
.sno desire Ia overcome and sulylnn my
uyal. even though Il wns Ia a Struggle to
I the death
80. dropping che short iron bar with
/ which I had been previously working, I
| duw NV knife w turn On scolng tlils
u
| gtsstsd minc. which he gave a cOnvnislye
] pressure. aud then waved mo back TO ptv.
pare for action.
"Now lsgian tho battle. The thru,,a, AZ
YOU must know. were somewhat impcslc,l
/ is tho pressure " the water, but still they
\ were tivan with sufficient foruc, n they
/ hal not lprcn skillfGlly pArricd. Tor amy ono
Of them to have proved fatal In n little
/ white We found ourselves locked. each with
hi lcit hand grtsping tho Others wrist,
while the knives waved TO and iro above
our helmets
Suddenly | began 10 lose my air, aud
/ was haulne1 ~ sec small piece Ut the
| rubber hoe, drop down boiorc my cy,-, aud
| know that Bill had severed the pipc--but
| still o. that moment rmcmbor thinking
| thut II must hnvn hrvn nm accident. NJ BilI,
/ even In bic nngrr. would not take such a
mean advantage over bis adversary.
"sufDraiion quickly followed. but bc.
| forp entirely lusing consciousness gave
tho signal tn b. drawn "a the surtacr, and
\ then know mo- more until found myself
/ lying upon the schuonors deck. with bel.
met % and my head rstlng on Bllps knee.
I wiplng the hiond and sam FROM my nos.
tnls IT, wa, 'dr'sscd' iust ~ he had been
when going Into The wuter barring tho re.
mo,al % The glass facc piece Ia his head.
! gear
"when | opcncd ny eyes and looked
around / iau him save the rat OF the
chap. aside, and then he bent down until
the cold copper " hi- helmot touched my
check. ~ he whispered. Thank Cod, Tom,
ypu'u saic. But don't for the sake Of orr
friendship. sny = word of whats happened
to our shipmntc,. Aud oh. Il you can.
forgive me yuurelf'
Forgive hint Why. bless him, I've
loved him since that moment. Aud never
ffum that day to this has the affair been
SPOKEN Of 10 anyunc but ourselves"
"liuw was Il thni he cut your huso, will.
ing 20 take your life yet stu DID 40 much
10 bring YOU tor asked the captain. In.
crrslulously.
I'm wss quick tempered and he was 10
an awful rage. llc would not have hcsi.
tatsd 10 haze thrust bis knife into my
heart, albeit be- would have been sorry for
Il the next Instant, but cutting tho 'pipe'
was an arcident-aud when he saw the
terrible death with which | was threat.
ened his AMER disappeared like the mists
Of morning below tho gentle sea .brccza.
The boys iod me that when came 20
the surface I was In Bills arms, aud IL
81. tta AaNsla sal "a al.
helmet ffnm the collar aud gave me air.
They al.o told me thsi he would not stop
TO have his weights unbucklcd, nor his
head picce emuyed, but Just kuelt down
b,side me, calling all the while Tor me TO
open my ryc., iust as though I had bccn
hrother'
"iiow about the Yuung woman who was
the cause NJ All this troubled What be-
came of hcT'' inquired tho captain. with
much Interest
20 Nancy Poor girl.n aid Tom. "why,
Gle didn't cart nothing Tor either of ns two
fools Al TIE time We wrrr thinking that
we might prevail upon her 10 cruise In our
company he had agreed 10 slgu articles
with young mate VI m East lndiamnn.
- wiitn We found that ont We both OF us
took n fob which lnstcd us about two
years down In Key Wet But when WI
gut back We beard that Nancy had bcrn a
bride, mother aud was then a widow.
the poor chap whom she married having
hc,n lot ai sta on nj. very next voyage
Then liIll and | hunted her up, aud
When We tuund her W. adopted her for our
sister, We cams out hcro Ia Frisco, where
business I, better than on tho Atlantic |
Cost, sud she cams, too. aud we've looked |
alter hor ryor sincon
"ilcr child I'D. IL liver inquired tho
captaln, iniofeto1ly
"Mrlh ! reckon il dld I.east,ylse Il |
wa NV" coupleoi hours ago when | saw |
10 going urur tho rnil yonder with
montha pay In lts pocket TO gladden.
moihora hrau,' replied the old diver |
with nqulrt rhuckle
What! Do you mean that Noddy. your
Tender j. Nancy's b0yin
That's just about tho size OF n, cap'n.
And he's a hoy that no woman need 10
n'hnine'l Of either. aud II his mother will
let The lad follow the business into which
hos stauel-and thht'swhst Bill has gone
NJ 20 the house % lind ont--Iil wager my |
gear anil dives that within i've years
there wont be diver on tho Pacific coast
who will DIP deeper ur work longer under
wAier than the same boy"
but NauclN asked the captain. "will |
she never mnryF
"iush wp" exclaimed the diver Ia
low yulcn mot until either Bill or | have
sounded Tor The lnst time aud been laid
sway ~ our hrinoE Then perhaps Ahe
'nlEht"-'frue Flo,
me small no,'- Revelation.