The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-08-20

Aorry uhu tukSu U long no6Qor IRON
the Carstairs' rail and when he struck
the water. he went down for ten feet
without a stop Then he struck out
horizontally and. with quick strokes
made In the direction he know the
shore to be in. all the time keeping
under water.
At last when he felt he must have
fresh air, he let himself rise slowly.
80 slowly that his head made not the
least splash us 1t broke the still water
OF the bay.
Then he took big draught OF air
and looked around him. He was
nearly hundred feet from the Cars
tairs and he heard .old Tasker"
swearing and believing some COM
mands to the boat.
Turning his head in the direction
oil the shore he saw. not twenty feet
distant the boat which he judged had
been put out after him. The men
were lying on their oars and the Of
ficer In the stern was standing up
with his back toward him. scanning
the bay around him.
1t was evident they had not yet de-
tected him They were looking in
every direction but the right one.
But 1t was equally evident to Larry
that he could not hope to pass them
and get to shore his only place OF refuge
without being seen. when his capture
would be only matter CT short time.
The night was dark. but there
was a good deal OF phosphorescence
In the water and his movements
would show him to them very speedily.
Swimming under water for that dis
lance was beyond even him. and he
was an excellent swimmer.
AS the boat lay there. not moving
except for slight rocking. and he
saw them all looking away from him.
an idea came to Larry which made
him silently sink his head below the
water again and strike out under
water toward his pursuers.
A few strokes and he allowed him
self to rise very gradually. Every
thing depended upon how accurately
he had Judged the distance between
his first position and the boat II he
had gone three feet too little or too
much his capture was insured. What
he wanted-what he must do-was TO
come up Immediately under the stern
OF the boat
Presently. just as he thought his
head would come above the surface OF
the water. he felt something hard
over him. and. reaching up. he
touched the boats bottom. With a
little maneuvering he moved back
ward and felt his head rise above the
water He was just under the counter
OF the boat
let her go on there!" voice
growled overhead and Larry thrust
one arm forward and down and
grasped the keel; the other arm he
bent above his head against the stern
most part of the counter to fend him
self off with.
AS he lay his position was not an
easy one. but he thought he could re-.
tain 1t for time. His body sloped
astern. entirely covered by water so
that only his head and part OF his
shoulders which were concealed by
the boats overhang, were above the
surface.
The boat started ahead slowly and
Larry thanked his stars toward
shore For while they patrolled
parallel with the water front and he
had to hang on and hope they would
come little nearer to the wharves
He was beginning to get very tired.
He had nothing to grasp which af-
forded him any good hold and his
fingers were becoming numb. The
water swirled and rushed past his
head. but it was evident the trihing
noise it made was not heard by those
above him.
Presently the boat turned toward
shore In minute or so he saw the
dark outline OF one OF the bulkheads
OF the piers. He glanced at the water
intervening. There was about two
hundred feet between him and the
shore. He made up his mind to try
it
Once again he sank. having taken
a long breath. and made for the shore
under water. BY and by he had to
come to the surface again.
The instant his head broke the
water there was yell from out In the
river They had discovered him, he
knew. But they were nearly hun
dred feet away and he had not more
than that to cover in order to be safe.
He went at it arm over arm. He
had never known before how fast he
could swim. They gained on him but
Larry kept 1t up. When no reached
the pier he dived under the stringer
piece and his pursuers halted. They
couldn't follow him there.
A couple OF minutes later figure
appeared on the wharf 1t was Larry.
The men in the boat saw him shake
his fist at them and then move quickly
away. The second mates heart
quaked as he thought OF the reception
'Old Tasker' would give him when
he came back empty-handed. And
Larry went off to his lodging. we'll sat
isfied with the outcome OF his adven-
ture Notwithstanding it had given him
the most unpleasant experience OF his
life OF danger and hardship. Detroit
Free Press.
A Misquotation.