Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-07-21

''fSor fifty years Last Island has held
its own against wind and waves" he
said. 's1t isn't likely you're going to
play the Jonah and sink IT,"
As for Christina, she looked at the
strange country with dread and sur
prise.
each Gott," she cried, "but u is de
wasset all round, and de erf no higher
as dat. When de waves come, what to
do?"
'oThey have never come over as yet"
answered.. She shook her head but
day after day she took her way to the
beach. The scene seemed TO have ~
fascination for her but the fascination
Of terror, for she was always fneasur-
ing the height of the tide on the sand.
IT became common thing to hear her
daily report.
s'De wasser come two fingers more
high dan yes'day," or 'De wasser go
down 80 far. J"
'"rhat girl has water on the brain,
Paul said, impatiently. 'If u mighty
lagre should come and sweep us into
the gulf she wouldn't be a bit sur
prised."
Meantime life went on ne 10 usually
does nj those seaside resorts, but pleas
ant as IL all was was not sorry when
the 10Th OF September, the time de
cided upon for our return to the city,
arrived
Paul had come for us, but the fif-
teenth was ushcred in by such storm
Of wind and rain that the daily steamer
did not arrive. The mainland was not
MT great distance, but In n storm the
sea between ii and the island was ex-
tremely rough
Toward noon the gale increased. l
noticed that Paul became restless,
hurrying out to the beach and examin-
ing one or two little fishing skiffs
moored there One Of them he drew
up and fastened near our cottage, say
ing:
~ suppose there is not n bit Of dan
ger, but it's well TO be prepared, you
know. think, trying to speak in
differently, 81 might MS we'll knock to-
eether those old shutters lying in the
yard make kind Of raft. Not that
there's the least danger, but it's rain
ing and storming so that / want some
thing to pass away the time"
/ watched him with sinking heart.
But Christina was alert III assisting
and, in fact, did more than half the
| work on the raft. She seemed sudden
| " to have lost ell fear in the presence
of real danger and looked brighter
than had ever seen her.
Night came black and starless. but
when supper time arrived, Paul in
sisted upon nv going 10 the dining
room. We were in small cottage,
about two hundred yards from the main
building. brit the wind was 30 high, IL
was with difficulty trayersed the short
distance.
You can imagine that had little sp-
petite for supper that night. ! heard
music in the ball room, where the
young people were dancing. as they
did every night, but my one object
was 10 get back 10 my baby, whom /
had left with Christina. The two elder
children we're with us.
Suddenly the utmost fury OF the
storm burst npon the island, ~ we
reached the door.
"My God" cried Paul, ''the wind
has gone round 10 the north J Hold
on % rue, Helen Take one of the
children; I have Mary
Our first step was in water above the
ankles. Another tremendous gust,
and we heard a crash behind us, mixed
with piercing shrieks, and knew the
hotel was gone Half fainting, | was
dragged through the water, l knew
not where or how. When I revived. I
was tossing in a skin with my husband
and children.
"My baby. where Is nv bahy9' 1
cried.
"You have two children, Helen, D
Paul said in = choking voice, sfFhe
cottage was swept away with the hotel.
/ III il hadn't been Zoe the quick flashes
af lightning, never could have found
the boat, and We would all have been
drowned
MY baby. my baby /" cried,
wtingiag my hands.
Her chances are as good AZ ours,
Paul said sadly n this boat q
driven ont to sea, u won't live an
hour. think The sind i lullihg 4
little, though Oh, II daylight would
only eume
+ da nDt know how that nighi
passed that horrible highl that even
anw haunta my Dreams lly daylight
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