Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-31
a SHARK IN THE SIM
a PEARL BUYER is 1os...
The SEA As foop e l7e|

4 Traveller Tells story :, 3.
One Day In The unr.. "sas nstS
p~rpsr yoang nuvs. se'as-n
Parsss mrsvssat. Z" sas Asss.'I
a WHO sea wac running h;.h
oPen naroor OF Madrls. Thu g Y
runs n'gn mere, and in Tia =. s.van
m,i.s must always be mads /. ~
poa's, Inc morning when H.
snip iigress dropped anchor "A ~
nc. s,sna' TOR the boats, grest 81
wsses were bowling along before y Z!
n'o''soon' ara even the surfbo.t. I ~
',''ru 70 keep dry 's'a
n,ong our passengers from r.
,or MADRAS we had a dapper ytn ~s, y.
-" VINO was as good a Judge ~ ~
80 ever saw. lie had been q 20
", 'ns ior an English house. a.
now on DIS way to the Persian M
co"p's'e us STOCK. He was 70 lssss.
a. MaarAs 70 go overland to Bomb"
ne knew now to buy pearls. brt y (.
.o' know now 70 take care of then y 4
~. ia 10 n =, peen on board day & 4, !
o'u 'ne al ABOUT ms luck in Ceylon 8, I
m 10" ssomn me MS entire assortn.
Une " the pearls was simply qo,,s,. !;
lau y not oeen for faint dot h ID
apoi' one slde u would have bssh -, j.. :
s'ih''' 'or.une. lie was deliebtsd a. y
NY hpprec,ation and enjoyment 3 b /
s'ones, anu ne showed me his trean,s
seVerai Times during the short vcs.s.
l"'ce ne iert me alone with then I !;
waH ao., however. through any parti.
lal commence IN me, for suspect 4
uiaoe quite as free with his frss..s.
as sesera' OF the passenger 0H ;
was I" aIsee' VINO was forever IN,
oe'wee'' Seyion and Madras, for ~
PURPOSE /. conla never discover, thoui
Ia, met l'iI several times.
'eser eise ne was was sure III
'he tarsee was q great rascal, and =, &
surprised ana sorry for the young vi
nlan '" '.nu nm making most intinsh
'r,enu VI .he leiiow.
iosetner they stepped down the Va. 4
yer W enter a surfooat as we neard
Maaras. Inc young man went dow
n.s. WIN HIS case OF precious pearl, i
ms ha'io Inc rarsee was stepping d,
" Tue poa. when ne paused and spol,
" us piack captain.
nave torgotten something be aid
turning 70 the younger man. 4 mus
come Dy announcer boat; will meet you
al Ihe hotei.
ne gave the surfboat push with hi
roo' ana began TO climb the ladder
a sailor VINO was standing BY me
muttered:
mere shark In the surf yonder.
But instead OF looking away over tho
wafer ne looked directly down upon tho
Parsee and then at the young pearl man
or course there was a shark IN In
surf There are always sharks iutbx
surf, but to me the sailors senteus
meant something more than that.
The Parsee simply walked behind TN
saloon house. stood there two Or thrs
minutes. then left the steamer BY an.
other boat. My curiosity was thoroughly
aroused Glass in hand watched The
two boats. quarter of a mile apsr,
still wondering what the sailor meant by
"a shark in the surf"
Presently one of the great waves lifted
the first surfboat, but instead Of taking
the usual advantage of it to dip theft
oars and pull | distinctly noticed the
boatmen sitting like statues The a.
most naked fellow standing in the stern,
with a long oar to guide the craft, sud-
denly leaned upon the oar, and the bost
turned. was caught broadside on tho
wave and the next instant was capsizA
saw the passenger, with the pearl case
still in hand. plunge head first into Tho
water.
Like 50 many cells the BLACK Doatmea
wriggied about IN the water 'lil 'nsy
rlghted thelr ooat' then ciainDefsa o'a
the side and began to BAH II oas.
Not one OF them seemed 70 s''s
thought to their passenger.
luz ueAt hioiiien' pieio-e 49,
sounded even as tar as our s'ealu r,,' =.
to my horror saw the young ieioM'
body lifted out OF the water no' y
feet from the surfboat It made 01s
whirl in the air, disclosing the mead u 1
shark holding it across the oacS' 'nsn
sank again,
As the next boat passed tne plsss
saw the Parsee throw something ova
board that left a white spot on me .0s. W.
ter. which renamed as long ~ M ..ar i
It, convincing me that II was . Ou''
some sort set for some purpose ,d !,
A rev Gays iater We VIZ a
the Hoogly river, off Calcutta.
was walking down the prlnci \.
English thoroughfare when ! saw ,a y.
Parsee emerge from the door OF a'a T.,