The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-01
NORMAN'S WOE.

One windy afternoon in August
two years ago, an observant passen
ger on the steamer from Boston d
Gloucester, who was scanning Bria.
island with q feldglass, became in
terested in two young men ashore
One carried the other on his back
No other figures could be seen OF
Briar island. Asmal tent was pitched
on the islands summit. 4.
The head of the carried youtI
hung on his own right shoulder,
From his legs limpness he seemed
dead or paralyzed. His arms were
grasped in front of the burden bear
er's chest. The backs of both were
toward the steamer.
That the carried youth had fallen
from some pinnacle Of the little is.
lands rough eastern shore was the
first surmise Of my informant, the
observant passenger. He did not
readily suspect that the conqueror in
a fight was carrying his victims
body up hill in the broad lightof day.
Clearly the burden bearer was
strong, for he assembled the declivity
with steady strides, bore his load
into the tent and was lost to sight.
It then struck my informant as
strange that the young nan did not
hasten out to signal the steamer for
aid.
My informant is a typical Boston
man, deliberate, ~reticent, averse to
committing himself, disliking s.fuss, I"
unwilling to appear conspicuous.
He thought of asking the captain to
send q boat ashore, but he seldom
speaks to any one without an intro
duction. Yet he began to fear that
he might become excited enough to
do so when he saw the strong youth
come out of the tent, gaze straight
at the steamer and still wave no
handkerchief nor make any such apr
peal.
My friend was sure he would. in
such q case, commit himself SO far as
TO hail the nearest craft. But what
If that craft were a mile distant and
rapidly moving away9
My informant began to wonder IL
a crime had been committed on that
rock, and the more he watched il
fade away the more he feared this
the one reasonable explanation.
The youth, momentarIly growing
DINNER to my friends view, went
back to the tent. peered In, stood
half a minute, DIS If held by what he
saw, turned, Strengthened up and
round over Massachusetts bav.
White caps lifted in all directions
except under the islands lee. The
wind was rising. The steamer rolled
considerably running across seas.
all small sail I'm sight were
making for the nearest ports. Large
raft stood far out, with little can
vas. Some dories of fisherman were
tossing wildly at anchor, but more
seeking shelter.
The observant passenger saw the
stoop suddenly, pick some
hing up and run, apparently with
IN a In hand, down the steep Of
he islands lee. There he disap
feared.
Two minutes later some tiny vel
ow craft shot forth from that lee
hore toward the open bay. The lit
vessel was scarcely visible from
he receding steamer. It pointed al
most straight against the wind. NV
recognized it as a canoe.
or he could see the CLEAN OF the
louble paddle. Who, except one
fraid of his fellow men ashore.
thought my informant, face
UGH weather In a canoe, as il to get
ut to sea beyond Cape Ann, where
q might chance to be picked up by
ome outgoing vessel, beyond reach
" telegram o. detectivesa
The Boston passenger then con-
ded his suspicious to the Boston
aptain, who looked impressive and
aid nothing. Feeling that he had
stopped over" in vain, the Boston
assenger went below to d secluded
ook, avoiding the eye Of man. But
1hen he reached Gloucester he re-
orted all, conscientiously. to the
hief of police, who said he. guessed 1,
ed lee bout IL IL IL WASH eli right :
The wind rose to q gale that after
Next morning, when my in
orinant returned BY the same steam
!, the sea was like 4 mill pond, ex
opt for the PROPOSES trying to stand
q their heads. On Briar island the
mt still stood. NY informant was
onyinced that i murdered body lay