Arizona silver belt., 1894-01-27

 that couldn't make out.
 'There was no mistaling the gesture, though. l looked ashore to see the sky blackening with the coming of squall.
 "Well, sir, in about oue minute, 1 guess, there was no shore to be seen. It had been plotted out. A front rain and wind came fairly shrieking over the water. knew there was no use trying to paddle or control the Yyonne. The best thing could do was to lie down and so give her my body for low ballast.
 '.As I stretched myself out in tbe bot tom the squall broke over me with q fury that passed almost as quickly as it came. 1t was just as though some vast mouth had opened, given one long, mighty puff and closed again.
 "Little more sea had risen than would come on a big pond with such sudden gale. But where was Wales? l looked back as 1 turned toward shore In the distance saw the squall racing away. l was confident that it had fled past where l had seen the Englishman, yet not a glimpse of his red canoe did l catch
 Before had fairly searched tho sea- ward horizon the wind came upof which the squal had been a forerunner. It was not what you'd call great wind, but from the first could feel that itwas going to be a steady and rising wind. It blew straight from shore, and put in my paddle with wonder whether l had strength to make head against it long enough to save myself from being blown out to sea.
 'I was in good condition, for l had been padding on the Riverside reach six or eight miles almost every day since April, but pretty soon began to see that i l could not make the shore.
 "The wind was no gale. you under, i stand, but it was dead against me, and it's pressure was as steady as a jack screws The Yyonne is one of these 'girling' canoes, made on the bark canoe model and too bigh in the sides and ends for work in wind. Perhaps y0u know 1 how hard it is to keep canoe of that model straight into the winds eye?
 ''Well, then, you can fancy how she fell oif first to this side, and then when 1 l corrected her to the other, Gs her hose caught the wind on coming up over wave after wave.
 ''rhe sea was rising. It was not high; it was not yet danger crous. was under no fear of capsiz'ug or being swamped, Ny fear was only that I could not make i head ag3ilst wave and wind Not to do ] sE, ,rtes- f,4 1.s. E.fr.f.r.. g.srs- t.. r..,
 Fl could, l soon saw, get through the water more quickly by steering half across seas instead of dead against them, l but was sure the Yvoune Jrifte1 side wise when ] gave her quarter et all to the breeze. Those wide bottoned canoes i have no such hold on the water as Pc terboro or a Rob Roy. or course l could gain nothing by running quickly at an angle to the shore if I were drifting out from 1t at the same time, co l doggedly stuck 10 my straight-at thewind pad ding.
 My one hope was that some yacht or 1 catb0at would come to me before my strength went, but not vesiigo of can vas could l see except the spirit sail of some boat running to and fro in the river inside the Keunebunkport pier, l could see many people ashore, like puppets moving about, but l well knew that they were go accustomed to tue sight of Wales at sea that they would never imagine mo to bs in danger In waves much smaller than the Englishman played &5th
 "Sea and wind gradually rose till doubted whether l was gaining en inch. l Little whitecaps began 10 break near ne and greater ones in tho northern and southern distances. II waves with for mi1able crests arose, was sure they would pour over the YyoBues sides.
 Al the time ] was thinking Of the | fate Of Wales, fancying how his body was ! drifting down and down fir behind me and imagining the same ending for my self Twice had turned to glance be- hind without making out his low sided, red canoe. so was the more convinced she had been rolled upside down in the squall.
 Hello. Is this Brighton Station? ] shall have to hurry up with tine story. l Wcll, suppose struggled in that siru- ati0n for three-quarters of an hour with out gaining 30 yards. All tine tune the waves were coming up higher till the crests ran past me in a swirl of bubbles. l As the boys say, Yshought lny name was Dennis, aud then I heard distinct Ahoy, theren
 "I turned to the north to see Wales not more than 200 yards away. He was easily making head against the sea, though not running into the eye of the @ind but half across seas. ineyer saw anything prettier.
 Up he would climb lightly On the crest his bow lowered in boil of white water which he took always on his guar. ter with movement that seemed to tir his canoe away from the crest. Then out would shoot the red witch of Peter. boro till half her length seemed to glis. ten clear of water, and down she went with the careless sweep of gull,
 'lBut Wales was not making as if tc reach me. His course was northwest ward at an angle away from mine, and from the peculiar swing of him it was plain that he was in state of high sat isfaction.
 "'Ahoy, theref he shouted again.
 "'Ahoyg answered.
 "'Are you all rightr
 "'No, all wrong.
 "'That so? Then I'll come to you.
 "With one stroke of his long paddle he turned to the left in the trough, rose taking the next crest on his north quar ter, and in few minutes was close alongside.
 "'Are you making headwayy he asked me.
 .I told him thought not.
 "'Let me sec said he, and kept ever