The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24
SWALLOWED BY NIGHT.


night overhead. the hard. firm stones under
foot and the dimly phosphorescent, pulsing
sea beneath.
No boat was ever about at this time of
night and tide Even II by some miracle
, a boat had CHANGED 10 pass. Bolger could
not get aboard: from the pier TO the water
was more than twenty feet, with no lad
der or stairs.
ANY man in the water here during the
past hour would be carried away by the
current. like cork ia mill race. Carried
on. 20 sea! out TO death!
There was for such man but a single
hope.
one who knew the place. and had not
been manned or stunned, and who was,
moreover, "A good swimmer, might, If he
struck out vigorously. reach the Black
Bank.
\ quarter of a mile from the mouth o.
the river Fihce, with the skeleton or a
wrecked schooner on it, lay a sand bank.
At the present state of the tide that bank
would be just above water. There was no
other resting place for man between
where Dunford stood and the coast o.
France!
III BoIger had fallen in the water he might
be on the Black Bank. If he was not
or tn. Black Bank he must be dead. Bol-
ger was powerful swimmer, and there
lay his one chance FOR life.
Duuford made a trumpet Of his hands
and. bending his body over the water,
shouted:
..Blacz Bank. ahoyr'
lie took down his hands and turencd his
head. listening with All his faculties. lie
heard only the wash OF the swift current
In the Filice and the break OF the wave
lets on the shore.
Again he hailed. Again no response
"BolEer is dead" ne muttercd And
Carriueton what is Fred Darlington now
IA mur,l-.f FL, did not finish the word.
Could it he that. under intoierable provo
cation. Darlington had stunned Bolger and
flung him into the sea2
Clrrinutous strange manner, his anger
at the suggestion that eyil might come be
tween him and his cousin. his anxiety 20
know ID nuufori had overheard what had
passed. his saying that Bol@er would not
be back soon, his sinister suggestion th1t
his cousin rad some for swim. all pointed
10 hideaus fears.
Good heaveusr' cried Dunfoul, rs he
turned away. 'it has ended worse then
/ dreaded; Darlington has murdered his
couSn.'
CHAPTER IT,
ON the EIacl> bank.
Urnford sci of for the town al a ouicll
WaEk. After ! few PAGES he broke into
rfla Tie had f0gaht against his terrible
81 -at.-au un-u the Test mont. hHt Doubt
seemed impossible longer. he could 40"
believe tba, his unanswered hah had
passed over j corpse!
In his WiI3 haste away from that guilty
p.eruea5. bunfori's first intention was to
rouse THE town. l;ut after running loo
yards tumaituaus questions arose, and he
Sl.ekeaeI Ills speed
AS ae dropped Iai5 a walk be thought.
.Suppose E3i4er reached the Black bank,
IS aoN On it. ana coull mot or would not
answer nav halt
Instead aC Strising into the town he
FASTENED along lbs tine river TO where his
own punt Iay moored. with the strug-
Cling and spia.hius he pulled her 20 the
h0aS. ANA getting aboard opened the pad
loeN eli the chain. freeI the oars, let 60,
suj showed uUt iul3 the stream.
Turning she Iuuts head 10 the open sea,
d. pulled with might ana main down the
r..e~ Tae t51e was with hon. The boat
flew. Tie Shat down along the pier. aaa
i4 i Iea minutes WAS iu TIE open water
81 ta- channel.
It Was sau pitch darR bul the phosphor-
.-eeaea 81 the sea showed ug tine blum 81
jI# pier. Keeping the pier dead aft he
roweI III RACING pace for "A Few miuute~,
eaSe3, ANA looked over his shoulder. Right.
ahead, just above the phosphorescent
water. "a ragged patch bloltel tire sky.
THAT was the skeleton Of the wreck
lie pulled 5 few strokes more and ran
aground Jumping into the shallow water,
Dr. efea t4e punt mp and stood upon the
Elac.. Bank The ,uly land between Filtx-
u.H aua France
"solssr." DE- s ID in a strong voice.
"Ane you Eere. E1.eer@"
iie stood listening. with the water wash
iHs bis Tees.
"Gal-ee" He called louder. 'Irs /. Dun
tata- have tue punt 10 take yoa Off.
'-.ittH=l.a 5 very sorry. Answer like
good fellow"