The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-06

shoals. Then, mRyiap, not until morn.
Ing. Away sped toward. Knish,s.
town now; for ! had learned Of LSrrv
Dreen's abode.
AT 10 o'clock and the turn oi m,
tide" kept time to my bounding tss,
ike an impetuous kuel
IL lacked but an hour Of In Al.
crossed the threshold OF the pre,n c,,.
taGe. Aud where was Larry Drcsr,
Away gostherlng vivid til byr,." Corij
no read? All, yes, and over va, anj,xe,
and yes. A pencil scraW, o. b,i ~
paper from INV pocket, HE lerc, com.
mand that It reach him a encn AMI
then away again, US all the pr.cn,
startled by the acknowledgements
tremblingly made the saving sign.
Back at tho little port, but no vb,,a
sail to DO SeGn within the little GOV, A
thread OF loyal light still CLEANED irom
the home-nest above. When | bsJ
its door, l saw but one form within.
that OF the loving, waiting wife, Knit
ting, knitting. knitting; as Is ever N.
way with the women OF the west. And
where was brave Eileen? Al, Food
soul, Just away TO comfort MistArs,s
o'NeiiI, by tho Cray. Tor tho ulsht, ana
to DO homo again by morn. Aud ths
lather2 May be running in from tho
shoals by oar under reeleI sai.s, Tho
wind being od.shore this night. il hs
lands in half on hour, have him a, the
old pier By 10 o'clock aud the turnJ
the tide? Again yes, and ever YES and
yes; for John L, Shea would walk the
half OF Ireland DER aud back again. for
the stranger without the sorra OF ask.
ing, surOl
And then alone, heRrtsick anil dis.
traught l stole TO tho tumbhng p,er.
unused for years; and picking nv wav
along its edges came quickly to a spo.
where little yawl Law swaylng back
and forth upon the turning tide.
In q moment moro, footsteps followed.
l knew them and could neither ad.
vance nor retreat. With sudden and
unaccountable impulse lswung myself
over the pier-edgO into the swollen
waters below, clingInR to tho rotten
timber to which the yawl was moored,
| heard tho taut chain drawn tighter
over my head and a W0maa's quiet
voice ordering whinpering com.
panion TO at once desccnd into tho boat.
Ho scrambled down with chattOrng
teeth and trembling limbs. Two oars
were handed him, when he crept like a
dog into q scat in the stern.
Then the rustic Of woman's clothing
above mo, q nimblo spring into the
boats prov, and the steOlthy unIoosen.
ing Of tho chain from tho rusty staple
which held II.
As it was released few links hung
over the boat edge into tho water. |
grasped them with desperate dcxtGrily
aud the full length OF tho chain PLAYED
out Instantly in my hand.
In tho next moment OF time only
knew that the fleeing girl was in her
scat, had steadied the craft, was in full
and powerful "back.stroke" upon her
oars, that l had whipped the chain
around tho pier support and was cling.
ing to it there with power beyond my
strength, and that swift aud heavy
stride was laundering upon tho tum-
bling planks above my head.
mo human tongue could fifty tell the
tragic incidents which Instantly follow.
ed !" concluded tho Vagabond Traveller,
in impressiyely solemn tones. 81 ouly
know what I saw and heard aud felt.
saw Eileen, silent and swif US Il shad-
ow OF the night, slip over the boat side
and disappear-all but au upreached
hand, which cluug like grapples OF steel
to tho gunwale. l saw my fisher friend
plunge into the yawl with appraised,
avenging hands. ! saw, by the light Of
swiftly gathering lanterns and torches
above, the skulking form Of Dennis
Fahy shrink into something like quiv.
ering ball, and, as the giant fsher I'D.
ysnced (thank Godl no hand was laid
on himD, with q face Of unspeak-
able terror and shrek as OF tho
lost, roll into the dsrkened tide to blend
with Its everlasting silenCes for.
ever. saw, too, the giant form, as
with divine compassion, spring utter
him, turn quickly to encounter the lace
OF his own child and then fight there as
with death against her own Nie.taking;
and dimly heard and saw snd telt all
tho Dreens aud half tho folk Of Port
Magee suddenly in tho turbulent cur.
rent, laundering. calling, shrinking and
saving tho three Of us with lie yet lett
in US; and then, with stifled cry l pass
cd into tho tide OF tideless dreams;-to
awaken, 1t seemed century thence; in
tho balm and shunshine OF a Sabbath
with loving hearts reunited
about me, and thousand tear.dimmod
Irish faces pressing forward to pray for,
and bless the savers and the saved, boz
eide tho winsome Kerry shores"