The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-09-01

Jagged fangs across the sky. Tho
crew on shore made hasty prepare
tions to put out There were still
many people aboard the wreck, n
number of them women and children.
Bud was the first one in the boat.
Come out of that, youngster," said
a sailor. ''Be quick with your
'Pm goin'," cried the boy. "I've
got to see Carlston-rve got to, tell
you'll"
The sailors hand was on his collar,
but Bud chung to his seat with desper-
alton, the muscles of his little hands
standing out like gladiator's.
'I've got to get something for tho
paper" and his voice rose to shrill
scream.
The man lifted him out, sat him,
not urgently, down on tho wet sand
and pushed off the boat. With fierce
cry the boy was after him, clinging
like monkey to its side. The sailor
loosened the boys h9nis AMI he
dropped backward into the water.
He scrambled to the shore and stood
choking with impotent rage, strange
oaths pouring from his lips and his
frail hands beating at the air.
The wind increased in violence. The
thunder was terrific, and the heavens
were cut with broad, white blades.
The night grew ever blacker, but he
could see by the flashes tina: the life
boat rolled heavily and seemed in dis
tress. He sank down and dug his
hands deep into the sand All at once
peal of thunder shook the solid
earth; fash of lightning leaped
down and seemed to lap up the sea
and ships. Bud uncovered his eyes,
added to the chorus of agony sent up
from the flames of the fated steamer.
Lightning had struck her, and the
boy had heard the sailors say that
she carried a consignment Of coal oil.
The light was bright enough now,
and the watchers could see a small,
dark object leave her luminous side
and head toward shore. 1t was
the small boat. Bud screamed in
ecstacy as he saw a man, Carleton,
work at the oars. The time seemed
an eternity, and the boat, over
crowded as it was with women and
children, seemed to make no progress.
1t was in danger of swapping. How
long before the explosion must occur?
The boy threw himself face down
ward upon the beach and waited.
Presently he lifted his eyes and saw
the man in the. boat rise and gently
put back the hands that were ex-
tended toward him, as If in entreaty,
and then with long leap spring into
the ocean. Bud saw him strike out
with strong, confident strokes, while
the boat, relieved of it's weight, made
leap forward. Then there was a
sudden darkening Of the sky, as the
flames swirled downward followed
by long, reverberating shock and
roar; glare that turned the heavens
into fire, while the waves Kissed
around the scene with the foam at
their lips stained red. Therc was a
nurrying back and forth along tho
shore; the whirling Of long ropes,
lasso-like, over the waters, and, after
while, few charred, blackened
shapes upon the beach.
Bud opened the Office door ut 2:3O
This is nice time for you to show
up" growled the city editor. "Where's
Carleton? Did you get that copy?"
Bud approached the table slowly,
fumbling in his coat with trembling
hands.
I've brought the copy" he said,
his lips drawn and ashen. "It's lit
tie wet cause twas in his pocket,
an" the boy put his hand up to his
throat and sobbed hoarsely-'you
see, he-got drowned"