Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-20


of any one on the ship. but it was so full
of terror, so thrilled with a quivering
/ fear, that l sat up hastily, trembling
and listening for the slightest sound.
The wind was rising and l could hear
il wailing softly. with the eerie sound
which il always has at night and at sea,
/ but 1 could hear nothing else and l was
about dozing when that call came
again.
This time it sounded as though it
were further of. but its appeal for help
/ was Just as clear TO MY brain, and
/ hesitated no longer Hastily slipping
I into my clothing. I dashed up the COM
paniOn. and as | touched the deck l
I heard il plainly once more. Come!
/ il pleaded. i'm a lingering cry, and as
/ stood straining my eyes to pierce the
stormy darkness which had succeeded
/ the brilliant moonlight it seemed TO die
away i'm the direction of the main boom.
AT the same time l saw, or Iancled 1
saw. glimmer of something White
creeping slowly along the boom, ana
upOn coming nearer l saw that 1t was
/ q wOman's figure. slender and graceful
and clothed i'm something long ana
white and flowing. The form was quite
erect. and it seemed TO glide along the
lsDeerors yav without a. falter or even
= IN 1,7,,cb oe n FEELING for footing in the
59rl,rose. Tho arms we're spread widely
I F., n similar attinde TO that which a
I -ooo walker assumes when crossing q
sI9cl, ROM and the head was thrown
tocl as tboueb the gaze was directed
/ t- Er tbroaf nrfvcr elV
..,r,- fr.+ -hougb- was Of the super
.-.-,,.,1 o,7 fo, n moment I stood still,
-. ,..f-b .Fo drr,h terror which such
, r,-,,- ,o,,s.s v.bsla the form. which
b,I -, nssr +ba mast when I first de
.'.. s. r.or- steadily ON toward the
-~l 80 a., h,,D,. -bpu IS I tried TO
49, ,,,,sslf I fs1- a touch upon my
| ,-.,, ~ +,. r,o-a who was then on
- -, .., ,,,s his face white with
S $50. ana his r9;Ie shaking.
..t-bs, n, -o, tbfnk e. is. sir?" he
,-t-,l s,l.o~i-el, 81 saw it come up
80, ,s o., o1r there. and it
- - ,,.,r, without seem
''''o1" "p 5-,. an 7 +binl, Miss
.l.s 20 Ae7U -'''' 5..l nd +bets her
Si-C7 mus
sDos,' S,' ...:o, os A1cs,s mama T
AZ ,3e ~. , '-.,J-' .r5 NIL ie9n for
49," ol- -- g.. -. +o1l, of eieoD-
-"' ooo" --' ~ ~ ~ ,,;ca n
No-S- "..' IN -- - tbo boorn and
"'"'' pc -. "a s,,d5erI,- ,.s-
jump --,' '-' w, ,;l... F,sb .sol;zef
''.'. ~ ---' - -, t,.. sloo,, o.
."I- Sl9 - ",-N,7 40 -, ,,.riob
lls QUE TO heI "e'-" ~ ---0 30. g., 80
was -l's.-7 Lou7"ls, ~. N nv -,',,
,,..-7 49, ,,.,+ ~ -, dscl,.
H"5" 49,, ''. my, my 30 80, w." Ill sor,o
.-i. l','y -. '',' 49,. -, ,.is;e. y.,,l
.--l'5 nv. ,,~sss,cs and an my
-i-,,,. r 49,. -ts- d, csD.ofr's frs- du-y
t- ~, -, .b., b,- +ba~o ahead of me
LII. ,,,,.,rs. +bo s15 of tha boom
-+--.ItI,. ,,-,,.,.gss--,o an The road which
r.,r. f,1., n -bs dorl, valley was this
o,.-l .,,5 mo. ono hr+ myself 10 save her;
- oC,,Id rs,,b her in time9
..y[-itb an ,be oJv,r-apes of nv shin
-r,ir,no wi.h I'm INV haste. I only gain
eI IN her slightly. and I was still some
sao- behind her when She stopped. pois-
e5 her arms with her fingers touched
,b,ve her head and stood thus for a
moment
~ tnau- she was DreDar:ng for the
loan. knew ] could no. reach her in
-,~,a fo Drevenr her taking il: I knew
,bg. 80 Vas au exceedingly dangerous
/ -birg to wake sleep walker suddenly,
lint No alternative was before met
Ell tried To- call her name aloud. TO
shout. to scream even. but the strong
/ agony of the moment had deprived me
Of my voice and ne sound came from
my S-rain;1g throat Perhaps it was
/ just as We'll for If [ had succeeded in
waking her She would inevitably have
/ fallen I'm the terror of finding herself in
such a position: she had not q steady
head when awake But l was desper-
ate. and as she .eaped iar out above inc
water. after gnas-ly. aWIul second, IN
which her FORM was clearly SHOWN
against the DARK SKY 10y a haSh OIL
lgh'hlus 80 N'l'u -I1l j 81" even ne'
IoA5 eEel4SHes y -'.7 o'.N oSa-uS1 l ngl
Wllle cueeN anu ~ ~ l-i, pr 19seu W." W.,
-le pd..sIA q. -l- ''N9 Ou U,l lOO0 '""'
] c'uIu ara" --s l0''' IS anu lo" els i'o"
ls4peI' 1oo, D-..,,--..
la-lU1,' .l',lNs ~ Wv -
WHY" 5'.o' ~ S ~. 49,, 81 ~.
' -ue i', W. ia as bo,. -,
N pa, .-1 ~ 80 ra IN -, W. M h,I
-u9 -l,I --uS ~, I'm ''t i,,.l =, flIi;no
1-0g anu wv. 49,. -, - -
NE SWING + holding on 70 life with one
hand sbe clasDed fin NV other arm.
.vba SHOCK Weakened her and. beside
bsrsslf Win -,~~o- MI her unknown DO
si-.o, cha s.~rgoIed madlv and strove
~, su.., b..s.le s-or, mn. embrace while
-o~-,,, &c., s,.sa,,, scsred tbe men on