The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-06-20

slippers, sud the words wfre scarcely ou'
OF my mouth shsu there came The eoou'
Ins oi euu.
Boom, boon, boon
Mari. looked 81 NE Her lace ~ss ehasl
ly. sac tne~ as well as did wbSt that
sound meant
lts sLip Oh The ssld, she isiteted.
II ey'n wsn, you. Paul Shall yoO so'
shsl. lassf There's DO question OF
shsll, must ls the word. HTkl
Footsteps sere staggering up the road.
TIE handle OF the door vas turned. and
Peter Ericsson entered.
There's q ship adfitI on the sands, Psul
Yonr wanted for the hiebost
Right Peter, III be With her 10 two
muu,es. nand do~u the oilskins again,
lass
The SEA wSs running 20 high thst We
were thrice besten back before the lIiebost
wss launched. Launch II at last We did,
and there vas u Wild cheer from the folks
who had gathered 90 the beach as We put
/ of
Heaven knows We needed cheering OF
some tort, Tor the boshng OF the who'd
srouud us and the swirl OF the way,s 81
they dashed against us made the stutd
iest vere,an 10 the boat feel blt uncsnny
like.
| But We pulled With q will aud at last
came 10 sight OF the sinking vessel. The
! hbboom. with the mssts, bad gone over
board, and she was fest settling down.
when we reached her side, there were
four solitary beings clinging TO the taii'
rail.
Jump for III shouted our car tain, Hal
MoIon.
Even as he spoke big wave came aud
swept away two Of the four. The other
Two sprane over the side snd were dragged
safely into the lliebost,
Any body else on b1sri2 asked Hal
Moron.
There's a sick man 10 the CABIN. With
little gml who won't leave him, said one
Of the half drowned sesmen,
Ny q d. you don't say so2 We cant
desert them will anybody volunteer TO
board2
! will
You Paul Allison2 There's no time to
lose then. Col he with youl he cried.
The boat was sgsin swung round to the
sinking vessel aud lesred up and caught
its side. Chamber TO the deck in the
twilkIng of a hsndsplke. Then | stag |
gered down the compsnion way to the
cabin
While life Is in this old hulk OF miue
shsn't forget the snectaole ! saw. There
was a dim light still burning. BY 1t saw
a man living in one OF the bertbs. KDeel
ing by bis side, her head bowed in pray
er. was little girl. She looked up quick
ly as entered
Save papa she cried, running TO me.
That's Just what I've come for my little
lass, and, heaven willing to save you as
we'll, Come! | said to the man, lifting
bin up.
Save Elsie mosned the man. Never
mind me.
Elsiel Even 10 that moment OF peril the
name cut st my hesrtstrings as with
knife. looked at the sick man bit clos
er. II was the scoundrel who had robbed
me OF my greatest tresure Willoughby
Seaton.
did not stop to psrley with him. put
a hfebelt round the girl and made 1t firm
with a connecting cord to my own. Then
| WI pred blanket round the man and .
carried lin to the deck. Little Elsie
oIutched firmly to my jacket
Tie foam dashed up into my face.
could not see the liiebost but above The {
roar OF tie storm beard the voice OF Hal
MnYoui
Jump!
lesped Indy forward. The waves {
struck me With terrific ierce as fell. {
heard the cry Of mao, the sbiiIleT cry OF
a chiC seemed to be tossed up to the 1
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