The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-07-16


Il IL Of light on the sea-
with the stars sshinings and playing IN
it-a beautiful and familiar sight. But
it was not the glittering line of light on
the sea, nor the shining Of, the. stars,
nor the creeping of the~waves against
my legs, and made me leap to my feet
with something in my throat that
might have been a scream, II 1t had
not frozen before it REACHED my lips.
Floating onAthe water, Straight before
me, in the very center of the flashing
diamond lights, was a spar with body
dashed to it. l could not distinguish
whether it was man, woman or child
but 1 saw clearly enough that the spar,
as it foated Slowly ashore, was being
sucked in the direction of the sunken
rocks. against which, when,si reached
them, it must surely be dashed to- splin-
ters did not wait to see more.
ran like mad to the fire, where the two
men were. on watch. 49, q
Where's the rope?" l cried,
'Wheie's the rope?"
They stared at me, and thinking !
had gone erazed, laid hands on me.
For the Lords sake, don't stop me-"
/ cried Where's the rope? There's
a spar in the water, with body dashed
to it, and it will be dashed to- pieces
against the rocks if we don't save it.
There isn't moment to lose"
My earnestness drove the truth into
their souls, and they became as excited
as myself Without more ado, they
aroused the men who were sleeping,
and we all raced wildly to the beach,
dragging afterrus the, rope which by
good luck, tbeen put into LtheNboat
from The Rising Sun; and in less time
than 1t takes to tell it, was standing
with one end of the rope round my
body and the other e1rd~ held By my
mates. The next moment l was in the
sea, swimming toward the spar AS
neared it, saw by the trailing of the
fair hair in the water that the body
was that of a gifl; a4h I6alledSoqt T
insanely enough, 4 bt&t eSnfeSs fok 4
moments reflection must have CON
WINGED me that she could mot be con-
scious: V hNasG.LSA%1 = J V
Keep up your heart, nay dear; keep
up your heart"
or course she1 did asdt ansEer me.
There she lay, motionless, with her
white face tc the moon. ,The. chilli of
the water was nothing to the chill that
that stole upon my, heart, when. reach
the child.
my GodR Igroaned. "'Fis my Bob's
friend, little Pearl!'
slunS~theVopa.r ou1d the SPAR and
throwing my arm oyerAft, was drawn
ashore by my mates, at safe distance
from the\ treacherous rocks. Then,
kneeling Ap the beach, r GhlAs4ee the
body, and)heard my mates asking IN
whispers whether she was dead.
Ay, sheAWas dead, poor little darling,
there could be no doubt of it. The
sight of the dear innocent child lying
on the SAID. white and cold and still,
@ %SSe S o,S s. SSsSift'4fft9s t$f Fse'
Gomez said one, more practical
than the others, what are we stana
ing like this for? There may. still
life in tn little thing. At alf events,
we are go1g to try if there isn't"
1t was ike an angels voice speaking
TO us. win Pearl in my arms, walked
swiftly tgrthe fire. - -
"MateG I said, az HlAk Ira NTH her
feet IN theNire. 81 all,go never nrayed.
before, pysy nSS-A- 1--WE caIi-save tne
life Of tbs dear angel, it will surely he
a sign thAt the Lord will be mereiful
to US in Other Tfys.I YPu, Eh4SyI
and you, Semsa aDEdkn, knetl idS~hi
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