Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-15

I'VE was isd8ng bead On. ana the first
bowed - caibead under. sbe rose roar.
ing On top q the next lump % brine
with leap that knocked mo down aud
parted the cable. IL the shindy and fear
l aiun'i know TIE cable was gone. Ghe
island - - a sight il was smoking with
salt. The rollers flung themselves hun.
dre,.s of feet high into the air in white
water. which fell with a noise like bolts
OF thunder upon "a mountain. That
curve q land whirh protected tbs 'aibnr
smoked. iCc. can itll Won. said vii.
liais, speaking a liiile faf; with some
excitement 90 memory and sane en.
! 9eymeni ~ his own powers of narra.
tion. lit was raging white water in
the 'afbor Itself. bat all 80 thick with
the mist "a spray. though nov it was
blowing Tat a lighi wind. that coald
not zee what the mon we've dong 81. I
reckoncd. however. that their siist idea
would be to haul tie boat high rnd dry
10 save her. There was nine. ard IL was
20 b. done quickly among 'ein. sings
out shall Nc let go the second archer.
'ArTy?' Ina; was ar;er saw ,gc was
| sfsAAAas s-N ~ .fla.a bIl. u nl Iffrf
bold her IN this s,a Let her 60. It's
our chance Of getting away. BIZ. with.
out risliLe car lives. ainl ,lu,.'s be.
licyo myself that second aichor would
have hcid the ship. I never sa-y such a
swell, never heard a the like 81 IL. II
was got nj like magic. Every blo,g
seemed 90 drive the shin IL lcr own
length asir-n, leaving her sunk in a
VALLEY, and 20 clear ile land we boisiei
the fore iopmast stayEail This coaNcd
her head OF. hut ~ was wond rful re
dinn founder in ilic trough ai0re $40
came siarn on. i,y which time the island
was on i'!e quarter. -" sun going down
and darkness a settling over tie world -
TO cut the yam short" said the
commander, riio ship dril;cd. tire night
came down. III. rolling sea hFuke upon
thu island. aud when next rinrning
cane yoa found yourselves alnn -
"baw. sir. - answered the Da,,e,
'iow long did the oolnlnotion laa:''
Till past midnight. -
But when day broke the island was
still ia sight:''
when day broke he was thick with
n middiing hrtoze right of the island
and cur helm was ainidsbips, answered
the Dane.
Did % continue thick all day.
1T iarned 20 rain and Blow fresh.
clearing at night. and ia the morning
the horizon lay fair. but there was nc
| island
WAS IL The intention Of the men. do
you think. ar. 60 recover the shiry''
said the mate. "Thcy had The gold,
their arms. plenty e provisions ashore.
They hal their boat there. They night
hope that the bark would 80 60 pieces
and carry these fellows down into "a.
lonce with her,
But wouldn't they fear. said the
commando. that she'd fan Ia with
vessel and report the whole siusyg''
They are nipc armed. desperate men,
sir. -" said Mr.. Matthews. land what's
60 be fallen IN with down here fhat's
going Go lie of much help Go recover n
treasure against such determined devils
n those fellogsg''
May say vha; ihinly'' cried she
Dane. lifting has hand and swapping his
lngoTE
SPEAK - sa;d the commander.
IallOw. A" Said ibc Dane. that when
they found ihe ship going or gone THY
fell 20 arguing a. before as 10 wha,
should he cone. and ~ every maa had
an opinion az his own nothing wa
done. - said Harry. with Triumphant
nod.
Anyway. something's now done. -
said the mate nTyiy. and that's youf
yarn. my iads. 20 you can 60 forward. ("
what do s'on say 90 a decsycd tooth.
ful 81 gfos apiece for these fcllowsy''
ta5d tie commander.
shall ! take them into the cnddv
and give IL 60 fhcsBy'' exclaimed Mis-
Aanscl. starting mp. She was carer the
men should ct 10 AID thought tl1e iaate
rclnrtasf.
i VIII save you that trouble. iriss,"
said MI. MaffbcwE. with a smile al eus.
picson, and - he had no steward iocail
TO BE- told them 70 follow him iaio the
cuddy, and then be gave each man a
wiregl.ssfnl uf rum.
While this was doing Niss Mans.l
talked with Boicock about "a. story the
men haa given them. The brig wac
about ttrce-guaffers IL a mile ahead. /
The bark was raDc,d 60 bor iopgailf
ard oourses ard spznler. and 70, the
brigs boatswain. who was koefaug .
lofkouf en- dc GBeen's porf. found d /
oif.icnli to r.opfbc clipper from forging
ahead q the oiumsy Wagon on the bOw. /
Bright Was that picture - morning IN
fhc f'aritc. cIosds ia traasts ~ tsfsp /
3eweiod IN their stiris with tho ligii 1
~ the sun were sailing oy,E the pure.
oiue cry. The losg. lazy Pacific beass
vas Ina the ncs-fhaf grading beayc