Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-19

the air, and from the westward hal The
appearance Of a huge nose, the mora so
when the tide was low. for then at the
waters edge could be seen inGent;tt'onS that
had been ground cut by centuries Of pound
in, waves. and these cavities were the nos
triIS Of this mammoth prubuscis. To the
eastward il extended from the summit 10
the water at angle of .! degrees. This
part Of the rock was conCave in form. and
ii brualen.d as il descended until ii finally
disappeared beneath the water like the
tines Of Il pitchfork, leaving sheltered bay
about fifty feet in length by thirty IN
breadth ard as deep the sea itself Many
a beIated craft returning from fishing
voyage and OVcrtaken by a furious nor
wester found shelter here before the iock
was destroyed, and in the little bay rOde
out the gale in safety: and il was just such
an occasion as this which one afternoon in
August compelled two men, the sole occu-
PANTS IF a sloop-rigSed craft, to seek the
little haven Of refuge.
The gale had come upon them almost
without warning. They had reefed and
Coul,l,-rcefcd their sails. but the wind. as
If IL enjoyed their discontinue, increased
its strength in proportion as they reduced
the resistance to it, 50 that at last they
were Obliged To scud before 1t with only
sail enough left standing to give them
storage way.
One. OF these men, almost n giant IN stat
ure. held the tilier and watched with I'M
errirg eyes the play Of the savage water
around the N. He knew these waters as the
ha!f-grown child knows the dOoryard of
its birthplace. and he loved the sea. the
lcaping waves and the rushing wind with a
passion that was hereditary. He loved II
and he delighted to defy its dangers. His
companion held the sheet rope, which, not
witf.Standing the fact that he had taken
two turns around the c,eat. was. with each
fresh gust OF wind, almost snatched from
his grasp.
Wen make the Devils Nose. Craddock,"
said the tig man AT the helm. land well be
there in ten minutes time Pass the sheet
I ht,1I Nrif my a
Now take tho heaving line and go forward.
Make one end fast to the capstan, tie the
other end around Your waist. and when /
round 10 in the little bay jump and swim
for your life Shell, have Roadway enough
To- carry her into the neck of the cove. but
not q bit more There is an iron ring set
in the rock near the point on the north
shore and another al the head OF the cove
II you can make one OF them and get
hitch through IL before the line pulls taut
We will L.. safe church Put your
clasp knife in your teeth, Grad. and If you
cannot make one Of the rings in time cut
yourself adrift and swim ashore and wait
I'll ride ont the gale alone. and then IL
c, me back for you. Go forward now, Not
Il word I'm captain Of this craft.
Whom the slgOp WAS again upon the sum
mil Of Il wave Craddock. from his position
al the bow. could see tho huge rock TO
which his COMPANION had referred. He had
heard him describe il many times. but he
had never seen il before.
There is nothing so deadly uncertain in
tn lie OF a sailor as running straight bc-
fore q gale Of wind. Bilows like mountains
tower in front and rear up out of the
oceans depth astern. making destruction
appear inevitable. And there is an angry
swish and a reSeutfIl scething in the rush
ing water Il lifts the stern on high and
hurls the craft like arrow from a bow
before it. But neither Of these men seemed
10 realize the danger they were in. or. II
they realized IL. they were careless con-
corning il. And while he at the stern stood
with feet apart. his right hand grasping
the tiller and his left firmly holding the
str;iiniuS sheet. Cr,.ddOck prepared himself
FOR the cap he 10 make. upon the
success Of which their safety depended.
From a small thing in the distance the
Devils Nose loOmed greater and mightier
a. .hcy advanced. II seemed TO be rushing
coward them at fearful speed growing taller
and n!ghtier. and more ominous as il ap-
preached The waves beat against II wi h
s.yage fury and clouds Of spray and chunks
az water were hurled almost to the sum
nit
Il seemed 20 Craddock as they drove on
ward If his friend was steering straight
for the forbidden rock: but he never looked
sst"rn- He knew that the hand that held
the t!!ler strong. tried and sure.
Then came the mighty boom of the mad
d,ned waters against the barrier of rock
and the yacht was enveloped In a shower
OF foam and mist through which. half OBJ
srurcd the black monument lowered. The
helrf.snan released his hold upon the sheet,
the boom flew forward with sudden crash
against the shrouds. the sloop heeled over