Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-09-20

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expected appearance of the two ser
geants, who, according to military rules,
should have been Then confined IN the
~guardhouse.
What brought you fellows here!' he
asked, glaring al Colin.
We came WAS the tcrse reply.
WHO permitted sou to Gomez"
I'VE asked no permission"
Go back to the guardhouse, you dog"
said the major, raising his hand threat.
cningly.
He felt his arm grasped and doubled
back till the Joints cracked, and the next
instant he was looking into Robert h:scs
bridges blue eyes.
Strike him at yonr pcril-you COW.
ardly. brutal b~laciguard.' whispered
Robert. Lay Il hand on him and | viii.
PICK You up and toss You into the waves.
from which we hope to rescue the poor
people on that ship. Make no cutlery.
for in the presence of this danger rank
sinks out OF sight, and men come to the
surface."
Mag. Gcrlnon was very properly shock,
ed. In all his nineteen years of military
HE he had never seen or heard OF any.
thing quite equal to this. But with all
MS buster and swagge Maj. Germon
had n saving streak of prudence in his
character. and it was this that prevented
his making an cutlery, or attempting to
assert further his authority, at least on
that occasion.
Maj. Gcrmon tried to look as if nothing
unusual had happened. and went down 10
talk with Judge l.oring. who WAS stand
ing on the extreme end of the peninsula
and vainly trying to make himself heard
by the people on board the ship.
n howitzer was run down from the
Fort, and an effort was made to shoot Il
line on board: but in every instance the
rope snapped at the moment of discharge,
and was hurled like IL flying snake into
the secthing abyss.
"A thousand dollars to the man that
carries Il line on board that ship shout
ed the agonized judge, but not Il man stir.
red. Even the Indian fishers. who were
half amphibiOus, drew back from the
death that threatened any man who had
the tcmerity to venture out.
The judges offer went up to ten ti.o..
sand dollars. But the general impression
seemed to be that money could be of nc
use to Il dead man.
In his desperation Judge Lorins threw
off his own Otter clothing, and was in
the act of fastening Il rope about his
body when the WI friends. stripped To
their underclothcs. and with handkcr.
chiefs tied about their heads, stood before
him.
With their straight, 1.-the forms they
looked like gladiators about to enter the
ARENA. and Il murmur of wonder aud adj
miration ran through the crowd.
Fifty thousand DOLLARS" cried the
judge. ito the man that gets a line on
board..'
My friend and L." said Colin Morton.
will board that ship with a lifeline, or
die trying; but before we make Il move
you must rctract Your Offer
"Rctract my offer: l am worth that.
and more. Save my daughter and l will
pay Won fifty thousand dollars apiece
said the distracted judge.
'For the sake of humanity" said Rob-
crit Bracebridgc. I'VE do not want your
gold. Keep it for the girl, if we save her;
but we go to save ALL"
The young men procured each an army
belt from the soldiers. and buckled about
his waist. TO each belt Il stout. light
rope was fastened. The friends went
to lccward of the ship, and stood for an
instant on the rocks. each holding the
others hand. Then they were under the
waves for fully Il minute. and the stout
est heart began to quail. when Il shout
went up:
There they are
where? Whcre:"
There was no need to repeat the qies-
ton. Every man. with the ordinary bless
in:. of sight. could see the two heads ris-
ing high on the crest of Il breaker.
1t was fifteen minutes before Robert
Brnccbridge succeeded i'll Selling the
rope which the captain and one of his
officers had managed to get over the
ships side.
A. cheer went up from the shore as the
young man. with the lifeline fastened to
his belt, WAS pulled on board.
The instant Robert touched the ship he
called out:
Save Colin Morton: He, too. has a
line"
(To be continually