Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-25
CHAPTER ILL.,
II GIVE ~ sIARE I'd YOU."

Toms future plans.
1t was an hour before sunset and the
two passengers were leaning over the
stern watching the water fly swiftly
under the counter. when a loud shout
from aloft attracted their attention.
Looking quickly up they had barely
time to spring aside when heavy block
struck the deck beside them with ter
rife force. \ rope attached to it hit
Toms companion across the chest.
sending him backwards. His heels met
the wheel ropes and the next instant he
struck the water astern and disap-
peared from Toms sight.
II lad all happened so quickly that he
hardly realized what had occurred until
the sailor aloft shouted:
MAN overheard! Man overboard!"
With the promptitude Of sailor The
man at the wheel sprang TO the rail and
cut adrift the life preserver, which was
always ready for use, and at the same
time the captain rushed on deck and
ordered the ship hove to.
Then Tom tore off his coat and shoes
and leaped over the rail before the cap.
tain could detain him.
Like most Cape Cod boys, he had
learned to swim at IN early age and
pond IN MerrNa.e had enabled nam TO
indulge I'D the exercise IN late years, so
that when lc came 10 the surface ne
let no anxiety ior A.m>el' although
the vessel wa, some distance away.
He Strucl, ont with All li. MIGHT in
the direction Of THE vessel S wake and
soon caught glimpse or white race
ahead rising and i"i'lrg on the waves.
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state OF utter exhaustion.
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when the VesseI was reached ne was
taken TO has BERTH where the Ola cap
tain gradually resuscitated him. ION
having changed his clothes ID the mean
time and regained the use OF his limbs
When he reached the stateroom ne
was shocked at his friend lace. 1Iere
was look there which comes but once
20 humanity, and which iroze the WORDS
on his tongue.
scott, sit down said the Old miner.
Il can see 10y your face what YOU read
IN mine. have no time to waste. n
a dying man, Scott something has
given out inside and my time is up.
Don't interrupt me, please. / must tell
you something while l have time
He paused an instant to press his
hand TO his side, saying;
when that hitme something snapped
IN here. l think rib is sticking into
my lungs. Take oil my belt, Scott.
Hurry UP! Don't stop to ask questions
now"
Tom obeyed, and with trembling
fingers the dying man drew forth
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