The sun., 1901-10-06

The water and out TO sea a, q lively rate.
he sensafion was most novel one
ND not easily forgotten. The boat was
mile -an-bour clip. while tho water churned
up around the bow N though we were being
propelied by steam. After half an hour
OF this sport the rope began TO slackcn and
70 change directions. II was evident that
the nsh was getting tired
Hes going 10 dive said Pedro, and
We had better make ready 20 fend him
on and to haul In the slack
Scarcely were the words out or his mouth
when the boat began to bob up and down
In manner which clearly denoted that
the shark was trying TO dive. We clutchcd
at the rope and hauled In a few fest but
only 70 release IL again. There were three
OF US NJ the rope now, yet we oOuld not
manage the hsh. Again and again we
gained q yard on him We were beginning
10 wonder how long the fight would las,
when the rope suddenly grew slack. Then
there appearcd. about forty fest away
the FIN 81 shark. and the next -econd he
IN the sun ~ he turned on his back Ia strike
hefore We had time 90 marvel at this new
trick he butted Violently into our craft
Three times. lie repeated this, and then,
apparently convinced that he had nothing
To gain 10y this move. he turned tail and
vanished below the surface.
i can assure you that We were not NJ
together sorry when he disappeared. A..
although We knew tina, he could not make
hole In our boat. II wa none the less highly
uncomfortable TO be buttcd abou, In that
manner.
Matters were now getting pretty warm.
and We held a council Of war To detsrmine
just what We had better do. The question
was whether II was perfectly safc 20 bring
him alongside 90 that We could finish him
on With he "A ~ would Ira I-at ter
10 remain quietly In the boat and allow
ourselves To be towed about until his shark
ship became weary.
After some arguing We douided that
We would attempt 10 finish the hsht, ana
accordingly We zst about our arrangements
The gan was made fast to a rope. 10 that
IL could not be jerked overheard and the
file or spear was pulled from its sheath
and laid where II could easily h, found
During this time We were clipping along
at "a merry rate with an occasional halt or
turn Then We started Ia haul In on the
line Az first the strong re-istance which
We encountered made me think that We
were trying 90 move house, then little
by little We began To make headway
We could tell by the now fre iuent halts
that the shark was tirng. vet every once in
a white We had 10 brace ourselves In order
to head on n rush II was hard work and
tirins. and IL seemed a. though we would
never get him alongside. Hut AZ last he
arrived nus 'aiI. r,tahk. 70 say utIls u'g
nr-' 'hiis We AUX" s'sn, " ~. -.
ehorinouS, ana sNePl HuIu. Ws' .,,N
'he ruriso"' w tt"ns aiIu r.
, ulne hsa,eI " usI''e l' ai.u .'Ih I,
w" h'su anu , 'hl as.u'. - 20. : ~
h"ief i"ree' ,ne Tkhi wa. " 80 49,,
hau nov h"u 60, ,IA a. ~ 49,, "" ~ ~,
line and let him go, a. Il was made silent
vow never again 20 fah Tor such game
A sharks head when it, owner Is a, bay
l. anoul the most cruei anu .,,s, u',,s
object ttst one NAV eslFct 10 sfc '"''e
UP 1ut OF 'he Na,''r OF any r'a .,.
nh"h saN tnkV "a, =,
losing ~ III" @ anu w. luz NV .,,,.ai
'hat moht'n' hpI'st'~' NV 'I',es ~ .t. ~ ~
size workus anu shHpnhs ~. , aSs-i
run up my slahe anu lnEonna,iN s,NIlsu
back les, iall oNrrboari hu, ,neIs va no
une to ne h-,' " w" 'a,i NW w, et
th" water WIN Tremendous i"r'n anu ,nr'a. a.
ehhR 20 s,aNe w va. b"a, w noN -,
that VA" i-h Na- over V"il i'',', lohs 'nu - -
IL WOULD he useless 'o vs. w" ga y" u ,iIn
unnl ne hAh beeh S'abo'n AT '"a-' "l'e
or twice.
some one passed. the spear m'o my
hands ahd told me to max" r"aiy anu
when the head cam" aIohssiu" !" r'1s"
dire'y hehind the iofNhu M. "'
go my hold on the rope ana ciutchlhg we
shear hrnlv awaited my oPPnIWhIy
The absence OF INV weight ana sir"hgtn CAV"
the shark another chhnc" ana ne hsne the
must OF II for severn minutes ~ 'hs rh'u
va" water IN nls "uofis 70 p's"" th' su'sh
iage on ne rioe, ana th"h u" was hau'u
within resch oi 'hr spear
Ahord' Ahord strike, Nrlke hhrh
below th" ~ shoutN. voice ~, my nkn''