The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-18

dsssssction. :ssds shropen tho
mufsty smother he dlSeErnedsa slsn.t
der form crawling aft by the weas her
side Of the cabin. ''Tommyi TomnyI.N
he called fiercely.
The lad watched his chance and ran
to the wheel. STOPPING over he
sawed the captains bonds apart With
his knife and dragged him into the
lee of the deck-house In time to en-
cape the seething food TINT swept
the deck and smashed the grating
into scraps that later met the eyes
Of the mutineers. II was not long
till the captains blood was once more
circulating and the tingle ronsed him
into activity. where are they? ~ he
asked. .s# 81 v. 'fNs''l
"I'll go and see." When. Tommy
came back he announced that they
Iweresin the forepeak. Go ana close
! the scuttle and bolt it," commanded
fthe captain, "and I'll AK the door be-
low. Jumplnis ~. i,
The boyobeyed, and when he re-
turned to the scabin the skipper nod
ded. YOU'RE faithful Tommy, ana
you shan'tsbeH sorry. Now, we must
save the shiptif we can" .asss
Ia glance forward filed him with
rage. "Lubbefs!" he roareds They've
tried to heave her to su1der il the.
stsys'ls. Rotten canvas rotten
tackle, rottsn mast. she,lIF breach
and founder. 7 ommy, we've got to
|get up some me. steam and 81 out to
sea- ~ s.., ; sssssyy 's'';'
"Where ssrss, we, STRIP. ssked the
''somewheres of the North Head,
I reckon, said the skipper grimly.
CHATS death. No showifor young
bones underthat cliff.'
81 can freslp, sir"
s'FWe'n both do it, Tommy. IT'S
only an odd chance. She may go
down any minute now,> and we'll keep
each other company" 49,,
| They found the fires low and no
steam. Thes3two piled the furnace
1.full of everything they Z: could lay
hands to,ssand when the gauge
crawled up. TO IS pounds, the captain
started the engines. Dust the boiler
and stand by was theslaconic or
der as he swung himself. up the lad
der. -:
I = Tommy was beginning to enjoy
the warmth. and steady noise Of the
epgine-roo,n when a hail from tho
deck came to his ears. stumble up,
lively! Stop her, and up with YET"
s"What is it, sir?" painted Tommy,
when he reached the deck:fSs fsi75
"We're ashore!" cried tho skipper
in his ear. s.fss
"We're driving against a;dead wall
my lad. - 49, a.ftsl'7...
"The men in the peak!" said: the
boy with$a gesture. The captain, at
first seemed hardly to catch the
meaning 81 his cry; thenHhe threw
up one hand in answer and plunged
forward. The boy was almost up the
weather rigging when the captain,
followed BY two men broke: out Of the
tsforepeak and crossed the lurching
deck to the fore rigging. They
halted, obeyed motion aofssthe skip
per, ran ATTIC the main and joined
Tommy inl|the little top. Here the
four chung speechless while with
swift lufch the foremost disappear
ed. The engineer and tho seaman
strained against the quivering MAIN
mast in agony. '''3s:;
Suddenly out Of the binding spray
rose up aSsheer wall ofAblaclxness
and silence2seemed to smother every
thing, a huge sea picked#Hthe Katie
l=up gently, md bore her smoothly
out Of the hideous tumble on to-
ward the cliff. The skipper let, go
his grasp with one hand and reached
up to the boy above him. "Good-
bye, TOMMY" he cried.
The lad looked down and caught
4 the one fatherly glance That had ever
ilsaI4ned al ear. esFsfslt himself
falling and called out. A wet branch
sbrushed across his face and 4 he
clutched at it in .bewilderment. ii "A
second later he, swung against moist
%earth and dug His fingers into strong
sea grass and turned his face down
away from the wind 'afsn 4
when he. came t, to. ] himself the cap
tain, engineer and sailor were pain
fully dragging him UP the steep cliff
side. It was very dark and the: hot
odor of fern choked him. - Are you
hurt?" asked the captain, STOPPING
over. him. s''s' ~ = & - -il1 y
mo, sir. How did we get here2" ],
1--we iiwere7 tossed against the cliff
where some trees happened to be
growing. We managed it just as you
4 did. ~ Ifs.tf.4a 9'44i 'tG9sssf iff,si /
Ps~Are we ell here2. Ysaiss3s re. ii
/ 9t.Al safe" was the reply. q. " III
The morning broke in, glorious
freshness before they made the tor
of the elf. There The they, dropped
breathlessly on the grass and rested
Below them tossed the breakers, d
dainty fringe Of white on the fast
deepening blue Of the sea-, Present.
~ the captain, rose and started of
"I'm going to the lighthouse to re-
port Z be said said i ias answer ST to Tommy's
IL 4uSASS, a.