Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

went out together. Ana the TWO WO-
men watched and prayed all through
the dark, cold, stormy night, talking a
little, adding fuel to the fire and trem-
bling at the blasts of wind that came
laundering down the wide chimney.
And this is what the men must do
Who work in wind and foam,
And this is what the women bear
Who watch for them at home.
When the cold dawning broke, they
went to the door and stood looking over
the moaning. tossing waters. Sea and
sky We're ghostly and terrible; the sky
full of snaky tints of yellow and livid
gray, the sea saturnine, passionate, dark
with fate, and the gale still whistling
loud and shrill, with that peculiar iron
ring that means mischief. But they
could see the lifeboat coming to the
shore, with short plunges; she was Of
ten hid behind the great wall of waves
or else out of sight in the trough Of the
sen, but yet advancing and advancing
until the measured beat Of her oars was
audible. 1t was soon evident that some
one was dead or injured, and as the
men approached with their burden Hell
en- said with gasp of pain:
at is Will! 1t is Will"
They brought him into Brodick's
house, and while one man ran for q
doctor the elder himself applied such
rude surgery as his long experience OF
sea life had taught him. Will was in
sensible and bleeding from the nose
and mouth, but in n few hours he had
regained his consciousness and was
sleeping off the fatigue of hts gigantic
efforts. Then Mrs. Brodick rested lit
tie from her labors over him and asked
the elder how he had been so badly
hurt.
I'VE should all of us have been but
dead men if the Great Fisher of the lake
of Galilee had not been with u.s." said
Brodick reverently. "Will did wonders
with his help. We found the little craft
close to her in the black night. She
had foundered, but her topmast was
above the water line, though Otter
washed by the big waves, and on this
mast there were two men and a Wet
laddie twelve years old. They hat
tied the poor BARN to the cage ant
were gripping hard themselves, ant
we stood by them all night long. Ant
so whenever there was bit lull in Tho
wind then Will called out-and you kel
what voice he has-loud and clear as
trumpet: Hold on! Hold on, till morn
ing! And at the first peep Of light We
went to them, but we could,,not ge
close, and it was Will that swan of
and brought them all to the boat, ant
the third time he was at the last pincl
Of strength, for the waves throttlet
| him and beat him constant, and we ha,
to lift him and his burden out Of TIL
water, bath of them senseless an
poor Will bleeding sair and the YER
image of death. But he'll be n RICH
in day or two, and as long as Ii
lives he may take the joy of them tire
lives for his guerdon. He is brav
man."
"And good man, Robert"
faye, or he would not be brave"
| So Will remained four days at Bro
do,, III a @na %. = 'na. einie was 'el
ho,,.o ~ ~ .ne "onen ~ ~
new, delicious torpor, full of the pre-!
ence of Helen, filed him with rest an
happiness. And to have this noble, vi
selfish giant as dependent on her mere
and kindness as baby brought til
| don r,naness ~ .,o oftannaan ae -, -,
fourth doy Mrs prodio,. ananad .,,o az ~
NJ Wil,,s room 10 Mas 0 s;t,ina IN = IN III
/ chair Inv tho firo hnt no na,.ar 80 ~, ~, -
for IIe,an,s orns u,orn $3.50 I s;s ns
ond hor rooa n.os oaatna. 'lia .aa as ..s
49, - -, '' "s"ts. mo .ae' az
Then tbe GOOD woman sof.,.. a,asaa l az ~
door and Want nm ,intaas 49, .,,a 49,, =.
Mace There Voc nod,ant sn,;,o LIS IS
nor foco ond s,,o ro,,sad .l,a -. s,,o,
his afternoon nan sar;nn. ~ =
"Yol,o I'M pohorti r. oa ,,,
for Won II 10 n, Won't - IL o, rioht !,
vonder, = = :
~ kent ~ won,d hon
4 "And thev shall have = bie wodd,ro
You shall g;o thew tha aottooa ~, ~,
! broe head and viii n,anish ~ No,
Robert inst n +binl. ~ tho Moo ,,r
thev viii, no 70 nc thon "a .1,n;
hoirns-,i++,o lad ~ ,.a,;oa LII, =.
orr names and r,,nn;na -, ~, a,4 = :.
tbe house and movie a ,,;n,star 49,,
| them II thore 10 hia fam,lu =,
might snare ono 81 tho ladsn "
Wrbe worry hes+ ~ +bo lot ,o++ion
"To be sure Ry the time he cot
through tho thoo,a@v aol,oaa ho r,,i ~ !,
worldlil,e enough Lot NO oo nm,
sno,l. IN tho hn;rns nho,, o.e ,n,e,,
shy to fell their own +ole 7 have M,
Doubt"
And thev went in topether and ius
looked Mt the lovers and the tole wa
told. And then tbore were hand grin
and kisses and the good mother conf,
not keen her projects for their hopni