The Irish standard., 1903-04-04
lie KIDNAPPED
MILLI0NAIRES
A Tale OF Wall Street
ard the Tropics Il ~
BY FREDERICK u. ADAMS
Copyright, 1901, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
All rights reserved.
CHAPTER XvII.-CoNr1NuED.


They approached the gateway con-
Meeting the ocean with the bay.
This they found to be passage
not more than 100 yards in width,
the cliffs rising perpendicularly or
beeting over the water Outside was
bar over which the long swell of
the ocean rolled in curling breakers,
shore. Inside was deeper water,
where the waves regained part of
their strength as they glidcd smooth
~ into the gateway.
"Let's see if we can get outside"
said Mr.. Kent. "lf we can pass those
breakers we can paddle out a mile or
so and perhaps size up this island.
Let's try it. You can swim, l sup
pose?'
Eyes, I can swim. and 7 guess we
will have to before we can pass
those breakers" said Sidney, as he
watched the great surges sweep over
the bar. 1--WE Will try it if you wish
to take the risk
"I am not afraid" said Mr.. Kent,
stoutly.
GAIL right. We will leave our guns
"Our shirts and trousers are no more
incunbrance than Il bathing suit"
They stripped and padded the raft
boldly out to the bar. The nearer
they approached the higher did the
combers appear. A mass of green
water would rise from the sea; it's
upper edge frayed with a line OF
light; the top-heavy mass would
poise for an instant and then fall
in graceful curve, breaking into
spouting masses of foam. The roa1
of these falling tons of water was ir
their ears. but they pushed steadily
on. A giant wave dashed it's strength
out in watery roar SO near then
that the spindrift was in their eye.
and the salt on their lips.
"Now is the chance!" shouted Sid
ney. lizard! Row hard!"
They pushed on their crude pad
dies with all their strength. On
hundred yards away the sea was al
undulating plain of smooth rollers
Could they reach it? The next wav'
rose before them. The forward emf
of the raft tilted back until it wa
nearly upright. Five feet in thei
rear the swell broke and churned tn,
water in fury.
"Hurrah!" shouted Sidney. conc
more and we are all right" AS h
spoke mountain of water welle,
up from the ocean. Sidney gave i
one glance. lie knew the moods o
the sea too we'll to make any mistake
about that wave. Fifty feet ava,
it reared it's crest. Dark blue AM
blending green above it rose unit
it lowered above their heads.
"Dive into it!' cried Sidney, as tn
edge of the comber broke into da2
zling white.
Mr. Kent hcstated for a moment
but Sidney dived straight into TIL
breaker. For a few seconds, whicl
seemed minutes, his ears were file
with the crash of waters. The under
tow pulled him down as if he wcr
straw. 1t seemed as if the weigh
of tons was holding his down; but
with a lusty stroke he came to TIL
surface. lie shook the water on
of his eyes and looked for MIR. Kent
lie was not in sight!
Sidney raised himself ont of til
water as high as possible an
searched the fonm-ilrckcd water. tn
succeeding wave swept over hin
Like all good swimmers, he kept hi
eyes open when under water 70 tn
right he SAW the dark outlines q
some dark object. and struck ont fo
it.
As Sidney came to the surface tn
second time. hn saw Mr.. Kent onl
few yards away He was consciou