Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-14
He pointed towards the inlet.

lie pointed towards the inlet. A
dark ridge rose out of the lake. On
the opposite shores was moving
line of white.
Jump ashore. It's tidal bore!"
cried Sidney. The wave came roll
ing towards them like the smooth
pillows in the wake of steamship.
1t lost its force as the lake widened,
but it was strong enough to ham
mer the raft against the rocks. They
pulled the raft as high on the beach
as they could. The water rose at. the
rate of foot minute. The roar
of the surf beyond the cliffs was
like the sullen thunder. And as vet
not breath of air.
Across the bay they saw men on
the stone deck reckoning them to
return. 1t was half-past three
o'clock They had promised to have
| the raft on the south shore at five.
Both agreed that they must wait for
Vincent and Pence. 1t seemed strange
they did not appear.
The arch was overhead. It looked
like mass of writhing snakes. The
moan in the air took higher key.
| The lake was shrouded in a dark-
ening pail.
Sidney felt a puff of hot air or
his face. The moan from the see
became a roar. Three hundred feet
above, the crown Of palm tree
bowed to the west.
This way, Mr.. Kent!" shouted
Sidney. He grabbed the older man
by the arm and they dashed to the
shelter of an overhanging rock.
And not a moment too soon
The hurricane broke on the island
with fury which seemed incar-
nate. A tree which had withstood
the storm blasts of generations was
torn from the heights above and went
whirling across the lake. In mo-
ment it was dark as night
From where the two men were shell,
tered they could judge of the storm
only by the tumult. 1t came from
the southeast and passed over their
heads. From above there came a
torrent of water and shower Of
rocks, stones and logs. 1t did not
| seem possible human being could
| survive such a storm for a minute.
There were occasional flashes Of
light. The sky became tremulous
with it's sicllening flicker. Gradu-
ally this became more intense. Then
there was glare as if the universe
had burst into flame. The hills
seemed to rock in the explosion
which followed. Those who grow
frightened at the puny manifesta-
tions of nature in a northern thun-
derstorm, cannot afford to cavil at
an apparent extravaganza of lam
guage essential to word picture Of
tropical hurricane.
AS night came on the storm in
creased in fury. They gave VIM
cent and Pence up as lost, and never
eXpec d to see them alive again.
All night long they crouched under
the ledge of rock; wet and hungry
and sad at heart. The crash of fall
ing timber, the rumble of tumblinp
rocks, the incessant reverberation of
thunder, the flashing of the rain, and
the spectacle of a sky aflame with
writhing skein of lightning made an
| impression on their minds never to
be effaced.
cut at five o'clock there was
lull in the storm. There was faint
/ CLEAN of the dawn of day. Nature
mustered her forces for one more
terrific blast. When exhausted, the
light broke through the clouds. AS
by magic the hurricane was over.J
The wind died to refreshing
breeze. OF a sudden, the foliage on
the ridges across the bay was radi-
ant with sunshine.
Sidney and Mr.. Kent came from
behind the sheltering rock. They pre-
scented sorry sight. Their duck
suits were streaked with mud and
their faces tense and drawn by ex-
element and lack of sleep. They
/ washed their hands and faces in the
lake, and then climbed the ridge.
where they obtained an unbroken
4 view of the bay. To their delight
they saw the figures of four men
on the stone pier. Sidney waved his
hat and was greeted by an answer
ing signal The people of the bunga-
low shouted across the water, and
Sidney and Mr.. Kent yelled in re-
turn. Mr.. Morton, Mr.. Carmody and
his companions speedily built and
launched a new raft and were soon
rowing to the relief of the missing
ones.
/ "Where are Pence and vincent?'s
shouted Mr.. Morton, as the raft
neared the shore.
"They did not RETURN" said Sid
ney. Il am afraid they were lost in
the storm"
Sidney would not listen to the
proposition that he return with Mr..
Kent to the bungalow. Though wet
and hungry, he joined Mr.. Morton
and plunged into the forest to fnti
the missing men, dead OF alive. He
was glad to learn that the bungalow
had survived the hurricane with
small damage, and that none of thel
occupants were injured. j
Ito Be Continued)
One Woman's Experience With Grin
Remedy.