Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-23

prescsent eye 81 the saEs0r xaw ~
==iaree that the vessel was soutbhoznd
and sailing toward them III the wind
head I'm the same direction the shAp
wCuld be ART te make hong reach be-
fore gnirg aE0Ur and must surely PASS
800 near that they world tle sEghsesA
Dick hooked ut Tom ard then &c
Kate. while hattie raEed m bis soul
The excitement whsch Aad sustained
the sex naan lurasss f5e EpOrring had
PASSED and Dsck c0usd ser paainIy
enough that the Feaxg5on waS tnggfng
lard upoa the fraIi strzlbd o. life. Yet
De understood thar Re lad ar rrommand
as Potent = sti1ElaD1 as was ever con-
pounded ny pharmacist
Ii WIS koTet
In an bcur o. Fsx0 the approaching
ressel M0nAd De Within Eazlin~ dis
tAnce Another hoUr or tvo meant life
CT deufh to To-n. II ne kDew thzr res.
cue. food. drink and considerable Gazr-
tiers wsre bur 3 fcw aEfBdIing niles
away, existence would grow sweezsr
% the wealthy sh5pow1er and Importer.
and The innate lore Ct life might buoy
hin rhro1-h the crisi.
Shall I sTsszky- be asked az hin7-
self
IL Tom die1-nur re tried 10 put that
our ~ his mind How hs ioved aud
lad loa-ed for the woEaan De faced.
A fsckerin- spark xas an that kept
them apart shouIa he fan IL into =
blaze CO let 1t 60 oct fCrsFerg
At Izst Tom again opened his erss
and. hooking him in sae face with .
pftifuI pleading ezpasSSien. he feebly
Put forth his hand
Forgive me- be whispered in .
voice q utter weakness Kate beat
oyer and Kissed hirz-kissed him as .
mother might her chlAA
Dick drew long breath. and rrcmo
shook him like an ague Spzsm
a safE be cried ho2rSaiy and rose
unsteadiiy For Inomeni ae suayed
with the rocking Of the boar. pointing
straight ahead and then be sank upon
his knees and took Toms hard in his
own
Tom be said rouse up man. and
listen 70 me There's d ship coming
she's not ere miles away. Think Ct H.
man something to driak and plenty te
eat Don't weaken now after ali you've
been through Let the past De hTgoReS
Live II out and be happy.~
"A ship in slghtF Easped Tom '-Oh.
Let me see her-
IL taxed Dicks failing strength 70 the
utmost. but be- lifted BIN 10 bis knees
ard held him thus while be looked long
ingiy at the distant sail For a brief
space the inster Of hope rekindied rho
fire OF failing vislon. but ID WIS only foi
q moment A flm beclO1ded his eye
again. and he sank back 10 the bostOm
or the boat with gasp
TOO late" be murmured. too iate
for meTs
when Dick looked up. be met Kate's
gaze. Ii was calm. steady look she
gave him aud the first since Tom began
LIS story. Dick felt meaner and guilt
Ter than he had ever felt before He
had to DO something to distract her
eyes
THE SafIr' be said, pointing over the
waters why dent you sook9~
II Saw II. said she two hours ago."
a5And you were waiting for me to ten
Tom OF it,"
Yes replied Kate. ''and how |
Should have cespised yOu if ron had
not.
The ships crew answered Bick's
faint hail with shouts OF encourage
rneus. and the vessel luffed MP into the
wind with tapping sails A boat skip
pered or the mate was lowered and
towed the eaxtaways alongside the
ships quarter.
'sHow are they asked the captain
as he leaned over the rail and looked
down upon the recumbenf figures In
the beat. for Dick had collapsed
Zone n4an is gone. think, sir" said
the mate after holding his hand over
Toms heart
-Yes." said Kate; my husband is
dead