The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
CHAPTER V.
Strange Sight. Ashoss and What
We Saw % Them.


We Saw % Them.
Nov. WHEN seth Barker cried out
that ship vas ashore on tho dam
Esfoua reefs 80 the narthward Of the
main land, II ia not necessary 10 tell
sou what wa 3rre called UPON 90 DO
TIE words were scarcely spoken be
fore l had given the ardrt stand
hY the boats" Excited the hands
were. and while they stood there
anxious and ready. I had my glass
90 nay eye and tried % make out the
steamer and what had hefaiien hen
There's . hhip on the reef. sure
enough. ana BY the eut q her shu',
the Santa cruz wr spoke. this after
noon said Mr jacob. and added
dangerous shore. sit. dangerous
shore"
hut fun 81 tind-hsartea people
that fire their guns ~ poor ship
lgrs krd Mariners pat I'm Peter
nilEh. wouldn't believe hin al
first bat there vas no denying ~
awful truth that q WIS. when 4
few minutes had passed
Coed Cod" cried / 1t can't Be
80. Peter. snd yet. that's rifles
tongue. ~ I've lost my hearing"
We'll. We nii stood together and
listened a. men iihian Ter some poor
creatures death -erY. % the sounds
which cnsne in she a'ilines Of the
niEht to Albright ana uunervs ua
You eonlfn.t have counted ten be.
fore the report ~ guns Naa heard
distinctly while flashes af crimson
iirht. playing about the reef
seemed 10 tell ths whole story.
Those devils ashore are shooting
thc crew" cried did man ever
hear such bloody work III have n
reckoning for this 10 Il takes me 80
years Lower away the boats. lad
I'm going % dance % that music
They swung the two iouRbonfs ont
on thr eavits aud the port crrp
wrfe ia their seats. when Jacob
,eurhed my arm.
neg pardon. sif.- rnid he. but
there's no boat that wiii help the
~ nia crur tonight
And why Nj Jacob -
because shes gone where neithes
fuu nor wish TO 40 yet awhile
Mister neKE~.
stood az though NJ had shot me
and cisppins my glass to my eye.
took another look towards the
northern reef But no ship was q
he seen She had disc pr~ared IN =
twiuklluR. the sea had swallow 81
her up. And over the water came
the dsath-erlcs OF those who per-
isbed with her.
Cod rest their poor souls and
punish them that sent them there. =
said Peter Hiish rsrventlY. but Mis-
ter Jacob was Htill fun Of his pru-
dent talk.
We're four miles out ana the
moon will b. gone in ten minutes
sir. You couldn't make the reef II
you tried. and n you could. you 4
find none living THIS sea would
best the biggest boat that ever a
ship carriedit win blow harder In
an hour. and what them we've
friends OF our own 90 serve. and the
door that Providence opens we've
no right to shut. I say nothing
against humanity. Captain negE
but I wouldn't hunt the dad IN the
water when | could help this living
ashore"
saw his point aud had nothing
e. say against II. No small boa
could have lived In the reefs about
the northern end Of the island with
the sea that was running that
night II the devils who fired down
upou the poor fellows Of the Santa
cfua were sfiil watching the main
island would be free % them for ur
- SO ashore as We pleased. A bet
Ter opportunity might not be found
| never blame myself. least Of all
now. when I know Ruth Bslsndsn'n
story. that I listened that night 90
the clear headed wisdom Of An
hany Jacob.
(Continuedl