The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-03

lGAteInent Of the day had about cut the
last thread that held his feeble old life.
" men the life savers rescued them the
! Doat mad its nose against Destruction
s.oeks, which point no boat had ever
Feacheo before and been saved. Ring.
wola knew nothing of the rescue. His
l.se conscious moments wero to see
:. and Sankala going to destruc-
ZION. When be saw Che inevitable and
tne struggling frail child battling with
the mountains of sea the feeble old man
/ the boat. sss
ne long houls of exposure had told
On MIN and it was already whispered
apo9t the village that tonight was Ring
Woid,s last night on earth. But the
nshermen had become accumstomed to
ms sinking spells and sankala was left
alone with him.
sankala had not been afraid. She
was not afraid now. It was not be-
cause she was less refined than other
giis or naturally drawer than other
girls. 1t was because she had oeen
schooled against fear. Her lie had
oeen her schooling and it had been one
- whlch all OF the hardships had been
Taught in prac tical lessons. Not per-
formed and rehearsed for the occasion,
OUT lessons that came with the routine
OF every day life.
When mere babe she had been cast
ashore like 80 much driftwood. And
all OF her young life she had been
ouneted about on the bay and river in
small fishing boat like a cockle-shell.
ohe had become 60 interlinked with
uanger that it seemed her constant com.
panlon and she only thought of it as
such.
That kid was as calm when we
crew her from the jaws of death as if
she were rowing boat on a summers
day. had remarked one of the life
savers.
The first thing she did was to bend
over the old man and begin rubbing his
hands, said another.
ltwas not Sankala's bad seamanship
OF lack of skill that led her across the
danger line, but it was her lack Of
strength. The trap they tended Law to
the west nearer the bar tkan others
and while rounding the rocks to reach
the trap the undertow, unusually strong
from the all night storm, caug ht her
and carried her boat away by sheer
force.
She was meditating over the days
exciting episodes and The condition of
her companion. Young as she was,
she knew that Ringwod could not last
much longer They were reduced to
the direst straits. Fishing was poor
and wages were poorer. Ringwold was
no longer useful. He was more of a
hlndrance as a co-worker. His COM
pan onship was all that was left her.
They now only earned a scant living
and should Ringwold become bed-ridI
den she did not know what she would
90. He had not confded fully to her
the secret Of her life and the mysteries
OF the documents concealed under the
hearth. Would these help herr She
made up her mind that should Ring
would recover again she would broa IA
the subject to him.
1t was not so much for her own self
that she was prompted, but she wished
to ease the old mans life in his last
days. He had made a great struggle
for her and she wished to repay him in
some way.
While meditating over her troubles,
there came loud, heavy knock at the
door. 1t sounded like the rap OF
doom. She could not tell why, but
she trembled. Sankala was not in the
habit of experiencing such sensations.
She went to the door and opened it.
"Come ini" she said in q hollow
tone.
1t was old Seadogl What could
bring him at such an hour of the
night. Then old Seadog always sent
for his employees instead of calling
upon them.
"Will you be seated2" asked the
girl.
"No. Have but minute. How il
RingwoId2"
81 cannot tell" replied sankala.
"He is quite feeble, but he has been
that way quite often of late. He ie
getting very old, you know"
eyes," replied seadog. "He is get
ting too old and feeble to work. He
has become worthless to me. l came
to tell you that I have had your trap
provided for. He should be taken to
the poor farmland, 1 presume that is
, the best place for you, Sankala-you
know you would like to be by the old
, mans side his remaining days. l will
, look after the arrangements tomorrow. u
) Thus spoke old Seadog. Then he
turned and walked out into the gloom
without saying goodnight.
ITO tie continued)