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" CROP q CONDITIONS.
General Impro venlent il Tobacco IS t,a':4s'
indicated Cotton Situation. @
lRy Associated Press.l

End lnQlCdCcQ---SOl AoASS4e $3.50 VIZ
9s#i IA CBy Associated Press.>
WASHINGTON s.. . g, August 80 ao-T 'F
Weather Bureaus weekly summary 9
s5p conditions says 81
In northern "A labanla and In the - uthern
portions o Mis- ssippI and Loui SIC ma cot
ton has Improved, "a nd the Scrop Is In good
condition IN ahoma n Ind ~ Indian N err
sritory, but elsewhere the repo rts generally
lindlcat ebunfayqrab BILE progress.
sDeteriorat Ion from rust and :she ddlng bis
reported from nearly all ldlstric eayy
rains have prevented Injuries IN port ons
Of 4 Florida and n Georgia. viii es oyer q
large (part OF he crop has SUI ered
3ssI the last mentioned State boil worms
continued destruct and boil WseyiIl a
are puncturlng "a nearly 81 az tluares y
southwestern, central, eastern and coaai
divisions, and are ca using much damage
as far north as Dallas, k kaufman and l'yt
t Ticking is in full progress in Texas and
central and eastern districts. 3 s ~
al general a improveme In toll Geo is
Indicated Cutting well adyaan e, d
iand. and Is In progress IN the ohio Val q,
ley, In WISCONSIN the crop !s doing well,
although maturing slowly l3s VI
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EDITORIAL CONFERENCE
Mr.. Daniels in New York Max
ing All B Arrangements.
q ! z. f I. Assoctated 4 Press.l

NEW YORK August 80 ~ sepheus
Daniels, member Of the Democratic Ma
tiopal Committee for North Carolina,
who has been designated as chairman
OF the Commute on Editorial Con florence
arrived In New York to-day and began
the work Bof organize lion for the coming
OF the Democra tic editors who
will assemble here Sept ember 9Th.
4 Nj. Daniels y has sent gu s 100 invita-
tons. one having been ad dressed to the
porting Parker and Davis. Accepts
fr;o,mn, Al least b q; thousand are expected
To-day Mr. Daniel was rp2k king arrange
ments for the banqu which is to take
place on "Wednesday evening, September
nth. The day following the editors will
visit Esopus by Bteane
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BY The Valentine Auction Co,
GLE p. Broad Street.
Handsome vslour&r ufisd Couch
Ladies' I Malhog an'Iz J! 4 sl'rIlItlIng
Dl,ssk, Fine No. I I g cooking hangs' J,
Handsome 4 Bad Room R J. i Suits,
Coed Oak Extsns lsn Table, Oak
Revolving Book Cas-, les Box q
ae., d Auction.

q. THIS 5(Wedne sday) IN ORNING, AUGUST
81st, 4 commencing 10: 80 s. % clock. n at e our
swarerooms, No. iB12 p. Broad Street g
will sell for parties declining housekeep-
Ing, a. nice lot OF Furniture, etc consist
Ing Of Handsome elour T III ted Couch.
/ Fine N o. q Grand II elper boxing Range.
Feral verH good Oak Cham Der Suits. Odd
Bureaus and ashstands Oak Revolving
Bookcase, Handsome Oak s Extension
Table, Oak Sid boa rds. . Mantel Fnld!ng
of Cooking Utensils, etc X tchen Tables
Ice Box, Pictures, 6 Sing err and other
Sewing Machines. and q large lot ct other
Furniture, etc. "a %iSs
Be- These goods must SbeI sold to make rom
for other consig nme .ssis5
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Be +, OFF FOR
MANASSAS
Richmond Troops Leave Next
Saturday Morning From
,s Elba Station.
TO CARRY Ex CELLENT BAND
Then Determined That Virginia
Shall Show Up Cred
itably. 35

The five Richmond companies Of the
5seventieth Regiment, and 1.-THE Richmond
Howitzers, BatterylA, OF tne first battalion
OF artillery, will leave this city at + 0 AZ
NJ. Saturday Of this week, over the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
way, probably leaving from Elba Station.
In that event the i've infantry companies
and the battery will march from their
Sarmories to tho station on West Broad
Street. s$l IA, .l II sa y tsas 8i5ss ti iS 3
Tho total strength Of the Richmond con.l
5tingent at the Manassas manoeuvres will
DO Bis officers and men, including the
the regiment and the number of men who
will go with each command are as fol-
lows: II III .5s vs. II i5s Il 5 r.
is Company "A, Captain w. NJ. King, forty
men and three commissioned officers.
Company B, Captain a. w. Miller, forty
men and three officers. WI
XII Company G. Captain George N. Skip
with. forty-flve men and three officers. Mt
# Company e. Captain j. II. Stone. forty
men and three officers. NJ FIJI L Nh
Company II. Captain T. G. Baptist,
forty men and three officers
s Richmond Howitzers, Battery "A, Cap
tain William NJ. & Myers, five officers and
fifty men. n Eli "a s isB
These, wi TIL the egimental officers in this
city the general staff and the sregimentali
comm issioned and nom commlssio staff
will make the aggregate OF Richmond
troops at the great jencampmen ant and man
sbeuvers, 315 men. These with the officers
ard men OF the other seven companies Of
esregiment will make o total Of Virginia
troops at Manassas of GIL Officers and
men.
25s WILL CARRY THE BAND,
atf This number does not include the band
regiment. This Is the Virginia Poiytcch- =
mic Institute Cadet Band. which has been!
secured for the occasion. the men OF the
regiment paying the cost for music $out;
,of their own pockets. III II the itizens Of.
virginia. are unwilling TO contribute to
the fund M Ell iIs
M Colonel Anderson earnestly hopes that
sthe friends OF the Virginia mill tiamen will
come to tfleirsal In this ma tier and con-
tribute sufficient funds with which n to-
pay sforRtheS band VIII Itch has been secured
at a5sveryi low figure, $S because the men
desire the experience. Contribu lions may
be reported to Colonel nderson or my!
officer OF the egiment Z and will be- &C
sl1nowledged by him. g2s T he fund for the
band is still 5000 short Of the requisite
sum, NJ and as stated this defci Z must be,
made up: by the men out OF their own
funds unless the friends OF the milltary1
Tie Officers M 10 will 20 from his city
I5are Colonel George alss Wayne Anderson,
commanding the reg linen Z; MAJ or C.8G ira
Bossieux. comma ndings y he first battalion;
lieutenant Colonel sJo$ Lane Stern assist
|9ant inspecto general |: + MaJo q Q. Is Sa-
vile. attached to55 the sregimental staff;
Captain E. II w. IS Bowles,8 acting quarter
ma sterS AZ fI1e regiment First Lieutenant
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Killed byy Constable.
stBy4 Associated PresI,I

CHARLOTTE y, 4 O. August 80 "A spo-,
cial from Benpa ttsyllle, s. G., tells of 9
homicide MT Red III near here to-day,
Gavin Hyatt shooting and killing Mall
colin Brewer. Tho trouble was over the
arrest of1Brewer' son! by Hy att, who was
q 8const able, Brewer !s said TO have as
saulted Hyatt when the flloer shot hlm,s
Both men arc whit .ss Va IA "a mn s
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1,RusTEEs sALE !. the u,.a ersgned ssdb-S
sttuted trustee. in execution .oI e GER =
Tun.tali he IS Ellyssa =
cierIss nice sof the county OF New Kent de-S
faux having II the 9 IS the
requested by the benef 1clary to dos
viii public on, pFem1ses
STEMBER, 1s04 at %. lock- r: n. that .cers$
tain lot Of land at runstall in New Kent
county Va. contain ling one acra. more or, less
adioin,nE ths lands OF the Southern Railroad
ana others, II being the same lot OF tract sos
land the said r.. @. e Tunstail no reside
FERNS OF sale: Cash 10 80 m ucn as VIII pay
5osf the said note and Interest thereon from
he sale and the balance on q cred of one and
two years, the 81 wing bis bond, bear.
trsst said land deferred y
Ing house. wheewrIght shop, tore house and
other y st5ifIty nss.-
= = It,ted fTrustee.. e OH Aug ao-sot
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Big M achine in Court +.
Icspecial Is The STimes- Dispat ca.sl

SpeCadI 10 = ~
il. G N August 30! ~ The big
DANA &c suit of Lonnie Daniel against the
Roanoke Mills compa ny. IN fHal fax su-
perior court occupied the court al day, I,
tho trial was the intro uc!ng, bySd efend-
ant company in court the 3 big machinee
I'M which young Daniel got his q, arm c y
barSand was an object sof &interest and was
critically examined q By g Il concerned IA
the case. 82 ,Ss Y, .
case viii sproba bly, 90 Ito the Jury in the
afternoon. @
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AT the request OF the owner, who IS, NOV
Ing from the q tie, we will sell at public
EDUCATIONAL.

4 All applicants desiring to take
the Pr FEssIO AT Tx II
NATION will please meet me- at
/ Henyico School Ottice ut 8 o'clock
IA. M, on the 9Th day Of September
next. JNO, x. FL SSELL,
supt, SO, i.
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Good b I'll Give, Work

Detectives Mo ahon and w ltshlrei arr
susiS on en- being searched
Tie negro was found TO possess q watch
Valued All $50. n his Watc b was afterwards
GanSb hssEsRhE IL sss anpsars
before Jllsttc0 CyNto hAeld this ms rnlng,sF
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BY Augustine Royal and Company
58 r cal Estate Agents and sAuct ioneers.E y!
Office Lead err ilding, Man hester,s5EVa

AUCTION SALE OBJ
/ z @5A8#F FINE rs OcK4 OF@GROGERIES.s
Vines Liquors, Tobaccos Bar and Bar
Fixtures.s Licenses, q Ca ha Reg sters.4 Iron
4 SAFE. lWR ollerHTop Desk. 3yVagons.fs IaE-S
ness and 81 Horse, and man other uses
full articles. foo numerous to ennmerate,s
ION Y.$SSEPTEMBER,#s 1 a, n 1901
at 10 8 clocksA. M. 5S on the premises No.
S1O14 Hull Street, lin the City OF hianches-
ter Va. This is a. very tive SALE
and the public rs especial lily tied to-
Inspect this property before day. OF sales.
AN ME Fl. PLEAsANTs.ssS
Administrat rix w m. b 2 leasants pes 81
ceased. " sstAsf
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Close Bar r CONS,
ny ASS o,cia ted Press, \

ILAHAsspR, FLA, AUGUST 81. 4 he
wet dry elect W g !, held g ln ,this
IN Ia this Hour show a ma jor lty againsts
sheS sale of INT OK can to sof his
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Indigo tion Cured

IN one week with spr q Palmett to VINE
Send postal car request lor, arse leoatt!e 20
4owens and N lnor Drug Company. dls-l
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THIS (WEDNEsDAY)sNI ORNING.ss
August 31st, commencln gy at "a 9 .. clock,
sone large, very fine Grocer 81 r. fri erator.
made ofa Polished Hard w GOD, with Glass
Doors. cost 81 u ~ foot r lished Hard
Wood Counter. Wi H. 6 large Vegetable
Trays 10. foot Counter. VI, tn Front Bins;
Cheese Case, Jickel q :. ans. Show Case.
Fruit &Display Show Case. Il large Coffee
Alill.,lss sausa &c Grlr,d er N s. good order;
Paper Rack 8. ~ Counter; Scales, $ Polished
Hard wood ONCE Partition with Sliding
Door. AIeatgs Block. Il Bhelying, etc.
afss
Laundry Soaps, lot OF Joliet Soap Bottled
P Pow G 6 ID Nuts, Canned Goods,
Ghimneya Lot g empty
5eral PIilsburyF Is Whea t lnnr, Cakes.
Buckets and APPLE Byte !, as
Case Diam nd Axle Grease. 10 Cases
Prunhs, Dried pples. and a..numdrous
other groceries, etc
4 4 Sale positive. All 4 goods must be re-
THE .VALENTINE AUCTIoN CO.
ctioneers. sj
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sis believed Is insure the closing Of
rooms 8. q
SOUTH CAROLINA.
b. G. Hayward Nominated for.
Governor Without Opposition
rnv AAsocIatkd Press.

CHARLESTON, 8. G., Aug. 3.-DenC-
Throughout inro South Carolina today for
State and county officers and members
SURGE SUCCESS the general election
no nomifiations except possibly IN some
districts for Congress. The State Of
fIcers nominated without opposition TO-
day were: ~
tenant Governor, John T. sloani Secre-
5tary Of state ], Z. Can't; Attorney en-
4, II. Jennings Comptroller General, a.
w. Jones; superintendent OF Education.
o. 3. Martin; Adjutant General j. D.
Frost. 33s a. N.
II Il Is impossible tonight to tell which
OF the six candidates for State Railroad
Commissioners has been nominated.
4 The returns are incomplete, but the
Legare, Of the First Wyatt Aiken OF
1hs nh'rh q the Ff ana ma
"a. r. Lever. Of the Seventh Districts. Is
assured. "A second primary will probably
DO held In the Second and Sixth Con-
3gressional Distri let's
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NH By; Z, N. sWlo,rtham 8 Co,


gsT5SNz sAHH FTAa 81 5 MR ) IaR Il
AND EIIANDsO ONE NEW DIVE LING.
CONTAINING &, 10 y ROOMS. s. lM1LEa
( NORTH OF THIS CITY OCATEp ON
THE LINE OF The Ri =. e p. Z: !. e.
AT On RN1s CROSSING z: J, Z
AND ROAD FROM THAT TO TH Y y
LAUREL ROAD; ONLY 81 OBJ "a MILD
TO ELECTRIC CAR LINE.
AT the request Of the owner, who - ,n!oyg-
Ing from the g te, we will sell at PUBLIC
auction on the premises. on
AUGUST SlHT Mex q,
at 5 O'clock II. NJ. this va lua BILE property.
The dwelling Is COM Portable and well ar.
ranged, With gas water. bath. ste; I; good %
"A bout 10 acres cleared balance In pine
and oak timber, All Of the land y good
aud we'll {dra Inc d h and nearly all fenced,
Six trains stop in front Of the house daily,
In fact & here are all OF the .conyenle nces
OF the city and advantages OF the country.
too, ana home seekers Will do well to; z t,
tend this sale. Further particulars at the
offices OF the}aucttoneers. H is
TERAis-LIb eral and announce at le.
r, Al. WORTIIAM q CO..
aug 2,tds g Aucttoneers.
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408, 4O8, 40 q o
q N orth Graham Street.
Geo. N. Mayo, AuctIoneerlt.8


.gA vJCT1ON SALE on nj ICE HOusE5
"A HOLD F'URN1TURE NO s12S SOUTH
FIFTH STREET, 55SS TIIUR SDAY.s NORM
ING, Al SEPTEMBER " 100. OhlMENC3
NG'kATa12S O'CLOCK Nc ACCOUN1
OF DECLINING HOUslE Sc s.
ING "a & - 4 "
Il will sell for party declining houses; /
keeping, all OF the Househ hold and III tcheng I
Furniture and Utensils ut the above adj
dress, on the day and sing at tthASi
time men ioned consisting NJ Il Sweet tons
4 ed Fisher Piano. In very good c6ndttton1 u
walnut Lea tiler- Covered I4o,tn gel vatnus$
sLeather-Coyered Easy ~ Chair. Walnut
Leather Covered Students Chai q Wall
nut Mantel8 Backs, both beautif Walnu1
ySecretary and Bookcase combined III ValsE
nut Three-s Section b kcase Nv ain,1t side.g
board witt, italian mar bile top, Ave feel
wide: Valnut Extension Tail ten fee5 /
tinSa lengthS 8 Walnut dea Their sea is ana
back Dining Room Chairs, w alnut t. Buzz
] fet, Walnut Bed Room Suit ct alia:n! m arr
4 BILE on bureau and was hsta nd Walnut
Wardrobe to match Suit !; Iron aBe dstead
Hair dattress, large Oak Re frigerator,gl
Easel, large assortment Of ebeautifuls& PIC. &
lures, elegant OIL /: Painting. big lot OF 4
+ Chinawareg and Table Appoin large
amount OF Kitchen ARE and Ut enslls,s5
extra 4. large * tchen Table. 81 w shingfs
Machine and Wrin ger The Best on,
Earth Z and "a numb Of Ma ting Car
spets,s Rugs. Curt lns. 81 ndes, = ortleress
etc. etc. SS
TERMs-Pos lively cal h.
III q E c. W. MAY :Auttioneer.S8
Ia lnSsvna
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"a On recount n Of moving into new qua r.
tiers. we will sell for Mr. Chas. King at his
old place Of business, N o. 425 North Sixth
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PostoFice r obbery,.

u Especial to- The Times lspate
pntice hero was robbe 4 a bout ! 20 clock
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TERMS-Pos itively cas- h .9 d sSF
II Ell AIAYO .3Auttionee
81. q. Buford, 4 Manager and Salesman.
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The Valentine All ction8 Co.,
b s.AuctioneerS. y Gs 81 d.

EGRocERIEs.s LARGE RoCER,s@RE-s
&%4&FRIGERATOR,S HOWgCASESIPQL-T
EIsHEDE ECOUNTER.LARGEs
gGGEFER cI5BEsE GASBgEI
LICENSE. SETC."s EATBAUCTION,ATsN o.
$425 IN SIXTH STREET. ~ II ;fis
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Utah for Parker.

sfs."l say empnatlcdllyatna lSs tne eieclot q
vote Of Utah will be. cast for Parker q nd
mer member OF Congress from Uta at
the Raleigh last nj ght. The Republic ans
are badly torn by ctional dissensions
and they have nomina ted to the COVER nor
ship a man who will not add anything 70
the strength OF the ticket. for he IS. not
generally known to the voters mere
was never a grea ter mi take than 70 sup "
pose that Judge Parker is not popular IN
the West. This fact Will be developed
as the campaign progresses. Our peo-
pie are@not all Of the whoop EN- up,
BOYS. 3 hype. Our sober, thoughtful men
admire tho dignity and n conserve ttsm
Judge Parker Is known to possess. z and
these will be heard from al the poll
n al gentleman from West Virgin N
his tWenty-third ear. who has never y. #
cast his. vote was unde clded until re-
Democrat or Republican. He saw some
thing m Barbado recently that had a
great h1luence In shaping his political
creed.
ga short time bel fore going to Barba-
does on business he said IT pure hased
a sewing machine for $50 and gave # to
my n mother, was in Ba rbad oess for
nearly three weeks. and while there
CHANGED Ito SEQ In q entlema9's house
"a sewing machine which was Ne precise
Gounterpart Of the one 7 had given my
mot Ter, i asked he cost, and was tod
that the sum OF $15 had been paid for It
In Barbedoes Il became convinced that
our protective tariff. Il which allows man
Eufncturers to sell an article for nearly
twice as muchaat home as he gets for
sIt abroad was wrong. and ! am going 70
vote the Demo tic cket. II rs
Admires Hill.
II am sorry to see that David B, Hill
is going to retire from politics, I, said
M. + s.. Keane. OF Washing ton. to-day, y
have long admired him. He Is absolutel
honest rs 1t has never been charged by
his enemies that he has made q cent
out OF politics. His administration as
Governor Of New York was absolutely
iuntainted with y graft !, n and charges of
dishonesty were never made AGAINST y
him. even by his bitterest enc niles. He Is
singularly free from Vices Of every char,
sacter. He never kes q drlH Of stimuli
liant OF AMY kind whateYe FER. and he has
never smoked or u cheWed toha Geo. res
member while he was in the Senate an
effort was made by some temp
people to enlist his aid in securing y no
abolition OF the bar in the lbasement Of
the Capitol, He posi- lively fused y 70
vote Tor suci, measure, saying that
while he never lzed the "a loop, %
recognized the RICH ot those members
who wished a dring 70 70 ka one and 70,
have AZ convenient u they cllos 9,
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3ss WILL CARRY THE BAND, "a
Gaf This number does not include the band
OF "a pieces. which will 4 acc ompany the
regiment. This Is the Virginia Poi ytech-s
mic ms tituteS Cadet Band. which has been!
secured for the occasion. the men Of the
regiment paying the cost for music out;
sof their own poke ts. II the cit izens Of
Virginia. are unwilling TO contrtbute to
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New South Council, Jr. c. q. a. 25 n.
will give a trolley ride ~ ednesday. Sep
stembera 18th 81 to Petersburg, where hey
will visit Il the ca rnlyal and vaudeville
given under the auspices OF Old Dominion!
Council. Jr.2 @. 10. "A. NJ. "a large crowd
will probably attend, and q pleas SAINT time
IL anticipat ed XII,
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the cove. The sea water seethed about
the punt. The spume covered the man.
Noise confused him-noise compounded
and re-eohoing, as in a cavern It was
as though the wind tried to push him
into the depths of the cove, where the
breakers could grasp him to his un-
doing. The wind swept from a wide
place into a narrow 1t was like
water rushing through a straightened
channel In confusion he could not
prevail against that force He drifted
back The distance between the punt
and the breakers diminished BIZ inches.
The space lessened visibly. The punt
had no part in this fight She was the
prize.
1t was the wind pitted against the
mans spirit and the sheer strength OF
his arms and back. The wind veered
of sudden. 1t caught the punt on the
port bow and struggled TO turn it
broadside. This was the crisis. Had
the right arm Of the man weakened
the wind would have won mortal ad-
vantage in the increased surface eex-
posed to its force. Job perceived the
imminence of disaster. He concen-
trated his strength in his right arm and
forced the bow back into the wind S
eye His muscles were sore OF the
strain put upon them; and he was now
bleeding at the nose. But the momen-
lary gain Steadled him. He eXerted his
strength intelligently. He pulled with
craft, taking advantage Of every lull to
creep up. Thus he drew away from the
breakers.
Now for ii, lassi" Job cried Thus
the first STRINGS of the JOY of conflict
expressed themselves.
The escape was into new peril. The
gale had trailed wet dusk over the har-
Dor and the sea between. The tickle,
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They spread themselves quickly over
the blue in the west; they raced to
obscure the sun. Heavy clouds, with
waving tatters. rose solemnly from the
horizon, which was black.
We be cotched zur.'' said Billy Luff.
Windy Cove is narrow and precipi-
tous Above and below the cliffs rise
sheer There is surf in every part. The
water is spread with foam. The place
is noisy with the crash of wave against
rock. There is no harbor there. 1t is
trap for punts in gale from the
nor'east The trap shuts when the
wind strikes with full force
We be cotched, Zur.''
1t was a question of abandoning the
punt and catch.
You goa ashoare, by" said JOB
sharply. The punt do be too heavy
already" He pushed the boy ait. By
Gawd, I'll take un in safe." He
snatcheG up the oars. They be no
wind that blows the punt can't ride
out" The Hare that proclaimed the
twist in the man was now in his eyes.
Get L hoame by the goat path, man
o-wer way, by
Sure, l be feared L leap, Zur."
Hut"
job backed the punt toward break
in the rock. Billy made ready to leap
for the fOOthold it offered. Cob let the
punt sweep in with a breaker. stern
on. His oars were poised-alert.
Jump. by"
The water sank. The boat went down
with il as though TO its wreck. a black
abyss opened before the boy. He hesi-
tated. Job pulled the punt out OF dan
ger before the breaker had fastened
its grip upOn it. He said nothing.
Il be feared, zur.'
"Hark L the gale, by
The sky was black overhead A
strange dusk was filing Windy Cove.
The gale was 50 near that they could
hear the sea hiss.
''Iss. zur"
You DE true man. BY" JOB .ex-
claimed
Billy crOuched to spring. job let the
pu'it drift in. ready. as before. to pail
out before the time of grace was past.
1t went swiftly TO the verge of the
abyss
Now"
Billy leaned. He landed sure and
ciung to the rock like a mussel. JOB
was breathless when he had wrested
the punt from The breakers clurch.
oh, fawtheTi" Billy cried. He vas
looking down from the solid ground
above He was overcome by that ter
ror which an advancing storm inspires.
Job had pulled through half the dis
taHce to sea room when the gale struck
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Of the clogging fragments and plunged
on with such grit and strength as
swells the heart to see.
The folk of Ragged Harbor-the two
hundred souls-were gathered on Look
out Head to watch Job Luff beat in, as
they had gathered many times before.
They were standing full in the wind
on slope of rock high above the sea.
Jobs wife was there, with her brood
hanging to her fluttering skirts. The
rain had ceased. The air was washed
clean. The sea was suffused with gray
light. The punt was clearsto the patch
on her sail.
Why doan't he heave his catch
over?" cried Jim Rideouti
She'll swamp when he fetches
about said Eleazar Manuel.
mind me he've weathered warse
gales, Eleazar Manuel" said Job Luff's 3
wife.
She'll swamp like flash. woman. !"
Job stood off to the south. The new
tack was cleverly taken. The punt was
now almost broadside to the rock.
What's he to?"
'Runnin' for Boot Cove, by"
He'ye lost hisself. The lop do be too
heavy t land"
DO he be heavin' his fish over. Flea
zar? This was Sammy Arnold. who
was near blind OF old age
He be's comm about"
Tis clever hand with a punt !"
SAID Jim Rideout He be's comm in
on this tack
DO he be heavin' his fish over, b'y?"
Sammy Arnold demanded.
Noa, by. Not Job Luff,"
The punt came tearing in through a
head sea, reeling, plunging. Job held
her UP to it with that rag of a sail.
DO he be shippin' water, Eleazar?"