Milford chronicle., 1905-02-10
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I'D 4 second morning Of the
BerthaB AZ 5ent in Magdalena bay. q
store OF bait had been accumulate
sniff and halved into chunks foT 1he
sbork hooks. and Wilbur. batting one
~ the huge lines that had been brought
m on deck the evening before, dung II
overheard and watched the glimmeF OF
tbe white fish meat turning to 81
,-o,v green as it sank down among the
keIn Almost instantly long moving
shadow. Just darker than the blue green
mass Of the water, identified ITSELF At !
little distance. - Il
Enormous fiukes proceeded from ei-
ther side. an erect dOrsal nm IKE an
4 enormous cocks crest, rose from tne
bocl, while Immediately over the heao
svva m the two pilot fish, following 50
CLOSELY the movement of the shark as
~ give the impression Of actually au-
herring to his body. Twice and three
times the great man eater, twelve ieee
from snout to tail tip, circled faniiAe
through the water Once he came UP,
toucbed the bait with his nose ana
hacked easily away. He disappeared
returned and poised himself motionlesS
,1 the schooner's shadow, feeling the
water with his fiukes.
Moran was looking over Wilbur
shoulder. Hes as good as caught
she muttered. "Once let them get slsn' ls,l
Of meat. and Steady, nowE Inc
shark moved forward. Suddenly, VIII
a long. easy roll, he turned completely
mon his back. His white belly hasne0
lie silver in the water. The bait DIS
appeared.
.sYou've got him!" shouted Moran.
The rome slid through Wilburs palms
burning the skin as the huge sea VOL
sounded. Moran laid hold The heavy
h sullen wrenching from below tWltehe'
and swayed their bodies and threV
Y them against each other. Her pare
q cool arm was pressed close over NJ
II knuckles. IL,
r. "Ueavev' she cried, laughing wit
NJ tho excitement of the moment. "HeaN
8 ouw She began the chant of sailor
n hauling at the ropes. Together an
70 bracing their feet against the schooI
,e er's rail, they fought out the tght VII
in the great fish. In a swirl OF lather u
h. head and shoulders came above the su
an face the fiukes churning the water u
ir # boiled like the wake of a sore
- steamship. But as soon as these gre'
a. fins were clear of the surface the shaI
fell quiet and helpless.
III Charlie came up with the cutung-
do shade and as the fish hung still oV'
20 the side cut him open from neck TO Dc
he " with a single movement. Anoth
his Cbinaman stood by with long ma
Ter died gaf, hooked out the purple oia'
as liver. brought it over the side al
yet dropped it into one of the deck tut
,v. The shark thrashed and writhed'
m Aukes ouivering and his gills distendt
nd wilbur could not restrain an eXclan
sck ton.
,er seBrutaI businessw he muttered.
Tn "Uob." exclaimed Moran scornful
-ig- "cntting-in is too good for him. Sal
ore folk are no friends of such carrion
sed thatw .-
hat other lines were baited and dropT
,al- overheard. and the hands settled the
lral selves to the real business of the
can nedition. There was no skill IN
matter. The sharks bit ravenou
Q a and soon swarmed about the schoo
,nly in hundreds. Hardly a half min
lter nassed that one of the four Gilman
tied that were fishing did not sigma
,out catch. and Charlie and jim were