The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-06

Bud hated 10 cut. Eeo6omy Is lnbor
among the iahabllanl. OF the bar, and
hurt bin TO lose 80 much good meat,
vas Dot yet 90 late for John TO be cf sci
vice u be could srliys uppn the scene.
No Jshn cane, hos,vsr, ard the logger
head plur ged iulo the water with liyou
splAshitg. Bud drew tie lpife quieki
aeross The lice The nsYi instant he dror
ed II with cry of psla ss the bline siruc
bitterly into gath 10 bis heger. Clutch
irg 81 tesrlsg u.slessly At tbs sand he wa
1ked into the water, down, down, down
= crisp slnsieg 10 his ears and cold hogsr
pryipg st hi lips Bg one of fst,'s mall
cious prauks the knife had somehow turn
ed In his bsLd. ard v hen be struck, II wa
the back Of he blsde that met The lin,
Al this part OF the COST The sea lies warn
and thoal above a grest apron Of submerg
ed laod nearly half mile vide The leg
gerhesd had hardly begun ls dive when |
reached bottom Isdppels struck violent
ly, ard sent up a h)iing cloud OF sand
Confused ard ' dtd by the violence Of III
fright, It iuroed ard slsuttd upward to the
surface, where it lay ptill1g like naphths
launch, its iIp q rpeis ssingiI with the
suaY OF tho water A few seconds later
Buds streaming yellow head botb;d ur
c'ose b hind T..
The hey bad The lie ,ikhtly c'utched 10
bis hsnds. and hardly vsltlt & 20 take the
necessary breath, he pulled himself for.
ward with strors, quick pull. The fore
part Of the loggeibead ssik instantly but
before she had gathered her trailing hp.
pers under her, Bud was on her back, all
ten fners hooked about the thick front edge
Of the shell.
The loggerhssd, for obvious reasons, has
no enemy but man, and this particular log.
gerhead had led a lorg and pottering exis.
terce OF unbroken pesc,. To say that 1t
was frightened would do fcant justice to
Its state Of miud,
Down 1t went with rush that tore white
streaks through the water, but this time 1t
did not strike the sand. 1t turned as 1t
neared the bottom and skinned alorg Just
above 1t. LIS powerful f'ppers, working
with propeller Ike motion, drove 1t along
like the wind.
As 1t went II turned on its side, glaneing
this way and that like fcaling stone ;but
Bud clung to the broad carapsce with the
tenacity Of a bsrnacle, He knew that II be
we're trailed again at the end Of the raw.
hide, he wcu'd soon drown. Three gener-
atoms Of gaunt "retfers" had left him a
egacy Of pluck and coolness that made
nan Of him, and strong one In time Of
LANCER. Young as he wac, Bud had been
n peril before, but never had things look
d so tai. Something cold ard tense SEEM
ID to knot within bis head, He must, il 1t |
we're possib be, draw up his knees to the GEN.
er Of the shell and fashion his body into
ort Of drag or bresk-water IL was trick
which some tf the 'reefers" declared !
would invariably force turtle to come to
he surface.
II had souud' d easy bu. In the pens, II
ne failed, one bad only to let 70 and come
p with no worse penalty than derislve
augh from ores con pinions. 1t is d fler-
ut when one tries It cut at sea, when life
self may be the plic, Of clip.
Something, however, must be doue Al.
hough In reality Bud had been below the
urfaca but few seconds, the force with
,hich he was swept through the water and
he forts Of the loggerhead to unseat him
lsde 1t extremely difficult to hold his
reath. A pair OF iron hands seemed to
ress with terrible force sgainst his lower
lbs. His lungs shook Ike foul ard soddep
ponges within him, His legs, always
itchirg forward, were slaughtered again
nd again by the pressure Of the water.
But Bud was as much at home 10 the
"a as a South Sea Islander, and at last, fav
red by momentsry Stacking Of the log
erhead's speed, his knees caught under
i'm, and he strsightened his body a;
uch as the length OF his arms permitted
Ether the trick succeeded or the turtle
as sgain v ded, for almost mmeoiately
began Flow ard Rrudgiog rise. Bud
I'D enough spirit left In Lin to grin q
dimpled grin. Oaing to the
sckward tils Of his body be could see the
,eeriul simmer OF moonlight on the sur
ce. 1t danced like mercury, grew bright
and more dspersed.
Then his head shattered the silver film,
i'd be shot the stale air from his lungs 10
gulp that seemtd to pull them into his
lroat
Uu-nf he painted. reckon We we're
ght close to being late for that sppoint-
ent.
The loggeihead, its dome just swash,
owed seward with q sudden accession OF
gniiy. II was apparent that II did not
tend to exert i.self in any fancy diving
I'LL IL was sure OF deep water.
Bud glanced back over his shoulder, ard
e csbbsgs-palms seemed to him to have
sirdled to the dimensions Of hat pine
uck in sand cushion. A lively and pic
refque little wake Of phorphorescence
7gested tha, they might loGk even small.
In time.
Clinging to the shell with one hand, Bud
cked at The knot with the other, tu. the
solleu rawhide resisted bis yef fiog,rs.
sudden boy yisf orttresk OF rsge at bis
lpot, nee swept over bi@, ard he struck
q l3ggerkead fsysgely Oh tie bead. TIE
ows, aimed wilhcu: inteltion, did more
an tkio Bndi tnuctle', for the creature
seryed coniuseciy until ils course lay par.
lei 10 the beach.
Bui's temper pissed az q1lckly ~ Il bad
m, Another blow might uado the gocd
bad gated. AS lorg fs they htld their
sent eourse be was wi.bln swim nlrg