La Junta tribune., 1906-11-03

hes ~ ~ S~o- 49, ~
coast
He pressed . hand to his throbbins
head.
what rocks did you say thsy were?-
he queried again How do they look
tall, ragged an straddiing. a. u they
wanted to block up the entrance TO the
eovey That's them Yes. know
them
Il didn't say. Mr.. Bosxies. what
they booked
ayes. know that sound" interrupt
ed the man suddenly. That's Oh the
Saddles hump. It's three miles to the
west of the entrance. ! know my reck
oniny now I'll take the yacht"
Mr.. Bo.gies. il is Annette start
ed TO inierpose. but the old piIot was
AT the door OF his stateroom-
There. take those things away- he
said impatientiy. stripping the band
ages from his forehead Il can't see
with them on
Annette mechanically picked mp the
discarded strips OF fine linen and fol
lowed her erstwhlle patient through
the door Bosgles was on deck before
her. Al was confusion and blackness
there. but the pilot wended his way
through the distractions 10 the pilot
house.
.I'Il take her. captain. now" he an
nounced gently. I've got my bear
lngs. That's the Saddles hump. an
over there's sfradd!e rocks It's nasty
weather Ia here
Captain Reed stared at the vision.
but Il was too dark to see clearly His
own nerves were considerably ratified
by the recent series OF events. and he
stepped back Ia something like SUPER
stitiOn.
Let her 90 ahead full speed. cap
tain BoSEles continued The tide
runs Ike blazes through these chan
neis."
The sailors halted In their work and
left the boats swinging half down the
daviis Mr.. Fierce shouted augriiy:
whats he dolns-wrecking US ON
his blamed rocksT'
wait "a moment. Mr. Pierce" Dr.
Langtlon said. the Intuition OF a vision
possessing him III. can't make mat
tiers worse
Isn't he blind:" snortcd the owner.
"Yes. we're all blind" answered the
doctor me..kly.
The crash Of the breakers on their
right drowned all further conversation
The wind veere-l and shrieked . new
tune. and the Grayiing cleared the line
OF rocks by n seant yard
That was as close as we could run
20 the hump without going on" ex.
claimed Boggies. with both hands ON
the wheel
Now with u sigh. "for the Straddle
rocks. They're worse. much worse in
this weather.
Good God. Then we're lost" groan-
ed Mr.. Pierre. I'VE can't live In any.
thing worse than that"
Hush. papa whispered Annette.
IL think Boggis- may know"
The yacht yawed and swung wide of
the next line OF breakers. then faced
the black towering rocks Bo9gIes held
her steadily toward them. There was
no opening. The .-a dashed mounfain
high against shrir precipiious face.
The white foam spatter-d the how Of
the boat. Mr.. Pierce could stand Il ne
longer. lie broke loose and shouted In
a frenzy:
"We're crazy. That madman will
wreck US, Take the wheel. CAPITALS
Reed, ! command you. Take III
But the captain fumblei In speech
and movements. Then he was arrested
by n mos, violent lurch of the Yacht.
There was a grinding and grating Of
steel against an unyieiding substa nee.
Some one -hriekei awfully. II seemed
an eternity for the bewiIiered spersa-
tors. but BogEies sighed and said
There. we're through the strsddls
now We're safe. captaln-'
The towering wall Of rocks had ni
raeaipu-ly opened. and the Graylins