The Red Cloud chief., 1906-07-06
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prinordial t'"is. he left the fOragcrs
alone. Hauling the sail out of the wa
ter, he discovered that tn" stern board
was missing, broken Off probably when
the mast fell. His trained scrutiny
soon solved Il puzzle suggested by the
state Of the cordagc. Under ordinary
conditions the upper part of the mast
would either have carried the sail clean
away with 1t or be found acting as a
sort of sea anchor at a short distance
from the boat.
But it had zone altogether, and the
strands of the sail rope were bitten,
not torn, asunder. The shark had
striven to pull the boat under by tug
glng at the wreckage.
Having made the canvas shipshape,
Jim settled the next pressing question
by selling an empty tin and sluicing
the fore part. Then he passed a rope
under the after thwart and reeved 1t
through a ringbolt in a rock placed
there for mOoring purposes in very
calm weather like the present.
When the Trinity tender paid her
monthly visit to the lighthouse she was
lllbblCu W u Duoy tllNN Napi' ~
away to the northwest. If there was
the least suspicion Of a sea over the
reef it was indeed a ticklish task land
ing or embarking stores and men.
Closehauled, the boat would fill for
ward as the tide dropped. This was
matterless. BY that time all her NOV
able contents-she appeared to have
plenty of timed meat and biscuits
aboard. but no water-would be re-
moved to the storeroom.
The sailor was sorting the packages
wondering what queer story of he
deep would be forthcoming when the
recent history Of the rescued child vas
ascertained-when Brand hailed him.
Look out there, Jim. I am lowering
an ak"
The weapon was duly delivered.
what's the AK for, cap'n?" was the
natural query.
II want to chop out that sharks
teeth. They will serve as mementos
for the girl IL she grows up. which Is
likely, judging by the way she Is yell
ing at Jones.
.Wot's he a-doin' off" came the sharp
demand.
Giving her a bath, and eXcellently
well too. He is evidently quite domes-
ticated."
IF that means under Mrs. J.'s
thumb you're right. cap'n. They tell
me that when he's ashore
Jim, the first time l met you you
were wheeling a perambulator. Now
load the skip and I will haul in"
They worked in silence a few min
utes. Brand descended, and a few
well placed cuts relieved the man eater
of the serrated rows used to such seri
Gus purpose i'm life that he had attained
a length of nearly twelve feet. Sc
double in the lower jaw and single IL
the upper, they were Of a size ant
shape ominously suggestive Of tl'
creatures vOracity.
1T Is a good thing" said Brand
calmly hewing at the huge jaws, "tha
nature did not build the Carcharodol
galeidoe on the same lines as an al
ligator. If this big fellows sharp EN-
broidery were not situated so close t
ais stomach he would have made
meal of me, Jim, unless l carried
torpedo"
Hes a blue shark" commented tn
other, ignoring for the nonce what h
termed "some of the cap'n's jawbreak
ers."
Eyes. It is the only dangerou
species found so far north.
His teeth are like so many fiXe
bayOnets. OF curse you would like t
keep 'em, but he would look fine in
museum. Plenty of folk in Penzanc'
especially visitors, would pay a DO
a head to see him."
Brand paused in his labor.
Listen. jim" he said earnestly. .
want both you and Jones to oblige m
by saying nothing about the sharl
Please do not mention my %connectio
with the affair in any way. The stor
will get into the newspapers as 1t ]
The additional sensation of the figf
would send reporters here by the scor
I don't wish that to occur"
do you mean to say
"Mr. Jones will report the picking y
of the boat and the finding of the bah
together with the necessary burial
a man unknown
what sort Of a chap was hep |
~terrupted jim.
FL don't know-a sailor-that Is
I can tell you. He must have bee
dead several days"
''Then how in the world did tn
baby keep aliveT'
~ have been thinking over that pro
lem. I imagine that, in the first plaC
there was a survivor, who disappear,