The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24

To connect the belt TO the chain
| above my head was the next thing to
! try. ] had still the cord that had
bound my hands One end of this
nov dashed securely to the slack of The
chain. but when l had done SO / found
/ that it was not quite long enough tc
reach the belt. I tore my strong silk
scarf from my neck and fastened 1t to
the cord. and thus managed at last to
I bind cord and belt together. AS /
I looked at the extraordinary rope which
had made for my deliverance my hope
sank within me, for / felt certain that
II was far too tiimsy. The strain on ii
would become sreater and greater each
moment as the weight of the raft was
thrown upon 1t. I seized the chain
above my head with my hands, but
! knew well that directly the conhec-
ton gave way / should not be able to
| bear the strain On my arms for more
thar a moment. and when l released
them I should be instantly strangled.
The terrible time dragged on, and the
tide sank steadily lower and lower.
saw the silk scarf stretch and could
hear the belt below creaking with the
weight of each fall of the swell In
few seconds l knew il must go. and
then all would be over I closed my
eyes. My hour had come. Madame
had indeed won, and l had lost. But
what was that? What had happened !?
There was a loud crack, and 1 was
SPRAYING on the raft. One glance
showed me what had taken place. The
IRON ring in the rock, which would have
been amply strong enough to bear the
strain OF strangling me, had yielded to
the combined weight of myself and the
raft, which had been half drawn out
| OF the water. The ring had been sud-
denly torn frCm the rock. 1t was in
deed miraculous deliverance, for /
did not believe the extempore rope
would have held another second. Yes,
the worse danger was over, but I was
still in an evil plight. / quickly un-
dashed my feet, and then, with a ring
Of iron round my neck and the chain
attached, sprang on TO projecting
ledge of rock at the mouth of the cave.
1 saw TO my JOY that the fall of the
tide was now on my side. for it had
left me means of regaining the sandy
bay.
Plunging and stumbling. sometimes
neck-deep in water, ! at last reached
the sands and fell down, trembling with
exhaustion.
A dark bank of clouds had crept up
and blotted out the moon. 1 struggled
to my feet and looked out to sea.
Where was Miss Ward? To go to her
| rescue now was my first and only duty.
I sathered the long chain in my hand,
and ran up the winding pathway TO the
summit of the cliff. My intention was
to make my way with all possible speed
across the Downs TO Freshfater. / had
gone about 200 yards on the top of the
cliff when l saw a man coming down
to meet me. | hurried up to him, and
say, to my joy. that he was one OF the
coast guards / quickly told him my
story, pointing as ! spoke to my drip
ping clothes and to the chain about my
neck.
The man was aghast. and stared at
me with absolute amazement ana nor
ror.
"WelI. sir" he replied land you think
the young lady is in similar plight?
I told him what l had overheard
Nine. Koluchy and Lockhart say.
Then they have put her in a boat
and allow ed her to drift with the tide,
said the man. The tide is running out,
and what wind there is is from the
east. ] have been a coast guard here
for more than twenty years, but I'm
blessed If ever l heard such a tale as
this before
eve must save her" said. What
is the quickest way in which we can
get q boat? If anything is to be done,
there is not = moment to lose"
! The man considered for a moment
There's a gent down here for the
I summer. he SfEu. MS idlifN 10 NoR-
1 tain Oldham. and there's his yacht ly-
ing out yonder in the bay. Maybe he
would let her go out again for such
| thing as this It's no use trying with
a rowing boat. Captain Oldham has
got a searehlight on board, TOO"
/ rs he on the yacht now?" / asked.
Yes. sir: he's sleeping on board to-
night. for he has only just come in
from a cruise. The luck is on your side
now"
1.-THE very thing" l cried. Don't let
US lose "A single moment"
We ran down the road to the bay,
and few moments later my new
friend and I were pulling rapidly out
10 Captain Oldhams yacht.
AS we approached. my companion
hailed the man on watch, and the own
err himself appeared IS we scrambled
up the ladder.
In the presence of the coast guard.
rerested my extraordinary story. The
emphasis on my words. and the iren
ring round my neck. carried conviction
"And the girl risked her life for
you?" said the old seaman.
Tint she did I replied. and
treated her brutally-I refused to be-
lieve her."
aAnd YOU have good cause TO think
they set her adrift in a leaky boat?'
81 fear so, and want to searrh these
waters without an instant's delay"
at shall be done" he cried MY
God / never heard Of such devilish
cruelty"
He turned and shouted his orders to
the astonished engineer and crew. All
possible haste was made. and I tried to
control my own growing impatience In
getting the searchlight ready. l saw,
with satisfaction. that il was one of
the latest admiralty pattern, such as
the steamers use IN the Suez canal
There was n powerful arc light. sup
piled from the accumulation. The moon
had sunk and il was quite dark now.
but with this light not a speck of sea
would escape us within radius of
mile.
I went forward. holding the light in
its projecting apparatus. and in about
ten minutes we were steaming out TO
sea. Regulating the apparatus with the
hand gear. / began TO play the great
light 10 and fro in front of us. Two of
the crew stood beside me. sharply on
,he lookout. We had already passed
The Needles, but still there was moth
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