The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-09

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like this"
''Oh. II you could only see, Mr.. Rog
giles, YOU would save us"
Yes. III save YOU, know tho
coast"
lie pressed hand TO his throhhIns
head.
what rocks did YOU say they wereg'
he Qucrlcd again, How do they look
tall. ragged an Straddllns. as II they
wanted TO block up the entrance to the
cover That's them, Yes. know
them"
II didn't say, MIR, Roggies, wkat
they looked
"Yes, know that sound" interrupt
ed the man suddenly. That's or the
Saddles hump. It's three miles to tho
west of the entrance. know my reck'
oning now, III take the yacht"
"Mr. Roggles, II is'-~ Annette start,
ed TO interposc, but the old pilot was
at the door of his stateroom.
"There. take those things away" hc
said impatiently. stripping the band.
ages from his forehead, II can't SET
with them on"
Annette mechanically picked up the
discarded strips OF fine linen and To-,
lowed her crstwhilc patient through
the door, Boggles was ON deck befur'
her. All was confusion and blackncSS
there, but the pilot wended his way
through the distractions 10 the pilor
house.
"l'll take her, captain, now," he mn
nounced gently. i've got my bear
lngs. That's the Saddles hump. au'
over there's Straddle rocks, It's nasty
weather In here"
Captain Reed stared at the vision.
but II was too dark to see clearly. His
own nerves were considerably rattle.
by the recent series OF events, and IL,
stepped back In something like super
stition.
let her go ahead full speed cap
talu." Boggles continued THE tide
runs like blazes through these chan.
nels."
The sailors halted in their work an,
left the boats swinging half down tha
davits. Mr.. Pierce shouted angrily:
whats he doIng-wrecking us or
his blamed rocksT
"Walt moment. Mr.. Pierce Dr.
Langdon said. the intuition Of vision
possessing him. He can't make mat
tiers worse"
isn't he blind?" snorted the owner.
"Yes. we're all blind" answered the
doctor meekly.
The crash OF the breakers on their
right drowned all further conversation.
The wind veered and shrieked a new
tune, and the Grayling cleared the line
Of rocks by scant yard.
THAT was as close MS we could run
to the hump without going on" OK.
claimed Boggles. with both hands on
the wheel.
Now" with sigh. ''for the Straddle
rocks. They're worse. much worse III
this weather"
Good God! Then we're lost" groan-
ed Mr.. Pierce. "We can't live In any
thing worse than that"
Hush, papar' whispered Annette.
~ think Boggles may know"
The yacht yawed and swung wide OF
the next line Of breakers, then faced
the black towering rocks. Bogglcs held
her steadily toward them. There was
no opening The sea dashed mountain
high against their preclptous face.
The white foam spattered the bow of
the boat. Mr.. PIERCE could stand 1t no
longer. He broke loose and shouted In
a frenzy:
"We're crazy! That madman will
wreck u.s. Take the wheel. Captain
Reed, command you! Take itr'
But the captain fumbled in speech
and movements. Then he was arrested
by most violent lurch Of the yacht
There was Il grinding and grating Of
steel against an unyielding substance.
Some one shrleked awfully 1t seemed
an eternity for the bewildered specta-
tors, but Boggles sighed and said;
There, we're through the Straddle
now! We're safe, captain"
The towering wall Of rocks had mi
raculously opened, and the Grayling
shot tbrcE@L :. G.annei So narrow that
ner sides scraped the outer edges of the
strange formation Of granite. The cur
rent swept the craft forward with ac-
celerated speed.
Then the sea lost its turbulence and
the wind it's power for evil. Protected
on all sides by abutments Of rocks, the
sheltered cove was like a mill pond
compared 10 the raging sea.
We'll anchor here, captain" Boggles
was saying "The tide Is not so swift
Inside the rocks, an the bottom is
sandy. I'll take q rest now. I'm tired
an It's getting dark, very dark.
never knew the cove to be so dark be-
fore. | can hardly see the rocks. I
think-I'm falling"
1t was Annette's arm he clutched,
and Annette and the doctor led him be-
low to his room.