The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

the whole debt that is owing TO white
fkin
The headman in the stern-sheetg scullod
now ana aEaln with his oar 20 keep the
boat mead on the roll. and between whites
'hnttcrci nervoufiy. The krooh0y pad
diers on t1c gunwales rested on their
paddles and scratched themselves Roller
after roller went 10y. finging tie boat
Up towards heaven. slcA-ng hcr back
again 20 TIE sea grass below. with a
rocking motion that w1s horrible be-
yond belief Garter felt the color ebb
from his cheeks: Pee wondered with
Brisly hlmor II hls head was paliug
also.
But at last the hoadman delivered him
self OF a Shrek and q galvaHic activity
seized tho paddlcrs. They stabbed TIE
water With their tridcnt-shaped blades.
and stabbed and stabbed again Tie
surf boat was poised on the crest Of "a
great mound Of water. and they were
str'lininc every siroW 20 keep her there.
But the water motion travelled more
swiftly than the clumsy boat. she slid
down tho SLOPE. still padding frantl-
caily and tho following wave lifted her
rudciy los the tail Sne reared dizziiy
almost % Tie vertical. tho headmau az
the apex 81 the whole structure keep
Ing his perch with an apes dextcrity.
she just missed being upset that time
and part ~ tae water which she had
shipped was flung over tie gunwaics as
che rghted. Bat she uoated there haIf
swlmped labor with what frenzy they
choose, the iron-musclcd Kroob0ys could
not keep her under command. and the
next roller sent the whole company OF
them flying
There IS one piece OF advice constantly
dlnned into hite mans car on the
West Coast "if in a surf-ioat YOU see
tho boat boys jump overheard. jump your
self also ~ you do not wish TO have the
boat on top OF you" Profoundly sound
ndVice IL u.s. But IL has tho disadvan-
tage Of presuppcsing capabnity for obs-
dience. and II CAS- frequently happensl the
passenger is dizzy and weak from sudden
seasic Aness, then the leap may be neither
prompt nor well-aimed
As 70 whore Carriers fault occurred
have no certain Information Tho boad
man shricked an order in his own bar
barous tongue; the boat boys took 10
water on either side like so many black
frogs; the boat split. finging far TWO
yellow gladstone bags and one limp pas
srnger In sOlied white ducks. and look
no" one would INTO that boiling hell Of
broken water. no red head appeared
On the glaring beach SwizzIe-Stick
smith broke OFF from his overseeing Tor
moment and limped down into the
smoke Of the surf. lie had a chiuuot in
MS hand which is whip made OF the
most Singing part OF the hippopotanus
and with u he slashed enormously at
ry black form that scrambled out OF
the brine
He screamed at them in their own
tongue. Get back. you black swine,
Get back and fetch out my clerk n
you drown my clerk. l will drown YOU.
too. My last clerk died "a year ago. and
they have got me no other out here
since. won't lose this one. Back. you
bushment'
The chiquot had many terrors m tho
kroDboys, tho water few. II was as
much out of forgetfllncss as anything
else that they hsd not brought their pas
senSer 20 shore with them. Besides how
were they 10 know that he could not
swim as well Jas themselves chat is.
about as we'll as a seal can swim)2 Bot
they were not above striking q bargain
for their services. A black head served
upon white pother of creamy surf. gave
tongue.
con, Smith. You give cash, suppose we
IL for catch 'im?"
You lib Tor beach with my clerk and
/ dash you one whole box OF gin Hurry
~ row, you thieves OF shark Will chop