The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-09


water with his right shoulder. No por- /
ton Of the human body Is SO fitted to
bear a heavy blow as the shoulders
and upper part Of the back. Had he
dropped vertically on his head or his
feet he might have sustained serious
injury. AS it was, after tremendous /
dive and a curve of many ya1dS be- /
meath the sea he bobbed up inside the /
salmon net within u few feet of the /
boat.
Instantly the fishermen saw that it /
was Z man. an absolutely naked man, /
who had thus dropped from the sky.
They We're amazed, very frightened /
indeed, but they readily hauled at the |
dragging net and brought Philip near
er the boat Even at this final stage OF
his adventure he incurred u terrible
risk.
Unable to help himself in the least
degree and swallowing salt water ran
uIy now, he rolled away inertly as the
act rose under the energetic efforts OF
ais rescuers. There was grave danger
that lie should drop back into the
depths, and then he must sink like I
stone.
| Wearing their heavy sea boots, none
| of the fishermen, though each was an
/ expert swimmer, dared 10 jump into
! the water But the oarsman. being
/ person of resource and reasoning rap
/ idly that not the most enthusiastic
salmon bailiff in England would pur-
sue him in such manner, grabbed
boathook and caught Philip with ii be-
meath the arm.
He only used the slight force needful
to support him until another could
grasp him.
Then they lifted the half drowned
man on board. turned him on his face
to permit the water to flow out of his
lungs and, instantly reversing him, be-
gan to raise his elbows and press them
against his sides alternately.
Soon he breathed again, but he re-
manned unconscious, and a restored cir
culation caused blood to flow freely
from the back Of his head.
OF course the men were voicing their
surprise throughout this unparalleled
experience.
"Whea is hep"
"Where did he COON frae?"
"Nobbut loony wad haze jumped off
yon crag"
Hes neaked as when he was born"
At last one of them noticed his bro
ken scalp. He pointed out the wound
to his companions.
"That was never dean by fallin' + t
waiter" he said.
They agreed. The thing was mys-
teriously serious. Philips youth, his
nature, his delicate skin, the texture
of his hands, the cleanliness of his
teeth and nails, were quick tokens to
the fisherman that something quite be-
yond the common run of seaside acct
dents had taken place. The oarsman,
, a man of much intelligence, hit on an
explanation.
He was swarmin' doom t. cliff after
t. birds,' he cried. "Mebbe fotygraf1n
'em. I've heerd o. sike doin's."
> 'Man alive" cried one of his mates
che wouldn't strip tie t skin for tina
: job"
This was unanswerable. Not ont
gave thought to the invisible Grange
House
They held a hasty consultation. On,
: man doffed his jersey for Philips bene
l fit and then they hastily covered hin
: with oilskin coat and overalls.
). 1t was now nearly dark, so the.
: ran out marking buoy for their net
shipped oars and pulled Justify to thei
remote fishing hamlet, three mile
away from the outlet of the rive
which flowed through Scarsdale.
Arrived there, they carried Philip t
y the house of one who was the prou,
L owner of a spare" bed.
And now a fresh difficulty arose. /
doctor and exc n policeman should b
summoned. A messenger was dis
e patched at once for the nearest medica
: man, who lived a mile and a hal
y away, but the policeman, who dive
, in the village, was a bird of anothe
e color.
: These men were poachers, lawbreal
l. ers. At various times they had a
'e been fined for illegal fishing. The pc
nceman was of an inquiring turn c
q mind. He might fail to understand til
g mystery of the cliff, but he would mos
certainly appreciate every detail c
y their presence in that particular pal
of the sea which Tapped its base.
II So they smoked and talked and trie
s. rough remedies until the doctor a
u rived.
IL To him they told the exact truth. r
g passed no comment, examined his p
ID tent cut away the hair from IL
scalp wound, shook his head over
ee bound it up, administered some slim
liant and sat down to await the retuI
e of consciousness.
But this was long delayed, and whe
1T at st Philip opened his eyes he on
s. rail- ed sufficiently to sleep.
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