The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-29

for word Of Wheaton This uncertainty
this impotent waiting with folded
hands, was maddening TO one Of his
Spirit. He could apply himself to no
fixed duty. for the sense Of his wrong
preyed on him fiercely. and he found
himself haunting the vicinity of the
Midas, gazing at it from afar, grasp
ms hungrily for such scraps Of news
as Glanced 10 reach him. Mcnamara
allowed access to none but his min
ions. so the partners knew but vague
1y Of what happened on their prop
erty. even though, under fct5on of the
law. = was being werl.el Ter their
protection.
No steps regarding a speedy hearing
of the case were Above J. aud the col
lusion between Judge Stillman and the
receiver had become so generally rec
oanized that there were uneasy NUT
terings and threats in many quarters.
Yet although the politician had by
now virtually absorbed all the richest
properties in the district aud worked
them through his hirelings, the people
of Nome. as a whole did not grasp the
fun turpitude of the scheme nor the
systems perfect working
'. y. i,
had assumed an oriental patience quite
foreign TO his peppery disposition and
spent much OF his time in the hills
prospecting.
On this day, as the clouds broke
about noon. close down on the angry
horizon a drift Of smoke appeared,
shortly resolving itself into a steamer
She lay to i'll the otfing. and through
his glasses Glenister saw that it was
the Roanoke. As the hours passed and
no boat put off, he tried to hire crew,
but the iongshoremen spat wisely and
shook their heats as they watched the
surf.
"There's the devil of an undertow
settin' along this beach," they told
him. "and the waters too cold to
drownd ia comfortable So he laid
firm hands upon his impatiecce.
Every day meant many dollars to
the watcher and yet it seemed that
nature was resolute in thwarting him.
fer that night the wind freshened and
daylight saw the shin hugging the lee
Of Sledge isIsnd, miles to the west
ward. while the surf white as boiling
milk. doomed and Numbered against
the shore
Word had gone through the street
that Bill Wheaton was aboard with a
writ or a subpoena or an aiibi or what
ever was necessary to put the ''kibosh''
on Mcnamara, so public excitement
grew. Mcnamara boarded his gold in
the Alaska bank. and it was taken for
granted that there would lie the scene
of the struggle. No one supposed for
an instant that the usurper would part
with the treasure peaceably.
ON the third morning the ship lay
abreast of the town again. and q life
boat was seen to make off from her
whereupon the idle population stream
ed toward the beach
Shell make it to the surf all right
but then watch out"
Wed better make ready to haul 'en
out said another. ITS mighty dan
gerous' And. sure enough, as the
skiff came rushing in through the
breakers she was caught
She had made it past the 6rst line
soaring over the bar on a foamy roller
crest like storm driven gull winging
IN toward the land. The wiry figure
of Bill Wheaton crouched in the stern
while two sailors fought with their
oars. As they gathered for their rusf
through the last zone of froth a grea
comber rose out of the sen behind
them, rearing high above their heads
The crowd on the surf's edge shouted
The boat wayered sucked back int
the oceans angry NAV, and With {
crash the deluee enguifed them. There
remained nothing but a swirIing fiooe
through which the lifebeat emerged
bottom up, amid a tangle of oars, graf
ings and gear.
Men rushed into the water, and til.
next roller pounded them back upol
the marble hard sand. There came til,
sound of splitting wood and then
group swar1ned IN waist deep and Dor,
out dripping figure. 1t was a hemp
en- headed seaman. who shook the wa
ter from his name and grinned whel
his breath had come.
A step farther down the beach tn,
bystanders seized limp form which
the tide rolled to them. It was tn,
second sailor, his scalp split from
blow of the ganwale. Nowhere wa
Wheaton.
Glenister had plunged TO the rescue
FIRST, heaving line about his middle
and although buffeted about, he ha,
reached the wreck. only to miss sigh
Of the lawyer utterly He had tim
for but a glance when he was draw
outward by the undertow till the lin
at his waist grew tant, then the waite
surged over him and he was hurles
high up on the beach again. He stag
gered dizzily back to the struggle
when suddenly a wave lifted the cap
sized cutter and righted IT. and gu
from beneath shot the form OF Whea
ton. grimly clutching the life ropes
They brought him ii choking AM
GREATNESS.
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streaming breast. It,s HI rishL Glen
lister knew y hat deIav nhealt 20
took long chance with the surf III
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