The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-19

the n1ansail make it tighter.
The sloop was going a full five knots, and the race
was on Our towing hoisted in the davits
astern all the sheets trimmed in the best possible
manner.
The breeze freshened more, and thick haze came
creeping from the gulf Could we but keep II uh'i
dark might yet clear
The Garibaldi laying her rail aWash ana sohs
through it handsomely. She was only a mile astern
sloop with her mainsail well aft dipped ner lee
scuppers the dirty brown water and Poked her
ong-pained ahead of the muddy foam of her bod
stay at the of nine knots. The smoke from the
galley pipe mery leeward with the dra1t unuer
the staysail, and dinner was soon ready.
In the late afternoon increased to spite
full suually gale had to take in the jb topsal
Chiculini still held on although sometimes the flaws
laid his vessel almost end Buck bent deck SWAP
to the signal hayards and hoisted it to the masthead III
dersion .
At night we were well down the channel and heading
for the eastern slue to get into the Sound
Not a stitch had been started since the lib topsan
came although it now blowing harder ana li0
rain had set in, making the darkness doubly black
A steamer swung around the bend ahead, all aso"
lights. but showed nothing and nasneo past m
We were getting into the narrow entrance to tne
slue and we were going very fast There was htue
water to spare the tide falling.
Suddenly our speed began to slacken
.I.un Let her luffr' bawled Buck, from Forward
.I.uH or we'll ashorer' he beloved
It was too late keel already deep In the
soft mud The sloop slid gently upon the bar ana
keeling over on her water almost into
the cockpit, came dead standstil We nad missed
the channel.
All hands sprang to the halyards Headsaiis came
down with rush, and then handed in that mansaii
as If had never been handed in before.
In less than five minutes everything from the gan
toussf down had either clewed secured ana
the light of Chicuinis craft drew close aboard
quarter of mile away the Hgnts Oh WIN fNNei i".o
showed where were.
silent as ghosts we stood as the tore past
She was so close her side wash AND the mum
of her strainng rigging sounded loud In our ears e
disappeared into the blackness ahead
Give her fathoms slack on the port anchor ana
turn in" the whispered order, and we soon were
resting peacefully.
She could not possibly before next high water,
and the laugh Italian tearing away into the
night He would have weary hours before day
light -
"Ahoy there sloop ahoy!' came a fierce hail on the
night wind.
We had hardly been asleep hour. and We started
Sounds like Chcuini" said Buck
We had no riding light up for we were not IN any
danger of being unless the craft were out OF the
channel like ourselves
deck. Arthur, and see what that fellow wants
said Buck NO one is allowed aboard see? Cap'n won
any one, understand"
Arthur understood right and went on deck
.'whatcher want2" he answered. surlly.
What soop is that?" the hail was now close ABOARD
and we recognized Chiculinis voice.
'Yo'll minute when 20 run foul OF her' said
Arthur.
An exclamation of satisfaction came from the boat
eIIoi no, ha. ha! Why runa away?" said
Chiculin This Is the sloop. marshal; let the boat
come alongside"
.Capn amt aboad," said Arthur, decisively. 'Nef
he was he wouldn't one Them's his orders
The boat bumped alongside. 1t vas schooner
dinghy
Keep on paint" said Arthur 'Yo' CANT come
on