The Red Cloud chief., 1907-11-29
shook their heats as they watched the

surf.
There's the devil Of an undertow
settln' along this beach," they told
him. "and the waters too cold to
drownd in comfortable" So he laid
firm hands upon his impatiencc.
Every day meant many dollars to
the watcher, and yet IL seemed that
nature was ~resOlute I'm thwarting him.
for that night the wind ~freshcned. and
daylight saw the ship hugging the lee
OF Sledge island, miles to the west
ward, while the surf. white AZ boiling
milk, doomed and Numbered against
the shore.
Word had gone through the street
that Bill Wheaton was aboard with a
writ or Il subpoena or an alibi or what
ever was necessary to put the "kibosh'
on Mcnamara. so public excitement
grew. Mcnamara boarded his gold In
the Alaska bank. and 1t was taken for
granted that there would lie the scene
of the struggle. No n supposed for
an instant that the usurpcr would part
with the treasure pcaccably.
ON the third morning the ship lay
abreast of the town again. and II life.
boat was seen to make off from her,
whercupon the idle population stream
ed toward the beach.
shell make it to the surf all right,
but her watch out"
Wed better make ready To haul EN-
out" said another. ITS mighty dan.
%gcrous.' And. sure enough. as the
SkiGf came rushing in through the
breakers she was caught.
She had made it past the first line.
soaring owe the bar on a foamy roller
crest like q storm driven gull winging
in toward the land. The wiry figure
of Bill Wheaton crouchcd in the stern,
while two sailors fought with their
oars AS they gathered for their rush
through the last zone of froth II great
combcr rose out of the sea behind
them. rearing high above their heads
The crowd on the Surf's edge shouted
The boat wavered, sucked back into
the oceans angry nav, and with Il
crash the delugc engulfcd them. There
remained nothing but a swirling flood
through which the lifcboat emerged
bottom up. amid a tangle of oars, graf
ings and gear
Men rushed into the water. and the
next roller pounded them back upon
the marble hard sand. There came the
sound of splitting wood, and then Il
group swarmed in waist deep and'bore
out a dripping figure. 1t was Il hemp
en- headed seaman, who shook the wa
80. fnA., 1t, ,n,N aud .rr;n,,l xshnn
his breath had come.
4 step farther down the beach the
~bystanders seized n limp form which
the tide rolled to them. 1t was the
second sailor, his scalp split from Il
blow of the gunwale. Nowhere was
Wheaton.
Glenister had plunged To the rescue
first, a heaving line about his middle
and. although buffcted about, he hat
reached the wreck, only To miss sigh
Of the lawyer utterly. He had tim,
for but q glance when he was drawn
outward by the undcrtOw till the line
at his waist grew taut, then the watcl
surged over him and he was hurled
high up on the beach again. He stag
Ecred dizzily back to the struggle
when suddenly II wave lifted the cap
sized cutter and rlchtcd it, and on
from beneath shot the form of Whea
ton. grimly clutching the life ropes
They brought him in choking ant
brcathlesS.
az got It," he said, slapping hi
streaming breast. ITS all right, Glen
lister. | knew what delay meant, so
took a long chance with the surf" Thu
terrific ordeal he had undergone hat
blanched him to the lips, his legs wab
bled uncertainty. and he would hav'
fallen but for the young man. wh'
thrust an arm about his waist and lc,
him up into the town.
Il went before the circuit court o
appeals In Frisco" he explained later
''and they issued orders allowing a
appeal from this court and gave me
: writ of supcrscdeas directed agalns
old Judge Stillman. That, takes tn
!, litigation out of his hands altogethe
and directs Mcnamara to turn Owe
the Midas and all the gold he's got
What do you think of that? l did bel
|, ter than ! expected"
Glenister wrung his hand silently
while a great satisfaction came upo
him. At last this waiting was owe
and his peaceful yielding to i~njustic
had borne fruit-had proved the bette
course after all, as the girl had propht
r. sled. He could 60 to her now wit
!, clean hands. The mine was his agalr
o He would lay 1t at her feet, telling he