The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-01

Ea 80 the human body is so fitted to
nOn heavy blow as the shoulders and
nedi nart of the back. Had he
uPP.,o5 vertically on his head or his
diuPth might have sustained serious
r. As IL was. after tremendous
- and a curve Of many yards De
aotb the sea. he bCbbed up inside the
ssImon net within few rect OF the
boat. s.,..,,o,, sor- +ba+ n
nan. an absolutely naked man,
IA thus dropped from the sky.
rl,ev we're amazed. very frightened
,5aad hut they readily hauled at the
5-sgefng net and brought Philip nearer
- boat. Even at this final stage OF
~ adventure he incurred terrible
i'I Unable 10 help himself in the least
SegreA and swallowing salt water rap
az now. he rolled away inertly as the
- rose under the energetic efforts OF
lie rascuers. There was grave danger
+bs- he should drop back into the
5o-the and then he must sink like
stone.
Wearing their heavy sea boots. none
- he fishermen. though each was an
svnert swimmer, dared 10 jump into
ne water. But the oarsman. being
a~so, If resource, and reasoning rap
an, rat not the most enthusiastic sal
I'm bajliff in England would pursue
him I'm such manner. grabbed boat
nook and caught Philip with ii beneath
the arm.
,,J IN support him until another could
grasp him.
Tben they lifted the half-drowned
man on board, turned him on his face
., hermit the water to flow out of his
Inngs and. instantly reversing him. be-
ran IN raise his elbows and press them
AGAINST his side alternately.
Soon he breathed again, but he re
named unconscious. and a restored
circulation 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 he?"
where did he COON frae?"
~Nobbut a lOOny wad hae jumped off
yon crag."
He's neaked as when he was born"
Al last one of them noticed his brok-
en- scalp. He pointed out the wound to
hrs companions.
THAT was never dean by fallin' l. Z
waiter" he said.
They agreed. The thing was myster-
iously serious. Philips youth, his stat
ure, his delicate skin, the texture of
his hands, the cleanliness of his teeth
and nails, were quick tokens to the
fishermen that something quite beyond
the common run Of seaside accidents
had taken place. The oarsman, a man
Of much intelligence. hit on an eX-
PLANTATION.
He was swarmin doom [ cliff after
L birds" he cried. "Mebbe fotygraffin'
EN- I've heerd O. sike doins.'
Man alive" cried one of his mates,
he wouldn't strip te L skin for that
job
This was unanswerable Not one
gave a thought TO the invisible Grange
House
They held a hasty consultation One
man DOTTED his jersey for Philips bene-
It, and then they hastily covered him
with oilskin coat and overalls.
Il vas now nearly dark. so they ran
OFT a marking buoy for their net,
shipped oars. and pulled Justify to their
remote fishing hamlet, three miles
away from the outlet of the river which
flowed through Scarsdale.
Arrived there. they carried Philip to
The house of one who was the proud
owner of a spare" bed.
And now a fresh difficulty arose A
doctor. and exc a policeman. should be
summoned. a messenger was dis
patched at once for the nearest med
zeal man-who lived mile and a half
away but the policeman, who dwelt in
the village, was a bird of another
color.
These men were poachers, lawbreak-
ers. At various times they had all
been fined for illegal fishing. The DO
hceman was Of an inquiring turn of
mind. He might fail to understand the
mystery of the cliff. but he would most
certainly appreciate every detail of
their presence in that particular part
OF the sea which Tapped its base
80 they smoked. and talked. and tried
remedies until the doctor arrived.
To him they told the exact truth: he
passed no comment. examined his ma
Tent, cut away the hair from the SCALP
wound. shook his head over 1t. bound it
up administered some stimulant. and
SAT down to await the return of con-
sciOusness.
But this was long delayed. and when.
az iast. Philip opened his eyes, he only
rallied sufficiently to sleep.
Inc doctor promised TO come early
next day. and left
throughout Wednesday and Thurs
day Philip was partly delirious, waking
az umeS TO vague consciousness of
ms surroundings. but mostly asking
Naeantly for Evelyn
otten he fought with a person named
Jockey Mason" and explained that
all N9iiie al
Inc wife of one of his rescuers wss
esslauous in her attentions. Most for
1unateiy. for these fisherfolk were very
vor. mat lure spread beneath the Cliff
n,eleied an unprecedented number of
N'noh, so she could afford to buy eggs
~ HliA IN abundance. and the doctor
''CCusht such medicines as were needed.
gradually Philip recovered, until. at
ouock. on Thursday night. he came
"'S9 sudden and full use of his senses
i"sn the doctor was sent for urgent
Fhilp insisted on getting up at
main force '--'''s ny
Yin the doctors arrival there was a
e'er change. Here was an educated
,a,. Who listened attentively to his
ylI story. and did not Instantly
'Sue that he was ravins.
helpeu. too. by his advice. II was
-,tTrly impossible TO send a TELEGRAM,
N. london that night. No matter what
1IIerinSs OF anxious friends con-
s,,..5s him. they could not be as
w. until the morning.
49, ne would find money and
The Is, accompany him. if need be. on
-0 journey If he were oF,la 70 .,-,,.oI q