Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-15
AFTFR TIE STORM. SD

in safety; but the knowledge of it left him un- dsunted.
 The salt foam stung bis face, blinding his eyes.
 as the fury of the squall increased, and he knew
 that death was near to him, but he had no
 fear. Lie had lost it's sayor.
 With every sinew strained, and nov seipe9 on little by the rushing waves, now pushed back, at last he reached thar tiny bost-Thica still had resisted the storm, waterlogsed though it was.
 man with haesard fsce and Wild eyes was
 bailing water out of her with q small tu--psr- forming the action cesssiessiy, Dschsnicsny; pug
 suddenly he dropped the can and gave fd
 cry'-s cry of madness. Denison, watching Hns felt bis first moment of dismay, tor he could ! see that the man had lost his reason--tor the time being st any rate He covered down In | the boat, half snbmergsd by the water which al-
 most filled it. The osrs which he had rslinquish-
 ed were laying at his side But now, as Dsnison
 spoke to him in resssuring tones he seemed t9 regain bis sufficiently to perform the dlfn,
 cult task of stepping out of one boat and insa the other. This sfeessd, hs sat down quietlys
 watching Denison. howsVur. with an odd hght
 in his eyes and the latter felt his heart hghtez
 with relief, as be turned back and made for the | shore. [ Il It was easSsr work now the tide was with him,
 and bending to the oars be scarcely nofiesd the
 man he had rescued. but suddenly g1ancing up al the sound of ehat+erine- ehattering-hs saw that he was crouched in odd, grotesqre attitude, like ready to spring, and are he
 could make any movement of defense, Or s- deed realize what 1t meant, the ether flung afrn-
 self gpoa him and in moment the two wers
 struggling in . death erappls, for Denison resls ssd thst hs was fighting with madmsn-fghtins for his hfs
 The boat rocked from one side to the others
 then, as the men Swsyed this way and thsts suddenly capslzed, and both men were srs1 ' cipitated into the hungry waiting waters. ? Kept down by that madmsn's srip, Dsnison was poweress to striks out an arm, splendid , swimmer though he was, and he felt the waves closing over his head-s dreadful pressure upon ! his brain, a suGocation that made agony of dessh and he realized with the last moment of ' consciousness that this was the end 2 It was not, however, death, thoagh he psne- trated far into that unknown bourne ss eyed 2 man may, who returns to tell the tale That young fisherman, who had volunteered to T 20 with him. had not been at in his mind at being left, and had induced a mate to ao- C company him in 8 second boat-whch, though ' near to him, Denison had not observed. It had :, been the occupants of it which had rescued him | when at last be had come up-alone-rsleased
 from that human octopus, whose body never rose [. again whilst life ID t.
 n Maxwen's first conscious impression vas of a T. woman lowering near his bedside a woman whose 2 eyes were tender and pitiful-tbe eyes of Rose. y "Is he Hving-ths man you love:" He whisper m ed the words, but she caught them and shook he, ie head. n He is dead" she said, but, Maxwell, hi 1t death will not break my heart, though I grfev'
 for it. You see, desr there is someone elst v- whom I care for now" .r st Her voice had deepened strangely, her eys pf glowed.
 Ut That heart of his which beating but teeby C. seemed to stop for one long moment, and every ie thing was plotted out again. in passing mcon th sciousness- But he looked up at her at last t, patient regret in his eyes.
 y. "Who is it?" He spoke the words in low he almost toneless accents She turned away fror ed him, but he could see the color sweep up unt .s, her face was warmly flushed.
 ng q did not know myself until yesterday" Sh b. spoke win a marvellous tenderness. "It was whe
 he was in danger-when I thought should los m him, and my pride killed, and love aros at from it's ashes. Oh, husband!"-she moved roun -- and looked at him with radiant eyes ''can 70 ne not guess? It is you love, yes, youl"