Evening star., 1909-08-21

cut deeply along their fianks. Then the
stranger whirled> swiftly and was upon
the Knight of the Bank before he ex-
pected him. With wild rush he leap.d
sea. bending his body and endeavoring
TO point his sword downward. The
stranger just missed him by an inch
and. carried onward by the momentum
of the charge. he passed while the body
of the knight curved in the air Down
came the sword. It struck the stranger
trated. passing through and parting the
bone. Instantly the Knight OF the Shoal
whirled free and circled for a chance
to finish. The stranger fatally wound
ed. faced around to meet his death brave
~. and the knight waited not an instant.
but struck him furiously through the
feet clear upon the other side. Then he
rested and proceeded to withdraw It
easily. for his work was done.
Sorely wounded, but still full of fight,
the knight of the Shoai approached the
female. She came alongside of him and
they went slowly off toward the north
ward together In the morning after
they were again in the cold shore water
but still heading northwasd and drifting
easily along, leaving the Hatteras shoals
far behind. The sun shone warmly and
they remained close to the surface. feed
ing quietly and taking no particular in
terest in anything save each other Far
away the low shore OF the Jerseys rose
from the sea. but they needed them not
swimming and drifting farther and farther
toward the cooler water off the eastern
coast.
week or two later a schooner passed
over the bank twelve miles or more to
the southwark of Block Island. The
Knight of the Outer Shoal and his mate
were drifting along in the sea just awash,
their dorsal fins and the tips of their tails
just cutting the calm surface. They were
travelling together now. and never sep
arated for more than a few minutes at
a time. The schooner had "A small engine
in her after cabin and the "chug chug"'
of the exploding gas from the cylinder
sounded strangely distinct over the calm
ocean. A man upon her bowsprit end
stood in a small iron pulpit and in his
hand was long harpoon.
''Soad-fish right ahead he called to the
men aboard. and as he did SO he waved
his hand to the hemsman to steer the
vessel to the side he wanted. He saw
the couple heading slowly across the
bows and calculated to intercept them.
The Knight of the Outer Shoal saw
shadow lowering above him and heard
the ''chug, chug' of the engine growing
louder. 1t did not concern him greatly
for he feared nothing at all. Then. sud
denly. something struck him upon the
back and penetrated his vitals He saw
the vessel close upon him. and with
sudden turn of fury he rushed right upon
her. striking her with his sword a terrific
blow. The pain within him maddened
him. He felt himself growing weak and
he found he could not withdraw h.s
weapon. 1t had penetrated the ships
side and was even then good foot clear
inside her bilge He had only one idea
now. and that WAS TO inf1ict as much
damage as possible. He felt the instinc-
tions of fighting ancestors He struggled.
and as he fought the light grew DINNER.
He felt himself weakening but that only
made him exert himself the more. He
thrashed and wrestIed to be free and
strike another blow. Something struck
him heavily upon the sword and he felt
himself being dragged to the surface
sword exactly like his own struck him
just back of he eyes and the light went
out.
A bowline was passed over his tail and
upon the bowsprit and searched the
sea vainly for his mate.
Seems like he were something OF q
fighter said a fisherman. STOPPING over
him to cut out the barb but | reckon
he'll weigh COO all right
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lofts and the boldness and grace of their
construction will make them a favorite
nook for artists. Round the base of the
pillars broad belt of jaspar is in place,
with border of serpentine above IL, and
gives some idea of the richness cf the