The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-21

great the subsistence OF the conflict which
mean, death of the weaker less agile Of the
After furious fight lasting a quarter of hour the
comba,ants withdrew points about fifty fahoms dis
tan, upon the surface. The knight wounded
for he had received cash five inches deep upon his
belly lost the sight of eye and had his dorsal fin
split in His antagonist had received frightful
stab through the body into which the ebbed
aud flowed each movement. leaving little trcke Of
smoky stain in the like the Whit from pipe. He
growing weak. but his courage high. and he
waited but short time before renewing the
for him conquer before another round for he
would be able stand the struggle sustain the
tremendous exertion his lessnured foe The knight
of the Shoal nstnctvey knew this and waited waited
long possible for the wounds he had already in
Aced do their work Then when he his adversary
advancing for the last desperate he gathered
himself for a mighty charge.
With rush which lacked not bit of the velocity Of
the first encounter they came together Their swords
struck and deeply along their TANKS Then the
stranger whired swiftly and upon the Knight of
the Bank before he expected him. With a wild rush he
eaped for the surface and flung clear of the bending
his body and endeavoring point his sword down.
wards. The stranger just missed him by 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 1t struck the stranger just at
the thick of the tail and passing through and
parting the bone Instantly the Knight of the Shoal
whirled free and circled for a chance finish The
stranger, fatally wounded faced around to meet his
death bravey and the knight waited AN instant but
struck him furiously through the body until his sword
stuck good feet clear upon the other side Then
he rested and proceeded withdraw it easily for his
work done.
Sorely wounded but still full of fight the knight OF
the Shoal approached the female. She alongside
of him and they slowly off toward the northward
together In the morning after they again in the
cold shore water but still heading nortward and drift
ing easily along leaving the Haeras Shoals far behind
The shone warmly and they remained close to the
surface feeding quietly and taking particular interest
in anything each other Far away the low shore of
the Jerseys from the but they needed them not
swimming and drifting farther and farther toward the
cooler water of the eastern coast
A week two later a schooner passed the bank
twelve miles to the southwark of Block Island
The Knight of the Outer Shoal and his mate were
drifting along in the just awash. their dofsal fms
and the tips of their tails just cutting the calm surface
They travelling together and separated
for more than few minutes at . time The schooner
had small engine in her after-cabin and the "chug
chug" of the exploding gas from the cylinder sounded
strangely distinct the calm man upon her
bowsprit end stood in q small iron pulpit and in his
hand was long harpoon-
"Soad-sh right ahead" he called to the men aboard
and did So he waved his hand to the hesman to
steer the vessel to the side he wanted He saw the
couple heading slowly the bows and calculated
intercept them.
The Knight of the Outer Shoal saw . shadow hover
ing above him and heard the "ehug chug" of the en-
CINE growing louder. 1t did concern him greatly,
for he feared nothing all Then suddenly something
struck him upon the back and penetrated his vals He
the vessel close upon him. and with sudden turn
of fury he rushed right upon her. striking her with his
sword terrific blow. The pain within him maddened
him. He felt himself growing weak and he found he
could not withdraw his weapon 1t had penetrated the
ships side and then good foot clear inside
her bilge. He had only idea now and that was to
inlict much damage as possible. He felt the m
stinctive fighting spirit of thousand generations Of
fighting He struggled. and he fought the
light grew DINNER. He felt himself weakening. but
that only made him himself the He tireshed
and wrestled be free and strike another blow Some
thing struck him heavily upon the sword and he fell
himself being dragged the surface sword exactly
like his struck him just back of the eyes and the
light went
bovine passed over his tail and he was hoisted
deck while the upon the bowsprit end searched
the vainy for his mate
Seems like he something of fighter" said
fisherman. STOPPING him out the basd sbut
I reckon hen weigh six hundred an right"