The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-03
The Fishman S
Story
By HARRY VAN AMBERG
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association

awhile l find it necessary to the bust
ness to go where the fish | sell are
caught.
| One autumn | went to a village
on the coast where most every body
was either a fisherman or belonged TO
fisherman'3 family. l felt at home
! among them. for that was the way !
started-fshing. Although it was late
| in the autumn. / used to go out with
the men whenever the weather admit
ted their going themselves.
! There was a pair Of sweetheartS,
Jim Parker and Susie Dale. used to
like to watch them when they were
together They seemed to forget that
there was any one else in the town.
But that's the case with most lovers.
One day was down at the pier when
Jim was bringing his boat to shore
he was a fisherman like the rest-with
| load of fish, He was at the tiller
when he caught sight of Susie stand
ing on the pier. and it was refreshing
to see the smile that lit up his manly
/ face.
| turned for a glance at Susie.
and she. too. wore a very happy ex-
preston. Then for the first time l no.
ticed a young man standing near me
looking at Jim. l never saw such
malignant expression on a mans face
/ In my life.
| Wondering what was the matter be-
tween them. made inquiries and
learned that the fellow was Jack Hug
gins. who had kept company with Su
sic before she became engaged to Jim
| Indeed. Susie cast off from Higgins
! before she hooked on to Parker. Ev-
erybody said it was good move for
Susie. since Jack Higgins was
mighty poor stick. Indeed. 1t was said
he'd had trouble with the law
One day was on the beach looking
at the waves roll in and break on the
beach 1t was ugly outside-just the
sort of day that person would rather
/ look at the waves from the shore than
be rolling on them. Susie came down
| and looked out on the waters anxious
| ly.
She didn't need to tell me that her
lover was out there and she was wor-
ried about him. Presently boat came
rolling around a point about two miles
out. and it was evident that something
was the matter There was nothing up
but the jib, and the boat was low in
the water. Every time she went into
the trough of the sea it seemed as If
! she would never come up again.
/ heard Susie give cry of alarm.
and. going to her. though | had no ac-
quaintance with her, asked her about
the boat. She told me hurriedIy
through tears that it was Parker's
boat. was an old hulk not calculated
to stand such weather. and 1t was
plain from the way it dragged that ir
was sinking
Casting a glance at the pier. I saw
a sloop rugged fishing smack anchored
| within the breakwater. and Jim Hug
gins was on her, doing some sort of
fixing.
'I'll take that boat" said to Susie.
land go out and help him."
mot that one" she said. You can't
take that Isn't there another?"
"Not one in sight"
/ ran to the pier and got aboard the
boat. Susie followed me. "Parker's
out there In distress" I said. I'VE
must go out and help him in
l never saw a man do thing more
unwillingly in my life Susie said she
would go too. | tried to dissuade her
on the ground that we might not get
back ourselves. But she said that IL
Jim went down she wanted TO go
down too.
This was more than Jim's rival could
stand And yet what he felt at the
start was nothing to what he felt as
we were beating up against the wind,
making for Parker's swamping boat.
: 1t seemed as if the tempest stirred up
all the frightful deviltry there was in
him l saw it in his eve and was more
afraid of his wrecking our purpose
: than of the storm.
But. anxious as was about what he
might do. moderated what was in his
mind. We were within a cables length
T of the man we had come TO succor
| and, leaving the tiller with Higgins.
went forward to look out for meeting
Parker's boat, which was mighty near
) sinking.
What did the villain do but try
to upset US all. Giving the tiller jerh
to leeward, he turned the sheet broad
side against the wind. I had an oar II
I my hand at the time with which t
fend off. and, seeing the fiend's pur
pose, made a few quick steps aft ant
hit him a crack over the head. The
= blow knocked him senseless. and tn,
boat righted. But she was nearly hal
full of water. Before Higgins got hi
bearings again we had luffed up t
the leeward Of Parker's craft and n
sprang aboard of US. The stunned
G man came to himself just in time t
d see Susie spring into her lovers arms
/ But at the moment another matte
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