The Washington times., 1910-04-19

- the slantins passage TO the
topsyturvy stairway. and 50 90
The deck. a single glance about
him and he termed on the other in fury.
Curse YOU he roaTed, you've drown
Il Us both with your internal palaver-
ing
The decks were deserted not a human
being remained on them Tossing on
the waves just visible IN the growing
light were two of the ships boats,
crowded with passengers. The nearest
was already a h~ndred yards away, and
rapidly increasing its distance The
guard stared at IL hungTily-
There goes our last chance he NUT
Howard eyed the tiny craft dispas-
siOnateIy.
.oh. I don't know, he said If that
boat was your best chance. it was d
slim one Never UlinG, jackson, take
comfort from ne Nobody doomed TO
hang was ever drowned I'll send YOU
Eome TO yCIr wife and babies yeti
suppose you have wife and babies;
people Ike YOU always do"
Here. Don't YOU take my wife's
name on YOUR lips
-ICok' 7 thought so"
The boat, poised for an instant on Jhe
crest or q great wave, suddenly ltInSed
forward. raced m1Gly down a wafer
slope, and thrust its nose deep INTO an
opposite swelling wave Il aid not
come up Long did the two men on the
steamer watch, bat nothing living or
dead, appeared amid the heavinE waves
At last Towards tense features re-
Wen he remarked carelessly.
That's a mark 20 my credit. anyho
I've saved your life, Jackson Please
see that You do me no disCredit in the
ten minutes that you will retain It
The other glared At him stupidity
Susan didn't want me TO come he
numbIed. she said I'd never come
ID r--'f
His voice died away into inooherent
uaurnurs.
lip curled cOntempttlOusly- he SAID
nothing. however. but turned in silence
toward where the boat had sunk
The next instant he started anr
glanced swiftly around him bis eyes
fell on a life preserver lodged IN the
broken doorway by the last wave that
had retreated from his feet de
snatChed il up and buckled u round MIN
then fastened one end Of a rope beneat IN
his arms and thrust the other into the
hands OF the stUpefed officer
There, Wake UP. mani he ordered
Wake up and stand by.
Jackson stared AZ him where
WHAT How ne mUubled-
Wake up, man. Don't you see its
a WOman2
AS he saw the returning Intelligence
dawn IN Jackson's eyes. Howard slipped
TO the topping brink Of the bulUaTES
and stood watching for the next neaEe
rag so0uiug fooIishly on its crest, he
waved his hand 10 The other,
Give m love 10 Susan ne CRED
and plunged downward
Chaos, The sea into which he dtved
was without form and void Like q
grain Of corn IN a pepper. ne was toSsel
hithe- and Ihither, JFE1Stelr " sNcuE1
at-au sense Of direction stripped from
There was not one chance IN thou
sand that he would reach the woman
q q CFrr
her the least help II he did reach her
the very attempt became preposteIols
the moment he touched the water Only
blind chance could avail
ire incredible happened HIS arm,
striking out caught the girl fairly
round the waist and fastened there
He did not Try 10 get BACK 70 ne snip
he made no reasoned EFFORT a. al. Ted-
son was impossible IN that turmoil
he struggled no doubt but the struE-
gle was unCOnscious-a mere automatic
battle in the dark for life But he
chung to the woman, -asping' with
oblivion pressing hard upon his resling
brain.
Something seemed TO grasp him
around the waist and drag him back
-rar6 and rInconSCiOuSlV he tlEnre1ed
his arm on the waist he held, meeting
The wrench as the sea withdrew its
Crash, Something had struck him
cruelty. but struck realization back into
his brain Before he could act the sea
swe7lpd around him again. but when u
withdrew once more. ne knew what
had naUrPued- Jackson was dragging
him back 20 the wreck and he had
struck against fts side or on its sub
merged deck
Il v-es the deck By favor IF Provf-
dence u was the deck, Aided by the
drag Of the rope, the last wave washed
.4soward and his prize almost 70 the
reet Of the police officer. who bTace7
himself 70 Withstand the baCktoT as
the water retreated- then reached down
and dragged both up 20 momentaTy
"a Tetv-
Howard opened his eyes Eor- one IN
slant
Didn't 7 tell YOU 7 would have q
drier death on ShOreZ-- he E5SQed be
fore Inconsistencies claimed him
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