Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12

vanced. The children held their
breaths fearing that any moment the
lake might seize it's prey AS they
toward shore, Stacking the cable.
Down plunged the buoy into the waves
and beneath them! The children
screamed in horror! They thought all
was lost. But no! The boat rolled
swished up from the water. and its
precious burden bounded high above
| the fate that yawned below
Again and again the waves srasped at
quickly from their slippery clutches
| Soon it was swinging over the outer
edge OF the laundering surf.
| 1T is woman" shouted Dumpty.
us it mamma?' cried Twaddle, running
| close to the water.
"she has a little girl" declared sharp
eyed Twiddle.
Rushing in from the lake was a mon
ster wave. The cable sagged and the
wave caught the buoy in its mighty
grasp. But 1t was too late The cap
tain. wading into the surf, caught the
arms and landed them safe on shore.
The beach fire nared up, shining on the
white, tense face OF the woman.
forward and throwing her arms around
the woman rs the men lifted her from
the buoy.
Mamma! Mamma shouted Dumpty
and TwiddIe
MY children! My darlings!' cried
their mother. clasping them to her
Thank God for sparing me to your
Mamma! Mamma! Mamma" was all
they could say.
Get them to the fire. quickly" ordered
the life-saving captain. The Indian and
farmers. lifting both Mrs. Drummond
fire. There they wrapped them in blan-
kets. Now the children understood why
the beds had been stripped The little
girl was crying and sobbing
The buoy was again swinging through
the surf This time it held woman and
baby.
Mammal" cried Margaret. And It
was.
The next trip OF the buoy brought Mar
garets father and little brother. Then
followed another passenger.
Work fast" Dumpty heard him say
as he was helped from the buoy. THE |
boat is breaking up"
The boat breaking up! With father i
still on board! oh. would his turn come
In time? Anxiously Dumpty watched the /
buoy go out into the darkness. Still |
more anxiously he awaited it's return |
1t came. but still without father. Again |
and again it made the trip, bringing all |
the passengers and even member of
the crew. but not father. Each time |
Dumpty's heart sank deeper.
On the next trip Of the buoy the boat |
rolled toward the shore, Stacking the |
cable. 1t failed to roll back as far as
before, and the buoy plunged again and
again into the water. The life savers
pulled desperately, but fast as they
worked the man in the buoy was almost
unconscious when they dragged him
through the surf.
Papa screamed Dumpty, who was
nearest
gathered them in his arms.
But the work of rescue was not yet
complete Five men were still on the
doomed boat. The life savers. hurrying
to save them, raced with death: one
man came, then another, and third.
.'Shes going to pieces! The captain and
mate are still aboard the third man
gasped.
the boat and started back. Quickly the
life savers hauled and hauled. Barely had
the captain and mate reached shore "hen
suddenly the cable sagged heavily
..'There goes the mast shouted res
cued sailor. The children looked out.
The masthead light which had continued
to burn steadily all the time, had sud
denly lurched far over ana then plunged
down down. into the darkness. The
cah,a dropped uselessly into the water
.sThe boats gone"' cried one of the
Yes. hut every one on board had been
rescued! 49,
warming You owe your lives to themI
.aid the captain of the life savers.