New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

Carbonate
| need that fellow in my business.
clear il was from the smugglcrs warning message,
50 abruptly blocked that the wireless operator aD1u
was not in the plot, daringy conceived OF iauCe
SMUGGLING aeropane over the last dangerous Ddiiic
from sIip TO shore But Carn needed the evidence OF
that man out there the quicksand TO clear miSeil
from the charge OF conspiracy A..
Ont in the center of the great sandy spearhead tha
thrust out into the ocean, the dsnahtled tCPI'3. ~ VI
the buried ship oomed up, red in the reflection IKE
a;ned qaIows tree its broken yardarm pointing acCuS
ngly downward to what Carlin knew was the wrecked
aGIonlane where it had swooped suddenly down ana
While he stood irresoutc, thin, wailing cry came
;eboro from, the sands That settled it, That frozen
wretch out there wanted help! , III
Uo found a lantern in the boathouse together With
coil of lifeline There was no time 10 lose II Ic , Moid
reach tbe patch of solid footing round the Carbonate
spar 1t was cruel slow work, picking his way Veerne
p qht or left as the sands grpped his ankles, STRIVING
70 mil him under at each false step He was nan
blinded by the salt spray and once big roller waSfs
in from the ocean, waist high swept m from ms iGet.
II was only by nging himself fiat on the mry pam taI
he managed to squirn to a hurnmock OF sea"eeG. All
around the svery gray sands dubbed ana qudfeu %
though heaved up by some monStrouS moe; ne Hao
soaked TO the skin and chilled to the bone by t1e icy
~;nJ II cut through him like knives; but Carlin
struggled on.
IIOW he reached it he did not know; but when ne
IL again faced the petng sand and spray, Walo"lng
on the outer edge of the seaweed that alone ntepOe
between him and a hideous death, his outstrctched
hand grpped the framework OF one OF 'le %iIip m up,
broken planes. The aeroplane had struck tIc ou Ol
t;ncI snar in full flight The long wings were wrapped
rn,,rd the mast The rest was tangle OF wires ana
splntcrcd framework a cylindrical object the aero
nanes pontoon float was broken off and lay noSing hG
foot Of the mast AndyG "a crqp,gq th prarfpge l2l '
"IIe got it! | knew he'd got 1t! And ne gone.
It was the man he sought-lyng half englied IN the
gluttonous quvering NAV, with head ana SllouIdeIo
ont of the sand one uphung cuching the SheVn8
bank Even as Carlin looked he saw the body slowly
sinking back in the sand the head IN It's leather cap
rolled on one side, and the white face stared up at MN
smcared with blood from jagged cut IN the tempe;
As Carlin sprang down to him, the man struggled
feebv to release himself turning ghastly smile up al
the haggard hatcss apparton in peaacket ana brass
buttons who bent over him, lashng lifeline round his
body under the armpltS.
their money first Just the same even if you caught me
with the goodsl7 He hicked hi. hand eebly toward
the wrcckage. It was the last spasm OF strength
lack Carlin had no for smugglcrs. But, facing
death as he thought he could not help the thrill brave
man feels for brave man.
As Carlin struggled back on the hummock, dragging
the body clear Of the sand, something whined past
his ear and a faint crack came from inshore. Another
warning bullet ricochetted the ronwork Of the mast
and departed with vicious scream into the air
"By GEORGE he's shooting at US! It's that fool
coast guard, Jim Bronson! He's smoking me up for
CarIin knew what had happened. "Bronson saw that
aeropane settle down. and tumbled to what they were
after Just as did" he thought. Running in with the
alarm and finding the ships out in the ong the wire
less station empty, Ships Bottom crew gone, Bronson
was shooting on the first impulse a grim warning, or
to cripple the aeropane! Crouchng beside the rescued
aviator Carln caught the wind Of another bullet COM
ing 50 close it famed his check.
Carlin was his feet in defiance OF the patrol
rifle swinging his lantern, shouting to Bronson in un-
complimentary language.
Whether Bronson understood or not, the firing from
shore ceased Instead, Carlin saw him make tor the