The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-23

eight hours and was still bowling.
George Shaw went down to the port.
Almost the first thing he heard was
that one OF the lightkeepers on
Tompkins Point was in the town,
unable TO return. and that the other
was Ill and teiephoning for help. The
man was known to Shaw. and over
the line of wire, which might be
broken any minuta, a voice In the
lighthouse said to the men safe on
land:
George. | may have been poisoned
by the canned tomatoes. I'm In ter
rfbie pain and have a raging fever.
DONE believe / shall live two hours
longer. Get help TO me-"
Shaw went down TO tho shore
among the fishermen.
Only "A dory can land there, and
what dory ever built can face that
sea! There's a hundred Of US would
go IL there was any chance"
Shaw walked back to the telephone
and said To the man In the light
house.
Jim. I'm going TO make try for
II. There's one chance In h thou
sand, and I'm going to take it."
Don't George" was the reply
There's nothing can live in such a
gale and sea. Only--only. George.
therell be no light tonight, and God
help the vessels driving In"
But tell you I'm going to try It,
and I'll have medicines for you IL
/ can get there. Brace up and try
to weather ii OUT
Back to the shore and among the
crew OF the Laura h.
Some Of them nodded In a distant
way, but none had a word
Tn going to try 1t IN q dory-~wiil
you go along r. asked the man under
the ban.
No! No! MOI why, man. you
| are stark crazy! That sea and this
| wind would beat the biggest man Of
war In the navy"
To the mate whose quick action had
| saved the schooner Shaw said:
Il finched at sea when that big
wave came roaring down astern Are
these waves larger7''
by "A third. man"
"But I'm going to try them, and
In dory at that WIN you go along
and pull an oar?"
Il will mott"
Shaw went TO the doctor and the
| drug store for Il remedy for the man
at the lighthouse, and then to the tele-
phone to say:
/ Jim, old man, TIM coming"
| You'll never make it! I'm grow
| ing worse all the time and the light
the light to- Knight! 1t won't--won't-
| And then the line went dead and
| II seemed MS II there WAS a note O;
satisfaction in the gale. When the
crowd on the shore saw a dory made
| ready and understood that Shaw was
/ 10 venture where no other man
dared TO, ii great shout Of protest
went up, and men laid OBTAINING
hands on him.
4 left the wheel OF the Laura r..
you know!' he said in haunting
voice. II want company on this trip
Who win got"
| nop7ent's silence. Jennie Larkin.
came pushing her way through tn,
press. Then men swore and shouted
and women wept and exclaimed. TIL,
girl walked straight up to Shaw ant
laid hand on his arm and said:
IF we can't make 1t we'll go dow
together"
The November afternoon WAS wan
ing In an hour tho great Lantern
must be lit or there would be wreck
on the shore. Twiec--thrlce the dor,
was beaten back, Then she got away
to be lost almost at once in the driving
spray. When a sea lifted her up sh
seemed to be forty feet in tn
air. 1t was OF no use TO go I,
the telephone for news. The crowd
must wait. They waited with tn
dusk coming on--with the gale tear
Ing away at roofs and trees--wtt
the crews of ships at sea daring am
praying. and men and women stoo
elbow to elbow ana did not speak
Thus II was until the lamps began I
| shine in the cottages, on the hillsides
and then mighty shout went W
The lantern In the tower of the light
house was shining over twenty mile
OF troubled sea-
The landing had been made;
mans life had been saved. and TIL
man who had once lost his nerve ha'
redeemed himself in the eyes Of al
men. and Of the girl who was to- b
his bride.
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