The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-08
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above me. I could hear the shrill
cry Of the curlew as it flew inland, and
now and again a loud splash and the
hoarse blowing Of some sea monster
probably Il GrampuS-as 1t wallowed in
the inky waters far below. I was
dropping into a doze when l was
awakened by the yelping bark Of a sea
otter, and the sound was echoed back
from the rocks until there seemed to
be a regular school of them there. I
twined the rope round my arm to
make my position more secure. and
exhausted by my exertions and weak
from hunger. and. strive as l might. l
could not keep awake any longer. The
monotonous splash Of the a acted
as q lullaby and presently my head
dropped back against the rock and I
fell fast asleep.
The first sounds that me my ears
on awakening were the shrill cries OF
the birds as they few aloft from their
some time, set out to seward on the
lookout for q breakfast. :"
i did not Jump or start, thank good
ness, and found myself in the same po-
sition. with the rope twined about my
arm, as when 1 fell asleep. I Eel. stin
and cramped, however. from being so
long in the same attitude, and was
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restore circulation, and then. with diff
ficulty. rose to my feet and stood with
my hack against the cliff. 1t was
broad daylight, but the sun had not
Yet risen.
The pangs Of hunger were now tor
toring me anew. but ! could not bring
myself to eat the eggs. for by exam
nation I knew them to contain young
birds. Several times l almost decided
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the matter over / saw that 1t could not
possibly hold together till l reached
the summit Of the Cliff. and that the
wisest plan would be 20 remain where
l was.
1t seemed ages before the sun rose.
but at last l saw its ruddy light break
ing through a bank Of clouds in the
mounted higher and higher. dispelling
the mists and clouds. SO that BY noon
there was not a cloud in the sky. and
the heat grew so intense that l had
another torture added to that of hum
ger-thirst. The ledge felt hot under
my bare feet: the rock against which
! leaned my back was also warn and
the glare from the a below made
my ayes smart. Once or twice l
thought l heard somebody talking near
the cliffs edge. and called frantically.
but all was silent-no response save
the echoes Of my voice. Hope was
nearly dead within me. Was I DOOM
ed to pass another night Of agony like
the last? 1 resolved to chance my life
TO the rope rather than do so.
On glancing upwards again to have
heart bounded with Joy, for I thought
I saw someone standing on the verge
; of the cliff. But. alas! 1t was only a
silly sheep. which stood gazing at me
With its mild. stupid yes. My hopes
sank almost to zero. Would relief
never come? BY the sun 1t seemed to
be about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
monotonously as ever. I was weary
of standing. 80 I sat down n more.
twining the rope around my arm as
before.
! The sun crept EDWARDS toward the
west and I began to feel that II help
did not come before nightfall the NOR
rows dawn would not find me alive.
The pangs of thirst were o worse
than those Of hunger: my tongue was
felt as II 1t were on hre. Presently !
felt a stabbing pain in my head and
wondered duly what would happen II
I should lose my reason and become
delirious.
Suddenly. as l sat there. a prey "a
h blacklist despair. I felt q slight
jerk on the rope and then a loud
whistle. I looked upward and my
heart bounded high with hope. What
a blessed sight met my eyes- mans
form bending over the verge OF the
cliff: An instant later I vas gazing
at the bronzed, kindly face and blue
eyes OF an Aran peasant. ! tried "a
shout. u found that my voice would
not carry. my tongue and palate being
so parched. / unwound the line from
my arm. and the stranger saw what
was required in an instant. for nc
leaned forward. seized the rope below
where 1t was cut. and then vanished
suppose to put another moose around
the bow!der. Next he threw or his
vest. and folding 1t up. placed It be.
tween the rOpe and the edge Of the
Cliff. \ few minutes after he wal
standing beside me on the narrow
ledge. fastening the rope under my
armpits. He told me not &c stir until
rescuer disappeared In . moment: !
felt the rops tighten. and graphing II
with both hands. was lifted OF the
ledge. Higher and higher ! mounted
and in q few second ] wa lying beside
him on the edge Of the cli6 while hi
chafed my cramped limbs. This done
he went down across the fields. and
returned. after what seemed to me ar
intarminable leagth Of time. with I
small can OF weter. which sagerl,