New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

Ot a sudden he discovered that he was looking at the
strip 81 beach from changing angle ! ne distance was
growing greater TOO. The breakers were not disturbing
them now and those which he ahead were regedng
Ram cast Cd quick look about. The rocks o, Mission
Point 90 the north OF them, were moving IN orderly
procession eastward. He knew then that the tide rip
W., arriving them toward the open sea.
Swiftly they were borne along, as on a river q, The
season Of floods Dcltas cap had disappeared and her
pa,, gold hair tralcd behind them in the dark green
water The girl looked at the moving cliffs, and Rann
knew by the fresh alarm in her eyes that she understood
what was happening
Viewer mind-we'n get out OF this yet" he told her,
Bu, he could not believe the words himself.
PARKWAY from the beach and rs belt OF breakers 'aey
were carried past the last frowning rampant OF Nilsson
Point and toward the patch of fire on the sky painted by
the departed The girl beside Ram require more
and more Of his energies. She was good SWlinne ei
sell. otherwise she would have been overwhelmed IN
that first mad collision Of the river and the sea- Bu
She had grown rapidly exhausted, and It became n.lcs
sarv To- support her head constantly so that II "' not
alliorWari beneath the surface Repeatedly he SA1
10 revive her with cheering words. He could hear e
teeth chatter. Once she managed 20 aruculate, ! N
cod-~D cold"
The current veering whired them to the northaard
The ire lied; the sky became gray ashes nt .i,I
marks on the shore tell into lowlyng blur When me
tide rip first seized them Ram had tried TO stem IT,
then 20 escape it by swimming across and our Oh ne
current: finally he had ceased 70 resist It, hoping o
that il would yecr again toward the land or push mem
D
strength might determine
The sea became ink. Ram began SWimmihI o'I nee
slowly. in general easerly directio-. ne
wa, unable TO nudge where they were, or "Aelher
- the tide rip was still carrying them. tt. water
was very cold; yet he felt that II .'e' he
would have been able to keep at.t, tor
hours longer. The girl was bee 1hng
~ more and more OF burden III. dld
not reply when he spoke, aa at
times he wondered with dull -ony
if she was still conscious
He heard the beat of I'll. -uri,
and knew that they were % 4 Tar
from land. Presently d. -eal
lied with start t-' me
sound was not OF t sea
breaking upon sand.
The beat became t.Tdy
fsrt louder There was Ing
er any doubt of they
We're being rapidly a.Wen
toward the rocks.
( Ram decided thai ne
s. noise was little O. one
rfnr side. and turning, tned
1ns.sa to swim obliquely way
from it. But alnlo-' at
once he heard another
deafenng roar just aGeaQ
of them. He stopped
swimming, gripping me
girl tightly, expecting
every instant TO be dashed
TO pieces with her.
gevSer of white spray
rearing itself like ghost out
Of the blackness, spnnhed
them with dust OF the sea. They
whirled past it, only to face It's
brother farther They were
tossed in a seethng, churnlng
cadron Thunder and white light;
ming OF the surf played all AROUND
them.
Suddenly Ram became aware th3' lle
roaring noises were behind them, and tnat
they were in comparatively quiet water lie
- began TO swim. foot, kicking out struck
something that was harder than water.
The next moment Ram was on MS i It. 'iL's,
pering forward with Delta in his arms. hel n@t
sinptJ between two rocky outposs Of Mission Point
and into gentle cove embroidered with tiny oeacn
OF sand.