Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-03
WHEN FISH SPELLS GOLD

 fast l6oslnE strength. s1aeasinG ct the rope alfnest mechapieuHy; Was he never te enjoy the dream fhfe and live ashore with a happy family
 His werk was new telling, aowever' s-The engines Gught to turn nowi ne | thought, as he wondered If the work had taken tee mach of the fs man ates.
 sAlnaest HneenseieHs, the chief greped fer the bulwaTk: A big sea swept him quickly from his pFeeaTdeus perch. and In mofneHt he was drifting tewafas the recks. gaEried the. length of ths rope, ene end sf which he had belayed te the aft bit ef the Reaper, he was speed ahead. He dragged himself te them In the face
 Meanwhile, Captain WitherBees un- able to set fespanse ta engine reoln signals, quit the wheel and ran aft; Unfamiliar with the engine. and not knowing where the ehief esuld be he glanced about.
 ssT7usf. me scuppersl" cried the sea man in amazenent, what in the name Of the Titanic's loss Is that cable saw ing everside for?"
 With powerful arms, the bewifie ed skipper h A.ii, q on the rere. sighting meanwhile tie chief. With sacl loss of the Reaper, it r,-emed as tf Captain Witherbee. teo. would go eterheard. But the old seaman % sesaiasi sa.anes ss,es ? U. engside the tossing vesse' tausnal strength aIG desperate slercfminasioIl helped accomplish herculean task, and at last the skipper had Capt'n Wilhelm aboard. Under weight of the dripping form, Captain Witherbee staeeered to the engine room
 Things looked black for the Reaper. Quick work was essential if they would save their lives. Captain WitheTbee tried to inbue the prostrate form With life. As the man slowly revived he re- called their plight, and the flash of memory gave him strength.
 With the rocks now only 8 few fath- om lengths away, the Reaper seemed to be doomed. But Chief Wilhelm and Captain wftherhee were undaunted. A last glance at the chief to be sure he was awake to danger. and the skip per hastened forward.
 Tn the pilot house. Captadn Wither- bee spun the wheel rapidly to star board. In the engine room. the chief heard the snappy jingle meaning ruil the engine. A sputtsr. g chug-and the flywheel halted. Then came 8 series of quick explosions. The engine started.
 Slowly the Reaper swung seaward From pilot house window, Captain Witherbee saw bones of many ill., fated craft midst jagged rocks and hidden shoals close aboard. He ex- pected disaster before gaining deeper water
 But the Reaper erept seaward, gain ing an offing. Captain Witherbee patted the wheel affectionately and breathed a prayer of gratefulness. Danger practically over, Chief Will helm relaxed, for the strain was great CT than one man could bear, Captain Witherbee saw Deer Island light come into view and finally Castle ! Island. Dodging the maze of shipping in the upper harbor necessitated re- duced speed. But there was no re- sponse to bells The skipper hastened aft again and once more became doc tor. This time a longer and harder problem faced the old seaman. It wa, necessary to act quickly for Common. wealth pier was abeam and shippinl thicker
 The faithful engine now responded for Chief Wilhelm was himself again
 Safe at last. the Reaper, unhailet and almost unnoticed, slipped into { berth beside slimy piles at T wharf. ] And not many hours later, the Chic 1 breathed a prayer for other fathers l who might yet be out on treacherou. seas. For he was blessed with { pretty baby girl-Boston Record.