Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-03-24

But bad no business comm hundred
r No hHHsEad. I'm erazE. Ny o.
boues t5t1 me rampage was ioosenin'
up. Itaiut on'y giffiu' on that biaste
island. miss. but it's sgyiH there all
night au' 0abhe iosin' both boats An
+ you at huft
Don't worry about me. Uncle Billy.
I'm AT riEht- j haye seen worse storms
than tlas Every one for himself
There must De 30 worrying about me.
no foolish sentiment because HIM wo-
man
Hiiy watched tbe new hemp cable
il was iucgJ De had brought that If
the old mGdhook held the Navarro
would come out Of il scot free.
u hope your wife viii not worry"
I've told her never 4 worry Till
twcnfy-folw hours after I'm mIssin
They'll know where we are, they call
rs tn Pidgins Whut's worryin' me Is
this here cable. It's got L hold all
night. an these motorboats amt =
easy rldin \ skiffs Mebbe when |
wake up In tn mornin' tn Of Navarro
Il be nosin int HeDdersop's harbor
4 she don't haste her brains out some
where's between here n there. All
right I'm T. bleme I've let hundred
dollars foozle me. An I've dragged
Mr. Crawford II Lester int 1t too. BY
jings. they've seen usr'
Coming out of the dwelling was the
lightkeeper himself. arrayed la SOU
wester. rubber coat and rubber boots.
He carried n heavy coll OF rope on his
arm. lie stopped at the side or the
boathouse. calmly smoking his corn.
cob
There was no use Of his wasting his
bfeatb, of shouting advice. All he
coa.d do was to wait and lend hand
when the time came. Fools. all or
them that came out here to fishl
stand by for the cabler' shouted
Lester. who was now within reach
wait I'll | cit III anchor up More
trouble II required fully ten minutes
maHeHFefiHe 20 loosen the mudhook
"All right. Iesterf'
II was Dianl who spoke
she stood up Lester heayed the wa
ter soatei cable aud fell short. Hand
over hand It went back
All the while the boats were drifting
OF II Testers engine refused to work
Il meant hunger and cold and mayhap
death. for they would be blown out
into the lake
READY
Throw itr'
This time she caught IT, kneit ana
wound II about the forward seat.
She ehokcd back little sob an she
heard the putt-putt of the loyal little
engine in the other boat Slowly they
came back TO the shoal and headed for
the dock Thirty feet offshore Lester
held mp his hand. and both anchors
went over short drag followed.
Without word-lndeed, Uncle Billy
| said afterwnrd that she smiled at him
Diam slipped over the side and
struck out for the runway. One after
another the men followed In nfter her
Up, up and then forward with nj
most Incredible swIftness. as II some
Invisible hand was fllnging them into
smother OF foam aud down. down
till their feet touched the powders.
and up again and down again-play
things
Than nlunging water nothing else
Pore quickly robs the human body of
its vitality The dragging weight of 1t.
the Inability 10 breathe, make for i'm
mediate exhaustion.
Lester was hrst TO catch the light
keepers line.
He knew that the latter would need
help. lie made the landing with but
SLIGHT bruislng. Together they pulled
IN Uncle Billy.
Keep back pianar' warned Gran
fori Wait till | reach the foot of
the runway
She smiled 30 him bnvely.
She was growing weak She caught
The Inc Just as II comher smothered
down over her
eNoW, she heard crawford cry cut
BuC when tleg began to Ral her
body seclad 900 heavy for h r numb
arHs, eud SHE tex go
4 ac,1ey Crawford fought to her
lat Wtlt8e Eue
tze 4eas -5aself halt drowned In his
pld eaeag L. rs the line about her waist.
iie sue e-1el hui the effort cost him
ahalt 8li Il. rcngth
.5IH1l aas
She WAS literally dragged ashore
Sarse af..r surge crashed upon her.
The Gen lifted her to her feet She
pt sea t#m aside and turned to look
Tor Crawford,
It WAS an unfortunate movement A
coaber vastcr than all which had gone
before rose aud dashed against her,
throwing her down against the run
way, where she lay motloniess.