American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-24

BY TINS Time the rest OF our party
had caught up with me.
"He seems to be signaling" Bopp
Interpreted sagely. Wonder what he
wants"
what would you want II you were
IN a boat aground In the lake with
every chance OF going to pieces in ten
mlnutesT' I yelled so as to be heard
above the sea. II suppose you would
be wishing for some poached plover's
eggs on a strip OF toast"
"They can't expect us 10 come out
there and get them" he decided. "No
boat could I've In that sea. It would
be suicide to attempt to reach them"
1--WE must do something" Lucille de-
cided. with ready sympathy. I'm
very fond Of the captain. He's been
bringing our supplies for ten years"
as that the supply boatY' Bopp de-
manded.
why, yes; certainly"
I'VE must do something at once"
BOpp began to run around In busy cir
cles in the sand. I'VE must attempt
to reach the poor devils. Kent, where
is that boat OF yoursT'
~ drew It up on the shore here, right
alongside the dock. Why, where IL TT"
Gone. chr" Bopp shook his head
knowingly. Probably the heavy sen
washed It on"
Yes, but no sea ever united the knot
/ had IN her painter around this post
here" Kent would have seer a mys-
terry In Utopia. His mind insisted
upon being pitted against the unknown.
We'll, what are we going TO dor
Bopp said helplessly. Those poor dew
liz out there are counting on us. Think
OF being on a vessel loaded with bread,
butter. eggs, vegetables and meat and
having It break up under your feet.
What shall we dor"
I'm afraid we won't have time to do
anything" I decided. Her back Is
broken. It's only a question OF sec
onds now"
The people on board realized Il too
They hastily launched a life raft over
the side and scrambled on to It az the
decks crumpled beneath them and be-
came a twisted mass OF tlmbers that
writhed for a moment and fell back
into the waves to become driftwood.
The raft fortunately had cleared the
wreck ia plenty of time and was O
drifting past u cove toward the main
land. The men on board seemed busy
arranging Il sort OF mast and sail made
out OF an oar and a couple Of oilskins
When they got that rugged up two OF
them held It up while a third attempt
ed to steer with a second oar.
They're going to try to land on tn,
other point OF the cove" Lucille said
We must be there TO help them wher
they come ashore. There are rock.
about Il hundred yards out where the
raft VIII strike IL It isn't driven past.
She led on ON a dog trot which tool
the last tuck out of me when attempt
ed to follow. | got there some way
however. but minus the power o
speech.
Don't land here p shouted Lucil,
into the teeth Of the gale. "Dangerou
rOcksi'
They discovered the rocks for them
selves almost Immediately and slid of
from the raft In a compact group. I'm
der the direction OF Kent. who had rea,
IA book about IL somewhere. we form
ed ourselves into Il life line by holding
ON to one anOther's hands and wadinj
out into the surf.
one by one the shipwrecked victim
struggled to us and were passed on III
TO the shore. Three were landed II
fNI. ....r l..s ~. F...-tN. F.4I.I J.. .,, l.
Il. l could see IA head bobbing up an,
down Il hundred feet away. but in
moment the head disappeared alto
gether.
That man can't swim. He's drown
ing" Lucille shouted. Wont some
body save him p
I'm get him." l Immediately volun
teered briefly.
You'll be drowned yourself" LuclI
protested.
mo. he won't" Bopp assured heI
Monty can swim Ike a turtle. I've OF
ten sAu him in the tank at the Ath
letic club. Besides. from fasting he
as fun OF air ms Il life preserver."
| d~isenguged my hand from Kent
who was text To me In the line, ant
struck out for the spot where l la,
last seen the head just before 1t ha,
disappeared.
BY a freak Of luck | was I'm time
The body rose to the surface just 4
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