The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-11-09

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tSmfs A~fs~T IT
| ne laseA vi iIhs door w~s YawwsFa!
l eusal sliag 10 h. ssaa have rry sasAs
haad FRYE stsa whirh to wisad sAs
hatek~t, Kse9&ag Aath fs~s weAsad lin
| rte thrpm&kld TOE Atghs wss tise Hssr-
est EsiSSa1~s. yes ssasasaeils IN RIVAL
! tAs pahessng ef sise aaes saa Aseslsa
ut thts hsrv~ss, ~xsgyaag the Gina
streHEth VI aaS ARIA. A sAAneR ha0ms
! ssSinseFSa tAs Hip~r saaRl, and shsn
s.eni the keen blade eswsAims ssawp,
| wsfa, SaGgSAx ews great rhsaGs saa
sgaaiasers wasIl jaggeS passas@ hasi
sera Eaasse. sufficiently large gss the
| passage II a body. The wsier was
deeper Ia TIE eSeth shsa ia tsss aissa.
ilsxe asTars4as IIe IaAslg ta tAs ays~s
E4ts Ars'saa called In warssins. his
vutve srxektSa ~lsh serrvs he e0ala
asr aeageg ctsat.oi
Wait; iii be- there in h Eskautss-
sssD@t-d tSasA. psy caiy fear lest hx ae.
SWFy Gs. Tbs hal6AeAa stssI hesa. thay
Iasgens was water which had fpansi
other enfrsaess o. doubt u waald
I eventually Increase ta yoaanae and ssnk
tkc ysssSei. get there WIS s,iil asnaas
tine fav Us 10 escape There wesssa hx'
no sasllen psunxe ~hlae that bagshsaa
( heia.
''Are you ati rsght. Miss veTag" !
asked saxioasly where are yssa'
| Can you ses mes~
Yves; an cginging TO the berth"
HEY v0ace wax excited VIA; ctear, THE
wsteF ia up 10 my shoulders Is the
orening satfelensy"
| Fer yoa. / shlak. II yea tan sake II
alone. | should have 10 knox rat
aaciher pane, to ses thfunsh myself. ="
-f'hers is no ssas frr that, and no
Eeed I'm coming new watch ots."
OHr iwa bodies W osssxafwsi the faint
glow NJ the lantern dangling freFa Nc.
Csnn's hard above that could see
nothing. YET manasssi 10 srarfae beg
| atm, and thus assist In dragging her
| into the Jagged opening. The water,
sargins % the sodden roll af tie
doomed yacht. and nos damned tsy her
hody, poured over Us both 10 sufToeat.
lng volume, bat the struggle WAS emily
fer moaess. and thea had the girl
safely ciasped In ny arms, her bead
elevated we'll above the receiins hood,
\ '..iASawy ssssss, sssha ssa, essiyEsss VA
! l .thrQSt her light .tora upward. II
win help yea crvrp up shs saapa u the
/ deck. Creep GA back. hcCaEn. with
/ the lantern. never mind me~~ill find
way cut"
She possessed sufficient nerve and
strength for the effort. There WAS no
| kcsitsncy, pe word ri pre.ews. siicHs-
\ ly. inch by Inch. she fought her way
I sfg. her feet slipping ou the wet plsass,
/ but her angerS gripping desperately
al the sustaining cloth could see
| only tae nasllae " her rvsealSs! against
! the gleam II tho laniera, as Mccain
ci8m5rred upward Ia advance, coald
hear tho groah,ag If the bnlshcad io
The strain, ard realised thst the fItn-
beFs could uet long hold against the
| ratseasc weight. Suddenly the fear
| had come ia'o my heart: mol Until then
had | paused ,e taink ~-,tfor, had hh-
seufed ail conception Of Danger, but
waiting there In that black he'll. the
creaklng of tsmhers Ia my ears, the VA
ter elutehlng my thrnat, the full hor.
roe Of X userw h.lmed me with asssi3en
terror My God Surely VIZ cuuld not
hare accomplished oil this. and stir be
doomed to die like rats In q boIe. Al
least We must rense the open deck, ard
have a chance 10 hEhi gur life under
the stars.
Yet. once ! had attained The
cabin. all thts len Fae. t;hassly ~ tbs
wrstE II ~'friht '16tslidr a!'rngfsfi. +ftt
wider space brought back 10 me the
scafuans courage. There wAs hope yet.
a1 opportunity ~ rsh. Mct'ann bad
dropped the lantern "a the overturned
piano AMI Was urging tho sirl for.
ward toward ,te stairs Terror nanae
him uhisIoas 90 everything except
mad dasirc to escape. but she vas
glancina hack. M though In search FER
me. ciambered 30 my laeea amid
the litter Of furniture. and snatched
UP the light barely In time 10 Keep II
/, from smashing en tho deck.
y sm all right" called conAdeniiy.
Get outsi3. both Of you a. qHiek IN
yea can"
Never In NIL my life have expert
| as4ea tbs. ssspe seEsse IL Ealief ~ wAefs
| stumbled ers os tha. companion onto
the open deck. and felt the night air
In my nnssftls; YET not until then did
my hrsln truly grayp the desperate ma
tgre AZ our situation. The gi.aJn n
the lansetn revealed tl4s sharp Slope of
sase feth, Atsd tbs saEaa NJ wsiGr es~t..E.
tpe fresu rali Nv fasl scarce dasfn feyt
away, the FiJlp az tangled Spefx snd
reyes 10 pert uaicr whsth I snew lay
| dad lsns3cs the anasa,ri helaarkS
ana wrecked Sinali hnst haBaBg
ssrra down frnn a dasit. wiIb q agan .
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