Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-05

He rose, stretched and sauntered
back to his stateroom.
The young man had just taken off
his coat when there came the hur-
ried rush of trampling feet upon the
hurricane deck above. Almost in
stantly he heard a cry of alarm. He
could hear the shuffling of footsteps
and the sound of heavy bodies NOV
ing.
Someone lifted a frightened
shout Help. Help! The call
had come, he thought, from Self
ridge.
Gordon flung open the door of
his room raced along the deck and
took the stairs three ut a time. y
huddle of men swayed and shifted
heavily in front of him.
Even as he ran toward the mass.
Elliot noticed that the only sounGs
were grunts, stentorious breathings,
and the scraping of feet. The at
tackers wanted no publicity. The
attacked was too busy ~, waste
breath in futile cries. He was fight
ing for his life.
Two men, separated from the
crowd, lay on the deck farthe, aft
one was on top of the other. his
fingers clutching the gullet of his
helpless opponent. The agony of
the man underneath found eypres-
sion only in the drumming teeIs
that beat a tattoo on the floor The
spasmodic feet were shod In Oy-
ford tans of an ultra-fashion,hIe
cut. No doubt the owner of the
smart footwear had heen pulled
down as he was escaping to shout
the alarm
Inc runner hurdled the two in
ms stride and plunged straight At
Ine struggling tangle. He caught
Ine man by the shoulders from be-
llhd and flung him back. lie strucl,
iard, smashing blows as he fought
iJs way TO the heart of the melee
~ -Hsted miners with corded
iI4usCIes landed upon his face and
49, strd ana neck. He did not care a
straw for the odds.
ora SUDDEN attack of Elliot had
opoi iieu the pack. The man battling
ala ,r, d uozen was Colby Macdon-
~ me very number of his foes
r,ISi SNeu MN so far from being
rushed overheard or tramnIed ,,o1,r,
his coat and shirt were in 800 III T.,
was bruised and battered and LIaa5
ing from the chest up. Rnt he NO.
sun slugging hard.
They had him pressed to +bo ,,,,
a huge miner. head down bad L4a
arms around the waist Of tba So
man and was trying to throw, biS,
oNerooard. Macdonald Iashed o,,t
ana landed flush upon the hal.
ol man attempting to brain btna
win a billet of wood ua ban,
lnered home short-arm toi,
AGAINST the ear of the giant y,bo 80
sEIns hlm the bear grin.
Ine big miner grunted br+ h,,
on IKE a football tackler. Wiz .
yerk ne raised Macdonald fro,,, -,
IlooF Just as three or four otbars
Iushed him again. The rail go
Nay splintered like kindling 49,
ne &nie scotsman and the man a+ eri,o.
gether 'ne sIde to-
lear and loud rang the voice .,
Ei.Iot' Man overboardu' VI
Inc wheelsman signaIed 70 .L.
slHe room to reverse and hIa,,
S'io,t' or, sharp shrieks of warning
men oVerboaFd-two of 'en,,,
eApiained Elliot in a shout from th =
poat which he was trying to Iowa,.
Inc hrst mate and another 49,
ran TO help him, The three of tbo,,
lowered and manned the boat c.
uon sat in the bow and gave d,rec-
tlons while the other two mt tbair
backs into the stroke.
Across the water came a call for
heIp. I'm sinking-hurry,"
Ihe other man in the river was q
dozen yards from the one in distress
WIN strong. swift. overland strokes
ne shot' through the water.
"All right" he called nresartI,.
I've got him." '''
Ihe oarsman drew alongside III.
swimmer. With one hand Macdon,
aId caught hold of the edge of tbt
poat. The other clutched the res,
cued man by the hair of his head
LOOK out. You're drowninp
MIN" the mate warned.
Am ~ Macdonald glanced wifi
mild interest at the head that haC
oeen unit that moment subm erped
Shows how absent-minded a mar
gets. 1 was thinking about how bt
tired to drown me. I expect"
They dragged the miner aboard
Go ahead. I'll swim down." Mac.
| donald ordered.
Better come aboard" advised
| the mate.
ITO be Continued)
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