Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-13
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had caught up with me-
-He seems to be signaling" Boz
I,,.-nrstsd sagely- Wonder what -
wants"
what would you want II you weso
in a boa, aground in the lake GYtA
every chance OF going TO pieces In tn
minutes yelled so as to be heard
above the sea Il suppose you would
h. wishing for some poached plover's
esxs on a strip Of toast
They can't expect US to come 6ue
there and get them" he decided. NO
h-osr could live In that sea II would
be suicide TO attempt 10 reach them.
we must do something" Lucille de
c,d.d, with ready sympathy. I'm
verv fond OF the captain. He's been
bringing our supplies for ten yeaqh =
lis tha, the supply boatE Bopp de-
manded
why. yes: certainly.
I'VE must do something at once
Bopp began To run around in busy CIR
cles I'm the sand I'VE must attempt
10 reach the poor devils. Kent. where
is that boat OF yours
Il drew II M on the shore here. right
alongside the dock Why. where Is ity'
Gone. ehT' Bopp shook his head
knowingly. Probably the heavy sea
washed II on
Yes. but no sea ever united the knot
had in her painter around this post
here" Kent would have seen a mys-
I'D tvs tzfn -
upon beIn: pitted against the unknown.
We'll. what are We going to do:
Bopp said helpieSsly. Those poor dev-
lis out there are counting on us. Think
OF being on a vessel loaded with bread.
[ butter. eggs vegetables and meat and
having 1t break up under your Neet
/ What shall we do:'
I'm afraid we won't have time to do
anything" decided. Her back is
broken. Its only a question Of sec
onds now
The people on board realized II too.
| They hastily launched life raft over
the side and scrambled on to it as the
decks crumpled beneath them and be-
came a twisted mass OF timbers that
into the waves to become driftwOod.
The raft fortunately had clear red the
wreck In plenty Of time and was now
drifting past our cove toward the main
land. The men on board seemed busy
arranging a sort Of mast and sail made
out Of an oar and couple OF oilsk ins.
When they got that rigged up two Of
them held 1t up while third attempt
ed to steer with u second oar.
They're going to try to land on the|
other point Il the cove" Lucille said.
I'VE must be there to help them when|
they come ashore There are rocksI
about a hundred yards out where theI
raft will strike II 1t isn't driven past
She led of on dog trOt which took
the last tuck out Of me when attempt4
ed to follow. I got there some wayl
however. but minus the power ol
speech.
Don't land herew shouted Lucil}
into the teeth Of the gale. "Dangerou{
rocks"
They discovered the rocks ~ themI
selves almost Immediately and slid oI
from the raft in compact group. UI
der the direction Of Kent, who had real
q book about 1t somewhere, we form
ed ourselves into life line by holdin
on to one anothers hands an1 wadinI
out into the surf.
One by one the shipwrecked victim
struggled to us and were passed on u
to the shore. Three were landed
this way, but the fourth failed to ms yt
It could see q head bobbing &p ajI
down q hundred feet away, but inn
moment the head disappeared ALL
gether.
That man can't swim. He's droy
Ing" Lucille shouted. Wont sod
body save himr
"Im get him." immediately volf i.
teered briefly.
You'll be drowned yourself." afIID
protested. HIIh
mo. he woa't" Bopp assured 3II
Monty can swim like turtle. Ty3II
ten seen him In the tank at the III
letic club. Besides. from fastinei
~ full Of air n . life preserver.'
disengaged my hand from
Who was next to me in the linz Vii
struck out for the spot where GkV
last seen the heed just before 1kN
disappeared. HtIl
By Q freak Of luck was In Ill
TvhA kOSlv ernA In tho s,,r%~r~ AW{tvI