The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03

hull Of the Durande-A sea might
come in the night and sweep him away.
He discovered little plateau on the
top Of one Of the Douvres pinnaclss.
He assembled the pinnacle by means of
knotted cord; every time he made
his way up or down he risked his life,
but there his bed must be. for time
was everything. And for weeks he
lived on the Douvres rocks at his work
work that demanded the knowledge
Of sailor, carpenter, an engineer,
blacksmith.
Incredible toll! To repair pulley
blocks and construct hoisting tackle;
to reshape broken joists and make old
sails into Irvine; to cut iron bars into
files and long spikes; to take apart
and stow the paddle wheels, to re-
sharpen hatchets and renew saw teeth
these were but the beginning Of his
preparations.
And more than toll. Part Of the
food which he had brought with him
was washed into the sea, and he dared
not leave the wreck unguarded to sail
to Guernsey for fresh supply; 50 he
gathered the tiny shellfish from the
rocks and hunted the crabs which ran
in and out of crevices.
One day he pursued a crab into a
cave. While peering about, up to his
waist in water, he felt something
rough, cold, Shiny coil itself around his
right arm. Its pressure was like
tightening cord; its steady persistence
like that Of screw. A second cold
coil wound itself around his body; a
third, fourth, a fifth dashed them
selves around him. He could scarcely
breathe.
Suddenly a round Shiny mass dart
ed toward him. 1t was the head of
the devil-fish.
Gilliatt had his knife; his left arm
was still free. The monster stretched
out sixth tentacle for the free arm |;
which would mean Gilliatt's sure
death but with one superb circular
stroke Gilliatt whipped off the Shiny
head. The tentacles relaxed, fell
away; he was dead.
Gilliatt had still to get his crab. He
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cave; and found the skeleton of a man.
Around the ribs was a leather belt.
On the belt was q name: Clubin. At
tached to the belt was a fiat, tightly
sealed little iron box. Within the box
were three sheets Of paper, Bank of
England notes of 1000 each; in all,
$4,000 francs.
| p,1t no
come for. He tOiled on, and one eve
ming he sailed into st. Sampson and
tied his sloop, weighted down with
the Durande's engines, to Lethierry's
wharf. He hummed a plaintive air
which he had once heard Deruchette
play on her piano.
1t was five years since Gillatt had
first seen Deruchette. In all that time
he had never spoken to her. He knew
her as men know the morning star, al
distance. Once, seeing her with hel
uncle, he had dared to pass quite near
He fancied that she smiled.
He walked noiselessly now toward
Lethierry's house. He saw above him
the windows of Deruchette's room. Ir
the garden he saw Deruchette herself
A nightingale was singing. The night
was inexpressibly silent.
There was someone with Deruchette
1t was man, the young Episcopaliar
curate whose life, Gilliatt recalled, HI
, had once saved from the high tide Of
, the Gild-Holm-'Ur rock. The curatt
, had offered him a sovereign, which Gil
liatt had refused. saying it was ne
+ matter. The curate had then pressed
upon him a Bible.
The curate had the beauty of pale
, head and face of a pictured angel. H.
. spoke a language which echced thu
: rhythm of the sacred psalms. HI
spoke now. Deruchette spoke. Thei
speech was of love. They embraced
Gilliatt stole off in the night.
p Lethlerry was transported at the re
covery of his wonderful engines. ="
!. will build hull around Them" he said
y II shall have to borrow, but my credi
is good. Only for that villain of I
j. Clubin-see, here is a note from Ran
taine. He gave Clubin for me, h
:, says, $4,000 francs, equal to what h
= | stole 1rOIH luc Will lutcIcSt.
!. "Here," said Gilliatt. "are the 1900
\ francs" He handed Lethierry the lit
Z tie iron box with the three 1,O0O-fran
|. notes.
@ Lethierry embraced him. "You more
4. than-man |" he exclaimed. "You shall
marry Deruchette at Once!"
D 81 shall not marry Deruchette."
s Lethierry insisted. He stormed. Gil
= liatt was like iron. Lethierry grew
2 redder. Gilliatt paler. Gilliatt hat
his way. Deruchette and the curat
q were married. They set sail for Enc
land on the packet Cashmere.
f Gilliatt crossed at low tide on tn
!. stones which led to Gild-Holm-'Ur roc
: to see the Cashmere pass. The It'd
q was coming in, but the Cashmere wa
o coming out. She moved slowly in tn
! light breeze. I'he tide crept up OF
Gid Holm-'Ur, but Gilliatt's eyes wer
for the Cashmere. The tide crep
| hipher-tO Gilliatt'S knaeS-hut in