The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-07

top of n of the Douvres pinnacles
He assembled the pinnacle by means O.
a knOtted cord; every time he made
his way up or down he risked his life
but there his bed must be, for tim,
was everything. And for weeks ht
lived on the DOuvres rocks at his wOrh
work that demanded the knowledge
or q sailor, a carpenter, an engineer
q blacksmith.
Incredible toll! To repair pulley
blocks and construct hoisting tackle
to rcshape broken .i0ists and make old
sails into Irvine; to cut iron bars into
flies 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 a fresh supply; so he
gathered the tiny sheilfsh from the
rocks and hunted the crabs which ran
In and out Of crevices.
One day he pursued a crab into q
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 a
Tightening cord; It's steady persistence
like that of a screw. A second cold
coil wound itself around his body; a
third. a fourth. Il fifth dashed them
selves around him. He could scarcely
breathe.
ed toward him. 1t was the head of
the devil-fish.
Gilliatt had his knife; his left arm
was still frees The monster stretched
out q sixth tehtacle for The free arm
which would mean Gilllatt's sure
death; hut 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
looked into the deeper recesses of the
rave; and found the skeleton of q man.
Around the ribs was a leather belt.
On the belt vas a name: Clubin. At
tached to the belt was n flat, tightly
sealed little iron box. Within the box
were three sheets of paper. Bank OF
England notes of 1000 each; in all,
10000 francs.
But the engines were what he had
come for. He toilcd on, and one eve
,;,,~ b. o,;I,l Int O. CnDnrOn and
tied his Sloop. weighted down with
the DurAndc's engines, TO Lethierry's
wharf. He hummed a plaintive air
which he had once heard Deruchettp
play on her piano.
1t was five years since Gilliatt had
first seen Deruchette. In all that tim"
he had eve spoken to her. He knew
her as men know the morning star. ~
q distance. Once. seeing her with her
uncle, he had dared to pass quite near
lie fanCied that she smiled.
He walked noiselessly now toward
Lethierry's house. He saw above him
The windows of Deruchette's room. IN
the garden h~ saw D~eruchette herself.
A nightingale was singing. The night
in"Npre~Sihly silent.
There was Someon with Deruchctte.
II was = man. the young E~piScOpaiian
curatp whose life. Gilliatt recalled, he
hHd once saved from the high tide OF
the Gfld-ITolm-'Ur rock. The cUrate
had offered him Il sovereign, which Gil
HIATT had refused. saying it was no
The curat" had then pressed
him d Bible.
The cur=tr TIA. the beauty of u pulc
bead and face of a pictured angel. He
spoke 4 l&ngu"gc which e'h'ed the
Of Tho Sacred psalms. HI
,pokr now. Deruchctte spoke. TIIciI
speech WAS Of love. They embraced.
IiIliat. stole of in the night.
Lethicrry was transported at the re-
'ovcry Of his wonderful engines. "a
will huild Il hull around them" he said.
4 shall havr 70 borrow, but my credit .
$ good. only for that villain of q i
1uhin-SCc. here is u note from Ran. t
ainr. He gave Clubin for me, h a
10000 francs. equal to what he h
,tol" from me with interest" =
'l'i', saw 'lilitll, dif tIIt tc,pc' n
He handed Lethierry the lit &
Ie iron box with the three 1.00O-franc
L%ethicrry embraced him. You more
h3nwnn!" he exclaimed. "YOu shai' =,
t%.-. bcru"hcttc at once" d
Il ~. ~ not marry Dcruchette." Il
Irtir,lrN insisted. He st0rned. Gil n
i0tl VS. like iron. Lcthierry rev
C.'liatt pller. Gilliatt had
i u.r. l"ruchette and the curatc
.crr jarrrici. They set sail for Eng =
md on ihc packet Cashmere. y
Gilliat; "~">s.d ut low tide or the o.
rones whirr led ~ Gild-Holm-'Ur rocb y
. see the ,'aShrl.-c pass. The tide u
los coming in. bus the Cashmere was
Oming out. She moved slowly III the
ght breeze. The tide crcpt UP on
Id HOlm'Ur. but Gilliatt's eyes were