The spectator., 1921-04-01
WHEN TIDES LIFT
Ey w. BERT FOSTER.

closely; for he seq, Il fckle mistress. holds the island in an embrace which is today careS>ng. bul may tomorrow he ;,S The clutch If q raVcning beast. la the spring and Gall. when the heavy tides bring n their burden ot rock weed and olIrr deep >ca vegetation, r.rn from 'l> roofs hy the ground swell, fh. WindioWs east up along the shores must needs be secured L" feed Ihe sterile farms
 "Shorr righl~" are jeaiou>iS guarded then. fer he weed. together with the shackleti>h from thr traps. constitutes tbt islands main supply ot fertilizer. When The pr"prletor> of these tide oater priyiie@cS hSe staeked such Wce,i a- jheA heed for the year, ihetr les. furrG.aJc HcighborS a1r allowed to X,-an a~ they may am"hS th" rocks and along lhe stretches of beach. And il gsiit,i Atr:ttu Fiddle nightly to he cla>>ed With He cleaners.
 The Eiasp Pjaer hud fallen le him heavily molt@aeed, however. and Wlen he sold ,ac .'hnme lot 10 AnSon Sprast.- lh.. shore rights Wrm with 1t.
 Ii is ii' tof ou'= man h e"il>tder ith- nthel, -.mckN" when hr himself mas been unfortunate but Ahrdm.~ feeling had hcen passive until tfr day he -JW An~op waking ahouj thc. old ,amu Niih Relic.
 Aud >e thrau, ~urc and hcnri>irk, uehi h.s NAY. and m longer fingered st ,!p church door for Belle an Sun day evenings. or drove a r"nhdah"nl way to th,. harhor fur the ,acr ot pass ing her fathers ioor.
 H> gloomy eyes noted thc tide lift ing among tir rocks, heavy Nuh ft~ tnfdcu ol brown and -rreu weeds. lie unrnrd hi~ team al lbe lu"l of tlie hlar. aud then. with In lori> in his hand. Waded into fhe walcf and began ,u draw lhe green masses of weed ashore
 Suddenly the raillc nt au"i her W34nu snott- upo, his caf>. He @laneed swift fy npWar3. h see AnSon'S span of graNS coming oNcr lhe hlua.
 "Hullo, Abe " yelled Anson Got ahead of me didnt ye: Abram grunted and lifted ! huge forkful "f dripping weed into his caf1.
 Abram kept ai his 0'rk fever ishly. He feared fo speak He de- sired fo gel his load and drlar,.
 Then hoSse> n Suurr d"nt draw much dn they:" shouted A.son. Belle said to me >hc didn't think ye MAS doiI' a~ well aS roulRon.
 Ahram dropped the reh- and turned on him in T rage thal Smother"d in his eyes and whitened his lips.
 ''Sa You and she discuss me atWe"n ye. do Hct Ainl Ne s"l nathin better Ia do:'
 .Oh. yonm mad this morning Ahie." Ther. was q hot mi~I in .Nbram > eyes. Through il he saw thr icering face of th. man he hnted and at this l hr struck. Then .Ahram delivered | mighty HoW and lis antagonist went down
 Anson fell llal upon his back. his 1 head tuming in contact with Il stone. 4 single gasp. and-he rli'l nul move again.
 A1fan. unsotieu+d by lhe >isht. turned away. Hc picked lip h> reinS and .hirrupeG to the horses.
 He rode ui past th- Allen house with ] his head ou hi> breast nol noticing the sir who watched him rom the 1 window lie Ws> throwing oit the l asr weed in tte barnyard when Uncle KozzI- purfed into view. l 'la> Whal. been trIliu' em :" wheezea lhe old mau Another slice of il gone Some a you hoNN II have t wreck nSer there yit." \hram looked 1 al him dully. More of The hlnfr gone Ic>' seen il myself
 The bun' caved ag@iuf" gasped 1 .Abram. "Whtrct" Abram Shric&rd aloud. aud, leaping l from lhe carl, Selzcd the first impir. nrui to lis Eand-a shovel aud start eA Tor the shore tnele kozZie wal alched him breaihles>iN
 Wal, th dern fool he -iHenlatel ag ia>l
 Abraip plunged down thc side of the biuff. his heavy boots blowing deep l furruwS through The ctlS uncr npon the beach lie. began to dia madlN into | the heap
 What in tarualiou Ne dniu' thrre Ahe-burrerin' like a yr"und.haust
 "Anson--he's under there"
 ''Gil aoal He ain't mt;,er.
 He iN. | tell you. Alien' See his team along yohderf He Vas draWin' Weed this mornin'.'
 "Na.as. | know. Al, he Jeff 1hin-> al siSe- au' ~eyeu>. Tout a~ uS'al He fc!! an hit bis head he said. an @ol me ter ,iraW weed for ham Inc rest e the day. seea him u->lrrtiu' "1 fot The harhur halt ah hour ago, Jim
 niry laau, What.> the malter o Set"
 He he atn'i deadf" whispered Ahran.
 "Nol very. iU you look some a>