The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-01-27

1sspehc~ | ceaia wsrsge. TNat sks~e
waters we're fur HaG ssAe very faes VI
dfsaKhs xgFe ard fesxnsbess, tsrrstAv and
sso~, did NC ~ s4ae~ s~kse Aa&sa 1Bch
my hAar.
Practically I spFang fev the aEtrAn~e
On the cosst TIE HsoT III the cave W1s
ssopaEg and lEas sau~ dpeg~hssi s~tsi,
" ~ I adsSnesa. sooa I was hc4ssisr.
lag 10 NJ knees. ard "a the insslent q
great wave rnsssd. In. drenehlRx me TO
ths wAass. daxifs ms wssh sfs spray
and RpsoaF. and driviax use baex 10
the far cad OF the cave
Win q dreadful haitow seeking
seand the surge retrsatsd. I stag,
gerrd toward the aryawsy that was
my oaly door TO life. The waisr VIA
sls4prf ESS. &fd swffriy saFsls snSth.
eE fierce inFush u ID. sea that drive
ras back
fed 70 the Gar vfsd u the cave. but
the Srs pursued aa@. Swiftly the va
ter cilnlbcd--lt Gang NEE against the
wall. then dragged me back. |
ciG,chsa Of ths naksa rvck with hieed
ing nngers.
Again, after EsaroxlsIn euriak
which had seeuses. 10 stand q great
way or and lisiea 10 usy o~n shrieks,
there came to 10. . inofneat ~ calm.
knew that my ere tsne0os thread
~ hope lay 10 launching myself Into
that Wild teea that vas tearing
rhranrh tha cove ! &as nns "A .truBE
swtaimsr. but henyant oBe, | migt,
1nd refuge on same halt submerged
rork GA the shores III the cuvr--st
s..ast 1 sS.a.slaa perish In ,slss ssssss.s In
the sunlight. not trapped like dee
ssrais rat. And ! began TO nght my
way toward the opening
ADD then dreadful vision flashed
across my bIlnd, weighted down INV
feet Ike lead, choksd back even the
cry FROM nay frOf~n lips. sharks
The black cutting IN. the iIvid belly.
the dreadful isSs opening 40, no.
'SsSr5. A,l<;t.ss nEssss rsrstaz, Ma, gssxe,'
einhyac~ ~ the watprs~tf Indeed the
sharks did NOT come into the cave
And then | thiak went quite mad,
! wfn-tnhsr trying 30 eiIInh Hp TO the
ledge shien. hSas bsstl!ss aStssn ,s~s
above. Afierward my poar hands
showed how desperately And | re
JnerR.hes thai .Dlaes ! siips.A sst AeH;
clear under. ard how checked and
strangled In the salt water, For my
w"a'h ~ss always ep-n. screaming
scrvaia.ng continually,
And when | saw the boat nehtinx It's
Way inch by Inch into the cave | MAS
sure ttlat II @ss u !sss.an. eRd slhai
oniy my own Wild h-seechnk O: him
10 save me had lnaie the face Of I,u-
.r7tr' -truw ur'rr -rtr-r nv rtrtug vrrs
pugald SHAY was stlll msnding ~"
boar on The shnF~ ~ the cove, and
this Mas y mgtklng phantom
only the warm human clasp ot the
arms that drew m. tato tho beat
msae me hslie,e In him
The bost hobhed quietly In the eddy
~ the far end IT the cave. while a wet.
sohhng choking heap ciurg 20 I'm.
snld Shaw eIusped him about the
neck and would not let him go for
fear that should find myself alone
again. perlshihg IN the dark water, My
head was oa bis breast, and be was
pressing hack my We, hair With strong
and sender hands.
WHAT vas this h. WAS xayingf My
lsSSic, my little little lassle I"
And no less Incredible than this I,
was 10 feet his cheek pressed, very
sentiy, against my hair.
After little my s"lfcontroi came
back 70 me ! stoIfed my sehsciess
childish crying. lifted my head and
tried 20 speak could emily whisper,
You came. YOU came "
''uf course came /" he said husk.
n.y. There. donl ,rrnhl~ so--yon are
safe safe in my arms =
After Nhlic he lifted me into The
stern and began 70 vancouver the beat
out ~ The cave | suppose AT another
tin- ! should have rallied The peril
" IL. The rerre flow through the
etchNsy gll Ia, swsmped Us, the cr.
relt Threatened TO hari as against the
rocks. ha; feit M fear Ne had
come to save me, and he would All
az ppc~ the dreadful shadow VI the
cavern Mas Jeff behind. and tt~ sur.
s4ggrc ~ygit,titsf-ssa uit Gifted ftrtx ifSr
y drsnghy II vine lay hu5dled IN
the stern NY ehrrs urn my hand,
a~ te rpeed >Ntfty across the cove and
drove We Dout aa,oa TIE beach
Lyrr2ma.y tu Captain MaspuS uas
aS@o,hyd N,y uc.9a.ag Cru~oe.
CtJSs nus to Ns8 srvrr w~rnt~S
ot my Uaa&sr sac a e{>e ii,tis doS,
w'Wa I @uogri ISIS saln.uisjabs W. hsd
ROT boue Az Hast rs uara slness and
yrr,thie1 nst.E2 Bad sot no no'ice
Np,e NJ gNr the >aaAW8n. worried
D. BIS lrt.u8lss- hal eF.ierpd him
away Thee at'se b5s poy0 ape
B,nd ,hrn' sjes q ieaNi. Ne lad
tbnvu his 'os a >Fo,r - tive anf.
msl lus@tt} Ggaoe da~4ea r tlfa
.o--Ss hagSH4 apd etylaS tA eager.