The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-31

TONE nov, far a cataract was drum
MINIS upon the aurr.dcek ana th,rr
Was crashing and "a smashing 8r
,'' pl'es ot hoNrs uamg tumbliur
Gown Tho syoW drove hirhrr fpUu
lhe rref iis bow rose until it stood
o' "a sharp incline. and meanwhile
wave after wave gut like "a uruarh
over the stern. which steadily sank
a'yp, Then The dock Tilted drunk
rn'} aut am avalanche of ease goods
Was spilled over the side.
WITH eyes Og terror sam Iglrby
scanned the boiling yNp4nes tHru
which tho barge was drifting. bat
nowhere could Doe catch sight of
Danny Royal re turned 90 shout to
h's pilot, only 90 discover that ht sIsa
was missing and that the steering
sweep was smashed
God He's gone" cried the old
man
koulctta Kirby was tuEEnr az her
fathers arm. She lifted white.
Mortified face 90 his and excl. tm,d.
Danny ] saw him gor
Her fathers dead Taco was t,yitgb.
ing he nodded silently. Then he
pointed at th" cataract toward which
they were being carried, Ito opened
ms lips 10 say hing. but one OF
Inc ercw came running back. shout
mE hoorsely and wayius hB arms.
We.w going over" the fellow
cIamorri. Well all be droWuedr
Kirby fellcd him with blow from
h's artificial hand. then. when tho
man scrambled 20 his feet. his cn.
ployer ordered
Got husy' 10 what YOU cam
For himself he took Royals sweep
and struggled with b.. But no was
woefulIy ignorant OF how 10 apply
his strength and had only the faint.
ea' idea what ho ought 10 DO.
Meanwhile the thunder OF tho
White Horse steadily increased
Having brought the last OF the
Courtcau boats thru Tho canyon.
Po'eon porct pilotsd the little fiotlIla
across to the town or White Horse
and there collected his money. while
Pierce Phillips and the other men
pitched camp
porot had approached. IN company
with The Countess Courtsau.
"Hollo" The French CANADIAN
broke in. "Dyrc comes dat bceF
barge
out from the lower end OF tho
gorge the Kirby craft had emerged.
L was plungiug along with explo.
s'ons OF white foam from beneath
10 bow and with It's sweeps risinE
aud falling rhythmically
Soon the helpless scow was abreast
Of the cncampmcnt. and in spite OF
the fUntiC efforts N her crew 10
propcl her shorrward she driftrd mo.
mentnriIy closer TO the cataract be-.
low
Immediate above the White Horse
the current gathers itself Tor the
final plunge. and altho, AZ tho last
moment. the Rouletta seemed about
10 sttalghten herself out and take
the rapids head on. some maliEu in
nucucs checked her swing and shs
lunsed over quarterinEly 10 The tor
rent
a roar issued from the thrnats OF
the bcholders, the craft renppcarcd.
ard then. a moment later. was hair
hidden again IN tho smother
'Poloou bort had gone into action
ero this Having satisfied himself
that some OF the Roulctta's crew &c.
mained alive, he cast loose the
painter Of the nearest Hktff aud called
TO Phillips. who was standing close
By
Come on We goln' get dose
peopler
There came a breath-taklnE plunge
during which the rescuJuE sldff and
rs crew were hidden from the view
OF those on shore; out into sigh, they
lunged again and. Ia a cloud OF spray.
went galIoping thru the stampedinE
waves, Al risk 81 capsizing they
turned around and. battling furiousiy
against the current. we're swept
down. stern first. upon tho stranded
barge DOret's face was turned back
over his shoulder. he was measuring
I distance gauging with practlsed ego
the whims and vaEarics Of the tun
bling torrent; when he flung himself
upon tho oars Pierce Phillips felt his
own strength completely dwarfed by
that Of the big pilot Poleon's hands
inclosed hia in n visclike grasp: nc
welded the sweeps as II they were
reeds. and with them he welded
/ Phillips
Two people only were left upon
the Rouletta. that sidowisc plunge
having carried the crew away. once
again Sam Kirby's artificial hand had
I proved It's usefulness. and without
It's aid Il Is doubtful II either no or
his daughter could have wlthstood
the deuge. For n second time he
/ had sunk that sharp steel hook into
the solid wood and had managed b.
/ virtue Of that advantage 10 save him.
self and his girl Both OF them were
/ half drowned. they were well-nigh
I frozen, too: now. however, finding
themselves in temporary security.
! Kirby had preached one OF tho few
| remaining cases OF bottled goods. As
the rowboat came close It's occupants
saw him press n drink upon his
daughter, then gulp one himself
II was impossible either 20 lay the
skiff alongside the wreck with any
degree Of care or told her there; as
a matter OF fact. the two hulls col.
lided with a crash. Kid Bridges oar