New Britain herald., 1925-05-22

Keep her oT couple Of points," cried Fleming in his ear. 'I'ye been thinking took you up in storm like this forty years ago" tue old pilot went on. You were first mate with Michael Williams. Dye remember the time?"
 Aye! Aye!" said old Martin quickly. 'I remember Captain Michael and his shors rig. No naval officer dressed heater than Williams in those days and no better sailor man ever stood q trick at the wheel, And l mind the day you speak of Aye! Aye! And Williams fur mitt was frozen to the wheel spoke when we got up to the light house"
 CLOwLY and doggedly the brigantins held O on her way through the storm. She was making better headway now. Old Martin could not see it, for the snow stuck blind ingly in his face, but Fleming, who knew every yard of the barbor approaches, as- sured him 1t was so. And then, in sud den, Aercer gust of the storm, the uneI' pected happened the iib blew loose with the report of a cannon. For moment 1t streamed across the field of vision like curously discolored handkerchief seen against the driving snow. Next instant the remaining gear parted and it vanished of to leewsrd in the whirl of the storm, while the Maybelle fell violently of her course.
 "We have to run before it now,' called the pilot. Either that or drift ashore. There's cove a mile away where we can lie snug for the night The Maybelle headed shoreward with a rush, her main boom almost manageable in the furious gale. Jagged bits of the precipitous rocky shore could be seen ftfully through the haze of the storm. And, struggling slowly shore ward. was large steamer in the grip of two shreking tugs.
 American steamer--broke her screw hundred miles out-tugs bringing her in for repsirs!" cried the pilot rapidly. ''They cant make the harbor," he added moment later They're heading for the cove now"
 Up from the waist of the brigantine Daniel McRae now made his way aft. Dye seen yon steamer!' he yelled hoarse- ly. wen have to cross her bow; 1t will be . close shave"
 If we do,' said Fleming, we're bound to throw her off her course and she'll go ashore. She can just make 1t if she holds on her course
 Suppose we let her make it." said Mar lin Gorham quietly, brushing his eyes free from snow. There's women and children on that steamer"
 Women first" said the old pilot sharp !y. That's the rule. '
 Aye. Ave-" agreed the first mate gruF- ly. That's sailors rule all right"
 From the haze the approaching steamer loomed nearer, huge, helpless, teeming hive of lives, The three on the brigantine could see the stir their coming had caused. Then old Martin put his helm to port and barely passed under her huge stern
 We couldn't have both made it." said the pilot calmly He shook hands with both the others. Let her go in bow on, Martin he added. Its more shipshape, though we haven't chance fin the world to get ashore
 Old Martin nodded. Then he glanced shoreward at the huge cliffs. which threat. ened to dash the brigantine to puIpwood and her crew out of all semblance to men. After which, unmindful of the cliffs. h, stared again seaward. For a strange thing had happened as he had swung the May. belle from safety to death.
 THE horizon seaward had grown suddenly | clear and distinct. with a rim so low that fl did not in the least surprise him to know that he could see over it. He was gazing over the rim at last. after lifetime of wait. ing Over the rim into what seemed an. other and yet familiar land!
 For his wife was there A=y there, too was bis eldest boy, who had been washed overheard his first voyage as master, And there was Captain Williams and Cborl;s MarteII and Willis. the stevedore, and many another of his old cronies, not forgetting old Thomas Holloway, in whose block sbon he had learned to ream pumps ere tba soa had called him 10 herself. He could svan see the two big dogs that always followed their master about. It was all so unha. Ie'ably wonderful that he called to MrEas and Fleming to see. too.
 Over the rim! he cried hoarsely. stretching ont his hand
 McRae glanced seaward md his eva, grew wide; he pointed to Fleming. and bo,b stared eagerly where Martin had pointed The two had caught each other bv the arms McRae's dark face was transfcurod hv a smile. But Martin gave Do heed Pesrine over the rim into th,s unknown land , wave of joy swept over hsm, so keen. so full of pure delight tha, he had no time fo watch the others. This. then. was the world over the rim! It WAS just as he had though, II might be, only much more wonderful. oh much more wonderful, He was smiling at his boy when the Maybplle struck.
 A crash wild rush of waters. A resstess force that seemed to bury tben beneath tons of dead weight! And ,bs three mon. hrm in the simple faith of ina English speaking world of women frat" went o'or tho rim together.