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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), 16 Apr 1936, p. 3

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thubboay april 1mb ibm the acton fkee pkesb rmjm ufa sirrr ffrpas fthnrt ru below the blue joiin eoott douglas whttej foam creamed abotio the dipping sides of to emma vf jane and burst into misted blue spray as he ffirn on the tug helped biff wullani kl into bis canvascov ered rubber diving suit jasper turned clouded brown eyes away while the other inen slipped the copper breastplate onto his brother the diving tuff was anchor ed outside the straits of juan de puca leading into puget sound washington the blue pacific was turning gray under the promptings oa stiffening saltr breeze which whipped the straits into frothing whitecaps jasper again studied his big brothers tanned cheerful face anxiously dont you think youd better wait for diving he suggested the emmas straining her anchors xu1i it kmt safe down there if we should drag william broke into one of his infec tious laughs wouldn ordinarily jasper but weve had trouble locating the princess borsallno mow that weve anchored above her til go down and get that box of gold and be back here in ten minutes premonition of some disaster would not leave jaeper but he understood his brother desire to make the dive whrzh would end this search for the 50 000 in gold which lay the cabin of the princess bomallna for three days the diving tug had dragged for the ship which had sunk just before reaching the straits the princess borsauna collided with transpacific liner in fog had sunk dot however until all the pa and crew bad safely disembarked in boats with her had vanished shipment of sovooo in gold from the juneau rained of alaska this gold lay supposedly the captains cabin in heavy steel bo the ahlpmrnt of gold had been in sured for us full value the tftuthwesb insurance company therefore had made good the loss to recoup this payment they had hired the keuogtoneway divers incorporated to dive for the gold offering them 4500 for the job and tajooo bonus should they bring up the box of precious metal this had seemed like titii to the little ann which william kellog and the two stoneway brothers had formed at leavt until they learned that the princes orsallna had sunk in 130 feet of water diving at that depth was entirely feas ible if the weather remained good it was the present uncertainty however which troubled jasper oraduailng from the belunglimm high school that year jasper had open ed little signtkeui shop ills heart was not in the work however ha wished to be diver like his elder brother william had proved obdurate in refusing to let him join the flrra infantile borolystt had left jasper lame utad rather frail william was not tailng chances with his brother health at work which lw believed required throng inen like lilmsclf and his two brawny partner homer stonetaay luuuuotne blond giant lifted the laavy copper jielmet onto the copper breastplate twisting it onequarter of turn to fasten it illue eyes sparkled through the glass lace plate at william mlled at his brothers duoonsolate countenance jasper tried to gmllo back but doubt in the back or his mind made lb very pale grimace theodore stoneway the youngit part ner who was jaspers height but of more powerful build lifted the telephone transmitter listening for words communication all rlghv brkdy to homer the to helped william to the landing platform bo encumbered was he by hu 250pound oiving suit and his leadensoled allocs williams he fiotd of them that lie could scarcely have walked alone above water theodore stoneuay pushed lever the wlnchea creaked and william was raised on his landing platform which homer swung over the side of the tug again the winches rumbled and groaned and the diver dropped swiftly toward the undulating gray surf only swirl of spray marking his pausage as the descending line rip pled through the water when ninety fcel of the landing platform line had been paid out theo dore pulled up his lever the winched ceased shuddering the tug and homer uiwl theodore turned to the descending re they paid out until 130 cot had sped over tho side the latter wearing the telephone receivers had call the divers voice rcanhid him in olurrcd roar on tho bottoml por five minutce there was no sound ac the rash of waves against tho tug the thob of tho pump sending down to will ian air jwhlrh meant his life and the whistling of tho strengthenlnff breece through the rigging do you want to take tho phone jasper asked theodore his brown eyes acknowledged their grtitude as jasper slipped the apparatus over his ears unconsciously licking his dry ups for some moments he heard only the divers labored breathing reached the captains cabin said voice jasper failed to recognise otf ins brothers several moments of silence muffled roar sounded in the tubes and williams breath seemed to come almost hi sobs jaspers face drained of its color what wrong bill eternities dragged by no answer finally strained voice rasped the swells have shifted the boat rm trap ped under something heavy jasper stumbllngly repeated the mes sage kig homer stoneways face whitened to the edge of his taffycolored hair the big fellow exchanged significant glances with theodore they all saw the scene mentally william in the cap tains cabin lof the sunken ship with bed or some other piece of furniture loosened by the shifting of the ship ia the swells pinioning hint down the abrupt jerk of the boat on lia anchors startled the three youths from their paralysis of liiaeclson jasper saw the whltocapd cl higher the brisker wind storm was brewing he interpreted the sioneway brothers thoughts the anchors could not hold for long against the pull of wind and swell ill go declared jasper decisively its my place to take the riskl homer laughed but the sound was not particularly mirthful you have no experience at that depth jasper he said bluntly til liave to get bill outl hb face twitched bub jasper could form no words as homer dragged on the heavy bulk jfcj was lowered over the tilde and presently the others receiv ed ills word on deckl suddenly theodore stifftjied hid face growing ashen homer cant do thlngl he said to jasper somethings edged itself against tho olnglo door of the captains cabin ho cant either push or pry it open homers coming up tell bui hell have to free himself he cant come up cried jasper his voice vibrant with agony bill is helpless know but its two uvea if homer doesn come up one otherwise seeing jospervi incredulous expression theo dore added sharply v3ant you see the anchors uont hold the minutes oc most it was too ghastly too unreal lew minutes before japer had watched his brothers infectious umlle tlie crinkle of his blue eyes when he smiled ho wouli never sec william rmllc affnln the lad fought down on hysterical impulse ta scream it had always been just the tuo of them since their father and mother had paused auay jiars before prayer trembled on his lips prayer scotts scrap800k ty scott bgowco blrsfluc pq0fel0u is compluld mmocf euflpxlv to wur xu0 mlxic0 loo ailxt aft wo wo tmdtx haplv ooo cpfxitl amd mou ab txloup uk hooriu amnntca kl04f oh dop ucqmku ujtx of cwtilkmp paicyf autuoh ju0qu m0 fettllual hkt ov mx otuodov uewttv ma htuciclli lkadcr ov vtooqooo ptoplk omlt thai ood would give him strength to do something to come to some decision homer rose through the waves with out the usual period of slow stages to decooapress so that the pressure would ot give him diverts bends theodore had not dared risk decom pressing his brother on the way up lest the uicho fhn break he was rushed into the steel decompression tank and the doors shut behind him jaspers recollection of what william hod once said in teaching his sunday school class suddenly clarified his whirl ing thoughts steadied them tm going downl declared jasper youre madt snapped theodore wha6 could you do if homer couldnt pry open the jammed door victory in the mind and not the body jasper said quietly something like anger flashlng la his brown eyes neither you nor homer bellevo its possible to get bill out believe can somehow free him and willi something in his manner commanded obedience theodore helped him with the breastplate his hands shaking one of the men lifted on the copper helmet moment later he was whhoked over time side and cold water closed over his head when the landing platform finally stopped at ninety feet ho no longer anything although ho felt the pull of current and swells onuhls suit ho stop ped off tfre platform and the rope drop ped him swiftly through the cold wet night of the ocean finally his feet came to rent on something solid with tho dimness of unreality he saw the ghostly outline of something black the ship magnified out of all proportion by us vision piste on deckl he shouted and received an answering coll from above ho had studied the plan of tho ship with william and knew tho dneatlmv of bow and stern ho found tho rail and tclt hki way aft to tho stairs lead ing to the bridge and tho captain cabin rf hu round the captains door and lcan contlnued on pago bbt tea is 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