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p v 7r- f j 7- cv 1 luhuhbdat april 7 1932 v- a the acton free press page stye jflw jtjkfbb mtyiirt forg the wreck of the estportl ofiorge ethelbert 1 rtjce maclean groaned when he heard the c of the tol on toe- bottom although he h4 done everythlngpos imifr- vr n rtl ttdrfrand wind had mocked him ene westport hid run on bocky poffit 3hoalta the squall and unless he could get her off before she wold- he a total loss the disaster was so appalling and jso ing oysters he had purchased it with the money that brace nad jd him for tals share in the sloop i thought i wnn the ttflmirniijr ii lln youd pull her off with the blue nose robert- turned swiftly and looked at his former partner ohryou did eh he sniffed you thought- rd help you out when yon got in trouble you did not need me before but now he unexpected that for a- few moments paused arid t added- in drawl well i must say youve got nerve after whats happened you thought id forget everything and help you the two glared at each other m angry resentment all the old rancor returning to poison their minds bruce was the first to speak he pushed his dory up to the dock and leaped ashore no i didnt expect youd help me he snap ped out i was an idiot to ask you he started up the pier jafter the sloop struckttoer young owner was dumb with amazement not a cent of insurance- on her or the cargo he muttered after recover- ing irvatt the shock it will ruin me its the fist straw i it seemed to him in that moment of bitterness that fate had been hard and he was inclined to t7rrxt just the fractlon- of atninute he seemed to lose faith in everything it isnt falrl he added passionately i didnt deserve th45tjwnere are you going demanded god why did you let it happen im beaten ruined i the sloop still was upright on its keel but with the falling tide she would begin to list to one side and then the waves would hatter her mercilessly until mous snake and shot over the stem of the blue nose jean suspecting somq- thing wrong had turned at that moment to investigate- the jjope end struct- her squarely in jhe back when- she leaned over the stern witth allttlex ciy of pain she toppled forward and fell in the surging water phe boys knew that she- was a good shimmer and under ordinary condi tions she could save herself but that vicious blow alarmed them if it had knocked her unconscious even for only a few moments she would not he able to swim a stroke bruce i bruce l yelled robert desperately help hefc sheul drown he was- still a dozen boat lengths behind but he applied ihlmaelf to the oars with all the strengths he p bni w yaj utuiei fc weakened planks would yield under the strain and let in the surging water hockyolnt shoal was the worst place along the coast and ships that went aground onllsrareiysaadhe blue seas again after his first reaction to the disaster bruce made a thorough examination of the hull and was re lievedto find that no water was coming in perhaps the wound was not yet fatal the rocks had not punctured the planking if i had a tug to- pull her off be fore the tide falls i might save her7 was his conclusion action of portsmouth tht only likely place to find a tug it was fifty miles awayadlstance too gxeatvento c sider next his eyes drifted in the direc tion of seaport whose few scattered homes formed a settlement- hardly lm- portant enough to deserve the name of village or town his onevhope lay in seaport bat for a long time he could iiot rlng himself to the point of decid ing i cant do it- he muttered ill let the waves hatter her to pieces first- besides bob deering- would gloat over iny mishap and jeer at me no i cant do itv robert peering owned the only motor boat in seaport powerful enough to haul the westport off the shoal but bruce did not want to ask bis bitterest enemy for help in his great trouble and for a long time he refused even to enter- tain the idjea- hef ought untiltha robert frowning to telephone to portsmouth for tug was the crisp answer if will be too late before a tag can- get here shell go to pieces tell me something i dqtft know was the surly reply robert followed up the pier bis face working his eyes flashing janally drawing in a deep breath he said til help you tout i shouldnt you deserve all thats coming to you- ill haul her off with the motor boat and- then vno- thank you- came thp curt rer ply id let the sloop slnkv before rd ask a favor of you oh you would well you did ask it remember that yes drawled bruce now thoroughly enraged that he had humiliated him self andfae l we all do crazy it could be done inuv- he glanced seaward inthe dlr- things once in awhile i sure and i was crazy for making that all depended on him he rowed as never before in his life the white face of jean as she disappeared in the water urglrig jifan on if she drowned the blame would always rest heavily upon his conscience for it was his foolish quarrel with he brother that had brought about the accident if he had accepted roberts offer even though made h a surly half grudging mood jean never would have come out to the shoal alone ln the blue nose he groaned as he uttered a prayer for help va prayer uttered so fervently could not go unanswered bruce was ready to do his pant and not leave it all to god the moment his dory bumped again the side of the motor boat he dropped his oars and jumped to ms leer even while his eyes were searching the depths of the water below he was rip ping off his coat something black caught his eyes it was a huge fish swimming around lazily was it n shark sometimes offshore sharks had been foun iut nut o t the sight bauoonlnb iso years ago of the creature would ordinarily have caused him to- hesitate but at that moment something white floated within his vision wlhout hesitation he dove and when his hands clutched jeans dress he clutched at it and kicked violently at the shark with both feet whether it was a maneating shark or one of the harm- jess species he never knew for- when he came to the surface with his jimp burden robert hadreached the scene and was ready to help him a few moments later limp and be- be lias ben after fo so long jaulng- to show a slight list of the sloop then in a sort of panic lie stifled bis pride jumped into the doryandbegarrpubingfratltieahy for the- shore he can any more than probably bujt i mu ask him is probably no bitterer the offer brucocontlnuedhls way up-the- pier- consciousnesspthict they had hardly there is probably no bitterer feud than one that springsup between part ners- in a business when they have a falling out and separate bruce macllean and robert deering had been joint owners of- the westportrad shared expenses and profits in sailing her up and down the coast until a difference betweenthem lliat caused a bitter quarrel in- the end they had separated bruce buying roberts in terest in the sloop with borrowed money dont get lost bruce buy a com pass better take along a kitten for a mascot look to your top sl ts drag ging ship ahoy little boy or youll runiaground bruce recalled these and similar words that had followed him as he sailed out of portsmouth with his cargo they stung him to resentment he half turned his dory to row back to the sloop but the perilous position on the shoal once more overcame hfe pride he rowed readily ancj d6ggedlyihe rest of the way if he was going to humill- ate himself before his enemy ho would wait until the critical moment and havo it over at once he would not think of it in advance he was not therefore aware of two flfcpairs of eyes watching him from the small pier until he bumped into it and turned to glance up a mockhig voice hailed him wheres your ship capn iiost her it was robert deering and for a moment bruce felt his resolution waver ing but as he glanced sideways and saw jehn7roberfs slstor watching him with troubled eyes he gained courage jean had done everything to prevent a break between the boys but she had received the usual reward accorded to peacemakers bob ive had an accident bruce blurted out have you was the sneering retort t ran- into a squall pff rocky point shoal and the westpbrts aground what aground where not on the shoal bruce nddded flushing deeply as he did so for he knew that the accident would seem like a reflection upon his seamanship robert gave a low whistle of surprise and jglanced in the dlrer- tipn of the shool a gleam of triumph came into his eyes helaughed rather disagreeably you must have been asleep or mighty careless well whatre you going to do about lt j bruce glanced in the direction of tne the powerful motor boat to the telephone booth and shut out further argument by slamming the door behind him he had portsmouth in a few seconds and disappointment settled down on his face there was not atug available for many hours it was doubtful if one could arrive before the following day when he emerged from the booth robert deering was standing some dis tance away he gave his old partner a swift glance and seemed to read his disappointment in his eyes bruce tried to appear unconcerned he walked to an upturned barrel and sat down he would not give his enemy the satisfac tion of knowing how ibitterly he felt he smiled and glanced in the direction qfportsmouthras though he expected help from there any moment robert followed his gaze and frowned he had offered to help and his offer had been rejected what more could fieoo he glanced in the direction of the sloop nn tbp shoat rn tilnp- month of the harbor suddenly he shaded his eyes with one hand and squinted there was a black dot an the water with a trail of foam behind it- robert turned and looked for his motor wat it was gonel say wheres jean of no one in particular when bruce did not deign to answer robert added ahes out there in the draggled but smiling faintly jean lay on the deck and looked from one to the other of her two rescuers they had been so intent upon restoring her to horac wa famous wjt of the eighteenth century wrote amusingly about balloons in 1784 in one letter he tells of vincent iiunardl whp ascended that year from iiondon so far from respecting him as a jason i was very angry with him he had full right to venture- his own neck but none to risk thepoorcat iiunardl had taken with hhn a dog a cat and a pigeon they all landed iri safety but walpole in the year before wrote in an unconsciously prophetic moodi ii hope these new mechanic meteors will prove onlyphiythlhgsfor the learn ed and the idle and not be converted silts diary by ross parqtjflab piiaaythey wias la trainp cumtq the dore today and ast- pa wood he givehlm anlcte for a sanwltch but pa told him he sed j i dont care jfor a sanwltch now i just got threw eating my dinner so i do not care for no san- witches saterday mr stark ast me wood i hall in his coal frum the st to xne seller for 2 bits they was about 4 tuns of it by the way it- looked so i sed to him i wood like to have the r- job but they are so taenny men unemptoyedhbw tftat 1- wood feel like a kunk if i shud take suchy job awdy frum thenu v sunday i et to peaces of devils fud cake afteg dinner today and ant emmy told me they was just to more nales in my coffing and i sed tc- her well ant emmy how wood you like to drive a cupple more nales in my coffing but x gess she dlddent understand me at lease she dihdent do so china he mundjf thelma crude was here to- miument to take to passengers ar- day witch has just maryed a fella and rjyed on brandsahds the vulture cap- human race as is so often the case of refinements or discoveries in science the wicked wit of man always studies to apply the result of talents to enslaving destroying or cheating his fellow crea tures and walpole amused himself by fancying the change that would be made in i the world toy the substitution of bal- loonst for shlpg i supposed bur seaports to become deserted vulages and salisbury plain newmarket heath arid ail downs aris ing into dockyards fofcertej vessel8fli i but to come to my shiphews j the good balloon daedelus captain wingate will fly in a few days for will stop at the top of the ma acused her of marrying her husbend just becuz he was so good looking but thelma sed i dlddent mary til just becuz he was good looking he can also play the saxafone warfderfully tuesdaytant emmy was a reading about the strike in the cold mines down in pencilvania- an she sed she dldent blame the men for strikeing if they woodent keep them warm but she dlddent see why the men who owns the cold mines dont try to hire some of the asia miners we read so mutch about wensday ma had a letter frum her sister which sed tjnkel nute had gone to his ever lasting rest she thinks he is ded but pa told me he flhot nfteby he had at last landed that paliticle job given earfi other a thought well she brocnedsoftiy i owe my life to both of you i suppose but rm not sure that im a bit grateful unless she paused and smiled wlsuully from one to the other unless she resumed softly its cured you two of this silly quarrel the boys looked at her responding with nods then they turned and gazed at each other which one made the first advance jean never knew it did not matter for they were shaking hands and declaring eternal friendship again and jean with a happy sigh closed her eyes when down there- she murmured pointing to the dark water i was just thirsday ma lecksured mose taylor about provideing for the future wile he was cleaning- up are- yd today and when he left he stolea bill frmrfout of mas focket tootjk ahdwent right down and put it into the blldlng lone i gess he nose how to take advise- bioe nose that robert was going to use for dredg- blue nose whats she doing bruce glanced in the direction of his sloop and suddenly came to his feet with a jump jean had taken the motor boat while the boys were quarreling and gone out to the wreck she wasan accomplished sailor and knew how to handle anything that carried sails o used a motor bruce smiled as he made his way to the dory and jumped in jean had cut the gordlarkknot by going to the assistance of the westport while they two quarreled what a brave girl she was she had interest in the motor boat and she had jjie right to use it occasionally he rowed vigorously anxious to get back to the sloop and help jean he could accept the favor from her if not from her brother long before either one of the dories came within speaking distance jean had thrown a line to the sloop and was hauling away with the motor boat chug glng frantically against the pull bruce srnilcd to himself again the girl would have the off the shoal even before he reached her side a shout from the dory in the rear made him look up both were approach ing the shoal now and robert was hail ing his sister jean jean he shauted bruce frowned was her brother going to order to stop well if he did jean your lines fouled cried robert cupping his mouthy with both hands look out jean apparently unconscious of any thing wropg and not understanding her brothers shout of warning gayly waved a hand to him as if anxious to pull the sloop off before either rower ar rived she gave the motor more gas the engine roared- and rumbled the propeller whirred and sent up a sea of foam look out jelled robert frantically back up jean or the sentence was never finished the extra pull on the rope whipped it side ways and half cut in two by chafing on the sharp edge of a submerged rock it suddenly parted with a loud crack one end whipped back toward the west- port the other curled up like a venw er wee bit coni6us7e1n6ughtri pray to askgod for something and now hes answered it neither bruce nor robert asked her what her prayer was but they knew it was not a selfish one with a feeling qtgrent hap th tnmert to the westport which was easily rescued with the combined help of the partners feiirfan balm is a true elixir of youth refreshes and rejuvenates adds a youthful charm to the complexion softr ens and beautifies the skin makes hands flawlessly white indispensable to th woman who appreciates sudtledistinc- tion- 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entire event later a purse was taken up for the volunteers and a silver cigarette case presented to second officer knight a telegrttm wap also sent to e w beatty chairman and president of the canadian pacific railway company commending the rescue work the upper picture shows the crew of the reindeer with captain rothwell and second officer knight in uhiform beside captain rothwell is captain featherstone lower picture shows the u 7 brave men who manned the montcalms lifeboat in i seamen j carr h addicott l page h pearce- the foreground are second officer knight and captain j lawry and w hughes boatswain w doyle and rothwell left to right from top are abiebodied i j smytnelamprtrimmer if you expect l sell you must advertise sum