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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1889)
WKST SIIORK. AN OCEAN WAIF. I'AHT I. A Sl.UillT, (illtl.ISM FKH'IIK m--l r.Htl.snly r tin- fiirf Mini ruin drenched lunch just beyond tin- rt :i1h of tin' (inlilni (iali'. Kvi r iiml anon flu- i!iii(uil, iiiiiniiiilfiil uf wind and storm, to giuc out mi tlif Hilary, surging billows. Tlirrc was 11 prayer in In r heart that wan voiced in broken snatch es by tin' quivering, white lips. Hark! A ilull sound like the mil uf far-away thunder mimic mi In r cur. Wililly she pressed to the very water's edge, straining eye ami car, all unheeding tin- white fuiiiii that broke in spray over her feet. house wan Ix'side her now, and a strong hand assisted her to rise. "Oh, Max, save him I save him ! Tis Tom's shin ' I know, and she is signaling for help. There I don't ! you hear it? For heaven's sake Max, if you ever 1 loved in, get out the men and boats." " I will do what I can Mildred, and now you go ! home; this is no place for you." " Never mind almut me, Max, I should die at home; ; hut I entreat you hurry." I A moment only he paused to fold the scarlet shawl alHiut the slender form, and was off on a run. : All was done that could be; but night was fast coming on and the storm momentarily increasing in I violence. Hoat after boat put out only to swamp, and ;T7: Jri' vv'r" i V 'Jin. ' -. ''k- r- . r - --- l I'll IM tllkt lllk A ' -.i , ... ,, rH,,v (t i,K,. ,V SLf l-H Inad Ik tit It ' I V till' Hill. I l.,r.. ll... I . I, , , , -nun i in. in n, r 1 1, ai mill lliiii.t il 1.... L . .. I - i t. " r ""'il'ler. Ilir ltc hand- U U tmhtlv top tlr, r,,(,.lill(, , ,,,,,,,11,.., ,,; Uf-rviVr N'"lP-iuh'a.,..tM,.,:lt, ;r : n.ti. Itsnn to the tlm.U of Ut I,,,,,.,. Hm t,.! Ther..! The ,,.ie fcrt,i. ,ut ,,, r iliotn " n,,v,' MV" ''" Hie tiirl ,ri,d. alud lH rol.v M .lmtMs .V the Marin,. ..f .1 . Tuniiii-e. .1... run t.ml , (tuv,l( llu, , n ....,.,. ,r n.e mumt.1,,1 nill ,M. , XJ lionichl ln r ti the j:muii, ' ' MM.Mrr,l1vy.ml,urt! U t ,, j,, vu T, rom um fiirr mi Ut. ly in tl. lm,w ,'lf M, u J ' am I in I lit i.'ltrr. " viral men narrowly eseaped drowning. MiMn-d, h-vrriiig near, heard an old sailor say : " Heats all llie gales ever I see on the Pnliforiii.i' rmmt.. no Wt kiii live in Hech a sea," and her heart seemed turning ' " Tom, Tom 1" he sobln-d piteously. I he morning Un rose nlmve the calm waters of the '"'Hie. 10) fn,w ij,,,. nt (lu, ,uy t,ii(m.g ring j traniuilly outside the harlmr, would imagine that . the hist few hours they had lashed in fury, and drawn down to death a staunch vessel with its freight i "f "iinmn 1-eings ? N0 sign of the wrvck was visibW ,,ut tl' "hv was strewn with broken tiinl'r '"( 'lead UHlic. vith a twny 1(Hlk ()f l(Hrilir oll lur ; f '-v Mildn'd Mason Unt over eaeh form, only t' '"otinue her drvnry m-areh unsum-ssfully. A sudden
