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THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1907. THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. rt'0 0OOO,600O0,K0fl JOCK 6 By CEORCB A ETHELRCKT WAL3M. A T Copyright, lWfl. by Owir Kthellwrt ? 0 Walnh. 0 11 18 Isn't n dog Ktory, but, come to think of It, llttlo brludl tuonjrrol cur lluuro prettjr y iruimiii"iiiiy ill u, ilWK bwv- tr poaod a n hero, mid I umom he lan't one, I've nt-Mi him run from a bljtuor Host, yelping for di-ar life aud eurllnu tllat tll IwtWt'l'fl uin uki Ilk mi m trldi burying Ha hml lu the sand. i Joric dimply ciiino to ino, and I tol rtd him bwmmn h ahowed no much affection for a forlorn, honnwli.'k tnjfl nr doing: doty.lu a duimit' laad. Jock mid t went everywhere, slept together, ate toBrilit-r auil tramped (lie country Ilk two old outcnat. Hut be wnmi't good for lumb lw than com panion. II wan too lazy to koep wake Ht nliilit to watch out tor dan Kr nnd too bin n eownnl to stnud bo Iweon mo nnd unullii'r iiihu or aulumL . When I w cuIiiiiiIimIoiiihI to lupwt tit new dock nud plor that tbu gov runu'Ut wit imvlug built lu Manila bay Jw'k pud I prepared for iiindry little vCiirlon nloiiK pretty a coaat a any tunu laid eye on, On the flftb dny out from Maulla w reached tb new goveruiucut dock, where boary supplUm for the army were to be lauded for ablpuieut to the lutortor. Tbla waa a largo woodou affair funning COO feet luto tb boy. Tb coutractora bad Jut fttiUhud tbnlr work, and tb govurmueut wa waiting for my Dual report bfor accepting 11 Tb dock waa firmly built of bug pile driven Into tb aoft mud and mud and boitrded up on both aide to kecp tb Bunting debrla from collecting tin ier It Tbr waa an entrance under tb dork at tb extreme and, but on could enter It only at low tide. -..,.It wa a rwy hot day, and aftor making a clou examination of iliu dock' I decided at onou to vat luncb under tbe cool shade of tho mammoth wooden floor and then ink a nap. Jock tuad oo objection to tbla un spoken propcMltlon, but wagged bta tall with Intuttlr appreciation of my plana I pushed tb small, flat bottom ed boat which carried our duy'a sup plla under Ui dork gnd promnled to ojoy myself. Ill tide wa very low, ami I pushed tb boat halfway up tb helvlugslior and left It with anchor thrown ovor tb bow. Jock ate all tho dinner I could not wallow and then patiently snuggled up to my aid and blinked bla ya slwplly. Tb plact wan vury conducive to alumber, and I wna imkhi fast asleep, and Jock waa no better off. Wa tuuat bar slept for hour. I woke wltb a tart and found dnrknee around us. For a few niomeuU 1 was too pus tied to tnnko out my position. I could not ball v that olgat wna uion us, for It had Uen blgh uoou when I lay down to rest This IniproMlon was confirmed by a few atray Itonwa of light Altering through th roof oit my bend. , Jock at first steeply wagged bis tnIL Then, scenting danger, he whlneil nnd aolffed th air. ,1. too, wna tHlnnliig to f el tb prHetic of some evil. When fully nwnk.t nud ineutnl fiicul tles alert, I coiupryhended the dmiKcr f our situation at a glance. The tide bad risen rapidly, nnd th entrunce un der th flocV bad'beja'clused to us. Tb light which had flooded the pise when w wut asleep waa thus shut out, and w wero dnindent upon ft fw feeble rays that ade thelrwa I TIDE TABLE, MARCH march, i8byr High Water. DftteT" A. M. I .PM. h.m. ft. I h.m. ft. Friday 1 1:&0 Saturday ! 1:24 SUNDAY 8 8:00 Monday 4 1:38 Tuesday .r.. .. B 4:19 Wednesday .... 6 8: OR Thursday 7 8:05 Friday 8 7:15 Saturday 8 8:80 SUNDAY 101 :41 8:4 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.4 8.8 8.1 8.2 1:47 8.7 8:28 8.4 8.1 7.4 6.7 6.1 6.0 8.2 6.6 7.2 7.7 i'.o 8.9 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.0 8.4 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.6 7.1 7.7 i'.i 8.6 8.7 8.4 3:14 4:06 6:03 6:18 7.45 9:12 10:22 8. 4111. 15 Monday 11110:4 .7 11:68 Tueaday 1211:87 8 Wednesday ....13 0:85 8.2 12:25 Thuradav 14 1:10 8.5 1:09 1:60 2:30 8:11 Friday 18 1M3 8 Saturday .. ....16 8:17 SUNDAY ... ..17 8:60 8.8 8.6 Monday 18 8:25 8 8:66 Tuesday 18 4:00 Wednesday .. ..20 4:40 Thursday 811 6:87 8.2 7.9 7.8 4:41 5:40 6:60 8:10 9:20 Friday .. 22 6:22 7.8 Saturday 23 7:80 7.2 7.8 7.6 7.8 SUNDAY .. ..t24 8:88 10:12 10:65 11:81 18: OS Monday 26 8:89 Tuaaday ,.,.3110:82 Wednesday .. ..3711:20 Thursday .. ...28 0:06 1:2 8.8 1.7 Friday .. ..'....191 0:40 12:60 Saturday ... ...801 lil! SUNDAY .,.. 8lf ,1:48 8.8 8.1 1:84 1,1:20 Astoria & Columbia R, River R. Co Effaotlv Sunday, September pm 7.00 . 8.10 tM ' I.OJ 10.35 ani 11.40 11 -M 12.0A H'l U.30 a.m iiv: 8- UU 1.10 9- 23 PORTLAND UOBLK RAINIER CLAT8KANIB I Ar ASTORIA Lv. tv.ASTORt Ar. Ar. WARRENTON LV Lv.WARRENTON Ar. Ar. FT. HTKVENH Lv. Lv FTrSKVICNS Ar Ar. WARRENTON Lv. Lv.WARRENTON Ar, Ar. 8KA81DK Lv. 10.0i 1186 a.m. n.m 6.W .10 11.85 11.56 S.8A 8.4ft MA 6.11 11.501 6.IW a.89 S.M 6-40 9.26 7.! P.iu 12.30 .Ul o-m p. ml Wtwi4tltikiflu 'fii WrTNWiaN "Hello, Joekl Wa'r In plcklel" I rxclnlmed..'-: - ,'r-v.-.--f ' '" .lock wagged Id tail and tried to blilfT hut It only endM lu a mourofut whlnn, "Yon llttlo coward," I added iu dis gust. "Yoii'r n bravv on to give a limn moral cournger Hut 1 bad llttl tlu to devot to ujoralliitng or lecturing I knew that tb tid frequently rose to an extreme level, and 1 renieuiber that a series of unusually blgh tldoa bad been run ning Into tb bay. If tli water roa op to a level with, th lower floor of th dock tb sltustlou would becotn vry serious for botb f us. . Now, I'm fresh water man, balling from oue of tb Inland atae where ft I rCaHBD THB SMALL, "XAT UUTrOMKO itoAT vaiaa ruH ihm x. .t poddl of water up to the ankles la considered a lake aud stream three feet deep river of mighty volume. Therefore, 1 confess wltb sham, 1 hadn't learned th gentle art of swim ming. I pushed the boat toward the end of the pier, bumping my bead repeated ly against tb boards overhead. There, ten feet below the aurface, I could see a path of light which showed me where the entrance to our prison waa located. X good diver and swimmer could emli Much It aud come up on th other side. Jock looked dowu and wagged bis tall, Inviting me to dive. It wu dog talk just aa plain as dny. I smiled wi? chagrin cn-J hook ray heai. I wa not a kind to Ho eaatlr. f-"d wnlle I bad a tv minutes of resr i eioausuxl every possible study of tV; situation. 1 pushed around the pile and shook the boards, hoping to And one loose, but the cou tractors bad per formed th'ejr work well. There wu no use calling for help, for there waa no possibility of any one being within five miles of the place. Bo I didn't waste much streugth In that way. There wss only three feet of space between the bout aud the liourds over bend. At the rate Uie tide was rising I should have ueenrly an hour before the climax could be reached. I tried to console myself with the thought that I was safe. The water would force tho boat up towurd the roof, but by lylug down In It we could wait for the turn of the tide. , I took measurements and found that wltb six Incbea of space we could escape If we took care not to rock the boat. . -MARCH7l907r Low Water ' jX M. j P. M. DateT" j h.m. ) ft I b.ml ftT Friday . ..... 1 7 : "l . 6 7To 0 . 1 Saturday 2 8:80 1.2 8:46 0.6 SUNDAY 3 9:12 1.0 9:20 1.1 Monday .. 4 10:00 0.8 10:06 1.7 Tuesday 6 10:56 0.8 10:61 2.4 Wednesday ,. .. 6 12:00 0.9 Wednesday .. .. 6 11:45 8.0 Thursday ,, ... 7 1:16 0:8 Friday 8 1:00 8.6 2:37 0.6 Saturday .. ,.. 9 2:29 4.0 3:49 0.8 SUNDAY 10 3:52 8.3 4:60 -0.2 Monday 11 4:69 8.9 6:40 -0.6 Tuesday .. .,,.12 6:62 2.3 6:23 -0.6 Wednesday ,! ..13 6:40 1.8 7:03 -0.6 Thursday .. ..14 7:22 1.8 7:40 -0.1 Friday 15 7:69 1.0 8:12 0.4 Saturday .. ...16 8:87 0.9 8:45 0.9 SUNDAY .. ...17 9:18 0.9 9:20 1.6 Monday .. 18 10:00 1.0 9:65 8.2 Tuesday 1910:44 1.210:81 2.8 Wednesday., ..20 11:82 1.8 11:13 3.3 Thursday .. ...21 18:29 1.6 Friday 22 0:08 3.8 1:82 1.6 Saturday 13 1:30 4.1 2:40 1.3 SUNDAY 84 8:63 4.0 8:40 1.1 Monday .. .....25 4:03 8.6 4:80 0.8 Tuesday 26 4:66 8.0 6:13 0.8 Wednesday.. ..27 6:37 8.3 5:62 0.4 Thursday .. ...28 -6:15 1.6 6:29 0.4 Friday 89 8:60 1.0 .7:05 0.8 Saturday 80 7:80 ,0.4 7:43 0.7 SUNDAY .. ...81 8:13 0.1 8:88 1.8 9. 1006Paeifla Time. m. sr. IT a. m p. m p,n a. m H.M 9.60 10.45 8.40 i 10.90 8.25 1 9.46 T.40 . 6.10 . . 8.18 6.90 '1.4510.4ft 7.55 6.0ft 2.20 10.95 7.64 5.05 9.16 10.95 7-42 2.00 10.16 7.41 10.14 7 28 10.05 , 7.27 10.05 6.50 4.30 9.80 p.ra p m a.tn- "Dtt The mm 4iand, If the water crept up beyond that point tho boat would be swamped, and I would bave do cbolce other than to sink like a log. Jock might swim around and eventual ly escape, but for m there waa no scape. The thought of such an end sent the cold shivers down my spine. It waa difficult to alt there and wait for the end. I lit my pipe and tried to smoke, but my courage oozed out slowly, and twice th pip went out Then 1 put It way and took another measurement, 1 turned pale with apprehension. The tide bad gained a foot and a half. By Id of the dim light I looked at my watch. The time for high tide waa (till half an hour off, I realised then that my fate wa aealed. The water would reach to ft level wltb the floor of the dock, and I would drown. I tried to picture the scene of the final struggle. In fancy I experienced all the aensatlons of death, Jock must bave been thinking of the same thing, for be suddenly grew nerv ous and excited. lie wblned and whim pered and chased up and down the boat' I tried to grab blm to s title his cries, but be avoided me and finally leaped overboard. That splash In the water brought more alarm to me than anything clue. Jock was deserting me, and, like a drowning man clinging to bla support of straw, I grabbed for the dog tq bout blm back. I miiHt bave leaned beavlly on the side of the boat, for It suddenly tlpi! and rolled straight over, turning turtle so quickly that I was In'the wutcr be fore I could think.' Fortunately I had presence of mind enough to grasp the sides. I clung to this support and gasped for breath. ' I tried In Tain to turn the boat over. It would bave been, a stupendous job In that narrow space for an expert swimmer; for me It waa absolutely Im possible. . The top of tbe boat waa within a few Incites i," the dock overhead, and' I could uot climb upon It 1 simply clung to It and shivered. Jock swam round and around the overturned craft whining and begging me to leave It, but there was no alternative, and I clnng desperately to the allppery bot. torn. The water rose lucb by Inch. First the bottom of tbe boat bumped against the boards overhead; then It waa held firmly In position, and tbe tide climbed higher, marking the rise on tbe aides. When there waa only alx Inches of space lu which to breathe I began to lose all hope. At flrelnchee the lap ping waves frequently slapped the brluy water In my mouth. I craned my bead backward, forcing my mouth and nose as near the boards of tbe roof as possible. Jock was by my side doing tbe eunte. But be took it leaa silently and calm ly, lie spluttered and whined and nado frantic efforts to bore bla nose through tbe obdurate boards. I wa THB BOAT SUDDENLY TIPPKD AKD ROLLED . BTRAIQHT OVKU. fast losing control of my mvscles, for horrible fear was paralyzing my will. Tho frautic terror of tbe drowning man was tatting possession of me. ' Tbe water waa now filling my, mouth and nostrils with every gentle undula tion of the surface. I spluttered and gasped and made more frantic strug gles thun Jock. My senses were deserting me when Jock suddenly slipped from my side and disappeared. My first thought was that the poor dog had succumbed and was dead. Then I , concluded that be had made strike for llfo and lib erty at the final moment This Impression was apparently veri fied a moment later. I beard Jock's bark In the dlstauce. ' The sound was far away and muffled, but It seemed to come from, overhead. lie, had escaped! ; Then the , Impossibility of, It, dawned upon , my mlud. There had been uo time for him to dive under the dock and reach the top of It But, If not, the dog had found a place of security. HI natural, Instinct .had led him,, to some safe, nook, which I had over looked, j i s -..-,. c,-.; - ru,.w ; This i thought possessed me and prought renewed hope to my falling spirit I would follow Jock's lead and then yield to the Inevitable without a murmur." f ';'.. ' ' j But where waa Jock? That puzzled me. I tried to locate bis muffled cry. It sounded so near and yet so distant! Something Impelled me to strike out under the boat with one arm, and my hand eamu in contact wjh something oft "arid" fairy."" ft wnslockT and hud I not heard his conxtant and persistent bark 1 slriuld have concluded he was tranrllni; tojlentb under the boat ; "A SlanV iviti fut (jiilcTity ItftnoTDTihts of great (IniiL-er, or at leant they do sometimes. Mine worked with ilgbt-tiliig-llke rapidly then. I reasoned that I could live where Jock could, and I plunged my bond under the boat and grasped upward for support. I found myself a moment later cling ing to the seat of tho overturned boat wltb my hen'l bumping against tb bottom, . but with more a,uice for breathlnr; tlma 1 h.id enjoyed for some time. It whs toln) d irkJics there, but the air wax fr.H'i nnd Invigorating. Jock was fnr.'li: by my side and whimper!!:',' with ill7ht. I reasoned oat t e explnna.ljii of It In flash. In tur.il ig over so sudden- I IlKACHtU UNDER TH BOAT. ly .the bout had Imprisoned a lot of air, and the rlnlu water bad held It. The bottom and sides of the boat were botb air and water tight Jock had found the place of encaiie either acci dentally or by lustluct. I breathed easier and found my posi tion more comfortable. There was a good six lucb space fur the bead, and I could rent my ellxjws under the seat of tbe Ixmt. It was all a ijuestlon now of whether there was sutllclent air to anpport the two of uu for half uu hour or less. By Mint time. I Judged, the tide would turn, and we could crawl out. The wutcr could not rl up higher under the boat on account of the Im prisoned air. but our iireathlng steadily exhausted the 'oxygen' oC tho bittef aiid added to our 'discomfort. . My nerves grew tense uud Bnappy. and my .senses . beguu to reel. Jock, too, ceased to bark and whine. A great alumber appeared to possess us. How long we had been there I bad no way to Judge, but when my head 'seemed ready to split I could stand It no long er. I must have fresh alr ,, , .'.'..'...-! I ducked my head under the gun wales of the boat and crawled out There was a moment of sputtering and gasping and then a deep breath of fresh air that scut the blood tingling through my whole body. The tide bad turned, and there was apace enough under the dock to live and breathe In comfort I filled my lungs until they ceased their panting. Then, remembering Jock, I reached un der tbe boat and hauled his nearly life less body up to the fresh air. When the tide fell low enough for us to crawl upou the bottom of the boat I fiuug myself at full length on It and rested. Jock spread himself out by my side ready as ever to rest nnd sleep. Later I emu: hied the hlsh level of the tide under the dock and found that the-watcr bad come up to within' half nn inch of the board.;. Xo niau could bnve lived there, nnd had uot Jock found . the fresh nir under the boat ueltuer of "us would be here to testify to tho truthfulness of this tale. But Jock doesn't pose as n hero, and I'm not saying that he Is one", but you must admit I owe my life to him. Given Up te Dl. B. Spiegel 1204 N. Virginia St, Evansvllle, Ind., writes: Tor over five year I wa troubled with kidney and bladder affections which caused me much pain and worry, i lost flesh and waa all run down, and a year ago had to abandon work en tirely. I bad three of the best phy sician who did me no good and I wa practically given up to dl. Foley"! 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