Show THE A tale of the italian fishing ing fleet by vy okd bibity N th the little cottage on the IT south rn slope of tele tole graph hill nita was re 1 alj 11 PS pea ting man ave e aria beffie in an atrocious litho graah grai h of the madonna the fog horn had hid been glow ling all morning afa aili 1 her father and her lover were ou out t with the fisi fisl ng fleet for every ave ehe she offered up for louis the lover she offered two for her father the madlone every one connected with the fibbing industry industry in san francisco knew the ud and his advice was the law of the fishermen even those who hid bad his disfavor at times bow bore him no ill III will for the heart of that gentle gray haired giant was as soft as his biceps were hard nita loved him as only a petted but un spoiled child could even louis was not half so dear to her as the father her method of just at that time louis and the Ia drone were greatly in III need of prayer or perhaps more material as el si stance A tug tugboat boat certainly ceita steam ins ing much faster than the halt speed by law for vessels in the fog had bad made matchan out of their little boat lou lous s and the plunged almost simultaneously into the cold water just in time to avoid be as ng ent entangled in the debris the tug may or may not hive have returned to invests gate the damage at aej an rate it d d not find louis or the who left floundering in the sea boots off louis called the pid pad rone roue almost cheerily N a 0 must swim till we leach the islands or till the fog lifts ile nv wanted anted to beep keep the younge r man from realizing how hopeless was their condition in a short time they divested themselves of their boots ind their kitei clothing for they were both good swimmers this way the Far farallones allones are tl ti s way follow close but save your strength said the he was complete lost but there vol umes of confidence and hope in his voice volee the men struel out brechting bre ahting the waves with strong sturdy strokes they ann sam am for several h urs but the fog did not lift or thin in the th least LOUIS began to tire and the heard him gasping for breith breath cour age boa ta for nita he cued louis s strength was fast fat giving out put your hand on my shoulder Rh ventured the I 1 can tow you no panted louis I 1 can not last save yourself it Is for nita boy lou iou must be saved said slid the sharply in the name of god listen the bre aLeis there Is land ahead the young man struel out deeper abely and the sIm shimming ming be hind with one powerful arm pushed him forward holding him by the hair and the other hanf hand A heavy roller caught the pair hulling louis up on an exceedingly small area of sandy beach but the wis was w is not riot so fortunate ile was dashed against a high rock on one s die do of the beach and though he managed to crawl rawl over to louis his left knee was painfully crippled they lay breathless on the sand for some time apparently they in a little gully with walls running leu jarly and the floor sloping upward at a 91 sharp angle holy mary whispered the fad pad rone out of the mist above came the sharp bails balk of the seal louis was too much exhausted to real ze what it meant but the I 1 new the seals would soon become alarmed and come sliding down that narrow elope slope seeking the water after their custom when alarmed hevral more commenced to barl the looked upward in despair several feet above on one of the walls a little ledge of rock jutted outward like a shelf thank god muttered the 1 I can call save you for niti nita leq the old man will save her louis for his little girl he ile dragged himself quickly to his feet though the sharp pain in his knee made him wince the seals were thor hughly aroused by this time gauging ahe the d stance with h s eye the pad one seized the unconscious young min mn in his arms and towed him softly up on the ledge the could I 1 ear car the sound et of the beals flippers as thy they be began gan their descent he ile bowed 11 hs s I 1 lead ead to 1 ie e cehe ceh e death with a prayer on his lips but in the kaleidoscopic flashes of ra 0 recollection that come to men at such times came the momentary kemem brance of the days when he stood shoulder should cr to shoulder with th the e red shifted men in italy to the charges of rio nono a 8 troops he lifted his head with fierce pride and shook his fist defiantly viva garibaldi shouted the pid rad rone raising araism the old battle cry with his list last bi eneith eath for the seals slid down upon him in a I 1 frenzied mass crual ing in him to death and rolling his body into the sea TI e story of lou s s rescue covered nearly a page of a certain lag ing journal foi he was found and biou bi ought ht back to san in a specially chartered tu tug by two of theli report is s ctr they had photographed and interview ed I 1 im to then heart hearts s content he bufred hill r ed off to fisherman s wh hai af f where Is the was the first inquiry hulled at him fiercely dog cowadd where is the pid rone and the fishermen gathered about him with their fists louis beeme I 1 not to see oi 01 fear the ingry angry looks he ile I 1 ad been thinking of the ordeal of facing nita with the news it was at the J atle cove on saddle hock rock he lie I implied doggedly I 1 wis was half dead an I 1 he threw throw me up on the ledge edge tl TI en the seah slid down and killed h in dog beast came the angry cliofus hon dare you come bad to tell it death to the coward and several killies were dhawn manuel a tall wiry italian who next to the held h chest iu ill over the men pushed louis into a shed whew the fish were stored and blocked the doorway wait he cued sharply lv listen t en to leason we lne will leive leave the mattel to the daughter of the it if she desires it we will send him to her it if not we will punish pedio go 0 o and find what she w ashes A stalwart young fisherman buic quickly ily started on the briand en and and returned return ei with in an expression of sava savage 10 joy in his face for he bad had been an admirer of nita she says that she does not wish to see him again he panted A c y of approval appi oval rose from the crowd death to the coward they insisted I 1 it is decided then said manuel calmly A V e will take him back to saddle rod roel to d e a coward cowards s death ahei e I 1 ie e in have died a man mans s we want no cowards in the fishing fleet pedro we will go in your boat I 1 our fishermen fish ermen turned ceis glided out through the golden cate ate in pedro s boat louis lay in the bottom bound sullen and s lent with bitter leuigi atlon k fr sh northeaster brought them to saddle pock rock just be fore sunset good so sa d minu mann I 1 eagerly the seals ire are ta alere ere qi ck boys before they become the sill cluttered down and two of the men bent to the oars manuel p cled up the I 1 helpless I 1 ou s and hurled him up on the beach with ill all I 1 s strength tren th then pushed off with I 1 is leg the men bid bad ed d with the oais and ind the little craft drew off none too soon oon for the foremost toie fole most seal collided forcibly with the bottom of the boit boat bo it when the men 1001 ed at the little beach aga n it mas w is deserted in the I 1 atle cottage oa on telegraph hill nita offered AN aes es to the mi ma donna donnas s for the repose of ler 1 er fathers soul sou so no one played for the soul of louis wl ose only crin e was ill luck san ri incisco ai argonaut bonaut |