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Show TTT'O-O-OH!" Who-o-o-oh! Who-o-o- mi 'm oll! w1100-0-0111" JW !( Rising faintly above tho ioar o H the burl and tbe howl of the wind, H : came tho low. hoar" moan of a steamboat siren. ! The three children, their faces picssed close to tho I -window, listened intently whllo their eager eyes tried to pierce the darkness that had settled down over angry Lake Michigan. "Did you licnr that? ' whispered Dumpty. "is it the boat?" asked Twaddle, her eyes lighting up with expectation. "Sounded like Listen !" bald Twiddle. inter- h t ;upting himself M I "Who-o-ohl' Again came the hoarse moan from 1 H I out or the distance The chlldien strained tholr fl ears to catch It but a fierce, abrupt gust of wind H I shook the boiibe and drowned out all other souuds. I.HfJ Tho cluldien shrank back from the window in I' dismay at the violence of tbe storm. They had spent the whole long summer beside changeable Lake Michigan, but never had they seen it rage uu- i der the lashing ol such a gale as this. Tho uproar f created b wind and wnve would have been ternf- ing enough had Father and Mother been theio to I Insplro courage with their comforting presence; but I with Father and .Mother mtles away perhaps at that I Tory minute 0111 on the tossing deep it was no won- E der the children felt their lieaits go down, down, I down ! l That morning when Mr. and Mrs. Drummond bad H,j sailed away on the lake steamer Prudence for a H V few hours' shopping in tho city up the shore, tho H f great lake had nppled harmlessly in the sun. Then I lowering clouds had blotted put the sunlight, and a I f sudden Soptombel hunicauo had como up out of tho I if west with staitllug abruptness. The dancing waves III had mounted Into mighty foam-capped billows and Hi the gentle suif had turned into a roaring monster Hra that crashed tlrinderouslj "upon the beach and I J stretchea lorth lavenously as if to swallow all with 1 in its reach j Night had fallen and still the Prudence had not I appeared on its. homewaid trip, although it was due to poke It5- nose around the point at four o'clock. Even a Chicago liner would have had trouble in that avlul sea and tbe children hoped fervently that Captain Alber had kept the Prudence safe in port 'nWt, Then came the moan of the whistle. It told them S what they ienied that the Piiidencc was out in li the sloim' j "That is the boat:" declared Twiddle. ' ff "Who-ooh! Who o ob I Whooooh! Whooooh!" ji i Once moio tbe shen sounded above the racket of yj .1 the storm 91 "Four blasts That's the signal of distress l" ex- ' claimed Dumpl) U y "Look1 Look" shrieked Twaddle, almost going $ i through tho window in her excitement. tt- i Dumptj and Twiddle gave a shaip gaap. Tho sky to the north, which a moment before bad been S ' a vacant black was now lighted by a blood-red ' I glare 2 t "It's a fire'" shouted Dumpty. U j "Maj'bc tlie boat," echoed Twiddle. 25 1 "Whoo-oh' Who-o-oh' WTio-o-o-oh! Who-o-o-oh!" j j wailed the alien as if in answer. a "I ni going to see." declared Dumpty, taking the ! ' leadership by light of his two years superiority over !; j the ten-year-old twins Come on to the lookout. 1 The lookout was a tall pine tree on top of a lS .' near-by sand dune High up in the branchos was a platform from which they could see across tho ' l point and tar up and down the lake. Tho path up 5 the dune was difficult even in tho daytime, but now S :1 in the dark, with tho hurricane lashing the trees ui and undergrowth, the children found it strew u with f- unfamiliar obstacles and chilling foars of vague dan- $ gers P ;j Near the top was an open stretch of sand. Here 3i tho gale caught them with such a fury they had to ii drop to their hands and knees, and creep across to ; tho foot of the tall pine 5 k "Staj here, while I tlimb up,'" ordered Dumpty. 2 j and the tiombling twins obeyed. The tree, exposed i5 'j to the full lorce ot the hurricane, swayed to and '3 fro, its branches tin ashing about furiously. Had vm j Dtunptj been less bnne or less strong, ho would 11 ' have given up the perilous climb at tho start. Ho could scarcely cling to the shaking trunk. The w ind - beat and tore at him. The boughs slapped viciously In his face Only tbe fenr he bad for the safety of the boat kepi him going upward. Inch by inch i f ho mounted higher Finallj his head bumped sharply sharp-ly against the plattorm. Dumpty swung himself over tho edge, and hlb eyes turned eagerly toward ; tho north Mi. there it was" Tho boat! j "What is If" shrilled Twiddle and Twaddle from yum , ' the darkness below, (j "Tho boat'" shouted back Dumpty. f "Is it on fire7" cried the twins. Dumpty looked sbaiplj The boat was neaily two S miles to the north, jet the red glow revealed it ( ! plainlj No' It wasn't on lire' Still, tho light jig f came from it! Dumpty was puzzled. The Ted fiaro ix ' looked like jes. it was red fire such as ha often used on the Tourth of July. Could the boat be aii , celebrating? And why was it so closo in shore? It 5; should have been far out to keep off tho dangerous Bl shallows. v- Then there flashed into Dumptj's mind the mean- U .ing of it all The boat was already in the shal- J lows! The led light was a signal a signal of dis- 1ros3 Now bo remembered having once been told -Tj ; that a red light on the water was a hurry-call to tho life-savers an alarm as tharp and emphatic as that r which sends a file department rushing pell-mell 1$ down a city stieet! But would the Hfe-savera see it? Dumptj's heart fi grew suddenly hqavy ub tho thought came to him. fj Tho "boat was four miles rrom tbe llfo-aaving su- tion. Between them was tho high wooded point and -j a curve in the coast. The chances weio that tho i life-savors would not notice the bignal. "Who-o o oh Who o o-oh ' Who o-o-oh ! "Who-o- t ooh!' came the boat's moaning cry for aid. That l! call decided Dnmpt He and the twins must carry the alarm to the life-sav ing station, carry it through I the storm and night, carry it swiftly and without I halt Another Instant ho was sliding, bumping Ins way to the ground Ho landed In a beap almost on I top of the frightened twins I "The boat's ashore In the shallows! We must r fetcb the life-savers! Come on!" shouted Dumpty, racing ahead of them down the path. At the bottom bot-tom ho paused. Which way should they go? By the beach or thiough the- woods? The road thiough the woods was shorter, but it held many fears for the children. Once, In traveling it, they had seen a gang cf tramp berrypickers encamped en-camped beside a stream. Another tlmo they had met three ragged Indians right where the fcest was darkest Although they knew that many "tame" Pottawatomies lived peacefully on farms around about, they dreaded another meeting. "Let's go by tho boacb," ursed Twiddle. "Yes! Yes'" chimed In Twaddle. . ' Dumpty started toward the beach. Then he thought of the deep bfinds. Travol through them ' would be slow The road, on the contiaiy, was firm, and they could go fast. Delay might mean death to tho persons on tho boat. Bravely crushing down his fears, Dumpty made his decision. "We must take tho load," lie said. Ho led the way up the path toward tho highway, and tho twins staunchly followed. They started on a run, but soon Twaddlo was panting painfull". "Oh, I can't go so fast," she gasped. "We ought to save our wind," declared Twiddle, mindful of a lesson ho had learned In watching high-fcchool high-fcchool runners train. Dumpty slowed tip, and thoy half walked, half ran. At tho top of tho bluff, tho path turned Into the road. The hard gravel gave tho children a firm foothold, and tho gal behind helped to carry them along rapidly It was very dark but thoy could just see wheio they were going. Soon a black mass seemed to loom up all around, them, and they felt the forco of tho wind lesson. Thoy knew thoy were in tho woods. Tho children grasped each other's hands, and went on faster than ever, Twaddlo was getting tired, but tho boys, ono on each side, helped to pull her along. Up a little hill they wont, down into a valley, and then around n bend. What thoy saw there brought them to an abrupt halt. In a little hollow beside tho road, a camp-firo was blalng brightly. Eehind it woro two largo covered -wagons. Around II woro grouped seven or eight dark figures. "Gipsies!" whispered Twiddle. "Oh, let's run!" exclaimed Twaddle, pulling back. "No1" whispered Dumpty, getting a firmer grasp on her hand. ,rWe must creep past thorn!" "I'm afraid'' sobbed Twaddlo. "It's blowing so, they can't hear us," said Twiddle Twid-dle reassuringly. "We must get help for tho boat. Como on!" ordered or-dered Dumpty. All three children were trembling wTIlh faar. But courago does not consist in not being afraid. It consists in going ahead in spite of fear and Dumpty, Dump-ty, Twiddle, and Twaddle went ahead. Creeping along on tho opposite aide of the road, y'-iiu-j'. AaafciJutA y?BE3i8. AHt&LJ!f and crouching down low. they made their way past the fire. The gipsies were busy eating their supper and they did not glance toward the chlldien. Thoy Acre so near, however, 'that their talk and laughter could be heard plainly The jlnldron expected any moment to hnv-e a pf-ir of snarp eyes bpy them out. One pair of eyes did Und them, Thev had stolen by the camp safely u'ld wqre beginning to huny along again, -when thetK? came a quick crashing-frqni crashing-frqni thooundorbvush Staitlcd, tho children broko into a run. At the same instnnt a dog. barking fiercely, dashed out .into tno road. It was almost at their heels and escape seemed impossible. By a flicker of light from tho glpsiob' fire, Twiddle Twid-dle saw -a stick la the road. Letting go Twaddle's ' hand, he stooped naicklv and grasped It. Then he turned a,nd aced the 'doer Tho animal, taken bj burprise, stopped short. It "OH, DON'T GIVE UP, PLEASE. TRY AGAIN' TRY AGAIN!" snapped, at Twiddle and ho lunged with the club. Tho dog dodged, but almost before Twiddle recovered recov-ered his balance, the bruto rushed forward again. Twlddlo swung tho club, and this time the dog In terror turned and ian. Twiddle waited to boo no more, but ran after Dumpty and Twaddle. Tho children feared pursuit by tho gipsies, but there was none, and in a few minutes tho three, all out of breath, found themselves clear of tho woods. Tho run had tired them, and it seemed that thoy could never got to the life-saving station, still onoro than a milo away. Yet they pluckily hurried on. Presently, above the roar of Hie storm, thoy heard a low rumblo ahead or thorn. "Listen!" said Dumpty. Twaddlo squeezed his hand closer. "It's n wagon," said Twiddle. "We'll stop it," shouted Dumpty, "and got tho driver to help us!" Tho wagon was Jo.ra.Ing at a rapid rate, and almost al-most beforo they knew it, tho horses wtjio sweeping sweep-ing past. "Stop! Stop! Oh, slop, mister!" yelled thc.chil-dron. thc.chil-dron. "Stop l" cried Dumpty. Tho wagon was traveling so fast that it was almost al-most upon them. The children sot up a shout. Th noise of tho wagon almost drowned out their voicos, but tho driver heard. f He pulled up abruptly. "What's tho matter?" ho asked gnifily.j swinging a lantern Into tho laces of the children as they ran (forward. "Oh, mister, the Prudence is ashore, and wis "want to get tho life-havers,"' exclaimed tho chlrth'aiT in a chorus. "Prudonco ashore? "Whore?" asked tho'uMh. "In the Shadows,! t It needs help., quick!" answered an-swered Dumpty. u "Wo got life-saver! Climb in'" said the man, and the- children quickly clambered over tho wheels. As the driver swung his lantern beneath tho seat, Copyright, 1910. tho light shono on his face. The children shrank back in the wagon in quick fear. The man was an Indian' Before they recovered from tho shock of burpilsc, the Indian whipped IiIb horses into a gallop. gal-lop. Then Dumpty jumped forwnrd. "Oh, jou'ro going the wioug way!" he shouted. "This way quicker." shouted back the Indian. Dumpty, feailng treachery, prepared to leap out. At that moment the horses turned into a side load, and Dumpty was hurled to the bottom of tho wagon. When ho legained his feet, tho wagon was out of the woods, and pulling up In fiont of a farm-house. The Indian tossed tho leins to Dumpty, Jumped out, and ran to Hie door. It was opened by an old farmer. "Why, Wampun, w hat's up?" ho asked. "Steamooat ashore! Telephone life-savors!" answered an-swered Wampan shortly, pushing hib way into tho house. "The telephone! I hadn't thought o thatl" exclaimed ex-claimed Dumpty, suddenly relieved. Quickly the messago went over tho wlis to tho life-saving station, and as quickly came the answer an-swer that tho crew was ready to rush to the rescue. "An awful night for a wieck." declared the farmer. farm-er. "Heaven pity the poor souls on ooaid. Here, Tom, Jim, Fiank, turn out!" ho cried to his sons. "We must help' Load up that wagon with blankets!" Quickly every bed In the house was stripped, and the coverings piled In the wagon. The children could not understand why, but at least they mado a soft cushion. Tho men climbed in, too. and Wampan, Wam-pan, taking the reins, turned back to tbe highway. Two lights were rapidly approaching. "The life-savers!" shouted the farmer. Wampan Wam-pan pulled up, waiting until tho two teams bearing the life savors and their apparatus dashed up. "This way'" ho shouted, driving ahead to the north. The horses woroipushed to a gallop, but to the anxious children it seemed that they only crawled. Presently, however, tho farmer gao a shout. "There she is'" he cried. The children raised up quickly. They bad leached the shore drlvo where the road ran along tho "very edge of tho bluft. Tho lake lay directly beneath. A milo ahead, lighting light-ing up water, earth, and sky with its Hery signal for help, lay the Prudence. "She's a goner'" shouted ono of tho men. The children, looking in awo at tho terrifying tumult of waters, felt that what he said was a final sentence. Even as thoy looked, the signal sputtered out, Heaving Heav-ing lako and land m darkness. Only a tiny masthead mast-head light marked the position of the steamer Wain-pan Wain-pan never drew rein. One false move would hao sent tho Tagon tumbling over tho cliff, but tho Indian, In-dian, with the instinct of his race, guided the horbes unorrlngly. Xot"untll the light was directly opposite did he slacken the pace. Then, turning Into a bteep lane mnnlng down the sido of the bluff, bo led the way to the beach. Without wasting a moment, tho llfe-saveis bognn to set up their apparatus, the fanners helping them. . Wampan turned to the chil-dren. chil-dren. "We make fire," he cried. The children, only too oager to help, picked up such pieces or driftwood as they could find by tho light of tho lanterns With this wood and straw from his wagon, Wampan built up a bonfire. Over it ho threw tho oil from his lantern, lan-tern, and a match set it all abl.ize. As it flared up, the rushing wind brought the faint sound of a cheer. The people on the boat had seen tho fire and know that help was at hand. An Instant later a' signal-light flashed out on tho steamer. Tho brilliant glare disclosed a scene that almost frose the blood of tho children. Out In the midst of huge "waves that crashed against it and svvept over It, lay tho battered "wreck of tho Prudence. All about it, and cutting off tho "way to tho shore were great masses of water, rolling, tumbling, surging, breaking, rushing, and heaving. Tho uoat was already al-ready going to pieces. Her funnel had been carried away. Her upper works were nearly gone. Her life-boats had disappeared. The waves broko and beat upon tho wreck in spiteful anger, seeming to snatch viciously at tho small group gathered around the foremast. The signal-light tinged fthe whole picture pic-ture "with a blood-red glare that added to tho terror of the sight. The steamer seemed beyond all human help. No life-boat could live a minute in tho angry surf. A swimmer would bo mercilessly battered to deat.h. The awful power of the angry deep had boon unloosened, un-loosened, and what could men do before it? Tho children sobbed aloud as they looked upon tho doomed doom-ed boat. Would they ever again see their father and mother allvo? Almost hopelessly they turned toward tho life savers. Tho brave men In oilskins wcro "working with a fevorish onergy. Somo wore deftly arranging linos and rigging. Others wcro aiming a small cannon to-vard to-vard tho boaU "Oh, what are thoy going to do?" cried Twaddle. "Shoot out a life-line," answered Dumpty, quick hope following on his fears. "Oh, and bring them ashoro in the breeches-buoy, ' shouted Twiddle jumping up and down In excitement. excite-ment. "It's the only chance," declared the old farmer, shaking his head. "Ready!" cried tho life Savers' captain; and then, "Fire:" "Boom!" went tho cannon, startling tho children bo that Ihey lost sight of tho ilylug line. A bharp exclamation fioin the captain told the result, "Missed!" ho cried. "Load again!" "You'll never get a lino out thcro against lhl3 hurricane!" cried tho old farmer. "Oh-oh-oh'" wailed Twaddlo The boys just grip-pod grip-pod her hands hard, and watched tho life-savers. Again the cannon was aimed, and again came tho ordor to fire. A second roar, and tho line went flying fly-ing out In the face ot the wind. Straight for tho host it sped, thou tho wind caught It and hurled it back, fifty feet short of Its mailc. . "She'll go to pieces before we get a line to her," said a life saver. Suddenly Twaddle dropped on her knoes in the sand and, raising her hands to the fanner, said: "Oh, don't give up, please. Try 'again! Try again !" Just thon there came a momentary lull In tho hurricane. hur-ricane. The cannon was ready. "Boom!" it roaied. Strong and swift sped tho line out into the lake. Right over tho boat it shot, H and then, as the weight plunged into tho "waves, ll I H fell across tho deck. H A cheer came from tho steamer. The children danced about In their joy. The life savers quickly H tied tbe shore end of the line to a heavier rope. The M men on the boat hauled this out, and then by mean of it pulled through the waves a rope cable, a block M and tackle, and two smaller lines. , M Meantime -several of the Iifc-savcis set up on tho M beach a framework consisting of two large timber"? M crossed. It was intended to support tho shore end M of the cable. H Soon the drag upon the heavy rope rousqd. A H moment later a signal showed that it had been mado IH fast to tho mast. Tho life-savers hauled it. tain, and H quickly adjusted the breeches-buoy. This, true, to Its M name, looked like nothing clso than a large pair ot H leather trousers suspended from a sort of pulley that H lan along the cable. It was pulled back and forth H by means of tho smaller lines. y jH Hauling away lustily, the lilo-b'avcrs hciii' the H buoy dancing out over the "waveb. Tbe children M -watched it with intent eyes. 'hat small leather M pouch, thrashing about in. tho galo as though it fl wore a sheet on a clothes-line, rnrripd the only hope of rescue to the. people on the H're.ckod bteamer. H If it did its work well, they would cros the death- j H dealing waters baclc to llfo and safety If It failed fl the children shuddered to think what woiiid Jmnpen ' H if it failed. H Swiftly the buoy ran out to the boat Theic M "was a moment's pause as tho sailors fastened some H one into the breeches. Another signal followed. H "Haul away!" commanded the life-saving captaiu. H The eager life savers and helping farmers pulled H with a will, and the loaded buoy, swinging over the H side of the steamer, started on its perilous trip H across tho surging billows. ' H The cable bagged under the weight, and the an- H gry waves, leaping up like hungry dogb, almobt H caught the buoy and its living burden. Nearer and H nearer they surged as the buoy advanced. The ' jH children held their breaths fearing that any mo- jH mont the lake might seize Its prey. As thoy watched. VM the steamer suddenly rolled toward shore, slacking H vthe cable. Down plunged the buoy Into the waves and beneath them! The chlldien screamed in hor- M rorl They thought all was lost. But no' The boat M rolled back: the cable grew taut: tho buoy swished jH up fiom tho water, and its precious burden bounded ' H high above the fate that yawned below. J M Again and again tho waves grasped at the buoy, M but a strong pull snatched it quickly from their M slippery clutches. Soon it was swinging over tho M outer edge of tbe thundering burf. H "It is a woman'" bhouted Dumpty. "Is it Mama?" cried Twaddle, running close to M the water. M "She has a little girl'" declared sharp-eyed Twld- v1 'IH die. - Rushing In frbm the lako was a monster wave ll Tho cablo sagged, and the wave caught the buoj ll in its mighty grasp. But it was too late The cap- tain.wading into the surf, caught the woman and M child1 in his outstretched arms and landed them jJ bafe on 6hore. A Tho beach fire flared up, shining on the white, IH tense face of the woman. t lf "Mama'" shrieked Twiddle running forward and IH throwing her arms around the woman as the men M lifted her from the buoy. ' M "Mama! Mama!" shouted Dumpty and Twiddle, i fl "My cblldrpn! My darlings!" cried their mother, clasping them to her. "Thank God, for spailng me lH to M y "Mania! Mama! Mama!" was ail they .could. H 'Get them to tho fire, quick' ' ordered the life- ' H saving captain. The Indian and fanners, lifting both ( IH Mrs. Drummond and the little girl, carried them to M the fire. There they wianped them in blankets. Now j IH the children uuderstopdjKwhy the beds had been ( IH .stripped. The little glnflRas cring and sobbing. H Tho buoy was agahnrew logins through the burf. jH This tnuo It held a woman and a baby. j , M "Mama!" cried Margaret. And it was. 5 M The next trip oftho buoy brought Margaret's jH father and llttlo brother. Thon followed another 1 H passenger. '& H "Work fast," Dumpty heard him say as he was i H helped from the buoy. "The boat is breaking up."' H Tho boat breaking up! With Father still on H board! Oh, would bis turn como in tlmo? Anxious.- L H ly Dumpty watched the buoy go out into tho dark- H liess. Still more anxiously he awaited its return. H It camo, but still without Father. Again and again H it made tho trip, bringing all the passenger's and H even a member of the crew, but not Father. Each , H time Dumpty's honrt sank deeper. l t H On tho not trip of the buoy, the bont rolled to- H ward the shore slacking the cable It failed to loll H back as far ab beforo, and the buoy plnngedagaln H and again into tho water. Tho llfc-buvcrs pulled H desperately, but fast as they voiked, the man in H tho buoy was almost unconscious when they drngged f H him through the surf. " . H "Papa!" iercnmod Dumpty who was nearest. M "Mv' llttlo ones!" ho whjspered and gathered H thorn in his arms. jH But the work of rebcue was not yot complete. FIvo H men "woro BtilJ on the doomed boaL The hfo-savers, JH hunying to save them, inced with death. One man i H camo, then another, and a third. H "She's going to pieces' The captain and male IH are sljU aboard!" tho third man gasped. H Out wont the buoy on a run. It reached the boat and started back. Quickly tho life-savera hauled IH und hauled. Barely had the captain and mate M reached shoro when suddenly loo cable sagged H H "Thero goe ihc mabt'" bhouted a tescued satipr. H The children looked out. Tho masthead llgljt which H had continued to burn steadily all the time, )nn H suddouly lurched far over and then plunged down, H down, Into the darkness' The cable dropped uk j H lessly into the water M '"The boat's gone!" cried one of the crew. H ,Yao, but every one on boaid had been rescued! fl "It was the children who gavo the warning. ' You jf owoNyour lives to them!" said tho coptain of the jH life savers. H |