Show I 1 I 1 flans Ws bigit faith a ot of sharks in loci lou island sound STANDARD STAN liu speciale A 11 chronicle service NORWALK conn aug II 11 raymond luond 1 I odell a IL wealthy new now yorker had an experience with sharks early last friday evening that ho he will never forget air mr odell was wading neck deep in the tranquil waters ot of the sound treading trea for clama clams and be he was about to retrace his steps to the shore when an immense sharks fierce eyes and expanded form appeared before him ot others there followed and in an instant the lone fisherman found himself surrounded by a shoal of the finny flany monsters who made bade a comb combined ned rush at him odell fought desperately for his life keeping the huge black monsters aloof while he worked bis his way toot foot by foot into shallow water the sharks in the meantime swam swain swiftly around their prey viciously snapping their treat great ivory lined jaws odell used his is heavy club hook book as a weapon and pounded the nose of liia his enemies one of the sharks more daring than the rest finally made a dash from the rear taking odell unawares and catching his left aim arm in hla his wide open mouth and closing t upon apon it with a bang daring the struggle men from the shore had been hastening to sir mr odelas relief and were only a few feet away when w hen the shark seized him justas just as the sharks teeth closed on ins ilia arm one of the rescuers leveled his ilia gun at his big ugly nose and fired the bullet ballot sped to its mark and although the tile monster was only stunned be he released bis his hold long enough to he deprived of bis his prey and odell was drawn into the boat totally exhausted the sharks were of the man eater species and they followed the boat on its return to the chore shore as tar far as the shallowness shallow of the water would permit there were eight of the monsters in the school and the largest could not have been less than ten feet in length |