. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. KOY BEGINS HIS SEARCH. the wild waves dashed over the stone pier, hurled themselves fiercelyamong the ragged ledges on either side and even flung their salt spraydefiantly against the doors and windows of the nearest cottages. Scott was out with the earliest daylight, clad in his oil coat and hat,looking for Roy. Laboriously he made his way along the pier where afew of the villagers kept him company; such as had a father, husband, 24 REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENTS. brother or son on some of the nearer fishing grounds. It was a sad
. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. KOY BEGINS HIS SEARCH. the wild waves dashed over the stone pier, hurled themselves fiercelyamong the ragged ledges on either side and even flung their salt spraydefiantly against the doors and windows of the nearest cottages. Scott was out with the earliest daylight, clad in his oil coat and hat,looking for Roy. Laboriously he made his way along the pier where afew of the villagers kept him company; such as had a father, husband, 24 REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENTS. brother or son on some of the nearer fishing grounds. It was a sad andanxious company, and Scott was sad and anxious, too. He knew thatRoy could handle a boat as well as any one on the coast, but he hadgone into deep water with a frail craft. Scott shuddered as he lookedout over the foaming sea and muttered between his teeth : No yacht. THE LITTLE HARBOR LEDGE IN FAIR WEATHER. that floats, with the best sailor who ever hauled a rope, could weatherthis gale an hour. If Rov has not found shelter he is lost. As the day wore on the storm increased, and a larger company ofanxious watchers gathered on the pier. Few words were spoken, andthe answers were few and short. It was impossible to hear above theroar of the tempest unless one shouted, and there was little to say thatwas important enough for that. When a wave rose fiercer and higherthan the rest and dashed itself over the pier and about their feet, andthe wind hurled its burden of blinding spray into their faces and lashed theprotruding abutments of the wharf, a groan rose from that solemn com-pany, coming from the depths of every heart that was beating there. Suddenly that silent crowd was roused to the most intense excite-ment, and the cold blood was sent throbbing through their veins. Theboom of a cannon sounded. The last cry for help, from some ship indistress. I
Size: 2634px × 949px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookpublisherbostonlothroppubli
