Darry the Life Saver; Or, The Heroes of the Coast

fter the waves came in contact with the rocks they con

e enough to any one e

life is sweet, so that our hero continued to struggle

mehow it gave him renewed courage to hold on, for he seemed to understand t

st him, and he caught th

the l

at, and were even now heading toward the wreck on the reef; though the chances of finding a single living soul

uth filled with salty water, and in

ne just then, or some eager eye might have de

ssed up on the beach somewhere near the f

in the roar of the elements; but the coming of ano

as kept playing with him, sending him up on the breaking wave only to once more snatc

to was so feeble that even if heard it must have been taken for th

en running along the beach close to the edge of the waves, and

ds, and forming a living chain, with a sturdy fellow at the e

, for again there came a deluge of water from b

dition, he at first believed to be a shark; but, on the contrary,

not be easily induced to let go, and amid shouts of triumph, spar and l

om his friendly float, and tenderly carried

tion to which the boy had

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rder to restore his benumbed faculties; while some hot liquid being f

utes he opened his e

d, surrounded him, and he knew that for

sing around him, especially when he saw several men carried in, wh

in might be one of those who had been snatched from a watery

oard; and that the seas were so tremendous that even had it been otherwise there would have bee

ence upon those stalwart fellows who were risking

never forg

e; and in his eyes the calling of a life saver must always be reck

ome one of the band, and in some way repay the grea

recovered that he coul

of them would never again scour the seas, having taken out pape

forward, but as often his sigh echoed the heavy feeling in his heart a

interested in the rescued boy, for he came into the station several times

in but engaging face, and Darry had hear

tart; and it seemed as though in losing one good friend h

but as a water-dog he knew no superior, and it is this quality that Uncle Sam looks for when ma

negro he had once had for a shipmate on the brigantine; but

oming upon Darry as the latter turned away white-f

d to be here instead of out there," replied Darry, pointing to wher

er. My old woman'd like tuh set eyes on yuh. Jest the age our Joe would a-ben if he'

f his own, and his heart was very tender still, so that the sigh

asked Darry, wondering if it could possibly be that he had miss

ook his head i

nd well he knew that with each passing minute the chances of th

w not far

olence, and there was scant hope of its

again and take their lives in hand, should another vessel strike the dangerous ree

end and benefactor, Darry found the interio

re the elements rioted, and watch the inc

those whose keen eyes would discover the faintest trace of a brave swimmer trying to buffet the crue

let the other cover him with a blanket, a

had only been hope and excitement

lief of the poor fellows snatched from a watery grave he found his eyes gro

ed out of the sea too late to save the spark of life; but, upon learning that it was not the o

the sleep of weariness, for every muscle in his body

urs befor

familiar surroundings; but seeing the kindly face of Abner Peake bending ove

ody had not as