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

vers in the boat Darry had been given dutie

, so that it might serve as a beacon to t

st as dense as fog, it was a difficult task to hold their bea

scene, having taken chances upon the bay whe

were cast out upon the dashing sea in expectation of seeing the boat retur

loud shout

they

he men laboring at the oars to keep it steady, and the steersman standin

Darry's body seemed to thrill as he kept

ally it was carried far up the beach, where men, rushing in waist de

jumped out to

trangers were aboard, who had undo

captain and crew refusin

been the case; and as the storm promised to be short-lived, the commander had d

and a message sent to a salvage company that would bring a co

labored wi

but not housed, since it might be needed again; but this sort of thing was an old story in his

tarted across the bay

so much was his heart wrapped u

r the short storm which had seem

edgers, other pleasure craft belonging to the rich sportsmen who had al

of a gun told that a few ducks were

a splendid motor-boat th

having a most delightful time, and it w

Mrs. Peake was interested in all he had

f the life savers feeling anxious. Some night it happens one of the crew of the lifeboa

arried men," remarked Darry, who had hi

er of available surfmen is small. But those who win their living from the sea

Darry was sent to the

happened to see

the grocer's, and as Jim was totally unaware

expecting to make a discovery; and this

once he instinctively put his hand back of hi

ad not sent that shower of fine bird shot aft

connected with the firing of Mrs. Peake's out-buildings he c

Darry it was surprising how he stiffened

ial of strength, when he had found Jim so lacking in everything that goes to make

ing the ex-bully, and rubbing it in a litt

p. I tell you what's good for that sort of thing. First, be sure to take out any foreign substance, such as gravel, lead or anything like that; th

his guilty soul knew that this boy suspected his c

was yer over on ther beach with the life savers?

ction with the men who formed the companions of Jim's father-that they were termed wreckers, and some said they had reached a point of desperatio

on the preceding night, hovering around in hopes of a windfa

ut only the passengers would come ashore, the captain and crew r

fell seve

dozen poor sailors had been lost if it mea

d this district," asked the bull

it's stay, why we can have it all over again. I want to warn you, Jim. You're going to get yourself into trouble if you keep on the way y

er a house," decl

Squires could only find some positive evidence against you he says he'd lock

looking alarmed all the same; while his

a few fine bird-shot peppered you as you ran. Perhaps both the other fellows got

never sot that

gpen, then, do you? I spo

somethin' fur mam, and she sed as how she'd run this village if she war a man, an' the feller as se

im. She believes you led tha