Lost Island - v. 1 Author:Ralph Henry Barbour Volume: v. 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1918 Original Publisher: Century Co. Subjects: Fiction / General Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Fiction / Short Stories Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. ... more »It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VI BABNES ADVISES AND DAVE EESOLVES T UST as the spinning dory reached the vortex, a change came over the turbulent water. The fiercest suction seemed to have spent itself. The whirlpool became a dozen smaller eddies, each with its rapidly revolving current, and though the dory danced from one point of danger to another it remained afloat. Loose spars and gear from the derelict began to shoot up to the surface. "Let her have it now, lads," shouted the bo'- sun. "This '11 be our only chance of getting any one who went down." A minute later both dorys were over the place where the Miriam had sunk, and two unconscious forms were soon lifted out of the water, "There 's two more somewhere," Mr. Quick shouted across, as a number of men in each boat began to apply artificial respiration to the half- drowned victims. Dave, happening to look a little way from the scene of the tragedy, noticed something awash on the surface for a moment. "There 's a man over there, Mr. Grimes," he yelled to the bo'sun, and the dory was urged across the intervening space. "Sure enough there is," said Grimes, as they drew near. "You Ve got quick eyes, lad. If this chap has any kick left in him he '11 owe his life to you." The man's form was just sinking again when they got hold of it with a boat hook. He was a deck hand named Hawke, who had gone out of his way on more than one occasion to do an act of kindness to t...« less