Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 56
is vision, hesaw a picture that he never forgot. The boat was laid over sharply, and the belly-ing sail was dipping almost into the water. Theman Jones had been thrown in a heap at the sud-den careening and lay where a cascade of green water poured in upon him over the top of thewash-board.… … WITH A .SUDDEN ROAR OF WIND IN illS EARS, rEI.IIAM CLUTCllLU TJIE BOOM. He knew that she was straining against thestorm. With knee and hand she held the wheel;her other hand was gripping the sheet that passedaround its cleat and outward to the boom. Sheglanced up at the sail, then down to the boy…
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