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kind they sought for ; what had come ashore was 

 merely an old wreck washed out of the sands. 

 Glasses were freely used, but, to their great 

 relief, beyond the spit of the waves nothing 

 could be seen tossing about. 



Humorous incidents, as well as pathetic ones, 

 take place. After a storm there are sure to be 

 a few longshore prowlers who, without actually 

 coming in contact with the authorities in uni- 

 form, run very close to doing so ; in fact, if the 

 chance offered, they, like the grey gulls, would 

 not hesitate to pick anything up. That was 

 the reason why the preventive men, the coast- 

 guards, patrolled that particular line of beach 

 in such numbers. 



" Stand, there! What have you got under 

 your arm? Stand, I tell you, or " 



" Oh, only one o' them ere cow-cabbiges, 

 what the Dutch luggers lashes to their sprit 

 for cabbige soup." 



As the "cabbige" was of a very intoxicating 

 nature, Wincher had to part with it, although 

 generously offering to fight the officer any time 

 he was out of uniform. 



There is life in the dawn ; you can feel it as 

 you inhale it. No words can describe its subtle 

 essence ; it must be felt. 



