Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-12-30
The Daphne.
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especially wanted to sail that race.
Vender has got long main-boom
for his Petrol, and he expects to
beat me. Then l wanted to keep
the Van Schoonhoven Cup. Then,
speaking generally, love the sea,
and all that belongs to it. You
know that / have a great interest
in the club, and all that belongs to
it; the interest of father / may
say. Then, you see, it came to be
something of trial to give it up"
"These little girls are pretty long
headed sometimes, George" observ-
ed the other.
"Oh, know it know it. I've
suffered myself to boat so much
that I've come to consider it a right
and a necessity, suppose"
"You used to do a little writing
and a little speaking, didn't you!"
eyes"
"Well. and Mamie remembers it,
no doubt. Perhaps she's ambitious.
She wants to marry fellow who
has, or will have, his say in affairs.
Perhaps she can't see much hope of
this while he does nothing but de-
sire and scheme to beat q lot of
other yachts with his own. No
doubt she's been fretting her life
away ever since you've been in love
with her, but it is only now that
the idea has burst out"
"By Jove! l shouldn't wonder
if that were true"
"There is no particular glory tc
be got by laying under the weather
rail of schooner while her sailing
master has her canvas pulled here
and there so that he may get over
the water faster than some other
sailing-master, ell? 2
"Well, no."
"Give it up, Gcorge!'
"Oh, | have"
"You havew
"Oh, yes. You know that ole
Fonder has been at me for year
to sell him the Daphne, and he teas
ed me again yesterday. l had lit
tie thought of doing it until Nam
ME spoke up; but she was so clear
about it, and had it so much at
heart, and there was no ground left
for me to stand upon. Upon my
word, l feel guilty at even setting
here and staring at the boats. l
suppose l ought to be looking after
my elocution at this very moment"
"Do you mean to say that you're
going to sell your yacht to Fon-
derg"
Exactly that. And right Off"
He arose to his feet. "Come, go
over with me. Well find him at
his cattage at this hour"
"But what's the haste 2"
"Oh, he wants to sail her himself
in tomorrow race. He'll take
her, so I'm told, just as she is, crew
and all. There will be nothing to
do but to make sort of verbal
transfer, and the thing is DONE"
"But the Van Schoon-"
"Don't, man, don't. l am in a
fever of virtue. Let it take its
course"
They accordingly went to search
for Fonder; and, when they discov-
cred him, the owner of the Daphne
entered into negotiation without
preface, while his friend stood at a
distance, smoking. The talk was
brief. The whilom yachtsman
came out again, in few minutes,
bearing himself as one might who
had endured the rack with honor.
"Well p asked his friend.
"It's done. He's agreed to take
the craft, If she all | represent her,
and he will sail her tomorrow in
his own name. All, Tom, my
heart has had twist. / can't stay
here to see the sacrifice. I. would
madden me to watch the Daphne
come in a second or a third, and
Fonder is sure to make her do the
one thing or the other. I'm going
off into the country till it's all
over. Come with me, won't you 2"
"Oh, ! can't; I'm married, you
know"
"Ah, yes---that's true; l forgot
it for the moment"
"But Mamie !"
"Nannie Well, you can tell
her if you like. No; wait. On
the whole / think I'll let her find it
out by accident. II should send
her the story of my conversion