Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-11

and Hetty felt wretchetlly quenched
by slow degrees, lowerer, nho cam,
and .s.at by her lover ~ Che garden
bench, and began to talk sensiblv. 7
cts our only choice, dear 'eirl.
said the lover, ''we must do this or q
our different ~aYs . forever, q Whon
once wo arc surely parted. we shall r.
pent our act in dust and ashes. tall
desHeipteiy, I dare say, but the crisis !,
l. desperate one. Your father thinks M.
weak and selfish, and viii give me, ne
opportunity to correct the impression s,i
no formed watering place. I an
lgpod tor something ,betser, than he
thinks, and ! have settled that YOU
shall be my wife, oven il your father,
with all due respect as such, finls~ Il
F&p @ative 70 stand .Stide.S Whit j
|ybnlfaT REQUIRE nerve ns WsiT ~ T T. hnt ,s
tHetty, Il younlzstand your ground md
act your part, iii less than forty -eiRht
hours you'll be q heroine, and I your
accepted lover, with all opposition van
ished.' f. S>stsa : se@a :, =. 80 i$3E,*
The compact, was made, sealed in the
usual manner in such cases made and
provided, and Hetty sought her room.
schemer and conspirator. while Frank
went home 4 villain Of the blackest dive,
The day following, Mr.. Angus 3D.
came reckless with his money. and dis-
pensed it among the Staten Island
yachtmen. Hetty was an invalid,
surely, her father thought the girl must
be very i'll, for such fretful languor he
had never seen in her. He proposed a
cruise with tile sailors of the 'Sea
Gtn;" fine yachtmen, so pere Hastings
said, and fully to be trusted with ler
safety. Hetty objected rebelled and
declared she would not 20 sailing in
the -Narrows. Her father, compeiled
to 60 from home on business finally
over-persuaded her, aand midday she
went aboard the '+Sean Gull" with
everything needful for her comfort.
Tho sailing master, bis assistant and
three sailors made the crew.swbile
Hetty brought her maid, hooks and
crochet work, and there was as1elioht-
full air of pleasure throughout the
yacht. ~
The anchor at last vas raised, and
away they sailed with. q splendid wind
abaft, and a still but happy party.
Two o'clock came, then threo. then
four O'Clock, and oil tho time tho ssilent
passenger sat with closed book.
watching a yacht that idly osuisei
around the bay. By and by, however,
while the maid dozed, aud Hetty CAPPED.
fearful quarrel broke out among the
sailors forward. All at once. thew
shrieked, tore and struggled with each
other, more like fiendsa than decent
men. The captain shouted, vocifer-
ated, and even swOre prOfanely, but
they turned the deafest ear. There was
plainly a mutiny ut sea! The maid
Amelia screamed and wrung her hands,
Rouse yourself" calculated Hetty.
apparently herself just short of faint
:" We shall all be murdered" scream
ed the maid, flying to the hatchway.
"Signal quick, my brave gifl, Z
shouted the captain, precipitating him
self among the fighting sailors. Hetty
sprang and caught the lower edgssof
the flag, turned it upside down and
held it with hair pin. In less than no
time, the yacht that had been idly
cruising on the bay came close to the
"Sea Gull's" lee, and four sailors put
off in q small boat.
The maid Amelia now tainted en-
st6 "&ood|: aniH; said Hetty, .what Al
frightful tale she'll give at home"
The four men leaped ON deck; the
sailors were quelled and put |
in irons, while the captain of the
friendly yacht ordered the sailineI
master of tho "Sea Gull " down below.
and thither the fainting maid was sent
to nurse him. The new commander
turned the pleasure boat about and ran
her for Staten Island. /
Beautifully done," whispered he to
Hetty:
'You looked just exactly like .
hero" was the answer. ~~t:7
"Did II" asked the boy, compla~
Gently. "He can't refuse me now"
said he, further. "Just think of it;
child at sea; mutiny on board captain
overcome; death everywhere; prompt
action; brave rescue deliverer turns
out to be an old lover; nothing to be
done but shake hands and give up the
daughter on the spot"
Not quite, brao Bailor! Even while
Frank reasoned like hasty lover, a
noise, mingled with seething
roar, came to his cars. The sailors
shouted and pointed to the boom, and
there, close upon them, was the broad
end of white squall. Frank thrust
the helm hard down, tightened the
sheets, and shut his eyes for one Sec
ond tho next thing was to grasp Hetty
and brace himself for sheer life.
Too late! !: The tempest caught tho
yacht as if it were q straw, and sent it
through the mist and foam in utter
helplessncss. Hetty was fairly dragged
below, and tho companionway closed
and fastened, during which waves
swept over the deck and drenched the
sailors repeatedly. Frank began to
feel solemn; there came a furious gust,
q cruel blow, the sailors rushed toward |
him and Frank was overheard, .-,
When he came to himself again. he
was in his own room at homo; at each !
hand was doctor, and before him
stood poor IIetty, with her poor, fright
encd, nervous father.
"What's the matter?" asked the suf- |
ferer, family.
"You're nearly dead, " said one doc
tor.
Conclusion" said the other, grim.
slow and solemn.
"a fearful wave hurled you against
the rail, cut your head, broke your
arm and tossed you overheard" said
Mr.. Hastings.
Frank turned his head the other wav.
and five persons Immediately flew for
camphor.
II wish to Sleep" sighed the suf-
ferer.
Perfidous wretch! He did not wish
to sleep he merely wanted to finish
his part of this me1odrnma.
I" Far from safe," whispered DR.. Pill
books, shaking his head and pouring
out monstrous glass of sherry.
"In most critical case," said an
tiQue DR.. Tanzey.
"Oh, save the boy" begged Hetty
Hastings father, clasping his pudgy
little hands md looking at the ceiling.
"S-s-s-sh," said both the learned
physicians, whereupon silence fell on
all the earth.
An anxious night was that for all
concerned, except the dramatis per-
son:o of the story. Pere Hastings
walked the floor all night, calling him
self a murderer; the two doctors
smoked upon tho piazza in the moon
light, and considered the patient ut
terly insensible. When morning came
Mr.. Hastings could not leave his room,
and hither Hetty went to learn the
reason of such irregular conduct.
"Dear father" she exclaimed, on