Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-11
MOWER COUNTY, MINN&N}TA, ",

My, MINNESOTA, THU
"What monster of disrcspcct yor
"ro getting to be" said Hetty.
"Exactly as you say" said Frank
81 shall not dispute your verdict, az j
always knew yon had good sellse.''
Now sarcasm always willis a woman
and iietty felt wrotchcdly quonchcd
by slow degrees, however,, she came
and snt by her lover on the garde,
bench, and began to talk sensibly.
cts our only choice, dear girl, u
said tho lover, 1--WE must do this or 60
our different ways forever. Wha,
once wo aro surely parted, we shall re-
pent our act in dust and ashes. I talk
desperately, l dare say, but tho crisis is
a desperate one. Your father thinks me
weak and selfish, and will give mo no
opportunity to correct the impression
he formed ata watering place. am
good for something better than lie
thinks, and / have settled that you
shall be my wife, even if your father,
with all due respect as such, finds it
Eimperative to stand aside. What I
propose is IN adventurous plan. and
You'll require nerve as wtlF as T: bnt
Hetty, II you'll stand your ground and
act your part, in less than forty-eight
hours you'll be heroine, and L your
accepted lover, with all opposition van
ished."
The compact was made, sealed in the
usual manner in such cases made and
provided, md Hetty sought her room,
schemcr and conspirator, while Frank
went home /: villain Of the blacklist dye.
Tho day following, Mr.. Angus be-
came reckless with his money, and dis
penscd it among the Staten Island
yachtmcn. Hctty was an invalid,
surely, her father thought the. girl must
be very ill, for such fretful languor he
had never seen i'll her. He proposed q
cruise with the sailors of the "Sca
GULL" fine yachtmcn, so pore Hastings
said, and fully to be trusted with lcr
safety. Hetty objected, re6elled and
declared she would not go sailing in
the Narrows. Her father, compelled
to go from home on business, finally
over-persuadcd her, and midday she
went aboard tho "Sea Gull" with
everything ncodful for her comfort
The sailing master, his assistant and
three sailors made tho crew, while
Hetty brought her maid, books and
crochet work, and there was delight
full Dir OF pleasure throughout the
yacht.
The anchor Mt last was raised, and
away they sailed with splendid wind
abaft, and still but happy party.
Two o'clock came, then three, then
four O'Clock, and all tho time the silent
passenger sat with closed book,
watching yacht that idly cruised
around tho bay. BY and by, however,
while the maid tiozed, and Hetty CAPPED,
fearful quarrel broke out among the
sailors forward. All at once they
shrieked, tore and struggled with each
other, more like fends 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.
Grouse YOURSELF" calculated Hetty,
apparently herself just short of faint
ing:
We shall all be murdered" scream
ed the maid, flying to the hatchway...
"Signal quick, my brave girl"
shouted the captain, precipitating HIM
self among tho fighting sailors. Hetty
sprang and caught the lower edge Of
the flag, turned it upside down and
held it with a hair pin. In less than no
time, the yacht that had been idly
cruising on the bay came close to the
" Sea Cults" leo, and four sailors put
off in small boat.
Tho maid Amelia now tainted en-
tirely away:
frightful tale she'll give at home"
The four men leaped on deck the |
quarreling sailors were quelled and put |
in irons, while the captain of the
friendly yacht ordered the sailing
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.
"Did II" asked the boy, compla.
Gently. "He can't refuse me now"
said he, further. "Just think of it
child at sea; mutiny Oh 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, brap Bailor! Even while
Frank reason "a like hasty lover, a
startling 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 a white squat. Frank thrust |
the helm hard down, frightened the
sheets, and shut his ey es for one Sec
ond the next thing was to grasp Hetty
and brace himself for sheer life.
Too late !: The tempest caught tho
yacht as if it were straw, and sent it !
through tho mist and foam in utter |
helplessncss. Hetty was fairly dragged |
below, and the companionway closed
and fastened, during which waves |
swept over the deck and lrcnched tho |
sailors repeatedly. Frank began to
feel solemn; there came q furious gust, |
a cruel blow, the sailors rushed toward !
AAAAA &S1AN L ltlh WNS OVCVDOitlus
When he came to himself again, he |
was in his own room Mt homo; ut each |
hand WAS doctor, and before him
stood poor JIctty, with her poor, fright |
encd, nervous father.
"What's the mattcr?" asked the SUI
ferer, family.
"You're nearly dead" said one doc
tor.
"Concussion," 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 way,
and five persons Immediately flew for
camphor.
II wish to Sleep" sighed the suf-
ferer.
Perlidous wretch! He did not wish
to sleep he merely wanted to finish
his part of this melodrama.
"Far from safc," whispered DR.. Pill
books, shaking his head and pouring
out monstrous glass of sherry.
"In a most critical case" said an
tiQue DR.. Tanzey.
"Oh, save the boy" begged Hetty
Hastings father, clasping his pudgy
little hands and looking ut the ceiling.
"S-s-s-sl," said both the learned
physicians, whereupon silence fell on
I'LL the earth.
| An anxious night WA that for all