Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-10-18
Rose said that Wild might 90 to the

Rose said that Wild might 60 to tn,
light with Johnny to learn the news.
The two children set off in high glee
The sky was clear, and the wind was
blowing from the west. The Highland
lighthouse was not more than a mile
away, and what could happen to the
childrenG Nevertheless, Mrs. Rose CAV,
them many commands. They were tt
return as soon as they found out wha
news from the Little Katie, and, if il
should snow, they were to 60 back OIL
forward, whichever way should be the
nearer. and If near the coast, they wert
to go to the charity house in the banl
and wait there for rescue.
The wind helped them on their way
and, to write the exact truth, blew SC
hard and SO fast that it came very neal
blowing them past the lighthouse ovel
the high bank in the ocean.
'It's a tough day, tough day, even
for the Cape" said the light-keepel
when they reached the lighthouse
''and the boats have drifted, Johnny
For the life of me, can't make out the
Little Katie" but Johnny made her
out without the slightest difficulty. Oh
course he did! Does not every Cape
Cod boy know his fathers boat? More
than all, there hung the signal of dis
tress. The light-keeper saw it, and
Wild looked at 1t, and Johnny looked
again, and declared that, "Come what
would, he'd get out there and find out
what the matter was"
Then the 'glass" was put away, and
they all went down, and the children,
thoroughly warmed, started for home.
A little cloud over Cape Cod bay grew
and came nearer and spread out more
and more, and at last began to drop
down white like snow on the sand.
"Come! pitch Into it Ms fast as you
can while we can see," said Johnny,
seizing wild's hand and bowling to the
wind. "We're three-quarters home,
and We'll make it in no time"
1t was not dark, and Johnny knew
the sand-marks well. Here a bunch of
poverty-grass and there forlorn little
clump of bayberry. whose outlines he
knew just as he knew the outlines of
the boats and sails, served TO guide him
when the air was thick with snow.
"We're LOST" said Wild, pulling
back and trying to stop Johnny; but
the sturdy little fellow declared that
they weren't lost at all; didn't he know
all about it! hadn't he "fogged" it
many time to the light and back !?
Why, there, right ahead. was pole he
knew. Of course it was, right on top
of home; and there was mother calling
this minute, not fifty feet away.
All of which statements were quite
true; and In five minutes they were
safe in the cabin, and had told their
news from the ice-bound boats.
Nothing to eat, maybe, and cold,
perhaps. Not sick, l hope" said Mrs.
Wild; and then, in rather a dismal
way, she set forth the little table for
tucii cscuinS iucdi.
al should think you'd feel gladder
about our getting home safe, MOTHER"
said Wild; "for just see how it SHOWS"
81 am," said Mrs. Wild; "but ] was
thinking about some way to help your
father"
''Do you think there is way 2" asked
Wild ssVA., he, boats
there, and the ice isn't safe"
"If l was God," said Johnny, "I'd
fetch big wind along that 'ud cracker
that ice up small as fish-scales in no
time"
"Yes, and sink every boat in no
time!" suggested Wild, with scorn.
"Ch, dear." said Johnny, 81 guess l
was in too much of a hurry; but some
things got to be doner"
The wind had been blowing two hours
after dark, and the snow and sand were
whirling about in long, long round
dance, after the fashion of Cape Cod
sand and snow, when Wild called out
of the darkness to Johnny
"Are you asleep?"
Johnny guessed he wasn't asleep, al
though he had been fast asleep when
Wild;s voice reached him, and wanted
to know what was the matter.
"T've thought of way, guess, we
can reach the Little Katie, Johnny"
"How?"
Johnny was up in the bed, leaning on
his hands, interested, in a moment.
"You know that big hank of net
twine Of father's?"
"What Of it?" with disappointment.
"Don't you believe 'twould reach?"
"who's goin' to reach it, should
like to know?"
"When the wind blows right"
"what, then, Wild Rose? Are you
talking in your sleep?"
"Send kite over" suggested Wild,
not needing the interruption.
"whew!" exclaimed Johnny, sink
ing down into his warm bed again.
He didn't speak, and poor Wild
he held her scheme in extreme
nevertheless, Johnny was
about it, even after his sister
was sleeping
The next day, it showed all day.
There was no chance to hear one word
from the fishing fleet. Johnny declared
that he must 20 to the nearest neigh
boris house. He knew the way well
but it was after 9 O'Clock be-
fore he set forth.
Presently he returned with his friend
Peter Petit, and the two lads spent the
with barred door. in Captain
Roses net-room.
Wild peeped into the place when the
boys were out of it eating their dinner,
and beheld, to her amazement, the skel-
eton of huge kite.
go Johnny are, you going to try it?''
she cried, running out to him.