The Jasper weekly courier., 1882-08-18

Or, the Dory that Pound ~ Way Home |
What pretty boyv'
Dare laughed and blushed ~ she
tanned down the tiller Of her little
dory 10 let the larger boat, from which
The remark had come. pass BY.
!. That Amt 4 boy" she heard
rude voice reply; that's sha' refers
girl from Star Island"
Dare's laugh died out and the nusn
turned into an angry red. Inc nrst
speaker she did not know: u was .
eirl-a little younger than herself. Dare
thought with frank. pleasant race
and winning voice. But the other was
4 familiar Zoe, who had tormented Dare
for ten wears. Tom Suydam. she verify
believed. was the most hateful boy that
ever lived. Because he was . rich
mans son. and boarded at the hotel
eyery summer. while she was Usher
mans daughter who lived on the
bea h. he seemed TO feel at liberty 70
tease and annoy her IN every possible
wav. When she was . little girl ne
had amused himself BY DESTROYING her
castles in the sand; and now that she
was thirteen wears old. and did not
build sand castles. be would make I'M
complimentary remarks loud enough
for her 70 oserhear. Dare almost hated
Tom Suydam.
Il was not surprising that she should
be mistaken for Q boy. Her short clns-
ter.nc hair, firm mouth. and ruddy
COMPLEXION gave her face q boyish
look. while the sailor hat, and blue i'an-
mel waist. onen sailorwise at the throat.
added Ia the illusion. The costume
was nothing more than q girls bathing
suit; but Dare found i cons enlent ~
boating and not in the way when inc
boat capsi<ed. A. had once Or twice
happened. Notwithstanding her goot
seamanship. and she had 70 swim Shs
could sail 4 boat. Captain Peters proud
IL declared. better than any boy arouns
the shoals. and there WASH Z trick Q
the wind she did not know. In thi
respect. nj any rate. Dare felt sens
OF superiority over Tom Suydam. III
might be richer. and know more. bu
he couldn't manage even . row-boat
Dare wondered. As she looked hacl
over her shoulder. and saw the littl
skim driving ahead under the fres|
southeasterly breeze. how the sweet
faced. gentle-voiced girl who was HI
companion would trust herself TO hi
care. and how, indeed. she could <
with him Ut all Dare knew that Tor
had no sisters. 4 She must be hl
consin.n the girl concluded, - 81
hauled over the sail on the other tacl
Dare was going back 70 the lsIant
having taken her father over 70 Portl
mouth on his way to Boston. The win
was against her, and she had had
beat down the river. and was now z,
ing on long tack TO the north. II ",
not steady wind. but fitful gust
blow that warned Dare to keep h,
hand On the tiller and her eye on Il
sail. She knew precisely how mus
wind the boat would take. and she kne
too that one calculations might be n
set by an unexpected puf. She looks
up at the sky critically. and decide
that the wind was shifting There we
clouds in the west indicating thunde
storm. ''It will blow me straight
the Shoals" Dare reflected. bringiI
the boat little closer 10 the win
The slight change or direction broug
into view Tom Suydam's skin. whic
~ she looked. seemed 10 have .
about, and 70 bc running on the sar
tack a herself. Tom had no dou
seen the clouds. and was making
home. II was now . race between Il
two boats. at distance 81 perhaps b
a mile apart.
Meanwhile, with every instant /
sky darkened and the wind grew fire..
Dare took q reef III the sail, and kf
the halyaris free. 50 that she CO,
dropit at the slightest warning. I
other boat. however, kept on under
fuL head w canvas. Was Tom Suvd,
crazy? dare wondered. She had Ia,
4, framed The thought before . =,
struck his boat. and laid Il 80 far 8,
on its side that the mast seemed
touch the wafer. It rightcd, howcv
while Tom. evidently uncertain what
DO. hauled the sail over. and nstcmp,
70 run on the opposite tack. For
instant the sail Mapped in the wi,
then y suddenly filed. and for scct
time carcened until dare never cxp<
ed q see 4 come up again.
@Ihey'n surely b drowncdr'