The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-22
DARE's CRUISES;

JAIL OnNbpL
Or. the Dory that Ponnd Its Way Homo.
What q pretty boy"
Dare laughed and blushcd rs she
damned down the tiller of her little
dory to let the larger boat. from which
the remark had come. pass by.
"That amt a boy" she heard .
rude voice reply; that's that Peters
girl from Star Island"
Darc's laugh died out, and The flush
turned into an angry red. The first
speaker she did not know. IL was q
girl-a little younger than herself. Dare
thought-wiih n frank, pleasant. face
and winning voice. But the other was
n familiar foe, who had tormenied Dare
for ten years. Tom Suydam. she verify
believed. was the most hateful boy that
ever lived. Because he was . rich
mans son, and boarded at the hotel
every summer. while she was n fisher
mans daughter who lived OF the
beach. he seemed TO feel at liberty to
tease and annoy her i'm every possible
way. When she was n little girl he
had amused himself by destroying her
castles in the sand; and nov that she
was thirteen years old, and did not
build sand castles, he would make I'M
complimentary remarks loud enough
for her To oycrhear. Dare almost hated
Tom Suydam.
II was not surprising that she should
lie mistaken for "A boy. Her short clus-
tering hair. firm mouth. and ruddy
complexion gave her face n boyish
IL .<l:f. e.. ...l.r L.t .al li.,. tf.p
mel waist, open sailorwise ut the throat,
added to the illusion. The costume
was nothing more than n girls bathing
suit; but Dare found it con,c nicnt for
boating. and not in the way when the
boat capsized, rs had oace or twice
happened, notwithstanding her good
s~eamanship. and she had TO swim. She
could sail n boat, Captain Peters proud
~ declared, better than any hoy around
the Shoals. AMI there WASH { n trick OF
the wind she did not know. in this
respect. mt any rate. Dare felt n sens
of superiority owe Tom Suydam. He
might be richer. and know MORE. but
he couldn't manage ven a row-boat.
Dare wondered. as she looked lack
over her shoulder. aud saw the little
Ekif driving ahead under the fresh
~southcasterly breeze. how the sweet
faced, gentlc-voiced girl who was his
companion would trust herself to his
care, and how. indeed. she couiI 20
with him nj all. Dare knew that Tom
had no sisters. "She must be his
cousin" the girl concluded. as she
hauled over the sail on the other tack.
Dare was going back TO the Island,
having taken her father over to Ports
mouth on his way to Boston. The wind
was against her. and she had had to
heat down the river, and was now GO
ing on q long tack to the north. Ii was
not a steady wind, but a fitful gusty
blow that warned Dare 10 keep her
hand on the tiller and her eye on the
sail. She knew precisely how much
wind the boat would take. and she knew
too that ones calculations might be up
set by an unexpected puff. She looked
up at the sky critically, and decided
that the wind was shifting. There werc
clouds in the west indicating a thunder
storm. at will blow me straight 10
the Shoals" Dare reflected. bringing
the boat q little closer 10 the wind.
The slight change OF direction brought
into view Tom Suydam's skiff. which.
as she looked. seemed to have put
about, and 10 be running on the same
tack as herself. Tom had no doubt
e the clouds. and was making for
home. Ii was now arace between the
two boats, at a distance Of perhaps hall
a mile apart.
Meanwhile. with every instant the
sky darkened and the wind grew fresh.
Dare took a reef in the sail, and Kept
the halyards free, so that she could
drop it at the slightest warning. The
other boat. however, kept on under a
full head of canvas. Was Tom Suydam
crazy? Dare wondered. She had hard
/, framed the thought before a gus,
struck his boat. and laid it SO far over
on its side that the mast seemed 10
touch the water. Ii righted. however.
while Tom. evidently uncertain what to
do, hauled the sail over. and attempted
to run on the opposite tack. For nm
instant the sail tapped in the wind;
then il suddenly filed. and for 8 second
time careened until Dare eve expect
ed to see il come up again.
They'll surely be drowned!' she
cried. letting out her own sail another
point, while she steered the dory SO a
to intercept the others purse. In
s.;g had righted apce more, but was
lurching wildly. ana (hreatenins V
capsize with every gust
'.Drop your SAIL" she cried. Sexci'ed
"; but at that instant the skin iaC oSel
again. and Dare saw that this tinie =
would not come up. Dare had already
skilIfully bronyht her boat up within q
few wards of the skif. and dropping hel
sail. she now steered it close enough q
take in Tom aud the girl. who. though
in the water, had succeeded in clingins
=. to the wreck.
"Wellr' she exclaimed. when the two
were safely on board. tom Suydam,
I should think you had lost all the httls
n YOU ever had"
For once Tom was humb,cd.
20, l say Dare" he cried. "don,,
hit 3 fellow when he's down. Sastioo.
after my cousin Mollic, won.t You
She's AL broke up. I'll sail the ooatfo'
you." he added.
Dare gave him q warning look. .sYo.
ro sit in the bow" she said when
AK YOU to sail . boat o me l gus
you'll know it There's nothing TO b
afraid Of now" she said. rcassuringiy
tnrning to Toms cousin. who VA shiv
er.nr with fear and cold. "Only
wonder YOU ever went out with him
He doesn't even know how 70 row
Take nv coat" she said. producing
heavy Jacket from = locker underneath
~ Sat II shx'n't needit, and your
lust soaked through"
The impulsive little stranger threw he
ARM. around Dare'sneck and kissed hei
"You'c . dear" she said
thoueht 50 the minute I laid eyes Q
youIonly I supposed you were = boy.
Dare laughed.
81 heard what you said. she replied
softiy. .Now Il you VIII cit here vii
- e the stern. & win trim the ooal
"a Ne ca make for home"
But IL wind. With the unceEfainf
20 hundsr4stosm. had shifted fuFfhe
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