Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-08-25
how IT ENDED.

"Oh, Mauder exclaimed q young girl. 10
evident surprise and deligh., look, there
gots . boa'l'
Steamer " YACHT
Neither The GUEST little row boat just
the color OF ours, and IT'S sdr,t,, l verify BE-
love. There-it las swung around. and !
can zee the name-Oh. it's our boat, ,bt
"Sy phi Oh, deari What hal We d.
now7'
"Don't try to scare me that way. Lizzie;
I'm far too com ~'.rtahle to move"
It's . fact, Maude Fielding, and how we
arc to get home 10 more than can tell"
At these earnest words from the young
lady standing On the sandy beach, MISS
Fielding arose from the rug on which sh-
had been laziIy reclining, aid dropping her
book, joined h.r companion at the waters
edge. Sure enough, she was correct. There
vent the boat, slow y acatink along with the
ebbiDg tide. gradually increasing the DIS
lance between it and the 8 ore, as it rocked
gently with the incoming swells of the Old
ocean.
Miss St%anton's fec. wore~a look Of the
blankest amszement, at sight of which
MAude ecu d not forbeAr smiling,
Don't look so %forlorn, Lizzie. 1t will be
quite an a. adventure for US. What a wonder
tul story we'll hav' to tell when We .et back
to the hotell' she exclaimed, seemingly
leased st the idea Of som th ng novel.
Yes when We yet back" re pended Liz
sie. lu. ubrlously.
Come" SAID Maude drawing her friend q
arm through ier own. let US 60 back to our
rug and talk the situation over
Maude F,eldi Z and Lire Stsntou har
been fast friends t. r . long time. Their in
timacy bad really begun when Miss Sharp
had made item room mates at Beverly
8 Seminary. four years before. This .umme
they had agreed upon . trip to Burnhau
Beach. viii, b, after t .ur weeks time. viii
haud-'s aunt as chaperone. they had decid
ed ~. simply delightful.
On this particular morning they a'taker
it into their heads to 10 out 10 Pear l lant
and pass The time 10 readin. and talki,.,
uut,l luncheon. To this end they hired
boat. and, both being able to handle Al GA,
like veritsble midshipmen. they ro"ed Oh
much to the u~neas,ness Of Aunt Jale, vh,
Vas Aim, Of afraid to let the girls 20 out O
her sight
Lszie always insisted that it vas Maud,
who did it, and Maude was equally posi,iv,
she Iett the boat 6rst, and that it ~as Liz,
who lett it 20 insecurity tied that the wave
finally b re 1t away 10 triumph. No mat.
the boat VAS gone, and tn. re they we're
prisoners on the little island . mils and
half from shore.
Robinson Crusoes, L;.sie," said M.nde
~ they seated themselves on the rug 10
corsu tstion.
L 1z'e smiled at the comparis4 q rs she n
Piled
Only worse. if anything; be had lots t
eat. know We were to have lobster sala
for luncheon"
Little gourmandl You'll have to be n
man Frida--. and discover something cd
ble."
But this is Thursday"
80 it is. Never mind, dear, / have Q
admirable plan"
Unfold it."
I'll untold my red shawl, and you vi
see thu plan"
Is il IN the shAvl7'
Don't be . goosel We will tie til
wrspt 10 something. so it wilt serve - . 81
nal OF distress. Some brave mariner vi
behold it from the .hore. cross the ragir
main. and 10 We are saved
Capital cried Lizxie. Lets do it
once"
With no little difficulty they fastened Il
cardinal wrap to . slender. dead limb of
tree, which they finally succeeded in pro
ping up against the rocks. Seeing ID,
could do no more. and resliEing that it "
useless 70 cory, they calmly ''sdsd she'