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nDle motion, though she was r ing aJ n
good speed, for her mainsail was enor-
mDusly large, and The breeze was brisk.
say, Huysen," the doctor called ont
while he was playing the dance, look
what you're about. Never mind the sing
ing. Keep her bow straight for the land
ing-stage.h
Then the next verse began
Den Yves Off to work in do morning,
Singing as we go out to dc field;"
and they all went at it with n will. And
then the chorus and then the light rip
ping dance-and the two girls were or
their feet again, making. believe to pos
ture little, while the sharp clear notes
of the banjo tinkled and tinkled, amid the
steady swishing noise of the waetr along
the side OF the boat. But all of sud
den there was u startled cry OF warning
the banjo was dropped on the deck, and
the doctor sprung aft in n vain effort to
check what he had seen was coming; the
next moment the great boom came heavily
swinging along, accelerating its pace as 1t
went out to leeward, until there was u
frlghtIul crash that seemed to tear the
whole craft to pieces And then In his
wild lurCh what had happened Tllley
was the first to see. There was some-
thing in the water. He tore off his coat
and slipped over the boats side-heeding
nothing of the piercing screams of those
he had left, but shaking the wet fromhlS
eyes anu HOSe anu lllOulH, anu lOOhlllS an
around him like a Newfoundland dog.
Then he caught sight of small floating
object some dozen yards away--and he
made for that; it was the yellow Tam
o'Shanter, he could see; then he heard II
half-stitied cry just behind him, and turn
ing round was Just able to catch hold of
Carry llodson before she sank II second
time. However, she was quite passive;
perhaps she had been stunned by Il blow
from the boom; and he was an excellent
swimmer, and he could easily keep her
atioat--if only Jack lluysen knew enough
about sailing toget the boat back speedily.
1t was in vain to think OF swimming with
her to the shore the land was too far off,
and the weight of her wet clothes was in
creasing. lie looked after the boat; it
seemed terrible distance away, but as
far rs he could make out-through the wa
ter that was binding his eyes-they had
got her round into the wind again, and
were no doubt trying to make for him.
Meanwhile Jack lluysen had been
go stunned by what had occurred, when
his own carelessne or an awkard gust, of
wind had caused the great boom to llbc,
that for some seconds he seemed quite
p8ralyIed, and of course all this time the
little craft was swinging along before the
breeze. The shrieks of the women be-
wlldcred him, moreover. And then it &C.
Cured to him that he must get back
somehow, anyhow and more by instinct
than Of knowledge he damned down the
helm. and rounded the boat into the wind,
where the big sail began to flop about
with the loose main-sheet dragging this
way and that And then he set about
trying little eNperiments-and in frantic
nervousness all the while he knew or he
discovered, that he must needs get in the
main-sheet: and eventually the boat be-
gan to make uncertain progress-un-
certain, because he had been terrified, and
was afraid to keep proper way on her, so
hlf 81 "a 81 nls,i nj n la win in
Cessantly. But this, at all events, kept
them near the course they had come, and
from time to time she 20. ahead n bit, and
the women had ceased their shrlekinG and
had subsidized, the one into terrified silence,
the other into frantic weeping and clasp
ing of her hands.
Cant you-can't you look out ? Why
don't you look out for them ~ lie cried,
though he scarce knew what he said, 50
anxious was he about the tiler and those
pulls of wind that made the boat heel over
Whenever he allowed the sail to fill.
And then there was u cry-from Mrs.
Labor.
Lool-!ool;-this way-you're gong
away from them"
He could only Judge by the direction of
her gaze lie put the boat about. She be-
gan to laugh, in hystcrical fashion.
- Oh, yes, yes, we are getting nearer
we are getting ncarer-hp sees us-Em,
En-, look poor Carry oh, quick, quick
with the boat quick, quick. quick ~
But the ringing Of her hands WAS Of little
avail and indeed when they did cvcntl-
ally draw cautiously close to the two peo-
pie in the water, the business of getting
them dragged on board proved n difficult
and anxious matter for the girl was quite
unconscious. and lay in their hands like a
corpse. The Young doctor was very much
exhausted too, but at least he preserved
his senses. He sat down for II minute TO
recover his breath.
Jack, he gasped, put my coat round
her--Wrap her warn'-Mrs' i.alor, get off
her boots and stockings-ch her feet
and hands-Quick-'
And then he rose and went to where she
was lying and. STOPPED over her.
- es, yes, her heart i clearinghouse
away with that coat, man
But it was his own coat that Jack Ifuy-
sen had quickly taken of, and when Car
ry HOdson was wrapped in it, and when
the women were doing what they could to
restore her cirCulation he fetched the
other coat for the young doctor, and made
him put that on, though the latter de
clared he was all right now. And then
the latter took the tll!er, Stacked out the
main-sheet, and once more they were
running before the wind toward Fort
George. Not Il word had been said abont
the cause of the mlshap, nor its possible
consequences.
These at tirst-and to Jack Huysen's in.
enough. Immediately she had recovered
consciousness she sat up, and began &c
say Il few words. though with some diff
Guilty; and indeed so brave was She and
so determined to do something to relieve
the obvious anxiety Of these good friends
OF hers, that when at length they reached
the landing-stage and got ashore, she de
cared that she was quite recovered, that
she could walk TO the hotel rs we'll as any
of them, that she had never felt better in
her born days, Nay she made Il Joke
Of the whole matter and of her heavy
skirts. Gndot the possible contents of Jack
, UUr-cu's coat pockets; and when they
Ia r"cA tn" Motel, and when she had
,A.a.. urrr wet Elrmcuts,Hhc came down
aGt.u iyyt.A% pc.lcluy VIII, il Il little bit
.ncG.
I, s. rot until the n.!oraoon that she
/, Lc-au $50 ruwY.#jH Of a.4ytr,ug~ and ther
IgHu, when ma rhine Hrri cI, Mrs
lu.u. came Gown Wt'h The u,. .r' that
Garry had sir ut rcaGa, ,t. &., NCui,
ralACt .oH'.i" . ar' rlpm. hcs' mvuu
me. t,o, suc tr.,.-.. ..s .,..I rather
not grt zap; su' i..u 70 ..i.ll ,ou-h, and
, her rr,.,n!n- Nas .icUlt size had most
relief Wien sue Ivy mite -til
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