Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-06

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The boat containing tho girls passed
out of sight in the narrows. and the
batchelor party went on down the
| bay. Z, III s=s 5.4
| The bright fresh morning merged
into g warm MONDAY, which heated
rapidly under the vertical RAYS Of the
SUM-, till every inch Of air seemed to
quiYer like q blast from q furnace.
| '.Whew" calculated poor Max,
hopping his pale forehead and weakly
wondering which was the hotter, the
downpouring rays Of the sun, OF the
binding reflection Of the water.
.:rhis may be fun, Nix, but it's con-.
foundedly uncomfortable 5..s.S
q 'You will get used to it when you
have been out several times" said
Nix, cheerily. S%2.<,< ~ ~ ,& Fl
j. He was much stronger than Max,
land did not mind the heat SO much. I
T Il suppose one may get used to any.
thing said Max. feebly. II should
imagine this might he a very good
sort OF preparation for the ungodly.n
Nix laughed, but he stole furtive
glance at his friend, and began to feel
uneasy as he noticed the gray line
about Max's mouth and the unnatural
| pallor of his face. -
Have some ginr,er beer, old boy"
he said. reaching for the lunch ham
per. ''You will feel better.'' H..
MAX tried it, but it was aot, as
though it had been simmering all the
morning over a slow fire. -. u.
Don't YOU think that yoa had bet
ter pull in q little, Nixe'' he asked,
tossing tho beverage overheard in dis
gust. IN -
Just as you say" Nix replied.
But he made haste to heave up the
anchor, for he knew that Max would
never .'squeal' till the last minute
II am afraid he is overcome with
the heat he muttered. as he pulled
away at the oars without ventur:ag
any remark. MAX ism t very strong.
l ought to have known better than to
have brought him out here without
any Warning"
i The boat seemed to be making very
little Roadway.
Il don't know what's the matter
with me-" said Max, weakly. sI dom t
feel very WELL; felt all right when
we left the house."
| Its the heat. guess" Nix said,
pulling with all his might and praying
that Max would hold out till they got
back.
Some distance hey ond them Law the
beat containing the young Indies. 1t
was rocking, lazi!y on the water. and
afar of Nix could see the futter of
japanese fan.
How do you feel now?" Nix asked,
with q mans idea OF sympathy"
Not very WE'LL" was Max's faint
reply. ''Everything seems to he
swimming around.''
Nix was really frightened now.
Hello, MAXI he cried, dropping
the oars and springing into the stern
of the hoat, for his friend had sud-
denly sunk back, white and uncon-
scious, a victim of sunstroke. Il
! might have known he couldn't stand
the racket" Nix muttered, in an ag-
o2y Of self-reproach. mo fellow who
studied as he has this spring for the
examinations, is ready to come out
here and roughit. What shall do?"
The boat was drifting up stream
with the tide, and Nix saw that they
were near ng the other boat.
Hello, there!"' he criel .'Re!pr'
Fc was supporting Max with one
| hand, while he squeezed water out of
/ the beat-sponge and held it to his head,
not knowing what else to do.
Miss Blake turned around, and Nix
hailed her again, shouting out the
trouble. There WIS rarely a moments
delay, and then Betty took the oars in
her LANDS and. Jessie heaved up the
anchor. The boat came up alongside
and Betty leaned over with keen,
sympathetic glance at poor Max
:.'Can you lift him in here?'' she
quericd. "Jessie, we had better get
HIM ont OF tine sun as quickly as possi-
blc.' . .@
A place was cleared for Max IN the
stern. Nix made no protest. He was
| only too glad to have anything done
for his poor friend. s.H, ..
"You had better come in, too,'' said
Betty, quietly. t'You could not row
back in the hot sun. Whatever III ade
you come out without AN awningP"
81 don't know said Nix, weakly.
Eel never thought Of it," 1 ~. &.
'tThat is the first thing to be thought
of said Betty. in buslness-like tone.
"lt is really dangerous to come out IN
any other way. I am studdy ing medi-
cine,' she added, with a faint smile
don't be offended if l speak rather
brusquely. '' - r. 2@.1l. st%~
As she spoke, she reached under the
seat and brought out q small medicine.
chest filed with little walls, the sight
Of which brought infinite relief to Nix
"Shall / get some ice, BettyP' asked
Jessie, pulling ont = little chest in
which their lunch was packed around
a good sized lump of ice. 4 .e55 n II
Max was laid down in the bottom Of
of the boat, and cracked ice was app
piled to his head in q dainty little
IN 1}knrch;ef. while the ANN tan,. DIR Z