Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-26

| Sss " sudkt my mead ana
run away, though ! dared not offend
MN oy contradicting him otherwise.
lie got grimmer and blacker as time
went on, and ] did NOT forget my
Whine, as perhaps Edam hoped i
The weather was uncertain that
autumn, and there was little depend,
ence on the fish. Some days the boats
We're not of at all, some DAYS they
nad no hsh when they landed. Ipot
work where could, but those three
mouths at home took a lot OF salts.
lying, and ! often went to bed hungry
and cold along with them.
One afternoon Twas wandering rath.
er disconsolately on the beach. FEELING
low and hopeless, wishing for Willie
ana better days, when Edanl, who was
busy IN his boat, called me as | lass
ed by. Elsie, come here and tell me
what you think O. my boat?" he cried
IN more CHEEKY voice than usual.
and, glad to be good-natured when /
could, l stopped and admired the fine
new boat he had Just bought with the
money an unlce had left him.
Bat you've got no name for her. I"
said at last; ''what are YOU going to
| call her?''
That depends on you," lie replied,
looking up quickly; III yedon't object
l would name her The Bonnie
/ Elsie?'''
That would never do thought in n
minute, it would be all over the place
at once that Edam Carr had called
his boat after Elsie Wilson, and that
she was ''off with the old love and on
with the new.'
you mustn't do that" | demurred
as gently rs Icould; there's prettier
names and iasses, too, for that mat.
ter, in the place.
His face changed for the worse IN a
moment, and an angry light blazed in
his eyes.
Pm not to heve yer name, then,
forbye yerself?"
ut wouldn't do, Edam; folks would
talk, and-anG Willie might be vexed, ;,
l went on hesitatingly. What COW.
ard was to be surel It was with the
greatest difficulty in the world | man
aged to bring ont my real objection.
And yet was so proud of being Willie's
sweetheart.
I
should mind" Edam replied sulkily,
and then under his breath. MAYBE
he never will be either"
heard theend of the sentence, low
as 1t was muttered.
can what's to hinder, if we're both
OF one mind about it?" Isaid sharply,
losing my temper a bit at his obsti-
| macy
"Who knows? He might get a wife
where he's gone, and he might never
come back at all"
"D'ye want to quarrel WI me,
Edam?"
mo, no, Elsie, we Wilma quarrel, -
he said at once. Pm a bit queer in the
temper, but / wouldn't like to vex
YOU"
'T'm goin' to try tn new boat, will
ye venture ont wi me, lassie?" he went
on quietly after a moment.
| did not know what to say. 1t
would not be wise to offend him more
than had been unlucky enough TO do
already. There was no harm in sail
ing out z mile or so, providing ne
would premise to bring me back then.
But, could Itrust him? His mother,
old Mamie Carr, had come up while
We were speaking, and she took part
with HIM.
cts not much to ask We, Elsie, and
it'llplease him ever sol He'sgey queer
| to do we Just now, lassie." she said
aside to me; ''if We can humor him a
bit, we might for ma sake"
She was kind neighbor, and often
the BARNS got a dinner from her when
was away, so | did not care to re-
fuse her II she saw no harm in it who
else would dare to TALK
| Still hesitated.
"D'ye think it's safe? The sea has
been calm off and on all day. lis
TEN"
And i'll the hush which so often pre-
cedes gale we could distinctly hear
/ always say 1.-THE sea is calling"
Edam threw aquick glance along the
/ horizon.
eth blow hard afore the morn, but
there's time enough to be out and in
again for all that"
| There was something in the tone
which made me doubtful, but did
not want to seem q coward; SO before
long we were upon the open sea, tack
ing and turning to catch the breeze.
/ There was more of that further out
than on shore, but still not enough
TO send us along merrily, although the
new boat was as light ana swift ana
easy to manage as any boat could
well be, and skinned thewaves like 8
bird.
"She's abonnie one to go, Edam, "
lsaid after iittie' put got no reply.
Edam SAT Win ms eye h4eu upon oiie
distant sky ana conid see ne was
thinking something over very oeepiy;
followed the 'iirectlon OF MS eyes,ah !
oio not like tnu l'1oepoco seah. ~, ~
s'ckly yeilow hiSht NY dowh 10 ine
en- put atoVe tnaI were pileu
'ses Oh heayy gray clouds Withou !
oreak, save IN one Piaee, Miis,e ~
was as though hignty haiio iiau
pusneu thehi aeie VI nis'No sP'I Il
ior the tempest 70 break tlirous.. az
around TINS space was hurry ana con-
fusion, while the rest Oh the SKY was
suiien anu quiet; Ear ouI cue s'SAiy
gieam on the horiAoii vas Ielea'ei On
gray green sea: hea'et, ene uai - :
waves were oe's'iiiiiii9 " sho" 'op' VI
WHILE. AZ, r
dld not IKE Inc prospect, nor uiu
IKE the noesoh OF oeilie oGo me- VI,
that angry-iooHins waste Vi Ma, !, aO
the mercy Oh Edain oart anu hio ca
| prices.
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