Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-02-27

ached with fatigue. The objects on the
shore grew fainter. Slowly, but surely
they were drifting out Ia sea.
Cant YOU get back Leslie asked with
a qnaver of childish fear in hi> tones.
"0f course | can get back, '" his brother
| replied rather Grossly. Whatever happen
ed he must not let Leslie know he was in
any doubt what to do.
I'm only tired" he said. drawing the
oar from the water. 1--WE got to rest a
| minute"
Then he set himself to think hard what
he should do. The sun had turned into
| ball cf fire before this, and dropped ont of
| sight behind the bluffs. mass Of clouds
was slowly rising in the east. The light
breeze grew stronger, and the waves be-
gan 10 roll.
| II wish we were home" said Leslie. in a
plantve voice and shiverng little with
the cold.
Gerald looked at him. and a great fear
rose in his heart. His present situation
was hard to bear for himself alone. hut
harder stlll for his little brother. Gerald
| had a very tender affection for his brother.
and would have remembered him hr>t,e,,n
| al he not recalled his mothers parting
/ words.
Leslie had left home without his jacket
/ ne iah dl~b tAhtH tU MS SHOES AHN >littk-
| ing>; but ihc>e were in the piIut-hou>e.
and Gerald told him to put them On As
| lie was dning 50, large wave struck them.
and washed the shoe Into the water.
| Gerald took Of his own coat aud put il on
| hi brother. Then. NJ il gre" quite dark,
/ ne made him lie Down in the middle uf
| The raft aud spread the sail cloth over
| him.
| Don't be afraid, " he ~aid Ia A. cheer,
| tone a. hc could summon. ''Wr'ii meet
! tu- pretty s""n. ald she'll take u> iu'
| few moments later 4 tu- diJ appear
( II passed quite near he raft. aud ts,ra'd
! wa, certain the mau at the " hcei SAN hlu:
( but. either not understanding The situatt II
| or in sheer cruelty, he steamed straight
! ah, sd. One OF two brlat,d n~hcrnn u
/ passed hun. and Gcraid shouted t. thvtn:
! but the wInd borc hi> voice IN another III.
| rcctlon. and they passed hy without >rt-
inc him. He Ma ia despair. The waves
We're rolling higher >lili The >ky wa
overcast with clouds, aud IL ne-an TO-
ram. lie cfcrt CLOSE t. Ir>lie'- >idc autl,
| holding him firmly with one hand c.uug
t. the lrai mast with thu Other HIS
/ clothes we're drcnchri and hc wa> uamb
1 with C"ld. Fortunately. The shower >puu
passed. the clnud> >cattefin. and the ~t,r~
coming uut once more. Leslie fell a-i,tp
toward midnight. hut mpAurd and talked
OF home III HI troubled dreams u way
that frightened Gerald n1ar- than ANYTHING
/ "l>c. How Me watched aui piaNrd l.r
morning. H tried t. study uut hl> Ir.l-
Dahie course during the us-ht ~ hie cN
ciicd fanrv il seemed a. If tIg,.y must b. y,
reached the middle uf thr lake hs IA =
tine A. be- Matched the >ipN aptruach
OF dawn. half hi distress was haut~Hcd ia
wonder and awe First lue Stars gr,,y
dIrm. a. the .ray paIlnr uf rart lu.ru
crcpi up from the east and ovrr~ut,aa t!...
world By degrees til. uncertain u-lt
srvw stronger. then fn,l.,d III, .I,ncs,r
pink tiu'ln. water aud >kv nlroa !u,r.y
bloom ked and golden styr4Lcy~ shat
upward, in th., >ky; and in f,.M mu,p,t;.
ht> Majesty. tie. sun. k,-d over ihe hnri-
zpn aud i.dc tn, wuiII GOOD uluiLin.
Long before this. Gerald. with ios. Atd
cauah. SIGHT ur the shore an III, I'LL. ard
the familiar hluti,. Sctz.ns hi- oar h,
WORKED with ucw viii ana rncr.,. r,,luu5-
ilus hi- rt, ri, a. he "a. A,. IA, nos a.i..
tn MAKE some M. .rr.. rh.. .np uHs
quite lI.h y Aru the, !ati,!,,l III ~.itp II
SANDY beach. Grta.d'> hands ,,cf,. l,ii>ttt,.d
win row ing; and th, heat Together win
hi> hong fast made him dllly and faint.
lie had 10 nlI,>, tL,, dir,,.,i,,u .t,f fr.. ,,,r
est tUN va, ulCII t!EN It.!C he'd only after a
walk OF several mile, Both b,,> w,f..
barrfoutvtl ana bafct,ad,a. having l.>t
Their hat and Gerald ha,lr., j., t,.,,d
himself Of hi, watrr,>osk..t ,b,.9.-. n....-
tug a faru-h"u~r. he l'fi Leslie l" rt>t ia
the hadc Willie hr went Inside to Iuqailr
The way, and Y be-. with >haireiac,d
air something To- eat The w''inan "t The
house luukrd al lilin sharply. aud Gerald
/ could only goes al the strange aud >u-pl-
cl"u~ appearance hr must prr>rnt
HIS inr my little hrtHcr, NJ >ajj+
flushing, but holding up hi~ urad-
iunpH. here Is hc:" Ia" woman
asked. Something In h'~ fact lHnNt have
spoken the boys uuthiulnc>-. fuf >he
~ccmed dIN l,led between pllt aud ms
trust
We'll, take thi-. >ac said, handing him
some pieces ni bread ''but make II
rule not la feed trlnu~, youu. 81 old
lnc cuuuir, fua uf ian There. rIu
along. She added a, Gerald attempted d
dtfcn>iy. wuri IN rrply: II Nc GOT uy
muIk 10 tend IT,"
He aud Leslie ate h., dry bread t. tue
la>l cruInh aud then A4ihtd uu wltA ~r,e
and aching ln.h- to The station. Wuen
They reached it, Leslie. ui.lt,r 10 TAXI. su-
othcr Step. sank dumu uu thr platform and
laid III, head on the hard boards. wltu
closed e,,-> and a " titc face that fr.htru-
cd Gerald large. important l1okIn.
man VA, waking uu and d1mulhe pIai-
form. and paused To look at the t~u boy :.
frowuiugIy
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