Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-14

Noulc Laughed some more. 1nen n
stretched himself on the cabin locker ant
laughed again. Next he closed his eye
and smiled. A minute later he was sount
asleep. All the women came down ant
looked at him half an hour later. H
didn't seem much to look at. He hat
deep lines under his eyes when he slept
and worn appearance. Yet they al
looked at him and despised him. He jus
slept on and did't mind it.
valuable person to have on a yachtin,
excursion, isn't he?p whispered Ethel
with genuine growl in her pretty voice
IF had thing like that for a HUSBAND
Fd-but I'd never have one"
LETS go on deck. do believe it
fallen dead cSlm," said Mrs. Bisbee.
So it had. The Clover's mast was plumb
perpendicular So we're her mainsail anc
her jib. The water looked like molasses
And it was seething hot. The skipper sale
there was going to be squall, and sent tn,
one sailor, a boy, aloft to furl the topsail
The skipper was right. There was goins
to be squall. Big blue-black clouds wer,
piling up in the northwest. Lightning
played around their lower edges. Thu
skipper said it wouldn't be a bad squall
The Clover would stand it under lib anc
mainsail. 1t came along in few minutes
You could see it strike the water over neal
the Connecticut shore. 1t made the sur
face six shades darker. The girls had
their rubber goods on, but the skipper sale
1t would not rain. However, they hac
heard shippers say that before. The squat
came bounding over the Sound.
Then, they never knew how it hap
pened, but the boom gave terrific jumr
right across the yacht. 1t hit the skip
per on the head and knocked him sense
less. The next moment he was half way
over the lee rail, with seven shrieking
women pulling at him. The yacht was
pretty nearly on her beam ends, and the
sailor boy was paralyzed.
Then Collie Beattie walked up out Of
the cabin rubbing his eyes.
did some one scream ?" he asked.
"Oh, look at that useless thing" cried
Ethel, Juggling at the leg of the shippers
trousers.
Whereupon Collie woke up.
He brushed the women aside like so
many flies and pulled the skipper into the
cockpit. Then he let 60 the jib sheet, and
the yacht righted partly.
Here, my lad" he called to the boy,
take the wheel.'' The boy obeyed, and
Collie pulled off his coat. There was a
red spot in each of his cheeks.
What's he going to do ?" inquired
Gertie, awestruck.
Lord knows Pm glad to see him do
anything" said Ethel
Hard down with your helmr' exclaimed
Der Alte Chaperon. "Mrs. Bisbie, you
and Miss SybiI please hold the wheel
there a minute. Now, lad, main sheet; in
with itr'
Collie and the boy got the main boom
trimmed fiat as the yacht came up into
the wind. The jib tapped madly.
Fright your helm" cried Collie.
The boy obeyed the order.
Keep her head to it." was his next
order.
Then Collie sprang forward and Stacked
the lib halyards, unbent the sheet, slid out
On the bowsprit, which was plunging into
the young seas like a crazy porpoise.
reefed the jib, came back, bent on the
sheet, and hoisted away again, while the
women huddled in the cockpit like
oetrifed mummies
snow let her blow" said Collie, as he
vent aft, put on his coat and took the
Wheel.
"Get the Captain below" he said to the
10Y, "and give him good horn of brandy.
Hes coming to-"
The boy dragged the skipper down
tairs, the women all following in silence
0 see if they could do anything. Sbyil
fane asked the boy, when they were be.
ow, whether he hadn't better 60 up and
all the yacht.
"Guess not" said the boy. "That Teller
ont need no help. kin see that with
ut telenscup."
The boys judgment appeared to be |
light. 1t was blowing great guns. But
he Clover was riding like canvasback !
usk. Collie looked very composed at the |
Theel. The girls stared up the compan-
onway at him. He seemed TO be enjoying !
!. The Captain recovered his senses |
resently and hurried on deck.
GO below and lie down, Captain" said
ollie; "your head must be rafting like
ecker of shot in gale"
The Captain looked surprised.
"Who reefed the iib ?" he asked.
Il did, said Collie, humoring her
eatly with the helm.
The Captain watched him do it. Then
e went below and stretched himself on
ollie's favorite locker.
THAT mans the best amateur sailor |
yer saw" he said.
The women looked at one another and
eaved long signs of relief
"That useless thing appears to be some
,od after ALL" said Mrs. Bisbee to Ethel.
"Hum p said Ethel.
lorage off the hotel after the squall. They
went ashore, and he Immediately re-
red to his room and was seen no more till
e next day. About noon he was dis
vered in the steamer chair with an I'M
ually formidable German novel. They
him and began to thank him
r bringing them in safely. He didn't
EN- to pay much attention to them. Just
,pt listening for something down the
ad. Presently the hotel stage came rat
ng up from the station.
"Here she is" said Mrs. Bisbee, beckon-
g the girls. And they all deserted their ,
eserver to see the beautiful heiress. She ,
IS beautiful. There was no mistaking i
at. The girls groaned inwardly. She
me airily up the steps, her brown eyes t
anne with expectation. She caught f
hit of Der Alte Chaperon lying in his c
'amer chair. She ran right to him,
rev both arms around his neck, and I
blicly kissed him on the lips.
Collie, dearw she said passionately.
tut dear old fellow, you look real done =
, and | expected to find you so much a
tier" :
Better? He must have been sick, then. i
len he came down. p
well, sweetheart" he replied, laugh fl
:, Il have been mending slowly but
'ely till yesterday, when l had to do D
tie work aboard boat, and"
Aboard boat Now, dear, you know "
: doctor said you were not to exert your
and when you sail boat you always" s,
But we got caught in squall and the G.
ptain-well, perhaps these young ladies
u explain. Let me introduce you all to Il
fancee." b
And then the whole crew Of them figu- IL
lively got right down on their knees and n
rshipped Der Alte Chaperon. q
It isn't much of story, is it? But then Z
las moral. Two maybe.-Neu York =
mes.
IN DREAMLAND.
IN not go back to the past, dear, 7
or dream as dreamed before n
the sunlight had left me forever -
nor, VOW, "A ~, 1