Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-12-05

oh, yes, | eau, aud | will. =" decided
Ethel as they rose to 90 down to the
water.
Tho day before this paragon Of heir
esses was expected Phil Partridge in
vited all hands to 90 sailing on his
sloop And then he got telegram
which compelled him to 20 to tic city
But he insisted on their going sailing
Just the same. His sailing master
would take them. and they could in
vite Der Alte Chaperou to 90 along
as his substitute. That made them
laugh. But they got Collie out of his
steamer chair and took him along Just
the same. OF course. he went right
down into the cabin and prepared to
60 to sleep.
Bless my soulr' exclaimed Mrs.
Bisbee, that's little too bad. The
only man in the party | wouldn't
stand it. girls
MANI exclaimed Ethel Call
that pudding-faced gelatiue man!
Lord forgive US"
"Oh. / say, Ethel" demonstrated
Gertie, you ought not to talk like
that
Don't say ought to me. I'm tired
of doing what ] ought to dO.'
Ethel was 26 and her skin was grow
ing yellow under her eyes.
Go down into the cabin and keep
Der Alte Chaperon awake. " suggested
SybH.
DO it yourself"
"Notsuch bad idea" said Sybil.
slipping down the companionway
Collie Beatte was not aslee, yet. He
sat up and stared as the tall, white girl
as she came below.
"AwfulIy good Of you, you know"
or, It's not 50 very good; but what
do you mean?N
II mean your coming down here 10
keep me awake Sybil turned Just a
tribe pink under the ears Had be
been listening to their conversation on
deck? 1t must have edited him, she
thought.
Il came down to keep myself
awake" she said. hastily, and then
added incoussteuty: why don't
you 90 on deck and enjoy the breeze2"
Because can't enjoy the breeze, ="
he answered
Its too strong for YOU, suppose. ="
said SybiI, with a touch OF scorn.
Eyes, much too strong
Makes you chilly
Yes, makes me chilly"
Might spoil your complexion"
My whats?
Your complexion.
Didn't kDOW | had any
You're as white and pink as a
baby"
That's true, but don't think that's
much Of complexion for a man, you
know"
Neither do |. | should think you'd
get little sunburn on you just from
shame
Collie laughed lie seemed to be
immensely amused. He had a funny
way OF being amused at things that
didn't amuse other people. 1t was jol-
~ for him, but it made the other peo-
pie angry.
IF you're going to laugh at my con
versation I'm gong back to the-the
girls, exclaimed Sybil, springing up
the steps.
Collie laughed some more. Then he
stretched himself on the cabin locker
and laughed again. Next he closed
his eyes and smiled A minute later
he was sound asleep. All the women
came down and looked ut him half an
hour later. He didn't seem much to
look at, lie had deep lines under his
eyes when he slept, and worn APP
pearance Yet they all looked Mt him
aud dcspiSed him. He just slept on
and didn't mind it.
Valuable person to have on a Yacht
luz excursion, isn't hep" whispered
Ethel, with genuine growl in her
pretty voice, III had thing like
that for a husband pd-but I'd never
have one.
Lets 70 on deck do believe it's
fallen dead calm. o" said Mrs. Bisbee.
So it had. Tho Clover's mast was
plump Perpendicular So were her
mainsajl aud her jib. The water looked
like molasses. Aud il was seethng
hot The skipper said there was going
10 be squat and sent the one saiior,
boy a,ott 10 iur the topsaiL The
skipper was right There was going
~ "' a 7'lNllls III blNt-hlhNN NlNutN
were pjdug up in tho northwest.
Lightning played around their lower
edges. The skipper said it would not
be "a squaI The Cover would stand
it under ijh aud mljusail Ii came
along ia few minutes. You could
see il strike the water over near the
Connecticut shore. Il made the sur
nca six shades darker The girls had
heirrubher goods on, but the skipper
said IL would not rain. However they
had heard shippers say that before.
The squail came bounding over the
sound.
Then they never knew how it hap
pened but the boom gave terrific
jump right across the yacht u hin tho
skipper on the head and knocked him
sensrlpss. The next moment he WAS
halfway over the lee rail with seven
shrjekiuGWolnon pulling az him The
yacht Was pretty nearly ON her beam
eudsaud t1p sailor buy was paralyzed.
Then Collie B'ute walked upout of
the cabin rubbing his eyes.