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

I Stacked the lIo naiyards, uuDenJ the
| sheet. slid out on the bOwsprlt which
was plunging into the young seas like
crazy porpoise. reefed the jib, came
I back, bent on the sheet, and hoisted
away again. while the women hud.
died ia the cockpit ike petrihed MUM
| mics.
Now let her blow" said Collie as
he went aft, put on his coat, and took
| the wheel.
Get the captain below said he to
the boy, and give him good horn of
brandy. He's coming to"
The boy dragged the skipper down
stairs. the women all following in
silence to see IL they could do any
thing. Sybil Yane asked the boy, when
they were below. whether he hadn't
better 90 up aud sail the yacht.
Guess not. said the boy. That
teller don't need no help. | can see
that withou. telenscup.n
The boys judgment appeared to be
right. 1t was blowing great guns.
But the Clover was riding like a can
yasback duck. Collie looked very com
posed at tho wheel. The girls stared
up the companioh-way at him. He
seemed to be enjoying it. The captain
recovered his senses presently and hur-
ried on deck.
Go below and lie down, captain, -
said Collie, your head must be rat
Ting like a locker of shot in a gale"
The captain looked surprised,
who reefed the iib?" he asked.
"a did. " said Collie, humoring her
neatly with the helm.
The captain watched him do it. Then
he went below and stretched himself
on Collie's fayorite locker.
That mans the best amateur sailor
| ever saw" be said.
The women looked at one another
and heaved long signs Of relief,
THAT useless thing appears to be
some good after all. said Mrs Bisbee
to Ethel.
HUM said Ethel.
Collie sailed the Clover back to her
anchorage off the hotel after the squat.
They all went ashore, and he immedi-
ately retired to his room and was seen
no more until the next day. About
noon he was discovered in the steamer
German novel. They surrounded MIN
and began to thank him for bringing
them in safely. He didn't seem to pay
much attention to them. just kept
listening for something down the road.
Presently the hotel stage came rat
ting up from the station.
Here she is said Mrs. Bisbee,
reckoning the girls. And they all de-
serted their preserver to see the
beautiful heiress. She was beautiful.
There was no installing that. The
girls groaned inwardly. She came
airily up the steps her brown eyes
ahame with expectation. She caught
sight of Der Alte Chaperon lying in his
steamer chair. She ran right to him,
threw both arms around his neck aud
publicly kissed him on the lips.
Collie. dear!' she said passionately.
"But, dear old fellow, you look real
done up. and l expected to find you so
much BETTER
Betterp He must have been sick
then when he came down.
well, sweetheart. he replied
laughing, Il have been mendiug slow
| Is but surely till yesterday. when
had to do a little work aboard boat
and -"
Aboard a boatl Now dear, you
know the doctor said you were not to
exert Yourself. and when YOU sail a
boat you always
" But we got caught in a squall and
the captain-well, perhaps these young
ladies will explain. Let me introduce
| you all to my iiancee
And then the whole crew of them
! GgurativeIy got right down on their
knees and worshiped Der Alte Chap
I eron
1t isn't much of a story, is itP But
/ then it has a moral Two, may be-
| w. D. Henderson, IN NJ Y. Times.