The Forrest City times., 1891-01-09

many flies and pulled the skipper in- to the cockpit. Then he let go the glib sheet, and the yacht righted partly.
 "Here, my lad" he called to the boy, "take to the wheel" The boy obeyed, and Collie pulled off his coat, There was q red spot in each of his cheeks.
 Whats he going to do?" inquired Gertie, awestruck.
 "Lord knows I'm glad to see him do anything" said Ethel.
 Hard down with your helml" OK. claimed Der Ate Chaperon. Mrs. Bisbee, you and Miss Sybil please hold the wheel there a minute. Now, lad, main sheet; in with it!'
 Collie and the boy got the main boom trimmed fiat as the yacht came up into the wind. The jb flap ped madly.
 Right your helml" cried Collie.
 The boy obeyed the order.
 TX eep her head to it, was his next order
 Then Collie sprang forward and slacked the jib 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 petritied mummies.
 Now let her blow" said Collie, as he went aft, put on his coat, and took the wheel
 Get the Captain below" he said to the boy, and give him a good horn of brandy. He's coming to-. The boy dragged the skipper down stairs, the women all following in silence to see if they could do any thing. Sybil Vane asked the boy, when they were below, whether he hadn't better go up and sail the yacht.
 Guess not, said the boy, "That feller don't need no help. l kin see that without telenscup."
 The boys judgment appeared to be right It was blowing great guns. But the Clover was riding like can vasback duck Collie looked very composed at the wheel The girls stared up the companionwaya at him. He seemed to be enjoying it. The Captain recovered his senses present ly and hurried on deck i Go below and lie down, Captain. ' said Collie; your head must be rat ting like a locker of shot in d gale. V 1 The Captain looked surprised. "Who reeied the jib?" he asked.
 Il 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 favorite locker
 That mans the best amateur sailor l ever saw" he said.
 The women looked at one another and heaved long sighs of relief.
 That useless thing appears to b, some good after all, {" said Mrs. Bis bee to Ethel
 Hum" said Ethel.
 Collie sailed the Clover back to hel anchorage off the hotel after tn, squall They all went ashore, ant he immediately retired to his room and was seen no more till the neX' day. About noon he was discovered in the steamer chair with an unusu ally formidable German novel. They surrounded him and began to thanl him for bringing them in safely. II, didn't seem to pay much attention to them. Just kept listening fol something down the road. Present ly the hotel stage came rattling III from the sta tion.
 Here she is" said Mrs. Bisbee beckoning the girls. And they al deserted their preserver to see tn, 5. beautiful heress She was beauti ,. ful. There was no mistaking that The girls groaned inwardly. Sh, came airily up the steps, her browr eyes atame with expectation. She caught sight of Der Ate Chaper, I lying in his steamer chair. She rar right to him, threw both arms around his neck, and publicly kissed him on the lips.
 Collie, dearl" she said passionatelv But, dear old fellow, you look req done up and l expected to find yot so much better"
 Better? He must have been sick then, when he came down.
 Well, sweetheart" he replied laughing, "I have been mendine slowly but surely till yesterday when Ihad to do alittle work board a boat. and"
 Aboard a boat! Now, dear, yor know the doctor said you were no, to exert yourself and when you sai a boat you always-'
 But we got caught in a squall anc the captain-well, perhaps these young ladies will explain. Let III, ] introduce you all to my fiancee."
 And then the whole crew of then figuratively got right down on theil knees and worshipped Der Ate Chap eron.
 It isn't much of story, is it. But then it has moral. Two, may i be.
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