Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-07

skipper said it would not rain. How
ever, they had heard shippers say that
before The squall came bounding over
the sound.
Then. they never knew how it hap
pened, but the boom gave a terrific jump
right across the yacht 1t hit the skip
per on the head and knocked him sense
less. The next moment he was halfway
over the lee rail with seven shrieling
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 p cried
Etfol, Juggling at the leg Of the skip
per's trousers.
: Wherecpon Collie woke up.
lie brushed the women aside like SO
many flies and pulled the skipper into
the cockpit, Then he let 90 the jib
sheet, and the yacht righted partly.
Here, my lad" ho called to the boy,
take the wheel" The boy obeyed, and
Collie pulled OF his coat. There was a
red snot in each Of his cheeks
Nv mats he going TO dor inquired
Gertie, awestruck.
Lord knows II glad to see him DO
anything" said Ethel
lizard down upon your helm" ex-
claimed Der Allie Chaperon. "Mrs.
! Bisbee. you and Miss Sybil please hold
gazs wheel there a minute. Now, lad,
znssp sheet; in with it!'
! Collie and the boy got the main boom
I trimmed fiat as the yacht came up into
the wind. The jib tapped madly.
Fright your helmp cried Collie
"The boy obeved the order
Keep your head to It," was his next
order.
! Then Collie sprang forward and slack
ed the jib halyards, uDbent the sheet,
slid out on the bowsprit, which was
plunging into the young seas like a crazy
porpoise reefed tho jib, came back, bent
on the sheet and hoisted away again,
/ while the women hudlled in the cockpit
/ like petrifed mummies
"Now let her blow" said Collie as be
went aft, put on his coat and took the
wheel.
"Get the captain below" said he to
the boy land 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 if they could do anything, Sybil
/ Yane asked the boy when they were be-
/ low whether he hadn't better 60 up and
sail the yacht
Guess not" said the boy. THAT
Teller don't need no help. can see that
without a telenscup."
/ The boys Judgment appeared to be
right 1t was blowing great guns, But
/ the Clover was riding like a canvasback
Z duck. Collie looked very composed at
/ the wheel The girl stared up the com
panionway at him. He seemed to be
/ enjoying 1T. The captain recovered his
senses presently and hurried on deck
"Go below and lie down, captain, -
said Collie; your head must be rafting
like locker OF shot in gale"
The captain looked surprised.
"Who reefed the iib;' he asked,
IL did said Collie, humoring her
I neatly with the helm.
The captain watched him do it, Then
he went below and stretched himself
on Colhe's fayorite locker.
"That mans the best amateur sailor
l ever saw he 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 of the hotel after the squal.
! They all went ashore and he immediate
" retired to his room and was seen no
more until the next day, About noon
/ he was discovered in the steamer chair
/ with an unusually formidable German
/ novel They surrounded him and began
/ to thank him for bringing them in safe
| ly He didn't seem to pay much atten-
ton TO them. Just kept listening for
| something down the road. Presently
/ the hotel stage came rattling up from
/ the station
"Here she is" said Mrs Bisbee, beck
oning the girls And they all deserted
| their preserver to see the beautiful heir
ess. She was beautiful There was nc
installing that, The girls groaned in
wardly She came airily up the steps,
her brown eyes aAame with expectation,
She caught sight Of Der Alte Chaperon
lying in his steamer char. She ran
/ right to him, threw both arms about his
neck and publicly kissed him on the lips
/ Collie dearr she said passionately,
But, dear old fellow, you look real done
up, and / expected to find you SO much
better
Better. He must have been sick. then,
when he came down.
J "Weu, sweetheart" he replied, laugh
ing. Il have been mending slowly but
surely tin Yesterday, when | had to do
little work aboard a boat and
/ aboard ~ boatl Now, dear, YOU
know the doctor said you were not &c
sxert yourself and when you sail a boat
you always 1870
"But we got caught ia n squat and
the captain well, perhaps these young
ladies win explain. Let me Introduce
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