The morning call., 1891-01-05

one sailor, boy, aloft to furl the topsail
The skipper was right. There Ilai WAS, was going
piling up in the northwest. Lightning
llsyed AROUND their lower edges. The
skipper said 1t wouldn't be bad squall;
The Glover would stand it under Jib ana
You could see it strike the water over near
the Connecticut shore. 1t made the surface
six shades darker The girls had their rub
Der goods on, but the skipper said it would
not rain. However, they had heard skip
pers say that before. The squall came
bounding over the Sound.
Then, they never knew how it happened,
but the boom gave a terrific jump right
across the yacht. 1t hit the skipper on the
head and knocked him senseless. The next
moment he was halfway over the lee rail,
with seven shreking women pulling at
him. The yacht was pretty nearly on
her beam ends, and the sailor boy was par
alyzed.
Then Collie Beattie walked up out of tn g
cabin rubbing his eyes.
ibid some one scream 2" he asked.
''Oh, look at that useless thing" cried
Ethel. tugging at the leg of the shippers
trousers.
Whereupon Collie woke up.
lie brushed the women aside like so many
flies and pulled the skipper into the cockpit
Then he let go the jb 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.
Whats he going to do?" inquired Gertie,
awestruck.
Lord knows I'm glad to see him do any
thing" said Ethel.
Hard down with your helml" exclaimed
Der Alte 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 jib tapped mady.
Right your helm!" cried Collie.
The boy obeyed the order.
Keep her head to it, was his next Or
der.
Then Collie sprang forward and Stacked
the jib halyardS, unbent the sheet. slid out
on the bOwsprit, which was plungng into
the young seas like crazy porpoise, reefed
the jib came back, bent On the sheet. and
| hOiSted away again, while the women hud-
| died in the cockpit like petritied mummes.
| 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 good horn of brandy.
| He's coming to-"
The boy dragged the skipper downstairs,
! the women all following in silence to see if
| they could do anything. 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 Teller
don't need no help l kin see that without
| a telenScup."
The boys judgment appeared to be right.
| 1t was blowing great guns. But the Clover
| was riding like canvas back duck. Collie
looked very composed at the wheel. The
glils stared up the companionway at him.
lie seemed to be enjoying it. The captain
recovered his senses presently and hurried
| on deck
Go below and lie down, captain" said
head a
| locker OF shot ia gale"
The captain looked surprised.
Who reefed the iIb?" he asked.
L did, said Collie, humoring her neatly
| with the helm.
The captain watched him do it. Then he
went below and stretched himself on Col
| lies fav0rite locker.
That mans the best amateur sailor |
| ever saw, he said.
The women looked at one another and
heaved long signs of relief.
| nat useless thing appears to be some
good, after ALL" said Mrs. Bisbee to Ethel.
Hum" said Ethel.
Collie sailed the Clover back to her an
| chorage off the hotel after the squat. They
| all went ashore, and lie Immediately retired
| TO his room and WAS seen no more till the
next day. About noon he was discovered in
| the steamer chair with an unusually formid-
| able German novel. They surrounded him
and began to thank him for bringing them
| IN safely. he didn't seem to pay much at
tention to them. Just kept listening for
| something down the road. Presently the
hotel stage came rafting up from the sta
| ton.
Here she is said Mrs Bisbee, beckoning
the girls. And they all deserted their pre-
server to see the beautiful heiress. She was
| beautiful. There was no miStaking that.
| The girls groaned inwardly. She came airily
up the steps, her brown eyes aflame with
expectation. She caught sight of Der Ats
| Chaperon lying in his steamer chair She
| ran right to him, threw both arms around
his neck, and publicly kissed him on the lips.
Collie, dear!" she said passonately.
but, dear old fellow. you look real done up
| and L expected to find you SO much BETTER
} Better? He must have been sick, then,
when he came down.
| Well. sweetheart he replied lauohino
/ have been mending slowly but surely It'll
yesterday, when | had to do little work
| aboard boat and"
Aboard boat! Now, dear. Won know
the doctor said you were not to exert YOUR
sell, and when you sail boat you always
But we got caught III squall and the
captain-well, perhaps these young ladies
VIII explain. Let me introduce you all to
my fiance."
=. And then the whole crew of them figura-
tfely got right down on their knees and
w9rshIpped Der Alte Chaperon.
1t isn't much of q story Is if? Rnt than
1t has moral Two, maybe