Telegram-herald., 1891-11-02
SETTLING A QUESTION.

SETTLING A QUESTION.
Hcv Was Innasnesd TO Change
ny Declared PriaciDlsa
1hs wind ~ right OF ths land II
sss ssrongs Dut undsr the cliffs the
iea wAs calm enough So the three OF
a. ssn Ne soss down ana got hsr ous
over she hAr. though with ths tide
against us IL Wa . hard pull Miss
Jio lad coma with us after al. for cha
bad never had really good Try AZ pei
loek-tshtnx when ws had ga fairly
Out over shs sand BANKS and gained ths
kheiter of "a. Ness. she scsered- W. hile
Tom made hi1elf precsriossly CON-
tortabie 10 the bows Lsddie and !
pulled easily Through the smooth water
under the rich, red ellis ana In twen-
" minutes We were fosting lust above
the wssdreiaa, rocky homes Of the pol
lock
Then I took both eass and padded
along gently, while LsdAis helped to
gss ous tho hnsA
Nias Fio could raise no objection -
fhs indiA-ru ebsr wosms Ne used; st1l.
she preferred 10 try her hand 1t row.
Ing, and promised TO leave ths steering
TO ma Laddis Impressed upon her
that - seon ~ ever he called Out shs
must back water hard or slss the bait
would Be Left fast In the rooks and
weeds six feet below eur reach Miss
Flo promised. and no doubt did her
best. but two Of our lines he'd snAppsd
bsfors ws bad gone airy fsst
4 shadew OF wonder. rather than
vsxaGon. fitted acres the boys
lace. aud am sure h was not sorry
when tho girl Assssf suggested that
We should put her ashore. for she
didn't hke tAe mstion Of he boat now.
that We vent - slowly.
We would not hear ef such . thfn0
but in the end We ran IN stern Arst
under thS sheltsx Of he rocks and
helped her to lsnA VIII Dengo 70 keep
her company.
> Now. then, Tem!" sheated Laddie,
''hoad her o13. or ~ shan't have an
Inch Of p&ins isfs "a hsra Give her .
shovet Vows your shanee! Wen, you
are -r' His sentence was cut short
Tom had let the wave carry rs against
tho rock with . shock which sent tho
boy over the thwart onto The most
prominent parts Of the anchos.
Tom did not seem to notice this CO.
tastrophs nor the PsmssAs which IL
+. elected for he wa busy In s6scting
bis own iandinR This done, he gave ~
. shove which got us eleas Of the rock,
and expressed hope that our fishing
might b suoeessfal
What are you up toe" gasped tho
boy, who was on hls feet again. using
his paddle sturdily to svest . second
miAhsp
II don't think Miss Flo ahould be
left all alone, though you won't 60
very far ofl."
"Oh. she's al righti" was tho BROTH
erly reply. ''she likes being alone
Look out there againl Keep her orr
However. Tom insisted on following
Niss Flo across the slippery weed.
which had 50 far taken up all her at
tention; and 70 save the boat we left
him, punted out into the open. got out
our lines and paddled leisurely away.
"well." said the boy. after . few
minuteA II can't mako out what's the
matter with Flo. I've never known
Der to feel . bit Of swen Hike this be-
fore"
pointed out to him that Il was Just
such gentle motion which was most
trying &, many people. and his sister
had certainly gone little pale
"No." said he, a. he took . small
pollock OF his hook and threw IL In
70 the bottom Of the boat II be-.
Heve that she's cut up at Jour GO
ing away 20 soon. You've always staid
st least three weeks before"
Thought this tho least bit unlikely.
% said nothing Then l looked to-
ward the shore. whore could see two
people leaning over . rock-pool. evil
gently looking for anemonss, and IL
deemed more unlikely still
Bat Lsddie went on:
"You get rather Wild. sometimes.
when you are so swfully Independent
You know what ! mean; and abe
really WAS angry at what you said
last night All tho same, I'm sure she
wants you to stop - much ss any OF
Us"
replied that was at . loss 70 know
what had said to make anyone angry.
What il was he didn't quite know;
be hadn't been listening 10 our conver-
sation, but 10 was something about q
poor young schoolmastcr like myself
having no right TO win the affection OF
. woman before ne was in position
TO offer her . comfortable sad eesy
place In society.
Ieerssinly had said something Of the
kind and had pointed out the dangers
Of uafrying anyone with more money
than one possessed ones self
Laddie did act know what there was
Objectionable in such principles, nor
could he say Why they made his sister
angry: but he stack ID n that they did
wss getting interested and spent
half On hour in tying 70 draw hin ,ut
little nora Then he noticed that tie
wind wss getting round TO the so~th
and would soon be on the ssa. So NO
moved beck - quickly - ws ssaid TO
pick up the two on sho-~
We hailed shsm end told them 70
come out along ledge Of rsck, from
which they stepped easily into the
bo.t They sAii they had hsd . Do
oshsful zme. and believed them
We wcss soon veil en our way hsmA
Fom and I pulled Lsddie snd Misc
Efo ~~p~e in tls stev0 Thn bov TALKED