Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-06-25

emily going down to the bay with
Emily at his side. and pair Of oars
over his shoulder.
It was delicious spring afternoon
to go softly dipping and rowing along |
the shore and up the inlets and under |
the powdering birch and willow trees
a foretaste OF summer. Indeed. think |
the young voyagers felt as if it were a
foretaste OF paradise. II Emily were
rather quiet and downcast, that was
perhaps more reassuring than other
wise to Will; and then under the lee OF
a great snowy bank OF blossoms,
he pulled In his oars and stepped over
a thwart and sat down behind her and
took her hands in his II she trembled
from toe to toe, she turned on him
two appealing tender eyes that told
the whole story.
There they sat- these young lovers,
long, sweet hour. while the boat
drifted down the inlet with the turning
tide and out upon the bay where the
little waves went ripping under the
sweet land breeze that was rising.
And when at last Will rose to return
to his seat his movement and Ems
gave the boat lurch and one OF the
oars. insecurity landed as they had
been slipped from its place. and before
he could recover it, was over the side
and in the water, and with Will. lean
ing far out to reach it, off slid the
other oar, and there they were alone
on the bay with the tide going out to
sea and not a soul in sight.
For moment Emily was very white.
The tears came yelling up but she
could not let them fall. She glanced
at VIII and felt that she must not add
to his concern; wives were to help; not
to hinder. And besides. as II viii
could not manage it somehow! She
knew he would But when he had
called and halloOed himself hoarse,
and one hour and another had passed.
and they were still slowly dropping
seward her heart sank in spite of all
his cheering words. and she knew they
would be drowned. and she felt as il
she should die before she should have
a chance to drown!
1t was in one of these desperate mo-
ments at last, that a halloO was heard
coming from the shore and answering
Wills call. It was Jacks voice. And
Jack was running along behind his
kite. having raised it with great diff
Guilty, and was now expecting the wind
to take it more freely, as he planted
} himself firmly with one arm wound
round scrub pine at a point directly
opposite that where the boat would be
presently with the soft lapse of the
tide. The wind which came by cup
fulls, was due west; the kite was very
heavy, but it had risen; the strange
Cupid. more like Caliban. tumbling,
soaring, fringing and lettering, and
now going straight before the wind
, although at no very great height. Il
; passed directly over their heads, while
! they called and called to Jack; Il
I turned a somersault ON q fresh puff o
the breeze. and then. softly descending
, caracoling. as the last breath OF all
died away. plunged into the deel
. waters of the bay. And there JUS
. across the boat lay the string whose
l other end was in Jacks hand.
pull it I'M" shouted Jack. 'Pul
0 it in, quick!" And Will pulled it in
\ And when he came to the end Their
l was no end, for it was made fast to
1 larger one. Pull it int" cried Jack
Q and his father, too, who was now be
t side him. keep pulling" And VIII
e kept pulling till he had pulled a goo
n stout rope on board and made 1t fas
TO the boat, whereupon Jack and Jack
d father, in their turn. began pulling
l. gently, steadily hand over hand, til
IS they had drawn the boat to shore an
p up the beach. and had lifted Emily Out
d quite ready now to faint away.
Is don't know about giving her
1t YOU young man. if you can't take an
W better care OF her than this?" sal
s Emmy's father sternly.
l. But Emmy, who had thrown or
!. arm about her fathers neck, while sh
ID hid her head upon his good. fir
l. breast, held the other hand out
10 Win. II guess you'll have to. pa. " 81
r, whispered. And the father and Il
lover gave each others spare hand
pit mighty grip.
,e Il hope you'll allow now" sa
1t Jack. walking up beside them in Il
"a sunset, over which the evening sta
id the star of love. hung suspended lii
In a lamp above an altar, 'that boys a
IN some good. after all. should like
* know where you'd be now if it wasr
w for my kite! If cupid came near bei'
n the death of you last night. it w
v. cupid that saved you just now, al
h. way"