The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-16

HOW are you, OLD manT daYen seen
you since went abroad"
ooh! It's Yardstickie Glad to see
you. What brings you to the Holl?"
'Just back from Paris. Been study
ing there, worn out,-quite used up.
Old lady sent me down here for rest
cure. What brought you here?"
"My yacht. Been at anchor here for
couple of days"
"Got yacht? You're in luck"
Eyes. just going on board. Won't
you come out and see her?'
"See her! Not married?'
ooh, dear, no! The yacht. Here's
my skipper. He's going off to the boat.
Come on
With that Mr.. Manning led the way
to ladder fastened to the upright piles
of the wharf, and nimbly climbed down
into boat below. Mr.. Royal Yard
sickle saw man in the boat, but paid
no attention to him till he had de-
| scended the ladder and had taken a
| seat at the stern of the boat.
'Shoye off, Captain. Let's go aboard.
Oh, excuse me. Capt. Johnson, my
friend Mr.. Yardsticlsie of New York.
Capt Johnson is my skipper, and man
that it will pay you to know"
Mr.. Royal Yardsticks was for an in
slant surprised, but recovered his self
possession and bowed to the blond
giant who sat before them, oar in
hand.
Morning, sir. Glad to meet you.
Come down in the boat last night,
didn't we? Thought I'd seen you be-
FORE Guess it was at the landing last
night"
With this he bent his immense
strength to the oars, and the little boat
seemed to surge suddenly through the
water.
EASY, Captain. Don't perform
your great steamboat act just now. We
are not spearing sharks to-day"
The young man at once began to
paddle as quietly as could be desired,
and kept looking ahead, as If to find
the way to the yacht.
"Dare say the brute is vexed about
something Well, it does not concern
me-"
This Mr.. Royal Yardsticlsie said to
himself, talking absently meanwhile
with the young owner Of the yacht
on things Indifferent. Presently the
boat reached the yacht, and by the
help of sailor on deck the two friends
scrambled aboard.
"Come below, Royal. The ladies
must be at lunch"
Mr.. Manning led the way to the
cabin, and there they found merry
party at the little table that circled the
big mast that came through the deck.
Here we are again and I've brought
company. Let me present my friend,
Royal Yardstickie. Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Cliff, Mr.. Boylston, Miss Boylston, and
Miss Johnson"
The Young man bowed to each in
turn Mr.. and Mrs. Van Cliff seemed
to be middle-aged people, well-to do in
the world. Mr.. Boylston seemed a
young professional man, and his sister
was charming girl about 10.
Miss johnson was Mai, the brunette
he had met at the stile, and the light
house keepers daughter. They all
received him cordially as the guest Of
the owner of the yacht, for they also
were his guests. Mai Johnson received
him with gracious dignity, and gave
not the slightest hint that she had ever
seen him before.
Conversation fell into sundry
nautical channels, and then after a
little they went on deck and sat in
comfortable ease as IL all were quite at
home. Through the converse ton the
young man began to wonder why 1t
was this beautiful girl, daughter, as he
guessed, of the lighthouse
keeper, should be on this
yacht and apparently one of its
most honored guests. Could 1t be pos
sible she was engaged to Mr.. Manning?
He would be lucky man indeed II 1t
were true; and yet this Miss Boylston
seemed to be in some vague mann err
the mistress of the boat. Both Mrs.
Van Cliff and Miss Boylston treated
Miss johnson with marked attention,
aud even affection, as II they had
lTacwn and loved her for a long time.
The time few so pleasantly that they
hardly noticed the westering sun till
the skipper came aft and said,-
Guess we'll have to up anchor IL
we want to get out before the tide
falls"
"All right, Captain. Have man
ready with the boat to take Miss
Johnson ashore"
Then, turning to Mr.. Yardstickie,
Mr.. Manning added, Sorry we can't
take you with us this trip. We are
going to run up to Providence, and
then shall come back; and II you are
here should like you to spend q few
days with u.s."
Royal Yardstickie was profuse in
his thanks, and said he should await
the return of the party with pleasure.
Heres Capt Glass coming In. I'll
hail him, and mebby he'll put Mr..
Yardsticlie and Mai ashore"
A fishing-boat was beating up the
channel, and would on the next tack
cross under the yachts stern. The
skipper hailed It, and with ready good
nature the boatman ran up alongside,
and sailor stepped on the boats deck
aud had the boat fast In moment