The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-27

time, and looking toward u rival ]
saw q gray head poking out OF the cabin
door. Charley was at the wheel, and !
whispered my suspicious and brought
up the would be bridegroom to inspect.
As he saw him he grew pale. and his
eyes flashed.
II know | cannot get ashore now"
he said, turning to Charley. do you
think You can beat him over to the 9TH
er shore"
Yes. SIR" answered our skipper,
I'VE can and will, or else lose the mast"
and l saw that he meant it.
Just then the two boats were along
side. and the old man and the young
one exchanged expressive gestures as
their eyes met.
tang! went the signal to start, and
the fleet squared. away, the Dawn and
the Foam crossing the line together.
Charley ordered up more sail until we
had every stitch flying. while the Foam
did likewise. 1t was a dead heat before
the wind, and the two boats led the
feet. The respective crews had learned
the story by that time and shouted loud
ly to each other, while a broad smile
lit up the face of the captain of the
Foam. He evidently thought 1t a good
joke. but we heard the girl sobbing be-
low, and our entire crew was willing
to help on the elopement. If papa got
to Long Island. first, we would turn
about and make Nutmeg again, or
well, we figured up the possible cost
in the case If we put the couple ashore
and forcibly prevailed upon papa to re-
turn via the Dawn! The breeze fresh
ened, and the two boats went before ID,
drawing farther apart all the while.
Papa was supplied with q glass. 90 we
got one for man, and he skipped
up on deck every minute to look through
it, and then tumbled back to comfort
the. girl. One by one the crew went In
and were introduced to the blushing
little creature, and each man AZ he came
ont felt as / did when / first heard her
~voice-it foreboded danger to the gray
haired old passenger ON board the Foam,
IF we only had to tack. he'd lose his
head by the BOOM suggested Charley
as he saw the white spot above the door
Of the cabin.
"I-I-don't want 10 disobey papa"
sobbed the girl, when I went into our
cabin. "but / am old enough to know
what is right, and papa is awfully fun
ny sometimes. He chased us 10 miles.
We were half married once this morn
ing when Henry saw him up the read,
and we had to start off again.
assured her that the Dawn could
beat anything afioat; that she would
be safely looked after by the entire
crew.
THE captain of the Foam is a mean
fellow, " said mildly, remembering his
last remark. Then | came up, while
the skipper resigned the wheel to an.
other and started down to make the &C
quaintance of the pair.
Alloy, there!' he shouted to me, aft
er awhile, bring down some water
will your" | was steward. you know.
We were astern of the Foam, but
! little to the windward, and l looked a
, papa and scowled. The fact came t
! me that | had forgotten the water AM
) left it by the horse and buggy. | won
, dered if the fellow had forgotten then
: too.
. Il say, steward, called out Charley
where's the water?"
: A quotation apt but trite came int
my mind about water, water'-
q There was a sudden crash ahead 9
us. The Foam luffed suddenly, and W
= saw a mass of sail hanging from tn
3 mast, which had snapped off near til
!, top. She had tried to carry too muc
3 in the wind, but il might have bee
! fate, for our boat held an equal amour
4 of sail and stood like a rock. The skin
i per was ON deck in a moment. Il
i grabbed the wheel and brought tE
1 Dawn ~ near the Foam as possible.
j joyous smile spread over his sunburne
! face-the day was ours. The crew an
y skipper of the Foam were too busy wit
the wreck to notice us, but there was
= gray head poking out of the cabin doc
= at which we yelled, and the bridegroo
n to be yelled, and then we passed ahea'
farther and farther, while the Foam Il
to. in the wind, and before long Il
n Foam was astern of the whole flee
AT | Wul0 We leu tAcul OH. AIN q . '
"a neared the buoy which marked the liz
n it's of the race, the Foam was a me
speck, but with. the glass we fanci'
M that we saw papa's white head st'
looking wei the cabin door. We W.
n the race, and straight ahead we sail
into the wide bay, and the loving pa
and the skipper and ! went ashore.
we walked up from the landing iowa
the minister's house Charley turned
me. why didn't you bring in til
.r water | asked for?'
II left it at Nutmeg, was my blus
al ing answer, when ] brought them
,e- board"
nv .Oh, you lubber," replied the SKI
81 per in tones of disgust. You won
ttry to sail with the anchor out" 3
notwithstanding Igave the bride aw
he a few minutes later and received
reward from her sweet lips.
nd Bnt the browning act of revenge Y
when we went back to where the Flo;
in lay, her crew having just restored
gy der, and Charley went o. board to c
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