Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-14

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the fiagship, and in minute the elop-
ing rair were in the cabin, while wc
were occupied with raising the anchor.
The sails were hauled mp. and Just an
they filed I saw the captain Of the Foam
rowing out with stranger. gave the
matter no thought, Int busted myself
with the minor duties Of coiling rope.
ETC., which hal l,een assigned to me,
until suddenly wondered whether the
old man. the father Of the girl. had
not been taken aboard the other yacht.
All the pcars were under way by that
time, and looking toward our rival I
saw n gray head poking out IF the cabin
door. Charley was mt tho wheel. and
WHISPERED my suspicious and brought
MP the would I've bridegroom to inspect.
As nc saw him he grew pale, and his
eyes flashed.
Il know cannot get ashore nov'."
he said. turning To Charley. DO you
think you can bcat him over to the 9TH
CT shnrc:''
Yes. SIR" answered our skipper,
eve can and will. or else lose the mast, -
AMI SAW tina: nc mean: il. .,.
Just then the two boats were along
side. and the old man md the young
ono exchanged expressive gestures as
their eyes met.
lung! went the signal to start and
the fleet squared away. the Dawn ard
the Foam crossing the line together.
Charley ordered MP more sail until wc
had every stitch flying. while the Foam
did likewise. 1t was dead heat before
the wind. and the two boa;s led tine
fleet. The respective crews had learned
the story Ivy that time and shouted loud.
~ to each other. while u broad smilc
lit mp the face of the captain Of the
Foam. He evidently thought it u good
joke. Int we heard the girl sobbing Re-
low. and our entire crew was willing
to help on the clopement. If papa got
to Long Island first. We would turn
about and make Nutmeg again. or
well. We figured mp the possible cost
in the case If We p.; the couple ashore
and sorcibly prevailed upon papa to re-
turn via the Dawn. The breeze fresh
cnci. and the two loats went before II,
drawing farther apart all the while.
Papa was supplied with n glass, 50 we
got one for Our man, and he skipped
M on deck every minrtc to look through
IL. and then trmbled back to comfort
the girl. One by one the crew went in
and were introduced to the blushing
little creature. and each man rs he came
out felt as did when first heard her
v"ice-it forcbcdcd danger TO the gray
haired old passenger on board the Foam.
IF we only had to tack. he'd lose his
head Ivy the boom." suggested Charley
ms he saw the white SPOT above the door
IF the cabin.
| "1-l-don't want TO disobey papa"
sobbed tho girl. when l went into our
calm. Int am old enough to know
what is right. and papa is awfully fun
ny sometimes. He chased Us IL miles.
We we're half married once this morn
ing when Henry saw him M the road,
and we had 20 start off again.
assured her that the Dawn could
beat anything rfloat: that she wo.,ld
I've safely looked after by the entire
crew.
The captain Of the Foam is q mea.,
fellow. " said mildly. remembering his
last remark. Then came up, while
the skipper resigned the wheel to an
other and started down to make tho nc
quaintancc of the pair. t..
"Ahoy. there he shouted to me. aft
or awhile. bring down some water,
will you:' i was steward. You know.
We were .stern If the Foam. but a
little to the windward. and looked Mt
papa and scowlcd. The fact came TO
me that ! had forgotten the water and
left j. W the horse and buggy. Won
dcred IL tho fellow had forgotten them
too.
Il say. steward, called on: Charley,
where's the wa.cr:''
A quotation apt but tritc came into
my mind about water, water''-
| There was a sudden crash ahead Of
rs. Tho Foam iuffed suddenly. and we
saw mass Of sail hanging from the
mast, whic'. had snapped off near the
top. She had tried to carry too muck
in the wind. hut it might have been
fate. for our boat held an equal amount
Of sail and stood like rock. The skip
pcr was On deck in moment. He
grabbed the wheel and brought the
Dawn as near the Foam ms possible. A
joyous smile spread over his sunburned
face-thc day was ours. The crew and
skipper If the Foam were too busy with
the wreck I'd notice us. hut there was q
gray hcad poking out of the cabin door.
1t which VIC yelled, and the bridegroom
to bc yelled. and then we passed ahead,
farther and farther. while the Foam lay
to In the wind. and before long the
Foam was astCrn If the whole fleet.
while VIC led them all. And as we
nearctl tho buoy which marked the linn
It's Ut the race. the Foam was mere
sreck, lit: with the glass we fancied
that We saw papa white head still
looking over the cabin door. We won
the race. and straight ahead we sailed
into the wide lay, and the loving pair
and the skipper and went ashore. As
VIC walked mp from tho landing toward
| tho minister's house Charley Turned IN