The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-16

on her knees. her chin In one shapcly.
brown hand; She was brown as berry
altogether. You'll hear reason aud
obey orders. as man always should from
woman-see? III wait pcrforce iii
there is a short lnll in ;he hurricane,
because 10 get tho boa; on ia II IS inn
possible"
But" he began eagerly. "Earton
may not be-"
"Oh. all right. Mr. Inconnu. barton
Staith Is also my rort- am lod.sing
with my married sister and her has
band; they do nothing but stupid fish
ing at a farm close by-'Iosc Tree
Farm"
Why, that is wnerc came 20 lodge
to-day" exclaimed tho other. in joyful
surprise. ''somc friends OF mine recon-
mended il. and came on the chance II
finding vacancy. My name is Dare.
IL may introduce myself"
Thanks, and mine is All lIesseldinc.
was baptized Alfredo. bu, I've always
been called All"
NO wonder" said Dare. laughing.
ut is peculiar but the very name for
you. should say"
fla. ha. that's what they all saw.
Now III try 10 get off. but I'm afraid
your boat must be left to its fate till
tomorrow. Towing it,"
'Left.-of course. Miss Hcsseldine!
It's loss or not is mere question OF
paying its value" said Dare. aghast at
the very idea of her having to tow it.
ut makes me wild enough To tax girl
at all for me.
Mr.. Dare arc we to be friends or
foes, please?' demanded All. severely
at which he laughed and humbly
begged forgiveness. Well. he would
steer
You'll pain your wrist. which I'll
doctor for you at home"
You are too kind. No. I'll use my
right hand. STAY can give shove
against my boat in lieu of shore SO
that your scull can get dip"
Between them. with much difficulty.
they got the boat clear Of the lee shore
of rushcs on which the wind stroye to
drive her back All got her nose round
and then in good earnest began the
hard-fought and even perilous voyage
across the Broad, in the very teeth Of
the strong gale that simply poured over
the expansc Of fat land and water.
"A long pull. a strong pull. and q
pull all together" said All. bending to
her oars with all her strength: ba, the
man. forced To sit inactive. set his
teeth hard. a he saw that the boat
"nched along" simply moving whilst
the oars were dragged through the
water; dead still while they Were
carried back for the next pull. The
work world have taxed his mans
powers - he had done such work
often-much more. therefore. a girls.
however strong and skilled All had.
too. to increase the actual distance in
reaching the channel up to Barton
Staith, so as to avoid the submerged
reeds which abound. and also TO avoid
getting full broadside TO the gale.
You are getting tagged" Dare said
at last.
mo, it's all right; we're in the char
mel now"
She pulled on doggedly. All the way
across she had scarcely spoken. for
such hard rowing needs ones breath
husbanded all the time-a solid forty
minutes from start To finish. The rolls
of distant thunder and CLEANS Of sheet
lightning had increased. but the latter
served them well in the dark night, es-
pecially in reaching the staith-
Thank goodness.-here we are"
ALI said. as with one last long pull that
ran the boat up alongside the rude
landing place. she shipped her souls
and sat still, whilst Dare sprang ashore
and lashed the painter to an iron ring
in the ground, then held out his right
hand to her.
you are dead tagged. I'm afraid"
he said. anxiously. as she stepped out,
boat-hoo in hand.
only bill tired" said she, plrckily.
though il was tough. Ill allow. and
I've been good way to-day. Don't
you worry about me. I'm all right.
thanks" For. Of course. he took her
boat-hook and offered his arm. which
she took in tactful courtesy. and 50
feeling quite like old comrades already