The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-19

two little white paws an SCI She:
Oh, Uncle Jerry, do so. I'm going
home tomorrow. an ] want one
more sail, an this is my last chance
The tide was runnin' out an the
wind due east, which made the white.
caps fly, but l put in a tack and
started for the mouth Of the bay.
Just about the time We got out from
under the cliffs the squat struck US,
an l saw my mistake.
The Foam heeled over till her
sto III deck was two .eet under water.
l threw her head up into the wind.
but as she came a ound a cross sea
struck her bow. an when l looked
for Tom to take in sail, Tom was
gone.
We'll. l didn't dare tell them
young things what had happened.
II looked at little Miss May, an
there she sat, her head on her knees.
her W little hands over her ACE
somehow she'd never looked so small
before,
Just then Sne raised her head. |
thought she'd gone clean out 0 her
mind with fear. but ii was nothin'
OF The kind, ior the neSt moment,
she saws, still !okin' like; The idea
Of Toms being such a coward. Hugh:
will you an the bows cit down the
sail Tor the captain. Toms below
an can't do ANYTHING.
Then knew she knew, au' that
she saw our DANCE "a plain as | did.
The boys surang 70 ard, but they
hadn't time to rec il, so they leSt
cut away an tried to reet the lib in
stead.
The mast bent like a ish pole. au'
every minute | thought to hear it
crack.
".All this time the water was com
in owe the sides, an little Miss Nav
stood there up TO her knees in it,
coaxiu' those great healthy boys an
girls. an Sco.din' when she couldn't
keep EN- quiet without it.
Then. as the bows turned TO come
at. the city teller lost his tootin' an
over he went a ter Tom.
MI. Hugh IN the other feller
ust looked at each other, an stag.
gered 10 their places, an they ran
into Miss May. She est handed 'em
TWO buckets, ana said, kinde. stern:
Here, don't lie towards. Ii we must
die let Us de b%rayely: n the meal-
tine-wOrk.
Thy told me afterwards that
her grandfather was a famous sea
captain that went down standing on
the bridge o. his ship an | guess she
tux aft him, an it c me TO the top
when il was wanted, cause she was
cool as a cOwcumber.
AS fast as the Others got scared
she got quiet: an her voice that was
50 soft aud gentle when she used 70
sit beside me. rama Ike a bell as she
told 'em what TO do.
I'VE were gettin' on now. With
that wind at our backs an the rac:n'
cut OF the toam We couldn't help it.
We were in past the lighthouse. as l
begun 10 think we'd weather it.
Just then there was a repo t like
a pistol. an l went heellu' 10 lee.
ward with my arm in tiinterS. l re-
lueMbe! thinkin that vas the end o
tl.a.=, and then l tainted
"N len / come TO. there was Miss
My AID Nj. Hugh holdin' the tiler
al their might. The derned
rope l had used TO slash the handle
mad broke.
My am "a painin' me est lawful.
but l managed 10 put my well shout
der 70 the wheel, so TO speak, au'
found Icou.d help considerable. The
rope had GOT pushed about the paint
er OF the dOry, an Was trailin' in the
water tenind.
The girls had kinder walked UP.
all but Miss Julie. She couldn't seem
TO get over her fear, but sat there as
white a. a ghost with her teeth
chatter.n'.
Il think Mr.. Hugh's eyes began 10
be open then, for he gave Miss May
the queerest lock. She met his eyes
an for a moment her bright new
color went away: then she turned 10
me an said, 50 pititul; Poor Uncle
Hugh, help me 10 lash the
EuuueI again lc!e jerry can stduQ
much more.
Il moved a little over, an they
both reached fol- the rope. The next
IL oment Miss May gave a horrid
grooming cry, an Mr.. Hugh was in
the the water holding on to the rope.
Miss Mays face was deathly pale.
an she was all tent over 10 the
queerest way-tel.ing Mr.. Hugh 10
be patti Mt She didn't seem able 10
move, an l remember l was sort :
at the idea Of her givin' cut est
when she was most needed.
Il called n OF the boys an BE-
tween Us we got Mr.. H gh on board.
Miss May all the time leanin' more
an more over the side, till [ feared
lie over. too"