The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-01

over. In that case drop the rope. and
will look out for you"
I had no chance 10 say more, for th'
balloon dropped with bump that threw
Miss Wells out into the water. She helt
to the basket, however, and soon hat
ii freed from the balls "a by cutting the
cords The car or basket would hold one
of us nicely, so got Miss Wells into il
and swan alongside myself.
"If only knew which way land was
lying, / would swim that way" / said,
"but have no idea where we are. "
"We are in salt water"
"Oh, yes; we are at sea, and our only
chance is that some vessel will pick Us
up.
II shan't give up till am obliged to.
You know who am, of course?'
eyes; you are Judge Wells daugh.
ter"
Sadie, yes, and you are Mr.. Bates. u
George Bates at your service. Rather
a queer place and way to be introduced. -
Unfortunately, yes. but it will help
to keep each other in mind if we ever
get back TO land"
just before dark q ship was seen In
the distance, but il did not como near
enough for us to hail il before night shut
in, and In the morning nothing was seen
of it. ! don't know how we did get
through the night. Miss Wells was SO
afraid that I would let go the car and
be drowned that she held me by the
hand all night. was so exhausted be-
fore morning that should undoubtedly
have been drowned but for her. Soon
after sunrise we saw smoke curling up
in the distance, and I felt sure that a
steamer was coming and called Sadie's
attention to it. Somehow we had drop
ped the formal Mr.. and Miss during the
night, and she was Sadie and ! was
George. When we did it. or who called
first names first, neither Of US could tell
when we spoke of it afterward.
Sadie stood up In the car and waved
her handkerchief as soon as we thought
the people on the steamer could see us.
We soon caught their attention, and in
less than an hour from the time we saw
the smoke boat from the outward
bound European steamer Atlantic picked
us up When our story was known, it
seemed as IL the passengers could not do
enough for us
Staterooms were provided for us and
dry clothes and food, and by the doctors
orders we were both sent to bed. slept
for eight hours, and when I awoke felt
as well as ever, and went on deck.
Miss Wells slept two hours longer, but
at O'Clock we both sat down TO a jubi-
lee dinner which had been prepared in
honor Of our wonderful rescue We pass-
ed very pleasant evening, and Just as
the company seemed about to break mp
Captain Windsor, genuine Yankee gen.
tleman, spoke mp and said:
"Mr. Bates, Of course you will not
feel hurt If / give you this roll Of bills.
We have talked the matter over among
us and concluded that You would need a
little ready money, as you started In
such q hurry that you certainly could
not have provided for European trip.
We don't approve Of young man run
ming away with girl in this manner,
but yours is very peculiar case, and
we have decided to help you out am
an old man, and I want to give You a
little advice Get married before we get
10 Europe, for should You delay your ef-
Iorts will be In vain, for Judge Wells |
will no doubt cable to London to have
1ou arrested ON your arrival. We have a
clergyman ON board, and there are sew
raj witnesses here, besides plenty of |
'est men and bridesmaids Everything
ready, and should be delighted 10
AVE q wedding on my steamer, and
when couple are thrown at me as You
eem to have been think it is fiying in
he face Of Providence not to take ad.
antage Of it.
AS he finished speaking ho thrust a
oil OF bills into my hand, and amid q
torn of applause the crowd began TO
eparate for their staterooms.
What was to do? was SO taken
back by the captains words that I
new not what to say, and so I said moth
,g. knew he was in fun. but tho
loney was reality.
! looked over TO where Sadie was
anding and caught her eye There was
peculiar expression ON her face, but
10 was laughing, so thanked the cap-
in as best could, but told him that
hen / got my thoughts collected I
ould try to get even with him. Tho
'xt day every one was joking us. We
uld not get angry, for they had been
o good to us. '
Toward night Sadie and Iwere walk
z about on deck, apart from tho rest
the passengers, when / said:
Sadie, what shall we do when we :
: to Europe?'
"Cable to our folks that we are alive"
Eyes, will do that tho first thing. |,
len what2" asked.
1T seems almost too bad to get over
re and then not see something of tho ,
world, doesn't it?'
1T does indeed, and wish we might +,
y awhile. Do you think your father !,
uld let you IL you asked him?'' =,
. How could do that?''
Twill cable him the whole story and "
him you will stay few weeks with <