Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-07-02

Dalloon dropped with q bump that threw
Miss Wells out into the water. She held
TO the basket, however, and I soon had
1t freed from the balloon by cutting the
i cords The car Or basket would hold one
Of US nicely, go I got Miss Wells into it
and SWAN alongside myself.
It 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 I am obliged to-
You know who am, of course?''
eyes; you are Judge Wells daugh-
ter"
"Sadie, yes, and you are Mr.: Bates. "
George Bates at your service Rather
queer place and way to be introduced "
Unfortunately. yes, but it will help
to keep each other in mind if wo ever
get back to land y
just before dark q ship was seen in
the distance, but it did not come near
enough for us to hail it 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 would let go the car and
be drowned that she held me by the
| hand all night. was SO exhausted be-
fore morning that I should undoubtedly
have been drowned but for her. Soon
after sunrise we saw smoke curling up
in the distance, and felt sure that q
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 I 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 tho car and waved
her handkerchief rs soon as we thought
the people Oh the steamer could see u.s.
We soon caught their attention, and in
less than an hour from the time we saw
the smoke a boat from the outward
bound European steamer Atlantic picked
us up. When our story was known, it
seemed as if 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 awoke felt
as we'll as ever, and went ON deck.
Miss Wells slept two hours longer, but
at Z O'Clock we both sat down to jubi-
lee dinner which had been prepared in
honor Of our wonderful rescue. We pass
ed a very pleasant evening, and just as
the company seemed about to break up
Captain Windsor, a genuine Yankee gen.
tleman, spoke up 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
little ready money, as you started in
such hurry that you certainly could
not have provided for a European trip.
We don't approve of a young man run
ming away with girl in this manner,
but yours is a very peculiar case, and
we have decided to help you out am
an old man, and 1 want to give you
little advice. Get married before we get
to Europe, for should you delay your ef-
forts will be i'll vain, for Judge Wells
will no doubt cable to London to have
you arrested Oh your arrival We have
clergyman OIL board, and there are sew
eral witnesses here, besides plenty of
best men and bridesmaids. Everything
is ready, and I should be delighted to
have a wedding on my steamer, and
when a couple are thrown at me as you
seem to have been think it is flying in
the face Of Providence not to take ad-
vantage of it. "
As he finished speaking he thrust
roll of bills into my hand, and amid a
storm Of applause the crowd began to
separate for their staterooms.
What was I to do? l was so taken
aback by the captains words that I
knew not what to say, and SO I said moth
ing. l knew he was in fun, but the
money was a reality:
looked over to where Sadie was
standing and caught her eye. There was
a peculiar expression Oh her face, but
she was laughing, so I thanked the cap
tain as best could, but told him that
when l got my thoughts collected l
would try to get even with him. The
next day every one was joking u.s. We
could not get angry, for they had been
too good to us. sa@.~~ss :a.."~>. =
Toward night Sadie and were walk
ing about on deck, apart from the rest
Of the passengers, when I said:
"Sadie, what shall we do when we
get to Europe?''
"Cable to our folks that we are alive. :"
Eyes, will do that the first thing.
Then what?' I asked
1T seems almost too bad to get over
here and then not see something of the
old world, doesn't it?''
1T does indeed, and wish we might
stay awhile. Do you think your father
would let you if you asked him?''
"How could I do that?''
"Iwiu cable him the whole story and
tell him you will stay few weeks with
friends.
''That will cost too much money. /;
don't think papa will feel that he can
afford to let me stay" "''',' ''>'
"But can afford it. am alone in
the world and have no one to care for
me, and have more money than I need,
aside from what our generous friends
have giyenus." 59ss :"
"Wait moment. You say you have
no friends or any one to care for you.
Where do come in?'' ..-''.'
turned and looked her in the face.
Something told me to say what was il
nv mind. and said: