Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-28

stlnate little vessel struck In the wind
"H'm! Funny" said Richard.
AT this instant Mrs Markheim stood
up, and the boom Immediately carried
away her bonnet and part of her hair
She sreamed and following the flying
confection with her eyes, she was
brought face to face with the fact that
the yacht was quickly drifting to
wards the rocks Of Brada. She scream
ed anew, this time In earnest:
Richard! See! We're on the rocks. "
Richard looked and at once realized
that the tide was sweeping them on
to the headland In spite Of the wind
He lost his head then and began pul.
Hng aimlessly at ropes, mutterlng the
while, you're all right, you're all
right Don't be alarmed"
"Phere'S someone on boat there
haillng you" said Dolly, pale with ex-
element and pointing to light cock
lesliell Of dingey with lug sail,
which was approaching them on the
lee bow Richard listened.
you'll be ashore VI you don't mind"
| came thin, far>1 snOut
'"rhere there, | told you'll! Mrs.
Markheim almost sobbed.
Richard called back some unintel-
| ligible reply.
"Help! Helpw shouted his aunt, with
more sense. The little boat rapidly APP
preached them, dancing lightly over
| the waves like an animated cork. Its
occupant proved to be q girl. lShe
was dressed in blue serge, with a Tam
OiShanter hat Skilfully steering her
dingey alongside the Kestrel, she low
cred the sail with n run, threw Richard
n line and was on board In n twink
ling. Richard raised his hat, feeling
lexqllIStcly foolish, and stnmmoied that
the yacht would persist In hanging IN
the wind They we're not 70 yards
from the rocks now.
"Oh! do do something" gasped Mrs.
MarkheIm, "you seem to know-cr--
about these things"
The girl put up the helm and sharp
~ told Richard to keep It there. He
said to himself that he would sooner
have gone down with all on board"
. than to be rescued In this way by u
girl. And on his own yacht, too! Now
she took the helm from him, and
Richard saw that I'm some miraculous
way the l<eStrcl was moving again,
the sails all drawing and the dingy
towing astern. They were saved,
This Is Il story Of two meetings,
and that was the first.
10 say the least, 1t was lgnom'nious
for Richard, and very informal all
round, Mrs. Markhrim, overlooking
Wi,h gratitude renewed again and
again the thank sGiving Of herself ana
her daughter and begged to have her
saVior'S name. "EpGrla MarSton."
came the shy answer, and Richard, full
Of discontinue and Spcechlessncss as
hc was, had VIII enough left to admire
In secret such pretty name as Fen
ella. 1t appeared that l'cnrla lived
with her father in Il lone house among
the hills between Port Erin and Peel,
and "shc must 20 at once" she said,
when the poor nuttcrlng Kestrcl had
once more reached the shelter OF the
quay wall.
\ year passed, and Richard was
again Yachting at Port ERIN, this time
alone. Mrs. Markhcim had grariousy
asked him to Join herself and Dolly
ut Fecnmp, but for some ineXpicable
reason he had declined the invitation.
much to every ones surprise, for every
one, including Dolly, Imagined that he
WAS IN love with Dolly. For his own
part, he waS not quite certain on the
point. aud he determined to spend Il
week or two In solitude ut Port Erin
with his darling Krstrel, which by the
way. he could now handle with some
skin. In order that h" might commune
with himself and explore the rrccSSeS
OF his feelings toward the adorable
Dolly Adorable she certainly was
that he admitted. Beautiful Just Suf-
li"cntly retiring, hooktshly clever. and
fun of sympathy for his literary ann
billions, she seemed just the woman
to MAX" him happy. though married.
But but but well, 1t is Impossible 10
conceal the fact that Fenclla was con.
tInually IN the background of Richards
thoughts. Although the memory of
her was connected WITH the one miSrr.
able incident of brilliant career, he
liked TO call up her picture ms she
moved rapidly about his yacht. on
gagged in saving 1t and him and Dolly
and Dolly's mamma from II watrry
grave.
one day he lad sailed the K,,strrl to
Peel. hide and wind initiated against
him getting her back before uightfall.
and he determined To walk home to
Port Erin, ten miles over the noun
tains, and return for the yacht on the
morrow The route from Peel, pro
vldcd one avoids the carriage roa,ls,
IL IA wild and weird rs Il person
could wish, After leaving the quaint
old town and the quaint old towns
new, vast hotel one begins to climb