Evening star., 1896-10-31

Allcc. FRANK called out.
"We'll be with you in a second"
to row all alone. Goodness, / didn't have
any idea how hard the wind was blowing.
You oughtn't to have come Out alone"
said Steve. Il wonder they let you do it,
No Nobody knew" replied the girl with a
laugh. Il stole the boat. Ard oh, it was
lovely in the darkness. under the shore.
l was just scared enough. But before l
realized it | had drifted quite a way out,
l rowed and rowed but the land kept get
ting further and further away. Then ]
was terribly frightened and l began to
scream saw yoIr fire on the beach and
hoped you would hear me. This is real
rescue: such as one reads about. and I'm
sure I'm grateful as any girl can be-
Don't mention it," said Steve
1t struck me that all this was rather
rough on Frank Shirley. The Laura was
his boat and he sailing her but Steve
Was getting all the thanks. The luck was
certainly with him. SO far, He had now
the right to take the rowboat back and
1t seemed as if Shirley were to have no
share in the adventure. even while Miss
Woodward remained aboard the Laura.
began to wonder how long that would
be. There we lay, hove to alongside the
other boat, and both were drifting away
from the shore at a great rate. Shirley
showed no sign of doing anything about
He stood like a statue at the helm while
his rival and the rescued maiden shouted
IN the face of the ouwester. 1t was
Steve who brought about a change in the
III you'll get aboard your boat again,
Alice said he, "I'll row you back to the
hotel"
Cant 1 go in this boat, Frank?' cried
the girl addressing Shirley for the first
time. Il like sailing so much better than
rowing"
Sailing is more fun. I'll admit" said
Steve. But rowing is a good deal safer
on night like this
Il guess 1 can keep the Laura right
side up remarked Shirley.
"Oh, very WE'LL" said Steve. We'll tow
the rowboat''
He reached for the bow painter.
Its going to be rather unhandy to tow
that big boat" said Shirley. '.Suppose
you row the tub back to the hotel, Steve,
and walk around to camp"
What" gasped Steve. You don't
"Evenv' said Shirley
Without word Steve sprang into the
| rowboat.
IT'S SO kind of you, Walter" cried the
girl. the two boats fell apart.
There goes a fellow who knows how
to lose bet" said Harry Mason in my
ear. The bet was on the boat. not the
girl. luckily for Frank"
Tend that jb sheet, boys" exclaimed
Shirley. and in second the Laura filled
away on the starboard tack
The wind was moderating, and the night
| had grown much lighter since we left the
sfcre. rift In the cloud was passing
| over US, and though no star gleams strug-
| Sleu through an durOral light from the
regions that are above all storms filtered
| down to us. 1t made the wooded island
| loom more darkly, while the black and
rugged cloud rising behind the land became
continent of gigantic mountains, upon
which. here and there, lay white masses
like mists in the hollows. 1t was grand
| and beautiful sight. but did not like tfe
way Frank Shirley looked at it-and .:Ien
| at Miss Woodward. 1t was he who was
responsible for her being there and I fan
cied that the clouds to windward looked
blacker to him on her account.
Part II.
We held the starboard tack for only a
| quarter Of mile, and then came about.
| From the point where we tackled we ought
| to have been able to fetch the boat land
| Ing In front of the hotel 1t was a run Of
about a mile and half-a matter of q
| few minutes. There was no reason to be
afraid.
| The wind. as 1 have said, had gone down
| considerably. but there was enough of it
to keep the Laura's lee rail awash. Miss
Woodward had been shifted to the weather
side when we tackled. and she was prob
ably not very comfortable on narrow seat
| tilted at somewhat violent angle.
Cant sit on the other side?" she ask
ed. Il like to be down near the water"
| OF course Shirley raid "certainIy!' and
the girl shifted her position. She leaned
| over the coamings and watched the black
| water rushing by US. Suddenly she ex-
| claimed:
my, it's all wet down here!"
Il thought you might get spattered"
| said Frank. You'd be dryer If"
1T isn't the spray she cried. Its
water In the boat. There's a great pool
| here"
| / got down into the bottom of the boat
| In second. The water was over the
| floor. AZ we had bailed the boat dry after
| coming to anchor and had not shipped a
| half a pailful In spray, the conclusion was
| obvious that there was a leak
| 81 guess swe must have opeIed a seam
when We hit that boat" said to Frank.