Warren sheaf., 1897-07-29
And can't we go at AL now? he

sE NOT boats length, except as the
wind and tide carry us, : replied the
gentleman, as he looked at his watch
and then gazed anxioasly out over the
bay, on which the only sails visible were
long distance of. #, I.
"Then how are we going to get to
]grandma's for dinner?'' said Daisy, in
dismay.
But the May Queen's long, shrillwhis-
ties for help drowned Clinton's answer,
| if, indeed, he had known how to make
tany.
"Oh, look, Frank!" exclaimed the
lady, during an interval in the blasts.
I'VE must be drifting out to sea-"
That's what feared" said the gen.
tleman. gravely,. ''for the tide is still
running out, and what wind there is
is blowing in the same direction"
Lets go down and see the break,
will you, Daisy?" proposed Clinton.
And hand in hand they went down
stairs, but there was such crowd
around the shaft that they could not
get near it. &c.
| Daisy was rapidly growing very nerv-
Gus, and Clinton was wondering what
he could do or say to reassure her, when
man with a gilt band around his cap
beckoned to him from the after gang
way. w.. .
| There were two deckhands leaning
over the railing near him, holding on.
to the ropes, with which they had just
lowered one of the life boats into the
water ~ H.
Nov don't be frightened" explained
the mate, 'bur just let us pass you
down into this boat. Some of you pas
sengers will be sure to want to 60 ashore
when you find out the anchor won't
hold when it's drst dropped, and as you
two are the youngest on board it's no
1nore'n right you should have first
show" *as @# ~ - y.
But where are you going to take
us" asked Daisy. in some alarm, as
stout arm placed her safely in the stern
of the lifeboat. . ''%Sva&@ ~. =,
Right around Sandy Point-you can
just see it over wonderland up the river
to Sunside." At.' = t.
Exactly where we want to Co." said
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the bow. t~
''You might unhook those blocks"
began the mate, as he sent the men
away in answer TO call from the CAP
tain, land catch this rope. The boat
will ride easier, and" " :
But another loud summons from the
captain called the officer forward, ard
tho 0hi11ror 1of% NJ
., Here, Daisy, please hold this rope
minute, while l unhook these pull
leys, as the man told me to do; orxyou
might tie it to that ring" ~ ~ , f..
So saying. Clinton passed the line
the mate had thrown him to his sister.
and proceeded to cast off the hosting
gear.
He had barely completed his task
when Daisy startled him by giving a
spring that very nearly sent him over.
board, and crying out: i
"Oh, Clint, the ropes gone!"
"But, Daisy, why did you let 60 of
it ?" @..@
Il was just trying to tie it as you
said, and it slipped right out of f@smy
hands. And, oh, see how fast we're
drifting awayl Can't you catch hold
OF something?' 4s *.-
And the little girl almost held her
breath while Clinton leaned as far over
as he dared and tried to clutch at the
rudder chains.
But just then the lifeboat sank down
between two waves, and when it came
up again there was a space of several
feet between it and the May Queen, for
the anchor had caught hold of the bot
tom at last, and the first of the flood
tide swept the smaller boat swiftly
away.
The children at once began to shout
for help at the top of their voices, but
as the steamboat had now begun to
blow off steam, and as most of the pas
sengers were on the forward deck,
watching vessel that had just been
sighted, they we're neither heard nor
seen.
Cant you row back, Clint ?" asked
Daisy; then, as the boat rose high on a
wave. only to sink into the green depths
again. she added: "Oh, no, don't try;
but see if we can't get to the landi"
Clinton, meanwhile, was tugging at
the oars, which were several sizes too
large for him; besides, he had only
rowed once or twice in his life before
So when he found that the wind had
changed, and was now blowing shore
ward, he decided that it was best to
take Daisy's advice.
See if you can steer against my
rowing" he suggested, when he had
finally succeeded in pushing one of the
huge oars into its place. "Just keep
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