The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-09
''Not as long rs you can SAIL

On that score confess I felt no
uneasiness, for I soon saw that.
sturdy fellow that he was, Archer
was fully competent to handle the
boat, for oil the power there was in
tho breeze he got out of it, and
though time and again the Miriam
keeied over till her lee sail was wee
awash and my heart was in my
mouth she always swung back again
without swerving an inch from her
course.
There is a girl in that boat that
am most anxious to see, Mr.. KEMP"
said Archer after pause.
So should judge" said /.
Il have spent nearly all my life in
London" he went on. Il should be
there now had I not met her. She
sailed for home about two mouths
ago, and ostensibly by accident, but
really by intention, 1 came over on
the Same steamship. BY the fourth
day out from Queenstown we had
fixed everything up nicely. Then
happened to remember another en-
gagement - sort of marriage of
convenienoe-and, like fool, told
her She shut herself M II hec
stateroom for the rest of the VOYAGE
and cut mo dead st the pier. hum
bly, followed her to her homo in San
Francisco. She fled back east. All
trace of her was lost, and I came
down here to sulk. -
''Do you think we'll catch 'emi"
I asked, with suddenly awakened in
terest.
'Thank you'll" he replied. This
simple acknowledgment of his graft
tude for my now evident sympathy
in his venture won me completely,
and scrambled forward to the mast
with recklessness that surprised
me that might get the bearings Of
the craft we were chasing.
"How far off do you make them5'
he called to me.
'About two miles"
"They are beating along the bay"
he cried, land I think if we hold
this course we'll just cross their
bow
The mans judgment was superb,
for Is minutes later we were go close
to the other boat that could see it's
two occupants plainly. One was
man, 81 regulation small boat man,
attired in a combination of golf and
yachting clothes. The second was
the girl. ] felt that, were she as in
teresting' as she appeared as she sat
there on the windward rail. fearless
of danger, her face aglow with the
excitement of what she evidently
realized was race, Archer was ex-
cusable for forgetting his other en-
gagement. / was meditating on this
when my companion, who had been
hidden from her view by the rail,
exclaimed, "Jovei''
"We're all right" said l. we'll
catch them, and you can go on
board"
"That's just it., he growled. II
can't go on board. Why, che would
cut me dead or toss me over"
AS he was best posted as to the
young woman's character, silence
on my part seemed BETTING. He did
not speak again until we had drawn
within hailing distance of the other
boat, when he motioned me to him.
"We'll run right across their
bow" ne whispered Don't sou
mind me. can see bottom here.
Keep right on. and they will have
to take me in. Now, look outi" We
swept across the bow of tho other
craft and, by seemingly clumey
maneuver, went about. The boom
swung around, and an instant later
Archer was houndering in the bay.
/ grasped the tilier, and the Miriam
scudded away before the wind. Poor
sailor as am, had necessity de-
manded it doubt if could have
navigated the boat back TO where
Archer was Topping about in the
water. SO it was .an. easy matter for
me to obey his injunctions and sail
away oblivious to his cries, which
mingled with those Of the girl in the
tiny sloop.
OhAy tN2CO Oia AOOh UtCh. lle
first time was to see my erstwhilc
companion being dragged by main
force into the other boat, the second
to see two mon and a girl gesticulat.
ing wildly to nue. to return, but
smiled grim!y and pointed the Mir.
lam toward home.
On the very next day returned
to town, and ! heard no more of the
sentimental man until Late in No
vember. was walking up Thirty
ninth street one afternoon ON my
way home from the Office when my
attention was attracted to well ap,
pointed brougham that swerved into
the curb close by me. heard
voice call, "Kempl''
It was Archer and aa took hia