The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-01
Confined from rage ..

was fully competent to handle the
boat, for all the power there was in
the breeze he got out of it, and
though time and again the Miriam
keeled over till her lee sail was wee
awash and my heart was in my
mouth, she alwaysswung back again
without swerving AN inch from her
course.
"There is girl in that boat that
am most anxious to see, Mr.. Kemp" F"
said Archer after pause.
$50 | should judge, said l.
II have spent nearly all my life in
London, " he went on. II should be
there now had l not met her. She
sailed for home about two months
ago, and pstensibly by accident, but
really by intention, came over on
the same steamship. By the fourth
day out from Queenstown we had
fixed everything up nicely. Then l
happened to remember another en-
gagement sort of a marriage of
convenience-and, like a fool, told
her She shut herself up in her
stateroom for the rest of the voyage
and cut me dead at the pier. hum
bly, followed her to her home in San
Francisco. She fed back east. All
trace of her was lost, and | came
down here to sulk -
"Do you think we'll catch emf"
asked, with suddenly awakened in
terest.
THANK your 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 themi"
he called to me.
About two miles.
"They are beating along the bay"
he cried, "and | 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 its
two occupants plainly. One was a
man, regulation small boat man,
attired in 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. l was meditating on this
when my companion, who had been
hidden from her view by the rail,
exclaimed, "Joyel"
We're all right" said /. "We'll
catch them, and you can go on
board"
That's just it." he growled. II
san't 60 on board. Why, she would
,ut me dead or toss me over. I"
AS he was best posted as to the
young woman's character, silence |
en my part seemed befitting. 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 acrors 1--s-
bow" he whispered. "Don't you
mind me. l can see bottom here.
Keep right on, and they will have
to take me in. Now, look out" We
swept across the bow of the other
craft and, by seemingly clumsy
went about. The boom
swung around, and an instant later
Archer was fioundering in the bay.
grasped the tiller, and the Miriam
,cuddcd away before the wind. Poor
sailor as / am, had necessity de-
handed it / doubt if I could have
1avigated the boat back to where
Archer was Hopping about in the
water, go it was an easy matter for
ne to obey his injunctions and sail
way oblivious to his cries, which
mingled with those of the girl in the
my sloop.
Only twice did / look back. The
irst time was to see my erstwhile
ompanion being dragged by main
orce into the other boat, the second