The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

in the middle of bar. The harsh gong
sounded 'man overboard!' and the
crew dashed to quarters. BUT the lead
er of the orchestra, with a masterful
grip of Thomas on his ratified blow
ers, striking happily up ''Put Me Off at
Buffalo," calmed the passengers, and
Carter, bobbing along, shook the water
from his name like lion and struck
easily out for the pier. The men
cheered briskly.
The crew of a steam yacht rounding
Harbor point, saw the affair, and its
tiny brass cannon doomed with the
/ sullen ferocity of Skye terrier,
The jolly boat went over in a trice,
and the passengers of the receding
Manitou saw the crew of the yacht up
beside the swimmer before the steamer
launch was half way TO him. There
| was an instant's confab before he
| would Climb into the boat. Whether it
related to the fare or the destination
they could not tell, but we may.
Why, certainly; yes; but I'm for
Harbor Springs pier. Whose yacht is
| that? Mr.. Davis? The Witch? oh,
well, l don't mind, if you're going in
anyway" said Carter, climbing into
the boat I'll be hanged if this bay isn't
colder than the lake"
| Shaking hands with Davis on the
yacht it transpired the two men were
| Chicagoans, and they disappeared for
an instant, to fit Carter put with ducks
and a yachting cap and pea jacket.
| d., 4 I, .,1,{ Tao v%,s.-r
up to the pier. It was tremendous >s-
ception. The wharf was crowded. But
Carter spied Mrs. Macy the minute he
| landed.
Lucky 1 saw you, Mrs. Macy" he
smiled, bowling:
"Mr. Carter! Saints above! Was it
you who jumped from the Manitou?
/ Mercifu heaven! Come right over to
the Kensington. What possessed you?
Do you feel drowned, or anything?"
"Nct Bit" declared Carter. But
I've been looking over this whole in
fernal peninsula for you," he continued,
edging away from the crowd with her,
''That is, for you and Kate. Jumped
| off to see her"
"But, Mr.. Carter! Kate just got
aboard the Manitou for Chicago. She's
on the boat. Didn't you see her?"
"See her? See who? Kate? Well, if
I'm not the"
sob, Mr.. Carter!"
Carter looked at Mrs. Macy hard for
an instant while he tried to figure out
the true situation.
'She went down with Mrs. Mattson to
get few things for me; she's coming
right back on the return trip. Isn't 1t
| too bad ?"
But Carter had resolved. He turned
to the clerk.
"When is there train for Chicago"
"There's one leaves Petoskev for Chs
by>-i<,-2n 49, = IS.
where's Petoskey?"
"Just across the bay"
eHave 1 got to swim it to catch that
train?"
"Not at all; the steam launch is just
ready to start. I'll hold it for YOU"
''Do, and I'll bless you. Mrs. Macy.
I've gat to see Kate pretty soon, or go
crazy Understand? I'll meet her at
the boat when it gets there. Good-by."
She squeezed his hands and sent many
messages; but he caught the train.
The Manitou backed up to the Rush
street docks in Chicago next day, and
| Duncan Carter stood by atthe gangway
in his pea jacket When Kate Macy
trippee fastidiously down the slivered
| plank nautical-looking gentleman
| caught her eye.
| "Mr. Carter!"
"With apologies"
"Where on earth did you come from 2"
Traverse Bay-if that's on earth.
| Caught the train. How do, Mrs. Matt
son. Why did jump? Just to shake
hands with your mother. This way
| I've got carriage"
They all went to the Auditorium.
| Carter didn't get much of a chance to
talk until after dinner. Happily, Mrs.
Mattson was considerate. When her
| business agent arrived to talk over real
estate matters Carter and Miss Macy
| ing say
NJ ''"l' "Ddou't0DqDv ape DeEsj!4tg
why ever you did such crazy thing
| Suppose you had been drowned? You
used to be truthful-even brutallY
frank. Tell me why you jumped"
"Just to apologize"
"To whom?"
'To YOU"
| :'What for-telling the truth3"
'For daring to tell it"
81 am grateful to YOU"
Snow don't freeze me. You're colder
than Traverse Bag. Kate--I-ifI didn't
if 1 hadn't-thought SO much of you
l couldn't have done it,"
"If weren't grateful, do you suppose
I would have followed what you point
ed out to me? Or that I'd be sitting
here with you now? considering how
stupid you usually are"
''Was 1 right, then, Kate, in hoping
that-confound it, I'm scared to death,
Kate-but / love you; oh, Kate, love
you!"
"That's all want, Duncan" Later
she asked:
"What would you have done if really
had refused yeu?"
81 knew you never would"
"Oh, indeed?"
sIf you had, hanged if wouldn't have
, gone back to Petoss. and proposed to
your mother.9Woman' Home COM
panion.
Life In SRR Juan.