The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-19
The Yachting Trip.

l just aIter sunrise IN Well-knOWn har-
boz on the North Shore The peaceful
| calm of the drawing day is rudely broken
1 by loud voices. An unusual thing has
happened. The captain and owner, Rob
I ert Ellsworth, has awakened TO find one
OF his hands (shipped the day previous)
bending over his desk on the other side
| of the cabin. in which his money and
vaiuables were kept. To jump out of bed
| and seize the man by the collar was the
work of but an instant for the impulsive.
young man. scuffe ensued which ended
| by the man being overpowered by the
| crew.
Take him ashore and set him adrift,"
| said Ellsworth; and this was done. the
| culprit muttering threats against the
| captain.
| The same morning Dorothy Ellsworth
is finishing her toilet at her home in
| Brookline, the happy possessor of youth,
beauty and wealth; her life has never
known care or sorrow.
The mirror reflects a lovely face. wear
ing at that moment little smile Of self
appreciation. Her jaunty yachting suit
(Which she has donned in preparation for
a days sail on her brothers new boat,
| named in her honor fits her slender fig
ure to perfection.
| On her way to the station her mind is
full of delightful anticipation of the days
plasure, without any premonition of what
was to happen to make that day the most
| memorable of her life
| On her arrival she finds she is TOO late
for the train, and. greatly disappointed,
| resigns herself to q tedious wait of an
| hour and half for the next one
The time passes slowly, but at last,
with sigh of relief, she is moving to-
ward her destination.
Taking q carriage at the station she
is driven TO the landing. which is unoc-
| cupied save by man who is leaning over
the railing gazing on the water Think
| ing he can give her some information, she
inquiries if the yacht Dorothy is in the
| harbor.
Yes. miss replies the man. straight
ening himself up.
Il want to go aboard. Where can I
| ind some one to row me over"
Slowly turing, his face brightens as he
looks at her and says: III put you
aboard, miss; here is a, boat
In few moments she is seated in the
stern with the man bending to his oars.
For the first time Dorothy notices the
mans face. She finds his eyes are fixed
intently upon her with an expression she
does not understand, out which makes
her uneasy. They are well out into the
harbor not far from a small island and
apparently not a person in sight.
Suddenly the man drops his oars, and,
| rising to his feet with an oath, he ap-
proaches her.
With cry of terror the poor girl
throws herself over the stern of the boat
and disappears.
An artist is sketchig view of the har-
Dor from the island, when he hears Doro-
thy's cry for help. He plunges into the
water and is swimming rapidly toward
the scene. The man, taking up his oars,
rows swiftly away.
AS the swimmer reaches the spot. Dor
othy's head rises above the surface
Grasping her dress he swins ashore with
the unconscious girl and places her upon
a heap of seaweed. Then he begins
chatting her hands, and in spite of his anx-
iety for her safety he canot help noting
the beauty of her face and form
Dorothy opens her eyes and asks in
weak voice: Where am l, and what has
happened?'
Recollection then returns to her and she
hides her face in her hands and excIaims
in trembling voice: You saved me from
that horrible man. How can l think you?
o! If L could only get to my brothers.
boat"
Il have a boat and will row you there"
replies the young man.
He helps her in with careful gentIeness,
and Dorothy is again on her way, but
this time with a feeling of trust ond con-
fidence, which grows with every look she
takes at the handsome oarsman. Reach
! ing the yacht, she II once seeks the
shelter of the cabin for a change Of cloth
| ing, leaving the stranger to explain to
her astonished brother and account for
their unexpected appearance.
Dorothy is made as comfortable as pos
sible. under the circumstances, and be-
fore long she appears on deck and is in
troduced to her rescuer, Mr. CORTLAND
Lee who, in flannel suit of Ellsworth's,
looks none the worse for his exertions in
her behalf.
The only conclusion to be drawn from
her story is that the man must have been
crazy, when suddenly Ellsworth thinks
of the sailor he had discharged that
morning. and her description of him con-
vinces them Of his identity.
IF l had handed that man over to the
the authorities. as 1 should have DONE"
said Ellsworth, finally. my sister would
have been spared her fearful experience"
Mr.. Lee takes his leave after accepting
their earnest invitation to visit them in
Brookline.
Late in the autumn CORTLAND Lee
makes his promised call. He could not
get the beautiful girl out of his mind,
but the thought of the difference of their
position had always held him back, he
being only poor, struggling artist.
His desire to see her again finally be-
came too intense to be controlled
Dorothy's greeting was such as to give
him hope. Other calls were made until
she surprised him one evening by asking
him 70 paint her portrait.
constraint seemed 20 be in the air Each
seemed to avoid the eye OF the other
At length the artist dropped his brush
with a sigh, saying:
These have been the happiest DAYS CT
my life"
Dorothy waited for him TO say mora,
until she could stand It no longer. Then
she said slowly:
These have been my happiest days,
also
Dorothy" ne breathed; and, Selling
both her hands and gazing into her eyes,
do you mean it? VIII you?"
She stood with downcast eyes, then
whispered:
Il do and I will
Six months afterwards Dorothy became
the bride OF the ''por artist" CORTLAND
Lee-Boston Post.
The Way She Took IT.
Dear Charlie, If l marry you. will you