Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-04-21

4 rugged with a single mast, carrying .
/ small mainsail. and a short bowspr;t,
with jib. This jib had no downhaul, but
/ was managed by its ballard and was
made to run ON a traveller. Luckily there
was some spare line slowed away in q
/ locker. of the craft-almoSt the only
/ thing of value they found on board ex-
! cept one oar-and so they had enough
! for this running rigging. lnboard she
( was built with tiny cabin, or cttddy,
/ say ten feet by seven. in inside dimen-
/ SionS: part of this. however. being
/ gained from the old decking-in at the
! bows. where there was. of course. no
/ height TO speak of. Abaft the cabin was
! the standing room. This was the lnl
/ width of the boat. but fore and aft was
/ not over FIVE feet. She was steered by
/ an ordinary tiller, but keene had
/ widened and deepened the rudder. The
/ keel was also considerably deepened, and
! this was one of the hardest and most
! eXacting features of the work. In the
matter of calking and plugging, of
/ course, every mentiOnable bit of Wood
| and canvas. every scrap of rope that
| could be made into oakum. were used
| and economical to the utmost. Even
| then the Job could not help being unsat-
/ isfactory, and the patching and tinkerins
! that in part. had to take its place, was
| decided strain upon ingenuity and pa
| thence. But the roof of the cabin was
| the browning piece of skill. Fortu
nately more of the old boat was
| left than Keene. in his first hasty
| examination, had supposed. but such
| planks as he could work over from this
were far too few. Then came the fruit
| of Arva's inspiration, and a good part CT
/ the roof was actually made of large thin
| flakes of stone. Holes We're bored in
| these, and they were lifted and dashed in
| place firmly. OF course it was the work
of little time to find just the right bit
/ of stone and cleave il off, and reduce il
| TO such exact pieces as were wanted. but
after all il was less than might he sup
posed. 1t need hardly be said that ii,
| roof when done. was deficient in
| strength, and could not safely be trusted
with much weight. The thinness of the
slabs and their faky character made this
/ Inevitable.
Small details may be spared as TO tho
haal equipment and arrangement of the
| boat, except a few which can be enumcr-
| fted briefly. The standing room was
| provided with double thickness of can.
vas, to act as tarpaulin, and this could
| ne fastened down, except at the very
stern sheets, thus making the helms
| man quarters more comfortable and
| acting as some protection against heavy
| seas. In the matter of cooking. they
| meant to use the iron kettle as Il little
| stove, resting il in one of the ancient
breastplatCs for additional security,
though, of course, relying in the main on
supplies they had the little that was left
| Of the pork and salt beef. some smoked
| and some dried fish. enough -four to make
| one supply of bread they had been very
| saving of this Hour, Il buShel of potatoes
and good mess of bread made from
their Indian corn There were Il few
other less important things. including the
! yet untouched jar of peaches and the two
| original bottles of wine, or brandy In
addition to all this Arva thoughtfully
baked great mess of hard corn bread,
| mixed with fish grease, to satisfy FL
dele'S generous appetite. Since the adj
venture in the quarry the dogs welfare
| had become of prime consequence to both
| master and mistress, and he was thence
forth considered in all their plans The
| rest of their equipment does not call for
| particular mention
1t now lacked but a day or two of final
| preparation, and the little soop rode,
| well loaded. at her anchor. This last
| word may be taken metaphorically. as
the anchor was only a heavy stone. and
she was secured by a stern line TO the
shore. 1t was nearly dark aud growing
chilly when keene at last left off work
| and returned to the huts Arva had sun
per ready, and after it was over they
! both climbed the bank To have a look Mt
the weather. This was. indeed. an i'm
| portant matter with them just now. II
was not SO dark but they had fair
were curling and putting along the water.
In the east-to windward-w a consid-
| cradle show of Il white mist. the sea an
pearing 10 run blacker under it by con.
! traSt, and this tailed along vaguely into
/ the south. In the west the last pink of
| the afterglow was vanishing. and one
dim star appeared in the pale sky. 1t
/ was darker overhead, with a distinct
/ thlckenlng of clouds, and Il few detached
| StrcakS. like send. were flying between
| a little chilly breeze was beginning to
/ stir
Does this mean a storm. do you
Think inquired Arva, anxiouSly.
Il should say not; but perhaps n small
blow and colder weather." returned
! kecne.
And your boat-is She safe?"
Not Just as | want her. The tide is
going out. and | will run her up close
| ashore and let her ground She has Ice
/ there. and will be all right unless the
| wind changes. If it pulls round to the
| west and holds on till the tide comes
4 back il will pound her a little But by
/ that time it will probably be morning.
/ and | can take her round the point
she will be fully protected. won't she.
/ from southcrly windsT'
4 Yes. the Tongue will act as a break.
/ water There will he no trouble till tho
| wind gets southwest Ii will catch
/ her fair then and pepper her till it gets
y 1
! look for 1t To do that. | think we shall
! get nothing west Of southerly wind"
| And with Il steady wind from there"
! said -Arva. with her eyes sparkling. I'VE
shall be ready to START
/ Yes. what little is left to do we can
/ soon finish"
She drew a long breath. "It seems as
though il. couldn't be. After all these
months-' she did not finish, but looked
| off ut the water. Kcenc glanced at her.
and saw that she was biting her rebel
icuS lip. He drew little breath it did
not, escape as a sish-and buttoned his
jacket
II must be- going 1t is chilly M here.
| and wouldn't stay. will be back
soon.
He slid and trotted down the slope,
and struck into the now worn path to
Shark beach
Arva thoughtfully descended from the
bank and entered her hut II was grow
ing sensibly colder. and she hastcned to
drop the canvas hanging and stirred 10
the fire.
kecne was gone rather more than an
| hour and when he returned let in
blast a sbarr, nj trf+ a