The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-10
GABRIELLE'J LDOOIjVG|
By IZOLR FORESTER

sunk landing at Mandego point. Puts
pulses leaped every time he looked from
her to the broad sweep of blue water that
called to him to come back, but every
breeze that circled around the point bore
the love Of his heart to Gabrielle as it
danced on down to the island, so he stayed
on and trusted his fate to Danny's soft
tongue.
Under the rose vine Gabrielle would list
en-. a rose stem between her teeth, while
Danny spoke of Mandego point.
He's too old for you, Gay, darling. It's
80 he is If he's day, and the old devil
thinks you'll fly like bird to him if he
only whistles. And it's lonesome down
there on the point. You can't see the
Mackinac lights dancing a jig with them.
selves in the water the way you can here.
And it isn't a thousand at all, Gay, dar-
ling. It's only hundred or. so, and the
old man will soon drink that up over at
riches at all that Mrs. Msndego will be
getting, but old Put himself. Do YOU
mind me, Gay, darling?"
Gabriel!e's white teeth closed over thu
heart of the rose, and she ate it's sweet
petals in silence. but her eyes looked side.
long at Danny.
And the Tidy ABLY of Petoskey sails
on Tuesday, Cay" Danny reached up
and plucked a rose that touched the girls
bowed head. 1--WE the promise of berth
on her at the wheel It is better than the
deck on the Bon Ami, Gay, and il yot
say the word you can kiss your sweet hand
to Chicago as Mrs. Dermot in a week.
Could be ready by Tuesday, Gay, hearth"
Gabrielle looked off up the straits to
where Mandego point lay like an amethyst
shadow at the curve of the Michigan shore
llne and her eyes were tender and dreamy.
Tel Put Mandego to come for his an
s"er himself like man, Danny" she
hot f-@,,
II he is not here on the island by Monday
night then l will sail on the Tidy ABLY"
It's at sunrise I'll come for you, Mrs..
Dermot,' laughed Danny, and Gabrielle
smiled and waved her hand to him as he
passed jauntily down. the clover bordered
path to the beach. But she was thinking
Of Put-Put in his strength and shyness-
and Of how he would come that very night
for his answer
But the twilight passed, and the moon
rose above the pines on the headland, and
no boat put out from Mandego point until
daybreak, when Put pulled over to the
mainland with never backward glance
at Nevaire's island.
Never once did Danny go near the
| island. He was too busy keeping Puts
head turned toward the mainland and dav
| by day the fire flashed in Gabrielle's dark
eyes and her little pointed chin tilted
higher as she looked toward Mandego
Eoint and waited.
1t was night of early autumn glory,
Monday. The September moon rose like
great flame colored flower above the
! crest Of Mackinac, and by the time it had
reached midheaven the glamour of it's
golden witchery spread over the face Of
the waters like magic spell.
Gabrielle watched it from the tall sand
dunes, the ones where Put had borne her
on his shoulder to watch the boats come
up the straits. There was no light On
| Mandego point, but the night was clear
and bright, and she caught the sparks
of dripping oars a boat shot out from
| the shadows of the mainland into the
broad path of moonbeams that bridged
the way to the point There were two
figures in the boat. She held her breath,
striving to catch the sound of voices on
the still night air, but instead from out
the darkness toward Mackinac came three
long deep signals. Gabrielle started to her
feet at the sound It was the North
Queen bound for Buffalo, and in her course
lay the boat.
f. Suddenly she saw that Danny had
shipped his oars and was standing. Sha
knew his slight form instantly. but the
man at the rudder never stirred. Danny
bent over him moment as If to reassure
himself, then made for the mainland with
; long, sure strokes.
An instant and Gabrielle hesitated
Again the North Queen signaled and her
port lights showed bright and clear as she
swept past the great. shadowy Mackinac
island and came on like phantom ship
} of the night.
And for the rest, they tell it at Petit
Jeans, and blind Louis made a song of il
and of Gabrielle. who sailed a bride on the
Bon Ami, with Put Mandego captain. They
show the wreck of her boat where tho
North Queen crushed it like a crumpled
autumn leaf, for out into the waters OF
| the straits went Gabrielle that night, with
only the hope of her love to give her
strength, and In the drifting boat she
) found Put, dead to the world from Petit
jeans brandy and left to drift to his
death by Danny Dermot. Leaving her
own in its place, she had rowed the other
| out of the moonbeam path just as the
5 great steamer bore down upon her course.
At dawn next morning Put stood on
? the sand dunes of Nevaire's island and
watched the Tidy ABLY put out for Lake
Michigan but no farewell was waved fror,
her decks by Danny The North Queen
caught him fairly as she rounded Mandegc
t point, and blind Louis stumbled over what
, was left when he walked the shore below
/ the point after the Bon Ami had sailed
= | on her honeymoon trip.