The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-13

of New York city, 81 wonder what all
this means? Puss is a level-headed
girl and she never does anything with
out being sure Of her ground. I came
over here with a boat that possesses
some excellent sailing qualities ex-
pressly to load down my friend Sloan,
Of Chicago, with discomfort. ! have
spent deal of money, haven't any
thing to advertise, am perfectly will
ing to lose money on carrying the
thing through, but when 1t comes to
getting blanketed by that man in the
way that threatens, 1t makes me feel
as If I could cut the whole business,
give the sloop away and sail for home
on the next steamer without any COM
junction save those which accompany
ignominious defeat. Clair is even too
i'll to talk with, and / cannot get any
advice from him, and-well, I'm just
going to risk the whole business with
the girl and let it go at that"
Singular to say, Mr.. Stuyvesants
courage rose to a remarkable degree
after this little communion with him
self and he lay back in his chair with
a perfect feeling of contentment.
The morrow came. For q wonder
in that climate the weather was clear
and beautiful, and there was every
indication of a breeze such as he want
ed to see and that would make Sloan's
wood boat, as he called her, groan all
over and wind up in the rear Of his
beautiful white wonder, just as sew
eral others had done.
A short railroad trip, a sail on one
of the natty and rakish steamers Of
the Clyde to a point where the south
west wind swept up the north channel,
| and the Stuyvesant sloop was to be
| seen in all her beauty heading for the
| starting point in tow. Innumerable
steamers and sailing craft dotted the
water space inshore, for there were
| other boats in the race besides Ethel
and Maud, respectively owned by
Stuyvesant and Sloan. But as these
had cut no figure in either of the other
races the interest centered on these
| two American boats. Their owners had
| the temerity to cross the western
ocean in quest of cup whose intrinsic
value was about els. It had never
| been in danger before of being lifted
by an outsider. None appeared to
| have the necessary interest or daring
! to make such a thing possible. The
| two previous performances Of the
sloop reminded the yachtsmen OF the
| Clyde SO strongly of the work OF the
old America that while they admired
sport and were gallant enough to rec
ogniZe merit when they saw it, yet
there was an undercurrent of feeling
that these Americans were rather toe
far-reaching in their desires.
The wind blew up the channel in a
manner which gave promise of doing
the thirty miles within the time limit
of five hours. After the long leg had
been made to the first buoy, and the
hard beat covered to the second buoy
| every indication pointed to a speedy
ten-mile run home with free sheets.
Harriet Stuyvesant was missing
But her father knew where she was
She had left a note for him saying
that she had taken passage on the
Ethel for this trip only, and that Wher
he saw the dear old bbat polklng hel
nose in ahead of the fleet then he coulo
throw up his hat and be prepared FOL
a surprise.
at cannot be possible that girl Is
going to try to sail the sloop herself
No, smart as she is, and with all hel
knowledge of the craft, she would no.
dare to do that. But, at any rate, sht
knows what she is about and there Is
no use in worrying over what she !:
going to do. The thing for me now /:
lust to keep my hat on until the time
comes for me to throw it up, and m.
friend Sloan can throw UP the spong
at the same time. I don't know why
feel so childishly happy over this thing
ling, and whatever there is back O.
this, whether she wins or not. I'll stant
right up close to her."
The maneuvering for the start wa
as pretty a piece of work as eve