The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-11-07

was awakened some time In the mid
die OF the night by the most awful
noise, that sounded like horses.
lay awake and listened, just trem-
bling with fright, and, sure enough. It
was horses. The boat was tossing
about, and every time she gave an ex-
ira bad shake those horses would
blow the way they do when they're ex-
cited, and dance around, and man
would shout at them. think they
had stateroom directly under me.
l didn't sleep very much after that.
of course, and l was wreck when
got up in the morning. There was still
a little jaunt of 80 miles to be made
on a train. and how was to accom-
plish 1t didn't know. Only my fear
full anxiety for Alonzo made It seem
possible that could live through IT.,
to myself lying SO wan and weak upon
bed of pain, and 1t gave me strength
TO struggle on.
picked up my dress-suit case, full
of its collection of useless things. and
then unlocked my door. Or, rather,
didn't unlock my door, for the key
wouldn't turn! twisted, struggled.
I sat down and cried. rang the bell.
but in the hustle of preparing for the
landing nobody paid any attention to
1t. You can imagine that by that time
was almost distracted. never felt so
helpless In my life, not even when the
hammock broke and let me down fiat
on my back and unable to move, right
at the feet of the bishop of Oklahoma!
oh, no, that wasn't nearly SO bad, for
there, at least, was the bishop of Ok
lahoma, while on that boat l might as
well have been In my grave for any
attention that anybody paid to me.
All night long people had been
tramping up and down in front Of my
room. Now there wasn't a footstep.
of course.
At last 1t occurred to me to let down
my blind and shout out Of the window.
You can fancy my delight when
saw deckhand way of in the distance.
and I called to him with all the
strength l had left in me. 1t wasn't
much, but he heard me at last, and
came on the run. handed out the
key to him. and he wrestled with the
lock from the outside. 1t seemed to
be case where outsiders and insiders
were even. The thing wouldn't bulge.
II think I'll be Obliged to haul yez
outen the winder, ma'am," said the
deck hand respectfully.
l must say that was staggering
proposition, but I didn't see any al
tentative except to sit there until they
cut out that lock and lose my train
to Scottypaw.
But the window was discouraging.
1t was small. you know, and I'm not
as tiny as used to be. Why. when l
was married only weighed 80 pounds,
and l measured IS inches round the
waist. while now-well. never mind
what II is now; enough more so that
! didn't like the looks of that window,
at any rate.
tried my feet first and tried
head first, and the man pulled and l
pushed, and which way got through
at last don't know, but did light on
tha blessed deck after terrible strug-
gle. My rescuer reached in and got my
,alise, and I started for the gang
plank more dead than alive.
suppose looked as haggard as I
felt for man on the pier ran for
ward to take my bag. He pulled of
his cap as he seized 1t and cried.
"Hullo, Mamie. This is great"
1t was Alonzo. Rugged up in golf
things, and as tanned as an Indian,
and fairly bursting with good spirits.
sat down on a truck and burst out
crying.
What did you mean by sending me
that telegram" | sobbed. 1T was a
contemplate thing to do. I thought
you might be dead by this time"
Alonzo took me right in his arms
before all the passengers and every
thing-wasn't It awful.
IL never said I was sick, child.
thought you might enjoy the tourna-
| ment-it begins to-morrow-so
wired you to come down. l think
have pretty good chance" he went
on, patting me on the back in an alb.
sent-minded sort Of way, "and they're
going to have tea every afternoon. and
you will like that, at any rate"
That was the finishing touch.
looked up at my husband and put all
the sarcasm I could rake together into
my voice.
"Your thoughtfulness for my amuse-
ment is really too great for words,
Alonzo. What do you expect me to
wear to those teas of yours? My black
velvet dinner OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Public Ledger.
Not So Very Weak.
The train was on windy pass In the
Rockies. There were in the car few