Ellsworth American., 1903-09-02

We stepped into sbe cory 20 axea iook
81 M sgsxrnsuz esls.
sIsts 70 on ro~ around shore," ssg-
seseed Jske.
IAN right. q I answered.
50 the painter was drswn in, and the
dosy foated away under Jske's manage
nen,.
s'Grseio1si you'd better keep cr q
little,n / said, giDger'y. AFTER being
piscbed into the bow, BY the boats sud
denly striking rock, 'cr yell ges upset
Jake made no reply, bot soon discos
cred that the distasce between the shore
and rs was fast wjdening. On we vent,
talking OF bears and planning our sports
for the morrow As vas about to say
that ve hsd better return to ths Shore.
which vas now about half q mile away, ]
saw the water nearest IL suddenly becoDs
dark, and shortly after ve =ere aware that
a squsll was upon uA.
Although Jsse could keep the dory head
he could not row to the shore against Il,
and could not assiss him TOR could not
row at all. The wind continued to blow
iercsiy and the waves grew larger and
larger. After a tweDty-minute struggle
Jake cried in despsiripg tones:
II can't, can't do it, Will Our only
chance ls to land on Crane isIantl"
looked back. Directly sstsrn lay that
long strip OF hand which we had short
time before considered SO dangerously
inhabited, but which to our eyes nov, as
thoughts Of drifting to sea or eapsirins
were 10 our minds, looked exceedingly
inviiiDg. sGddenly Jake exclaimed:
~Be ready, viii, for 1t won't be an easy
thing TO land with the sea this rough"
The island was now only . few rods
away. ! succeeded in getting the spare
oar from under the eel traps and In
p acing IL across the gunwales. / gripped
1t with both hands, and it was lucky for
me that did this, for whea within four
boat length. OF the shore, our dory struck
a rock which sIid the traps so much on
one side that it turned completely over,
leaving JAKE aod me to swim or sink.
Jake could swim; / couldn't; but the
oar was my preseryer that time, for by 1t
was able to keep my head above water
till the shore vas reached. Presently we
sat upon the beach, saved from drowning,
but soaked TO the skin.
We made ourselves little more COM
Portable by wringing what water we could
from our clothes. the afternoon wore
away without the sight OF boat to
gladden. our eyes.
What do you suppose Jas thinks has
befailen us?" asked Jake In voice that
sounded half afraid, half wondering.
II can't imagins," stammered.
The WHO'D continued to blow and the
beach became white with foam. After
the sun had long been hidden from view,
and the woods along shore become dark,
thoughts OF the bears returned to Us,
causing us to become very much afraid.
and to imagine every sudden sound to be
made by those three dreaded aforenamed
animals.
"I'il tell you whst we'll do" said Jake;
s'we'll take branches, poles and brush and
build Us a sort Of tree house"
No sooner proposed than the task was
begun, and in short time we were lying
upon our rude bed, about fifteen feet from
the ground.
''There, feel safer up here, don't your"
said Jake.
"Yes," truihfully sgreed.
We talked quietly for some time, and
intended to keep awake; but sleep claimed
us. don't know how long / slept, but
when / awoke It was with start, and to
find that lake was not beside me-