Iron County register., 1903-09-10

nTTT HEN you were boy" asked
YY Helen, thoughtfully, "did you
ever imagine things?"
"Eh?"
Ever make-believe you were-what
you weren't, you know-Jacl-the
Giant-Killer, a Fairy Prince, King
Arthur
= used to make-believe was a To-
comotive sometimes, and go choo,
choo, choo," replied with an effort.
"Oh!"
She seemed disappointed. l put my
pipe back between my teeth and pulled
my cap further over my eyes, yet not
so far as to shut her out of vision.
She was very lovely. She wore white
things. Her sleeves were rolled up to
her elbows-I could see the dimples oc-
casionally-and her hat, broad, flap.
ping thing of white cloth with a scarf
floating away from it, was getting
very, very wet from the water that
had splashed in the bottom of the boat.
l wanted to warn her of this, but the
sun was so jolly, the air so balmy,
and was so altogether comfortable
that conversation was repellent.
Helen drew in her line dreamily,
scowled ferociously at finding the bait
intact and dropped it back again into
the smooth green water. Then she
folded her wet, brown hands on the
gunwale and stared thoughtfully
across the barbor. She was very love-
ly. The sun made glints of copper in
her brown hair. Behind her, half a
mile away, was the beach, golden in the
morning sunlight; above it the green
clad bluff, topped by the hideous,
veranda-mad hotel. Over all was a
cloudless blue sky. About us was the
sea, green around the boat blue fur
ther away, shot with dazzling fecks
and burs of sunlight
From the beach came the soft
hus-s-sh of the tiny waves. Afar off
locomotive shrieked shrilly Seven
silvery chimes floated across from the
cleaning white yacht in front of the
clubhouse, and were echoed over and
over by smaller craft. Under my head
the lazy swell Tapped sleepily at the
bow.
Il think you have a bite" said
Helen, doubtfully.
l glanced at where my line was tied
around a tholepin.
Eyes, I believe I have" l said
"Aren't you going to see?" asked
Helen.
closed my eyes negatively.
you're the LATEST man ever saw!"
she said
mot lazy; philanthropic. l am CIV
ing little fishie nice breakfast"
Helen watched my line. Present.
ly she sighed, "It's all over"
I shuddered and closed my eyes
again. After minute or two the end
of the painter began to dig into my
back, and I stirred uncomfortably and
looked at Helen. She was observing
me intently from two very wide open
blue eyes. She laughed softly.
Il thought l could do it," she tri-
umphed.
ut was the painter" denied, indig-
nantly.
Every WE'LL" she replied, soothingly.
Lets make.believe"
"All right; go ahead"
She scowled until she had two
creases over her nose, and looked at
me as though wasn't there; then she
said, eve are shipwrecked"
"The deuce!" said l.
"Yes; three days out from-from-"
Morris Cover"
Liverpool" she continued, frown-
ing. eve ran into terrible storm,
which dismantled u.s."
ooh, well, we can do without man
tells" I comforted.
Both masts went by the board and
the captain and second officer and the
entire crew were swept overheard in
a heavy sea-"
I shuddered. "He owed me three
dollars" mourned.
"He was goddess man." said Helen,
severely.
II beg your pardon?"
"Je was goddess man. He was
ah--intoxicated at the time of the dis
aster. 1t was judgment"
ut was" affirmed. shook my
head sadly. Then asked, Where
were we at that timer"
"In latitude 371s west" said Helen,
glibly.
Must have been a bargain" mur-
INJURED.
Shortly AFTER" she continued, "the
storm abated. Alone and unassisted
you rugged jury-mast."
"I did!" assented eagerly. I
strove to look heroic, even going to
the 'eugth Of removing my pipe: then