The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-09-18
The Story of a
Wild Adventure
BY Ralph HENRY BARBOUR.

MWHEN you were a boy" asked
w Helen, thoughtfully, "did you
ever imagine things?"
stEh?"
ever make-believe you were-what
you weren't, you know-Jack-the-
Giant-Killer. a Fairy Prince, King
Arthur"
Il used to make-believe l was a To-
connective sometimes, and go choo,
,choo, choo." l 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
80 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, a 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.
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 harbor. 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
C1o1 hIyYfF fNrro1 I,xv kno Z alsJo
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 flecks
and burs Of sunlight
From the beach Same the soft
hus-s-sh of the tiny waves. Afar off
a 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.
I'll think you have a bite" said
Helen, doubtfully.
Eyes, 1 believe I have I said.
aren't you going to see?" asked
Helen.
I closed my eyes negatively.
You're the LATEST man I ever saw"
she said.
Not lazy; philanthropic. l am Civ
ing little fishie a nice breakfast"
Helen watched my line. Present.
ly she sighed. cts all over"
I shuddered and closed my eyes
again. After a minute or two the end
of the painter began to dig into my
back. and l stirred uncomfortably and
looked at Helen. She was observing
me intently from two very wide open
blue eyes,. She laughed softly.
Il thought ! could do it," she tri-
umphed.
1T was the painter" I denied, indig-
nantly.
Very well,' she replied, soothingly.
Lets m~ake-believe."
Gail right; go ahead
She scowled until she had two
creases ove her nose, and looked at.
me as though ! wasn't there; then she
said. we are s~hipwrecked."
"The deuce!" said
Yes; three days outiFom-from-'
Morris Cove?
liverpool" she continued. frown-
ing. "We ran into q terrible storm,
which dismantled us"
"Oh, well, we can do without man-
tels.H I comforted.
Both masts Wentsby the board and
the captain ~ second officer and the
entire. rexNyereswept overheard in
= heavy seess.gs
I shuddered. Heowed me three
dollars" I mourned
He was . godiessman," said Helen.
severely.
Il beg your pardon!
sHe was q goddess q He was,
ah-int0xicated ct the time Of the dis:
aater. II was 9 Judgment.
ut was, Z, L afirmed.! I shook my
head sadly. Then asked, Where
NNere Hesat hat time2'