The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-10-25

Peggy a ahtveo IT desolation. Jach
looked at nls wa1cn.
'HMf past Z. Peggy" he said. 81
am going to launch the boat"
They rowed out into the lake in dig
nified silence. Peggy, in her old place
in the stern, Struggled down into hel
sweater and wondered how long sht
must maintain her difficult isolation.
Finally. I'VE ought to be home III
three-quarters Of an hour" came IL
soothing tones from Jacks end of thu
boat.
No answer from the stern.
"a nasty RAIN" from the rower's
| bench.
No reply.
ITS almost too dark to steer, ISM
IT." was inquired tenderly.
Still no reply.
Heavier and heavier grew the dark
ness, and wetter and wetter became
the white sweater and the red Jersey.
"Oughtn't we to be there by now?'
asked nervous little voice from Peg.
gy's end Of the boat.
Jack hauled in his oars, struck q
match and looked at his watch
"Gads!" he exclaimed. Its a quarter
after 8. Where in thunder have We
got to?"
'There seems to be nothing around
US" said Peggy, but water"
| Steer more to the right, Peggy,
said Jack. Then, after half an hour
TRY 1t to the left"
"Oh, DEAR" sighed Peggy. Its sc
dark. If we only could find little
something to land on!
Now, Peggy, DEAR" said Jack
don't be frightened. I'll save you.
calculate that we are clear across the
lake by now, and we will land at one
of the lake farms and get some one
to drive up to town. If we assure the
house committee that we have beer
chaperoned ever since o'clock they
won't do very much to you"
"Oh, won't theyv' said Peggy deri
sively. you don't know them, my dear
They will have the time of their lives
over me-"
| "Then," answered Jack firmly, ''they
Will have me to reckon with
Isn't he romantic?" thought Peggy
Then aloud, "Oh, Jack, Jack, there Is {
light" And in an instant they were
humping pier posts, the rough sides OF
which were eagerly grasped by the be
draggled pair IN the rowboat. They
landed and tied the boat
| Hey, what's doing down thereY
called mans voice from the shore.
Jack took Peggy's hand. THE owner
of the place." he said to her softly
Then he called. Pm lost with lady,
There was silence from the shore
and then the mans voice came bach
through the rain:
Lost! Who are your
I'm John Howard of Hull uniyer
sity."
"All right, come along, Mr.. Howard
Jack and Peggy walked carefully uI
the pier, and through the rain they saw
a great building that seemed strangely
close to the water for farmhouse. A
man whose face they could not see II
the darkness stepped forward.
Come right In" he said and threw
open a door. There on a long bench
that faced a racing shell sat a dozer
men.
Hello, Howard! said one in sur
prised sort Of way.
With one gasp Of disgust Jack pulled
Peggy back out Of the light.
The varsity boathousew he groaned
as they hurried across the campus
Gee, have done it! Well never hear
the end of this. We must have rowed
clear around that COMPOUNDED lake
And the way l announced it to that
chump who invited us in! Wen never
hear the end Of this"
"And my dose is a double one,'
groaned Peggy. "Think of the house
committee"
Jack left her at the door of Rose cot
tage, and Peggy slowly climbed the
stairs to report to the matron. But In
stead of fear little tremor Of Joy
made her throat CULVER, and the pros
pect Of her interview with the house
committee was not even a needle point
shadow on the clear serenity of hel
happiness, for as he said good night
Jack had held her hand and whispered
"Never mind, dear, we'll grin and
bear it together. Won't we?"
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