Smyrna times., 1905-10-25

Eeggy a shiver of desolation. Jack
looked at his watch.
Half past Z. Peggy" he said. Il
am going TO launch the boat"
They rowed out into the lake in dig
niied silence. Peggy. in her old place
il the stern, snuggled down into her
sweater and wondered how long she
must maintain her difficult isolation.
Finally, We ought TO be home in
three-quarters of an hour" came in
soothing tones from Jacks end Of the
| boat.
No answer from the stern.
a nasty rain," from the rower's
bench
No reply.
ITS almost too dark to steer, isn't |
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.
"Oughtnt we TO be there by now?"
asked a nervous little voice from Peg
gy's end of the boat.
Jack hauled in his oars, struck a
match and looked at his watch.
"Gads" he exclaimed. Its a quarter
after S. Where in thunder have we
got toy
There seems to be nothing around
u.s. said Peggy, but water"
''Steer more to the right, Peggy"
said Jack. Then. after half an hour,
TRY it to the left
"Oh, dear" sighed Peggy. IT'S so
, dark. If we only could find a 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
1 lake by now, and we will land at one
j Of the lake farms and get some one
: to drive up to town. If we assure the
:, house committee that we have been
Y chaperoned ever since 8 o'clock they
won't do very much to YOU
4 "Oh, won't theyr' 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 g
:, light And in an instant they were
. humping pier posts. the rough sides OF
which We're eagerly grasped by the be
70 draggled pair in the rowbOat. They
- landed and tied the boat.
= Hey, what's doing down therey
called n mans voice from the shore.
Jack took Peggy's hand. The owne
~, of the place." he said to her softly
- Then he called, I'm lost with a lady.
- There was silence from the shore
~ and then the mans voice came bacl
through the rain:
an Lost! Who are your
- I'm John Howard of Hull univel
" sity."
" "All right, come along. Mr.. Howard.
;; Jack and Peggy walked carefully u
be the pier, and through the rain they say
,, a great building that seemed strangel
70 close to the water for a farmhouse.
man whose face they could not see
IN the darkness stepped forward.
- Come right in" he said and thre'
Cd open a door. There on a long benC
40 that faced a racing shell sat a doze
.ad men.
loo Hello. Howardr' said one in su
+be prised sort of way.
tbe With one gasp of disgust Jack pull'
od Peggy back out of the light
of "The varsity boathouse!" he groan'
,od as they hurried across the campu
Gee: have done it! We'll never he
I'm. the end of this. We must have row,
clear around that confOunded LAX
ito And the way l announced it to til
INV chump who invited us in! Well nev
am. hear the end of this
no "And my dose is a double on'
ION. groaned Peggy. Think of the hou
asa committee"
=" Jack left her at the door of Rose C
I+er tage. and Peggy slowly climbed
hat stairs to report to the matrOn. But
tho stead of fear a little tremor of
,+er made her throat quiver, and the pr
+,o pect of her interview with the hoJ
for committee was not even needle po
too shadow ON the clear serenity of
happiness. for as he said good nii
With Jack had held her hand and whisper
aid "Nevef mind, dear, Wen grin
~ a bear il together Won't weT