The Yale expositor., 1905-11-24

Fegsy "a shiVer OF desolatlOn. Jack
Cooked at his watch.
"Ialf past z. Peggy" he said Il
| Am going 10 launch the boat"
They rowed out Into the lake in dig
nified silence Peggy. In her old place
In the stern. Struggled down into her
| sweater and wondered how long she
must maiutain her difficult isolation.
Finally. 1--WE ought TO be home In
fhree-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.
TITS almost TOO dark 90 steer, isn't
III" 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 he there by now 2"
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
"Gadsr' he exclaimed. ITS quarter
after &. Where IN thunder have we
got TOT"
'"rhcrc seems Go he nothing around
u.s." said Peggy. "but water"
steer more TO the right. Peggy"
said Jack. Then. after half an hour.
"Try it 60 the left"
'Oh. dear!" sighed Peggy. Its so
dark. If we only could find little
something 60 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
60 drive up 60 town. III we assure the
house committee that we have been
chaperoned ever since O'Clock they
won't do very much TO you"
ooh. won't theyi' said Peggy deri.
eively. "You don't know them, my dear.
they will have the time of their lives
ever me"
Then" answered Jack firmly. ''they
isn't he romantlc7' thought Peggy.
Then aloud. "Oh, Jack. Jack. there ia a
tightr' And I'm an Instant they wers
bumping pier posts. the rough sides OF
which were eagerly grasped by the be-
craggled pair In the rowbost They
landed and tied the boat.
"Hey. what's doing down there"
FsatI od a.,gas afn
Jack took .Peggy's hand. The owner
cf The place." he said to her softly.
Then he called. 'I'm lost with lady"
There was silence from the shore,
end then the mans voice came back
tbrougi the rain.
Lost! Who are your
I'm John Howard OF Hull univer.
city"
"All right, come along. Mr.. Howard"
Jack and Peggy walked carefully up
the pier. and through the rain they saw
great building that seemed strangely
Close 20 The water for farmhouse. a
man whose face they could not see In
the darkness stepped forward.
"Come right In" he said and threw
cpen door. There ON a long bench
that faced racing shell sst a dozen
men.
"Heilo. Howardr' said one Ia a sur.
prised sort of way.
With one gasp OF disgust Jack pulled
Peggy back out OF the light
'"The varsity bOathouse!' he groaned
es they hurried across the campus.
Gee, I have done iti Wen never hear
the end of this. We must have rowed
clear around that COMPOUNDED lake
And the way I announced 1t TO that
Chump VINO invited us In! Wen never
hear the end of this
'And my dose u double one"
groaned Peggy. 'sIhiniK OF the house
committee"
| Jack left her az Che door Of Rose cot
tage. and Peggy slowly climbed the
stairs TO report 60 the matron But In
stead OF fear little trem0r of Joy
made her throat CULVER. and the pros
pect OF her Interview with the house
committee was not even needle point
shadow on the clear serenity of her
happiness, for ms he eaid good night
| Jack had held her hand and whispered
''Never mind. dear. well grin and
tear It together. Won't wer'