Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-04

better go there don't know what has
become of The Bluffs. 1t ought TO he
over there, but ii isn't"
And she pointed in n direction which.
as matter of fact, was almost as far
astray as it could have been. Haven
began to row slowly along the shore
and then high pitched, whining hail
came from far astern of them:
Here! Where We goin'?''
Haven rested upon his oars and stared
at Carol whose face shone white
"Why, that's-that's Captain Haskellv'
she cried.
Haven swung the boat around and
pulled toward the voice Presently the
outline of the launch was discernible.
and Carol standing up in the stern. an
nounced it to the oarsman in hushed
voice of wonder. Haven looked over
I his shoulder and hailed:
What are you doing there?"
Were aground" answered Haskell
in voice of pain and chagrin. What
were on | dunno. 1t never was here
before"
Where are the others?"
I'VE set 'em ashore in the small boat;
pulled across to The Bluffs. Then we
come back for you-after supper"
After supper, eh?'
We'll, We see,' said Haskell sheep
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The young Teller you c, -. MIN
and the young lady-fxed il up with
me to land ye for a joke. We under
stand"
Yes" said Carol i'm voice of ice.
Eve understand beautifully"
The old lady didn't know nothin'
about il, but il was planned that |
should sort OF skim around the island
to pint where we could see that the
house was burned, jest as if we didn't
know before, an then we could pick We
up. But blast me if didn't take the
ground! So we all got into the small
boat an pulled to The Bluffs
why didn't you take us?"
THE boat wouldn't hold We. an be-
sides, they didn't want to tell the old
lady, not ut the minute, for she was
some excited with our little accident
an wantin' to know if we was goin' to
sink. Sink" says |. That's the last
thing well do with this cussed ledge
under us. We may go up says /. but.
by thunder, we can't go down. That
didn't quiet her much; she wasn't fit
} for any new troubles Just then. How
ever we yelled for you folks on gen
eral principles, but naturally We didn't
hear.
so when we got to The Bluffs my
engineer went off with my boat TO get
launch from Teller over to Marinus
TO pull us off o. here. an what N blazes
become o him dunno. Meanwhile we
discovered that there wasn't Il boat at
The Bluffs for that Teller Tom an the
girl to come an get you folks We had
to wait near an hour before a boat
come home from picnic, an she was
all messed up with branches an stuf'-
by jingo!" cried Haven. This boatl
The one we're inr'
Precisely"
''And they're on the island .oking
for us-TOm and Gladys"
That's what they are"
At this moment voices were heard
upon the nearer shore.
Captain, we can't find themw And
then q sudden cutlery: where's the
boat-where in the world is the boat?"
Haven leaned over into the launch
and took Captain Haskell by the collar
with powerful hand.
IF you answer that hail within five
minutes I'll throttle your
Haskell crouched and chuckled
You'll scare 'em half crazy" he
whispered. They'll think they're ma
rooned for the night
Silence on the launch and loud and
frantic bowls from the shore
Carol" whispered Haven. when
you think they've had enough
"Now." said the girl. Poor Gladys
is beginning to cry. Let us be merci-
full"