La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-06-30

she couldn't avoid sse csaWsea 0va
until she struck deep water - tho
other side. She struck the fog at Fart
Hamilton. aud then the anxious srtise
asked:
'',Attaiu. isn't this going To make U
dim uit for Us to find the houss bost -
Not at all. my son-n0t at all" WAo
The coondent reply. Il told y0u 20
should have = fog. but that II wOslA
make no difference. The Merry Sai 10
a-s.ilin' Of herself shes 1-foIlerin' e
her own noss.. I've told her that
want her to hit a house brst .-siissi tho
Colony Damned. aud she'll do IL or
never look me in the face again"
The Colonial Dsme Is the name -
th, boat" corrs-.ts,i the artist.
We'll. I got near enough TO il for
the schooner to understand what u
wanted. You just enjoy yourself anc
don't worry. Lord. but wish you
rally knOws-i what a this craft
has got far smeiiiu' out other boats and
things, One night I WAS comm sround
SANDY Hook in such darkness that
couldn't s,-, my hand before my face.
I didn't know whether the Hook wAs
i've rais or five miles Oh. l left II ait
TO Sal. aud what did she do? Why,
she smelled her way along aud went
ashore 81 higt, and dry that ! got on
without wettin' my feet Show me
another craft that can do tn. trick
M. sir. you ne.-.in't worry one least
bit. III hit that house boat inside OF
another hour II the wind hol.is.''
Aboard the Colonial Dame all had
gone we'll She had been towed down
to the bay aud anchored TIL. SCULPTOR
felt that III. gsme was In hts haudS
aud was determined to win. He
counted On u moonlight night. rippiinx
waters, wavelets softly tunking aga inst
the sides of the boat. poetry. signs and
the soft strain OF music floating over
the waters from some summer resort
WHERE sandwiches sold at Is centn
each Tn. fog came and blotfesi out
the moonlight. II was too damp TO
sit on deck. aud the artists sister ae-
companied them down In the cabin.
and his suit did not advance. At 10
o'clock the house boat rocked silently
At about that hour also the captain oe
'b- NIFTY was >nN ius
strong ss they walked the lusrtersisck
together:
Yes. sir. the Sal has got u n0se oo
her. aud ther. Is really no U.s.. for me
70 carry compass. I've told her to
smell ont that ere boat Of yours. and
she's n-doin' H. I'm rrckonln' she'll
hit II within fifteen mlnits. Why. I
could turn In right nav and feel that II
that boat OF yours Is anywhere on Prin-
cess hay the Sal would hit her with
In
Tn. Sal hit her Whether Siie Wns
guided by Providence. the lunkil.sd Of
. Young msa or by her nose may never
be- kpown. hut ~ matter Of fact shs.
suddenly crashed into the Colonial
Dam. sud cut her down tn the waters
edge.
There were shouts aud scr-sms sad
moment ~ " all oa board the hsssse
boat must IL. drows~d. hut luck vas
with them. The tiAD bsd go.se cat aud
there were only three feet of water
under her keel. the crew of the Sal were
sctiv- on the bows Of their crsft. swS
the artist went overheard st the oSss
crash aud nsh.d around until he fsnsoA
the right party sud then saved her ~
. soppiox. hut un;nIured state. Hs
aiso ns xns nimousiy -stensied . saving
hand to his rival and tn his futur.
mother in-Isw. and ss b. piiot.d them
~ the sandy Jersey beach and counteh
heads to find all present and accounted
for he was hailed from the departing
schooner with: