The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12

We all kind OF separated after this
and began walking around kind OF
listless until after a time we heard
Jimmy give kind of a shout. He
was standing still looking at some
thing just as IL he was being charmed
by snake, and we run over to. him
kind OF hopeful. nearly doubled up
when got there, for there lying on the
edge of the water was Fatty's straw
hat III bet we were mighty good
limitations or craven images for an
awful long time. until heard a sniffe
at one side Of me. 1t was little Hennis
Werers, and he was pale and trembling
and beginning to cry. I looked at
Johnny; be was the same way so was
Jimmy and the other fellows. Tom
had loosened his pirut belt and was
standing sort OF crouched up don't
know how looked, but I know felt
bad.
Hes tried to swim ashore" SAYS
Tom, after a while. and he's out there
out there" pointing "Oh. what win
We dove oughtn't to have left him
here Here, Rusty, you can be chief"
he said, looking at me-but shook my
head knew what pirut chiefs get
None OF the other fellows wanted IL
either, and then Johnny says, shaking
his head:
You oughtn't to havs done II. Tom"
agreed with him. and Tom broke into
tears: That's right. you all turn on
me and blame me-you were all In n.
and If Jimmy, there. hadn't staFted to
rag him never would have thought OF
it."
Can't we find the body?" says Hen
ME Wefers. It'll do Miss Bowers some
good to have a funeral His folks are
great on funerals. and we can all turn
out"
Turn out" says Tom. Wen all be
turned out in jail tomorrow. but We
had better look for the body"
That was the hardest two hours I
ever spent when we got into the boat
again. We rowed until our arms near
ly fell Off and we looked everywhere.
but there was no sign. At last. Just as
it was getting toward evening. we gave
up and rOwed over to land and started
home don't believe we talked a
dozen words on the whole way When
we got to town went to a back street
and said good-by and didn't say good
their woodsheds. Hennie Wefers
sneaked into the house and crawIed in
the garret- Hi Traub loaf9d around
the garden. but Nav saw me Just as
was making for the COW stable with
Where are you going?"
I said was going to see IL the cow
was all right. and this sounded suspi-
cious to her.
What have you been up tor" she
asked Then broke down and told her
Fatty Bowers was drowned and We
drownded him.
thought she would fall backward.
and then she says: Well. II Ernest Is
drowned It's been within the last five
minutes, for 7 just saw him down buy
ing some things for his mother at the
store"
1t was my turn to stagger, ana bee
I streaked It over to Bowers.
Fatty was there. and when he saw ma
I bet he started to laugh
Yah, piruts," he said. II bet fooled
you
I didn't mind that. "Iow ala Won do
it?" asked. wanting to hug him.
Jim Chambers came down the river
in his boat and give me a ride home,a
he says.
We had never thought OF that. "Rnt
your hat?" says. sitting down, because
I felt little weak.
"Oh. left that there" he said ct
thought II would fool you. knew Won
would bring it home for me-" And. bv
gracious. hadn't noticed till then that
had the hat in my hand.
Now. what do you think OF fAaA-s
from Fatty Bowers?