The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-08-08
END OF A
ROMANCE
How the Yachtsman Lest tho
Girl,

Another yachting romance ended,
l see," remarked the old yachtsman,
as he leaned over the veranda rail OF
the club house and watched a fine
looking girl step into dingey.
why do you say 'ended'?" asked
the other man. Looks more like An
other romance begun. She's sailing
on the Duro this season evidently
81 said ended because that's the
girl who has turned Northam down,
explained the yachtsman. They were
engaged, you know. Everything was
fair weather. Not dark cloud or
squall in sight. But two weeks ago
she struck and Northam is adrift.
You see" he continued, as he
watched the dingey slide alongside a
white-hulled yacht, "Northam had just
slapped coat of paint on his boat,
when who should show up at the club
but this girl and two other girls. They
knew it was early in the season, but
they were just dying for sail North
am explained that he was awfully
sorry but that it was case OF sitting
on the veranda, as he had just painted
his boat. Just then up luffs The owner
of the Ferry. He offered to take them
out and they went Just as the Ferry
was ready to get under way Dietrich
hailed from the club. You know
Dietrich and Northam have sailed to-
gether for years and they are the best
sailors around here.
We'll, the Ferry took course out
into the lake. There was quite sea
running and the wind came in
punches. Everyone was having good
time, even if the owner of the Ferry
was sailing his boat like an ice wagon.
"Nertham and Dietrich were really
the only ones aboard who understood
the game When about five knots out,
Northam says, the owner of the Ferry
suddenly decided to come about OF
else he forgot the boat altogether
while talking to the girls. Anyhow,
thfe Ferry shot up into the wind for
second, the big boom swung inboard
and hit one Of the crew across the
back There was splash-man over.
board!
"A life ring was hanging to the
cabin. Northam was standing in the
cockpit near it. He handed it to
to give a pull on the main sheet. Civ
ing him a shove, Northam yelled at
him to jump overheard. And over
board Dietrich went.
"Northam said he knew that the
| owner of the Ferry didn't know what
| to do and would have tried to come
| about right there instead of keeping
| on until in just the right position ia
| jibe over or come about and then try
| to pick the men up. SO he slammed
and took the tiller.
Say, you know 1t takes nerve to
keep right on sailing away from q
friend who has gone overheard, but
Northam did it. When he started back
a few minutes later he was able to lui1
up close to the two heads that bobbed
among the waves. Well, he picked
then. up the first try.
They got the two fellows aboard
just in time, for Dietrich said he
couldn't have held out much longer
even with the help Of the life ring, fol-
the water was ice cold and he was
Just about frozen stiff.
Now comes the funny part While
Northam was patting himself on the
back for doing just the right thing
for he saved time by giving the If.
/ ring to Dietrich and making him ge
overboard-while he was explaining t.
the Ferrys owner that he simply hat
to sail the boat or his friend would
have gone down--the girl was doing
lot of thinking on a different course
She had told her friends that North
am was the bravest sailor on the lax,
and had been in all kinds of storms
Well she didn't say word--not unit
they landed.
Then when Norham said h,
, guessed be would go home with he
, she said-right out loud so we coul,
all hear-that she guessed he wouldn't
She said she didn't care to have an
other thing more to do with a MAJ
who would make his friend jump over
board to save another when he shoul
have done it himself
: Say, Northam was struck with al
canvas up and he went down all tn
way. He didn't say word. lie jus
| stood there and watched her wal
! away. Then he looked out across tn
! harbor-just stood there and looked
t I'VE tried to cheer him up-said tn
! girl was probably excited and ddn
understand that the Ferry crow