Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-22
YHE Y0IAING OF YV0NNE.
again and held it in,

Eyes. rms seemed to arouse her com.
pletely.
For the first time it came to her that she
was strangely sheltered from the wind,
winch roared above and beyond her.
The wind is of Shore
The sound of her own voice aroused her
courage and then one OF the Inspirations
"h'ch seem reserved for desperate emer-
gencies sent II thrill to her very heart.
Seizing the long, silken strand OF hair
which had blown into her face. she tore it
OUT py the roots. Not IA muscle Quivered.
SinYle-handed. armed only with her physi-
cal and the simple garb Of a
Breton girl. she had set herself to hight the
subtle legtons OF the sea.
1t was Iphigenia defiant.
Measuring-all but numbering-those
locks which had become as precious as
spun gold. she untangled and tore away
another cluster. tying 1t end to end with
the first. feverishly weaving her knotted,
rope In the dark. The delicate nicely OF
her task. on the one hand. called for the
utmost care. and yet how long could tho
shell of "A boat grind upon the xoadin9.
horns of a rock.
The coil at her feet grew larger. and the
glory OF her brow, curl by curl, faded
away.
AT last 1t was finished.
And henceforth who shall say that the
sum Breton bonnet, with its Outspread,
wings. Is merely picturesque? To the ends
OF those wings she attached a TRAVERSE.
cora or hair and caught 1t in the center
with Il rope OF ringlets.
She held her breath. and her question,
was more than half a prayer as she tossed
the head-dress high In the air, with It's
open crown to the wind.
will it fail me?"
1t quickly filed and darted away toward
me sea. The rope jerked and tightened,
Then pulled with an even tension. The,
whlte object, like a circling gull, was
easily distinguished against the dark
background of sea and sky.
Standing close against the cliff, she paid,
out the cord and watched the lessening,
proportions of the kite until 1t lowered
directly over the stranded boat.
~ say, Marlin-'
A response came from tho
bow of the boat. Marlin had found the
calm of the strong soul which consents
10 die.
ID YOU believe in angels?"
'What are you talking aboutc"
"What winged messenger is this that has
come for us?'
Marlin raised himself and looked. Surely
1t was no bird of any latitude and be-
lonsed only among unearthly apparitions.
High above the mast ii dipped and cir
cled and yet by no chance foated far
away.
Both men started in mute astonIshmenk
Its a bonnet said Elphinstone.
ITS tied" said Marlin.
Then II must be tied to something"
Your logic is still active. Can 1t be pos
sible--''
BY n common impulse both men sprang
for the locker and drew out the reserve
coil OF cable. With desperate strength
Marlin hurled the corded end across what
ever might be attached to the singular
Visltant. An instant later they held the
Breton bonnet and its invisible Irvine in
their hands.
Pull 1t tw.ce-very gently
Immediately the rope was pulled twice
in silent response from the other end.
AT this touch of human communication
both men gave a shout which rose above
the roar of the sea.
ITS uncanny." said Elpinstone.
ITS life, my boy
Rapidly they tied the reserve cable to
the knotted hair-rope, and having given
the signal. watched 1t squirming away in
the darkness like an attenuated sea. SER
pent. When 1t paused they attached tho
other end to the Prov of the boat.
When five minutes had passed, Marlin
gave a tentative pull on the cable. 1t was
fastened. He pulled with all his
strength and it held firm.
UP there on the dark ledge Yvonne had
passed a moose over the jutting end of the
stone and held 1t In place with her hands.
The men lowered themselves along the
side OF the boat and finally found a foot
ing on the rock. With u united effort thew
lifted it and pushed on. The water rushed
through the ragged crevice of the hull.
can we pull ashore before she fills?'
asked Elphinstone. doubtfully.
That's the question
Ihey graspcd tho cable together and
began a steady. rhythmic stroke. feeding
the SETDluS into tho hnvv with .o-tat.
that was In itself invigorating. The boat.
larry In the current, first swung round
peiow the estuary, but now 1t was NOV
ing at right angles toward that myster-
ious pivot midway the bluff. Once 1t
best for Elphinstone to bail. while
tugged alone. The boat was dam
near full. Then the rhythmic
strokes were resumed and the boiling
waters leaped behind them.
FINALLY they came under the ice shore.
and now the gunwale was beating against
ene neadland along which hung the rope.
who's there?" called Marlin.
The only answer was a futtering figure
winch came rapidly down the cable and
fell In a heap at the feet of the astonished
Americans.
'Yvonne. did you ever hear or the Mo.
hammedan religion?'
'Parbleu! No M'seu Marlin. know
only of the religion of lie bon Dieu.',
returning health had chased away some
OF the quiet sadness Of her eyes. and
fringes of soft hair peeped out from be-
meath her Breton bonnet.
Why do you ask. M'seu M%arlin?.
II shall tell you a story"
Tell me first the story OF how Won
yourself from the mad sea-"
That's a short story, little one. 1 didn't
do II. 1t was YOU
Yes. yes. M'seu Marlin-'
Suppose you try to say Jack"
"M'seu Jacque; hut afterward?