The Red Cloud chief., 1907-11-29
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'L'''F wv 'Nlo"ihla'tO Tor tEGuiStCC
Sr'trcrd Il vdlisr and sWcr. iu,o II Il
utter nf documents from the table.
FURRY w, man!' he yelled, as the
Uwy"c divcd franticaliy about his of.
flee IN Il rabbit-lilic hunt tor items.
10y heavens. arc you deadY Wake
npi The ships leaving" with sleep
@uN la his eyes, Wheaton was dragged
down The street TO the beach, where "A
knn lad assembled to witness the
race. As they tuniblcd into the skiff,
wr'tng hands ran it out into the surf
OF the crest Of Il rofirr. A few lifting
h"ves aud they were over the bar
WEI, the men at the oars bending the
white ash at every swing.
y guess I didn't forget anything
gsai~i Wheaton as he put Oh his coat.
Y sot ready yesterday, but | couldn't
'ind you last night, so | thought the
dcit wHs Off"
dHuiHtcr stripped off his coat and,
factnG inc bow, pushed upon the oars
al every stroke, thus adding his
lstI,ogtit to that Of the oa,Smen. They
Sopt Cpidly out from the beach. eat
ing NJ the w miles that lay toward
sh' Shiy. He urged thc men with all
HIS !pQwcr till the sweat soaked
knpusfi their clothes and. under their
Hirrciig SHIRTS, the muscles stood out
Me iron. They had covered half the
distance when Wheatoa uttered a cry
R,d ti'entster desistei from his work
with Il curse. The Roanoke was NOV
~ slowly.
Ihe rowers rested. bat the young
man shouted at them to begin again
aud. setting Il boat hook. stuck 1t into
hn arm of his coat. He waved this
q, high while the men redOubled their
sforts. For many moments they hung
An suspense, watching the black hull
ss VI gathered speed. and tilen. as they
wcT" aS,out to cease their effort. a pun
% ~tcom burst from its whistle and
hc next moment n AlNt toot of rccog-
iNiOa Crnc4led them. Glcuister wiped
thc moisture from his tNew and grin
nci st Wheaton,.
A quarter of an haur later as they
,ay heaving iSlow the SKINS steel sides
ne thrust II heavy bnd1skin sack into
The lawyers hand.
"Ihrre's money to win the fight, Bill.
1 don't know hOw much, but it's
enough. God bless you. Hurry back!'
4 sailor cast them Il whirling rope,
~ Which Wheaton cimnbered; then.
tytog the gripsack t. it's end. they sent
VI after.
Important the yoHng man yelled
n he officer on the bridge. Govern.
80, I-r., - H. - IN -
rtsNc In the engine room, the thrash
~ the propcllers followed. aud the big
Sir giided past.
As G!enistcr dragged him~elf up the
bsaAl upon landing Helen Chester call.
ed to him and made room for him be.
side her. 1t had never been necessary
10 cali him to her side before, and
equally unfamiliar was the abashment
sc perhaps physical WEAKNESS that led
tile young man to sink back In the
warm sand with a sigh Of relief. She
AotNl that for the first time the au
slacity was gone from his eyes.
Il watched your race" she began.
1T was very exciting, and | cheered
for you"
He smiled quietly.
What made you keep on after the
slip started? I should have given up
and cried"
Il never give Np anything that I
want" he said.
Have you never been forced to?
Then it is because you are a man.
Women have to sacrifice a great deal"
Helen expected him to continue to
the effect that he would never give her
up-lt was in accordance with his ear
Her presumptiOn-but he was silent,
aud she was not sure that she liked
him as well thus as when he over.
wheimed her with the boldness of his
suit. For Glenister 1t was delightful.
after the perils Of the night, to rest
In the calm Of her presence and to feel
dumbly that she was near. She saw
him secretly caress a fold Of her dress.
III only she had not the memory OF
that n night on the ship. still, he
Is trying to make amends In the best
way he can" she thought. Though
OF course no could care for q
mar who would do such a thing" Yet
she thrilled ut the thought of how he,
had thrust his body between her and
danger, how, but for his quick, insist
cut action, she would have failed In
escaping from the pest strip, failed in
her mission and met death on the night
OF her landing. She owed him much.
Did you hear what happened to the
good ship OhioY" she asked.
NO, I've been tQo bmx to inquire.