The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-13

snatched a valise and swept into it q
litter of documents from the table.
Hurry up, manv' he yelled, as the
lawyer dived frantlcally about his Of
fee In a rabbit-like hunt for items.
my heavens, are you dead? Wake
up! The ships leaving" With sleep
down the street to the beach, where a
knot had assembled to witness the
race. As they tumbled into the skiff,
willing hands ran it out into the surf
on the crest of roller. A few lifting
heaves and they were over the bar
with the men ut the oars bending the
white ash at every swing.
II guess didn't forget anything"
gasped Wheaton as he put on his coat
Il got ready yesterday, but I couldn't
find you last night, SO l thought the
deal was Off"
Glenister stripped off his coat and
facing the bow, pushed upon the oars
lat every stroke, thus adding his
| strength to that Of the oarsmen. They
| crept rapidly ont from the beach, eat
Ing up the two miles that lay toward
the ship He urged the men with all
| his power till the sweat soaked
through their clothes and, under their
cllnging shirts, the muscles stood out
! like iron. They had covered half the
| distance when Wheaton uttered cry
md Glenister desisted from his work
with curse. The Roanoke was NOV
| ing slowly.
The rowers rested, but the young
| man shouted at them to begin again
and, Selling a boat hook, stuck it into
/ the arm of his coat. He waved this
on high while the men redoubled their
efforts. For many moments they hung
In suspense, watching the black hull
rs 1t gathered speed, and then, as they
were about to cease their effort. puff
Of steam burst from its whistle and
the next moment a short foot of recog-
| milton reached them. Glenister wiped
the moisture from his brow and grin
ned at Wheaton.
| A quarter Of an hour later as they
lay heaving below the ships steel sides
he thrust heavy buckskin sack into
the lawyers hand.
"Thefe's money to win the fight, Bill
i don't know how much, but it's
enough. God bless you. Hurry back!
A sailor cast them q whirling rope,
up which Wheaton clambered; then,
tying the gripsack to its end, they sent
1t after.
Important the young man yelled
at the officer on the bridge. Govern
ment business" He heard a muffled
clang in the engine room, the thrash
of the propellers followed, and the big
ship glided past.
AS Glenister dragged himself up the
beach upon landing Helen Chester call
ed to him and made room for him be-
side her. 1t had never been necessary
to call him to her side before, and
equally unfamiliar was the abashment
or perhaps physical WEAKNESS that led
the young man to sink back in the
warm sand with sigh of relief. She
noted that for the first time the au-
dacity was gone from his eyes.
II watched your race" she began.
1T was very exciting, and / cheered
for you"
He smiled quietly.
what made you keep on after the
ship started? i should have given up
and cried"
II never give up anything that
want" he said.
Have you never been forced to?
Then ii is because you are man.
Women have to sacrifice a great deal"
Helen expected him to continue to
the effect that he would never give her
up-it was in accordance with his ear
lier presumption-but he was silent,
and she was not sure that she liked
him as well thus as when he over
whelmed 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 fold of her dress.
If only she had not the memory OF
that one night on the ship. "Still, he
is trying to make amends in the best
way he can" she thought. Though
of course no woman could care for a
man who would do such a thing" Yet
she thrilled at the thought Of how he
had thrust his body between her and
danger; how, but for his quick, insist
ent action, she would have failed in
escaping from the pest ship, 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 OhioT' she asked.
mo. I've been too busy to inquire.
was told the health officers quaran-
tined her when she arrived, that's ALL
"She was sent to Egg island with
every enc aboard. She has been there
more than month now and may not
get away this summer"
What a disappointment for the poor
devils on herr
Yes, and only for what you did, I
should be one of Them" Helen re-
marked.
81 didn't do much" he said. 1.-The
fighting part is easy. It's not half so
hard as to give up your property and
lie still while
did you do that because 1 asked
you to-because I asked you TO put
aside the old waysY A wave Of com
passion swept over her.
"Certainly" he answered. aft didn't