The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-14

Betsy Cobb Jumped at her brothers
words and gazed with sudden intent
ness out the window. She had come
up to his ONCE for q few moments
chat, and, as she felt the blood pound
ing into her cheeks and up to her hair,
she wished poignantly that she had
stayed away. To the Roosevelt, In
deedl
ITS too cold" she objected, simulat-
ing a shiver. "We'll freeze getting out
there"
"BoshI Get on your gloves. 1t isn't
every day that one has chance to
climb over a vessel that's been within
hailing distance Of the north pole. I'll
just cut my appointments. What's the
troubleT'
She had baked fatty at the gentle
urgency Of her brothers hand on her
arm.
81 won't gop she declared.
The doctor laughed good humoredly,
whats up? Is some tickle admirer
who forgot for the first time to send
you box Of candy for yo@ birthday
due out there this afternoon7 Come
on. 1t isn't every day ! can run Of,
and It's no pleasure to 20 alone"
Betsy's head swan with a perspec-
tive Of a chain OF horrors opening up
by her acquieseence; but, on the other
hand, her brothers curiosity was not
TO be aroused too much. He had q
most uncomfortable habit Of going TO
the bottom of things.
"Well," she said reluctantly, 'Tll
60" She laughed BIT HISTORICALLY.
"But I'd rather be hanged"
Her brother remembered with some
uneasiness that Betsy had not been
herself Of late. She was not 80 gay
and fun loving as usual, and he often
caught her incoming. That was what
she was doing back at the ONCE just
now, and It decided him to run away
with her for awhile.
'Betsy, don't you feel wellY' he
asked as they scrambled Off a cross
town car at the ferry slip.
@Botheratlon, yesl What a silly
question: But, though her words
were careless. she avoided his eyes and
looked of down the Hudson. "You
can't get across this day" she an
nounced, with perceptible relief. 1.-THE
ice Is all caked up here on the New
York side, so that a launch couldn't
possibly get through"
"We'll hire ferry, them" said her
brother cheerfully One thing was GER
tain-the Roosevelt had something vi
tai to do with her state OF sulks. Goodl
He would probe further.
lis there any way OF getting out TO
the Peary shipf' he inquired OF a
policeman.
''Iee ls pretty bad. No boats going
out Of here, but maybe If you walk
up to Forty-fourth street you can get
ON bigger boat, They been out once
today. Guess you'd better go across
to Jersey, though. No ice over there,
and you can hire some one to take you
out to midstream. The Peary boat Is
nearer the Jersey shore anyhow" he
called after the determined looking
physician, who had seized his sisters
arm as the ferry gong sounded and
was hustllng her on board.
Betsy looked furtlvely at the vessel,
lying low aud gray, with her nose up
stream, as the ferry passed. There
was much deep interest amounting
even to fascination in her glance, but
she feigned extreme Indifference. Sew
eral other people were evidently on
the same quest. and as the ferry near.
ID the Jersey shore a cry OF dlsappoint-
ment went up, Not a launch or row
boat In sight II looked very much as
though those who were not good swim.
mers would have to content themselves
with ferry glifnpses OF the famed ship,
and cameras began swapping industri-
ously.
Again Betsy's manner became more
spontaneous
"You will get out to the Roosevelt.
will your she twltted her brother Joy.
ously. "well. don't envy you the
swim In this temperature. Fortunate
" I'm girl and SO exempt"
"Ho, ! don't know! Plenty OF row.
boats around here somewhere. You'll
handle the oars all right You are tho
most indefatigahle croaker ever saw"
Following the directions OF long
shoreman, he guided Betsy's tagging
Footsteps for Ave minutes across the
bridge. down interminable flights Of
stairs. across the road to the wood
pile" and brought up before rotten
log enmeshed In ice cakes that led out
to a row Of decreplt old canalboats
lying cut OF commission along the
shore. A man appeared around the
corner OF the little turret on top Of
one Of the boats and asked II they
could row.
swell, should sayr the doctor
shouted.
And Betsy was forced tovseramble
lp the perpendicular old ladder on to
ne boat. thence across and down a
ladder into Eat bottomed old fishing
boat at the other end. Her brother
took or his overcoat and wrapped It
about her carefully before he seized
the cars and fell In with the stroke OF
the old river man.
The doctor was studying Betsy
closely II looked N him vary nn,,eh