The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-13


and see Peary's ship!'
Betsy Cobb jumped at her brothers
words and gazed with sudden intent
ness out the window. She had come
up to his office for a few moments
chat, and, as she felt the blood pound
Ing into her cheeks and up to her hair,
she wished polgnantly that she had
stayed away. To the Roosevelt In
deedI
.Irs too cold" she objected, simulat.
Ing a SILVER. "we'n freeze getting out
there"
SBOsh! Get on your gloves. 1t isn't
every day that one has a 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 fatly at the gentle
urgency of her brothers hand on her
arm.
81 won't go!" 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 your birthday
due out there this afternoon? Come
on. 1t isn't every day 1 can run OF,
and It's no pleasure to go alone"
Retsy's head swan with a perspec.
tive Of a chain Of horrors opening up
by her acquicscence; but, on the other
hand, her brothers curiosity was not
TO be aroused TOO much. He had
most uncomfortable habit OF going to
the bottom Of things.
"Well," she said reluctantly, an
CO." She laughed bit Historically.
But I'd rather he hanged"
Her brother remembered with some
uneaslness that Betsy had not been
herself of late, She was not so gay
and fun loving as usual. and he often
caught her incoming. That was what
she was doing back at the Office just
now. aud It decided him to run away
with her for awhile.
Betsy, dout You feel well?' he
asked as they scrambled of a cross.
town ear AT the ferry slip.
"Botheration, yes! What a silly
question: But, though her words
were careless. she avoided his eyes and
looked off down the Hudson. You
can't get across this day" she an.
nounced, with pcrceptiblc relief. "The
Ice is all caked up here on the New
York side, so that launch couldn't
possibly get through"
We'll hire ferry. then" said her
brother checrfully. One thing was GER
tain-the Roosevelt had something vi.
tai to do with her state of suIlss. Good!
He would probe further.
rs there any way of getting out to
the Peary shIpT he inquired of
policeman.
ice is pretty bad. No boats going
out of here, but maybe IL you walk
up to Forty-folrth street you can get
on bigger boat. They been out once
today. Guess you'd better so across
to Jersey, tl1e'l No ice over there.
and you can hire some one TO take you
out TO mid 'gcala The Peary boat is
nearer the Jrr9er shore anyhow" he
called after a determined looking
physician. Wan Lad seized his sisters
arm as ~ Try gong sounded and
was hustlil R,Y ON board.
Betsy loose! furtivciy ut the vessel.
lying low am gray. with her nose up.
stream, US 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
cd the Jersey shore cry of dlsappolnt-
ment went ". Not launch or row.
BOAT In sight. 1t looked very much as
though those who were not good swim
mers would have to content themselves
with ferry slinpses of the famed ship,
and cameras began swapping industri.
Ously.
Again Betsy's manner became more
spontaneous.
You will get out to the Roosevelt,
VIII your she twitted her brother joy
ously. well, l don't envy you the
swim in this temperature. Fortunate
~ I'm girl and so exempt"
"Ho. l don't know! Plenty of row
boats around here somewhere. You'll
handle the oars all right. You are the
most interchangeable croaker l ever saw"
Following the directions OF a long
shoreman, he guided Betsy's tagging
footsteps for five minutes across the
bridge, down intermlnable flights of
stairs, across the road to the wood
pile" and brought up before a rotten
log enmeshed in ice cakes that led out
TO a row Of decrepit old canalboats
lying out Of commission along the
shore. \ man appeared around the
corner Of the little turrct on top Of
one Of the boats and asked If they
could row.
We'll ] should sayr the doctor
shouted.
And r Y was forced to scramble
up the r. endicular old ladder on to
the boat hence across and down
ladder H. fiat bottomed old fishing
boat at HE other end. Her brother
VnnE off FIf.