The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-16


boat 4 small; low fnir tiSf onlv cs
rsed one, and that IA, fair weather.
You amt goifig ont On A9fchIean
with her. are your asked the boy.
Tenant smiled grinIs ana sprang into
the boat as the next wave lifted il up.
It was mere silver OF a thing buIlE
on the lines Of a racing she'll. He had
owned one OF his own the previous
summer and understood the mechar-
ism With the wind cutting sharply
across his face he whipped cleanly out
into the bay Somewhere be would
find her. he told himself. bending low
over the little pilot wheel and holding
his breath as the little boat took the
water fairly Cutters boat, He
laughed TO himself There was a ce--
tain fitness about the proceeding that
pleased him
Muriel had beaded the Mike due
west. straight out through the narrow
channel from little Lake Gienora into
Lake Michigan Two arms or Iaud
aud rock stretched out 10 meet AiIcht.
gan. On Que. Rock point stood the
big summer resort hotel The other
was a long barren waste OF rocks THAT
seemed endless when the lake was
calm One by one. overlapping each
other. they lay from the beach far out
into the hay like some gigantic neck
lace. The wtndstorm would catch the
little launch before she could possibly
reach the. open channel. Tennant rea-
RO0SG. asa blow X over - a. rsGG
Look out for the Chicago boat
shouted the deck hoy after him. shes
coming down tile lake how .
IennHht hardly heard him The
storm had broken IN fun force. aud
the tiny shell of boat shfvered aud
trembIcd like frightened animal rs
he turned u into the channel Straight
for tie reef iieN bonded. hut the WIVES
were So high hc could not even catch
- glimpse ur Tho rhuin OF rocks. and
Suddenly path OF clear white light
swung ipiSmr"ly across the sky aud
finished dir"t lily IN the reef II was
the eaIthIight un the White City.
Two tbInss 1t showed Trnnuni IL thar
single wax" ,pf light lust ahead Of
him WAS Culi"r's hnnt riding THE
waves like II guII. dipping with every
IurChing Swell ana showing the acxt
instant on the iopmust crest, aud il
vas directly III HE course uf the White
city And clnsing to the little pilot
wheel. striving to guide the lunncli
back safely. was MurieI. her long dark
ll.ir loose and whipped 10y the wind
across her face Jnst for mn Instant
he saw her. then tlle great :Irt. Ok light
had swept mck ia ilIr far end OF tlt.
little lake aIth all was Thickness ahead.
Blindly iIcntlut drnv" the little mo
TOR bnnt gprNvard. and suddenly side
hy side it crashed into the launch For
one Instant tho Two touched but in
that instant Tennant had made the
leap safely I;rfOrts he could recover
his balance the motor boat had vanish
ed liLC u loaf IN the storm aud lie was |
In lilo launch
Give me the wIIrel..' nc said boa rse-
~ Aud ns thu. White CITY Swung by |
the. Mike rnS" on lIcr swell. wave.
swept and battered. but secure. with a |
strong hand on her little brass tipped |
pilot wheel.
"phn. Phil, listen to me!' Down be.
side him 10 the boat knelt MurieI, white |
to her lips. but happy. happy in spite
of the fact that they two had faced |
death together but an instant before
Did we smash his old boat?"
Absolutely" Tenants arms tight. |
ened about her. The pilot wheel was
very much in the way.
II knew that you would come" she
went on. 81 saw you on the pier. but
] thought you would come right away
that was why I went out alone"
And light dawned slowly on Tenant
It was his first lesson in the contradic
tions OF Muriel
And was going back on that boat
tonight" he said
Nuriel laughed and pushed her wet
hair back from her face
MIR Cutler took that boat. Phil"
she said