The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-24
MR.. PRIGMORE'S
ASSURANCE.
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The Ice season was on, and party
Of young men and women were taking
4 advantage of ii for skimming the icy
surface Of one OF those little bays ly-
ing along the coast OF Long Island.
There were Harry MORO, Marjorie Kent
and Guthrie Prigmore. There we're a
lot more, but these three are the only
ones who figure in this story Prig-
more was rich, domineering and one
Of those reckless men whose reckless
ness is usually folly. With women be
counted for far more than he was In
trinsically worth Moro was modest
ana, though cool, had a very keen ap-
probation OF danger, especially of that
attending ice boating. Nevertheless be
was fond Of sports, and of no sport
was he more fond than this same Gid
Ing over ice on steel runners.
Prigmore had joined the party at the
Bayside hotel, a stranger to most of
them. He had not been there six
hours before every girl set her cap for
him. This didn't matter much for any
of the men except MORO. who had
been attentive TO Miss Kent, and they
were supposed to be on the eve of an
engagement When the party left the
hotel and went down to the Ice boats
1t was expected that each of the men
would take out girl and that Harry
Moro would take Marjorie Kent.
What did Prigmore do without consult.
ing preferences but hand Marjorie on
to boat and get on himself This as
surance was just what captured the
girls, and Marjorie couldn't help cast
ing coquettish glance at her lover,
as much as to say. isn't 1t nice TO be
preferred by this splendid fellow to all
the others?'' Harry looked anxious.
Have you ever run an Ice boat, MIR
Prigmore?p he asked,
Il was born on one prlgmore re-
piled gayly, and letting out the sail.
be started as he was bound TO do in
everything, to lead the party He
hadn't gone hundred yards, however.
before bis sail jibed, the boom 5ust
grazing Mariorie's head.
"There'll be trouble there" mutter-
ed one of the men. "He doesn't know
how to sail an ice boat
Most Of The couples stopped to watch
tile fayorite. A strong wind was blow
ing from across the bay. prigmore
ana Miss Kent were well out on the
Ice when they were observed trying
very hard to do something. but what
was not apparent
Great heavens" exclaimed MORO,
paling. ''the sheets fouled the tiller!
He can't bring her up into the wind"
on The opposite shore the breakers
had broken up the ice and were rolling
In on the sand. II the occupants OF
the ice boat failed to release the sheet,
they could not bring the boat up into
the wind ANA they would 60 over the
edge Of the hard ice and be pounded
with the broken pieces on the beach.
But with the wind pulling on the sail
they were not likely to get it back
to disengasc the sheet Moro jumped
into an ice boat and started after them.
Now began race between life and
death. MORO was an expert Gee boat
man and knew how to get the best /
speed out Of his boat He was watch.
ID anxio1sly By the party on the shore.
who kept the chased boat IN view as
well. From the start be gained. but (.
could BE catch tns tcaple before they
shot over the edge Of hard ice? The /
only advantage lie had was that their
efforts somewhat retarded the speed
Of their boat
In time Moro got within a hundred (
feet Of them, they being within some T
500 feet OF the breakers. both boats /
going ST terrific speed. The sight
before them was awful The breakers /
rolled in. throwing up the anchor ice. 1
dashine it down. then sucking it un- T
der the Zoe for another break.
The PARTY on the opposite shore stood /
looking on In CHASTITY silence. Nearer /
md nearer Moro approached the yacht !
be chased. and st last they could Gee I
him. IS they supposed. fouled with t.
rheu the trro beats began 70 spread F
mart. the sheet e aforres heing eased +.
81 and making q sharp turn % which
,nfv : considerable weight over the
,aised skate kept the boat from going
Ner.
MORO had steered bis yacht along
sde Of the other. Prigmore. without ]