The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

ibe trouble Of hoist ng II aboard again,
t5e tender had been left trailing astern
at the end OF a long line. 1t would be
ready for instant use. She would cs"
cape in that. Size knew how to run
the motor and how TO steer the boat.
She had dohc 1t many time.
Carrying her heavy boat cloak she
eHTcred her cabin; hastily packed her
bag with what things she fancicd she
would need. returned to the table, took
from 1t every scrap that was edible
the niccties sbc made 1t up in a heavy
parcel whick she tied with napkins.
She remembered that tho water tank
in the launch had been filed, so that
for time at least she would lack moth
ing. Carrying bag and bundle In her
hands and with The boat cloak over
her arm and a straw hat tied on her
head, after ore long look at ;hc man,
sha turned and went aft and rc-cntered
the s,arboard after statcroom, her own.
The boats panter had beau affixed
to the starboard side of the yacht. She
opened the stern window and looked
out. She leaned far out and by great
good fortune in the darkness caught the
painter. Tho boat. of course, was
swinging to a, lCng scope. She pulled
at this Inc cautiously, although the cf-
Indeed, she seemed possessed of ic-
titious strength for the time being else
she never could have accomplished her
hard rask Bur she managed to get
the boat practically under the cabin at
ldSt. she fastened the painter to Ter
bed, whIch was CT brass aud securely
screwed to the floor. Then she cut off
the. line and tied the bundle OF pro
yisi:ns aid her bag and cloak to the
er.l of IL. These she dropped jown ;nto
th2 boat Among the petty Articles
that she had cFed up on the cruise
was q sharp sailors sheath knife fast
cned TO Il ;al yard. She slipped lie
lanyard around her neck and thrust the
knife iulo Ter blouse. Then she climbed
up on the port sill and esshrrI lie
dangerous descent herself She vas
glad That she was strong, athletic We
man, used to trusting to her OWE skill
and powers, for it was no easy task
to slide down that rope and get into
a boat trailing along beneath tho coun-
ter of yacht going perhaps twelve
knots an hour Fortunately the engine
was we'll aft and the bow Of the launch
was high out of tho water, else her
weight would have pressed it down and
the back wash from the yacht would
perhaps have swamped the launch.
At any rate, she succeeded, although
after she got her root in the bows, she
slipped and fell. But that she fell
straight aft upon the cloak and bun
! dies. she would have hurt herself Sc
vercly If she had not fallen that way,
if she had pitched to the right or to
the left. she would have gone overheard
and that would have been the end. for
she knew that she would have died ra-
ther than appeal TO that ship for help
! She was fearful that the noise OF her
! fall might nave attracted the attention
of some one on the deck, but the poop
Of the yacht was usually deserted at
night and it was unlikely that any ono
would be up there
Scramhlnp t. her feet, she drew her
knife and severed the taut rope that
| held the launch to tn, yacht. 1t parted
| instantly. She was whirlcd backward
and sideways with Il suddenuess that
again almost threw her out of the boat.
! For one agonizing moment the launch
lay full in the broad beam Of light that
proceeded from the bright cabin win
moment of suspense she hung there
and then the swirl of the wave carried
her into tho darkness.
She Law directly N the wake of the
Yacht. and the launch was pitched up
and down by the waves made by the
rapidly moving ship with violence of
motion that was sicke>iug. There were
a 1air of oars in the boat but she did
no, break them out Shc lnst threw
herself down in the stelr 81 Gets and
iay there waiting. She knew that the
.atter of the motor could he heard a
long distance IN so still a night and
over so still n sea, and therefore, al
ttcugh her impulse was 20 st2rt it ut
cree, she restrained herself and waited,
watching the yacht rapidly disappear.
She could mark her course easily by
the light from that cabin window. Her
cnr was keen and she listened until
she could no longer detect the boat and
throb of the steamer s engines. Then
she rose and started the motor.
The boat was provided with n com
pass, and although she could SEQ no
star, she was able TO set 4 course