New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Miss -. and I yelled her name. and so,
she'd zone abroad with his folks and all
Shut up" he whispers. waving his hands frau.
tic. Don't stop to lie. Hurry up
"''Tain't lie. Oh. know about IL" hollsrs
as II he was deef. I meant 20 be heard-by hin
and anybody else that might be interested. give
a whole lot more particulars. too He fairly showed
me into the skIr. after spell
Now he says, mad he could hardly speak
stop your lying and row, Will your
Il was willing 20 row then I caIIated I'd done
some missionary work by this time Allies guns
was spiked IL I knew Barbara Saunders
p.inted the skin the way she'd ought go and lzl
to the
NV plan had been to get him aboard the ski
and row neutrality-suspicious., Il / could But twas
otherwise laid out for me The wind was blowing
pretty fresh and the skif was down BY the stern,
SOS the waves kept knocking her nose round
Twas darx'n a pocket, too. I couldn't tell whers
was going
Allie got more hdgety every minute Amt Es
most there?' he asks. And then he gives scrseca
What's that ahead"
II turned 10 see and I done il the slIifrs hS=
slid up on something I give an awful yank al tns
port oar; she Slowed and tilted; wave caught 1sf
underneath. and the next thing I knew ne and
Allie and the skin was under water. bound for me
bottom We'd run acrost one Of the guy ropes 'i
my FISH weir.
This want in the programme I hit sand VIII
a bump and paved up for air. When I got ny
head out 7 see a water wheel doing business cass
alongside OF me. II was Allie
.Helpl' he howIs Help. I'm drowning
Il got him by the collar. took one stroke and
bumped against the weir nets You know Tnat
fish Weir's Ike, don't you. Mr.. Brown2-a Ana ol
pound made Of nets hung on ropes between poles.
Help yeIIs Allie. cIawing the nets ! cant
swim in rough vaterr
You might have known he couldn't II looAsa
sort OF dubious for jiffy- Then I had an idse-
dragged him 70 the highest weir pole 'CL1no.
hoIIers in his ear Climb that pole
He done il, somehow, digsias his toes mo us
net and going up Ike cat up a tree When na
got 20 the top he hung acrost the rope and shook
... Hang on there" says L I'm goins after tns
boat And 7 struck out Ye yelled 20 me not "
leave him. but the weir had give me my oe4IlNSS
and I was bound for my power boat Twas
tough SWIM but I made IT, and CLIMBED a0014I ~
not feeling any too happy Losins d so0d SAN
was mOre'n I'd iggered on
.soon.s got some breath hauled anchor, startsa
up my engine and headed back FOR the Nsir- !
run alongside Of II. keeping good lookout i''
xr1v ropes and when I got abreast OF that parur--
lar pole I looked for Allie He was setting On %
rcpe a-straddIe OF the pole. and hanging on 70 =.
TOD Of it like It owed him money ne IOOA'-
good deal more comfortable than vas |nsh .
and Prince had treed me- And the FeInelOl FeInIs s"-'
Of that time come back 70 me, and one ol 'ne-
things they call inspiration come with Il nc
four feet above water, twas full TIDE tneI' @--
he set still he was safe chuFch
So instead Of running IN after him. slo"'S
way down and backed OF -.
Come here he yeIs. Come here you i'0-
and take aboard
oh I don't know says / You're saIs lH7'@
and even IL the yacht folks don't come hlH--s =
for you by and by-which cal late they VIII =
tde'u be low enough in five hours or So sol S'4
can walk ashore ,,-,
'what-what do you mean? ne says
YOU goin' 10 take ME or?
L was SAYS l. but I've changed my plA
And, Mr.. Allie vander-whars-yoIr-nanns 80
son. there's other things-IoW down. mean tninss
planned for this night that amt going 10 e0ni0 -
either Understand that. do YOU?
He understood, I guess he didn't answer =
all. Only surgled. like he'd sWailered s0l'is'-'-'
the wrong way -.
Then the beautiful tit-for-tat Of the whole oa'-
ness come to ME. and couldn't help ruooins j" =
a little. AS a sartin acquaintance OF mine -
said to me- I says, you look sood deal n-n-'
somer up there than you do in boat
.You-you-etcetery and so forth. continued
our nextr says he or words 10 that eject
That's all right says !. putting on the p'"e-
You've got no kick coming allow you to-er :.
ornament my weir pole. and tain every u1-
do that a
And l went away and as the Fnth F'edUeI
20 say left him alone In his glory
II went back TO the launch, pulled up het -
chor and took her in Ow.-I tOwsd her IN 20 -
pier made her fast and then left her for VIZ
When l come back the little cabin door was Os'-
and the girls jacket gone
Then I walked up the path to the Saulu
house and II done good 10 see a hsnt Ia Do.
bara's window 1 set the steps OF that ~
until morning, keeping watch And In the nO1N
the yacht was gone and the weir pole was '@o
and Capn Eben Saunders come on the nrst ua'
SOS that's all there is OF IT, Allie hasn't eu-s
back TO Bayport sence. and the last heaIu y
married that Newport girl; she has my syn
IL that's any comfort 10 her
And Barbara? Well for long time she - -
white every time 1 her. But. OF course -. -,
my mouth shut. and she went 70 sea next - -.
with her dad. And now hear she's engaseu "
nice feIler up to Boston
oh yes-one thing more When l got oaeN
my shanty that morning I wiped the chalk -. -,
OF the door. I kind OF hggereG that I'd paiD -
debt. with back interest added"
HEROIC BUT SURE