Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-20

Ths woman OF the ship called, I'm
marooned. / came By the path ana for
got all about the tide. What shall DOT"
She pointed towards the way she had
come, but l was In rough clothes and
quite used to wetting, SO I waded In
and. crossing the shallow bowl. quickly
scrambled on to the high deck. l stood
up dripping and laughing.
$50 you thought you'd go for n sail"
I asked. "but didn't think you'd sail 30
far from land?"
The girl saw now that she couldn't
be more than 20-looked quizzically at
me for 4 second, then SMILED, and finally
laughed.
1T was such a very real ship" she
said, that l couldn't resist the call.
fell asleep sitting against the gunwale,
and when / woke up the water was over
the path-not very far over, but quite
enough to ruin these forever" She
pointed to her kid slippers. Il was grow
Ing desperate when l saw you on the
beach"
was studying the slippers; there was
no question but that the salt water
would ruin them. She inspected them
also.
TT was very foolish Of me to wear
them, but I had no idea of going far
when l left the club. The first thing |
knew. caught a glimpse Of the water,
and then forgot the slippers and walked
on until came to that cliff, and from
there l saw this little harbor and this
boat, and l couldn't resist that, could II"
I shook my head. Nobody could re-
sist It."
II had just about come to the point
Of taking them off and wadins in," she
went on, and then finished. when
sighted you"
Il can go away again." / suggested.
NO." she said slowly; 'Td rather you
didn't do that. There must be some
other way out Of It,"
There are several other ways" l an.
swered. 1--WE often studied the problem
from this very deck"
| thought she looked a little bit sur
prised. do you often find people ma.
rooned here-girls, l mean?"
mo, but I've often wondered what
should do II l did To tel, the truth
I've never found any one here before. but
the ship looks as II she ought to be in
habited. She's a good ship, and onct
belonged to a pirate chief
How do you know thatT' she asked
"By the oaken chest below-deck. L
has the pirate look, though there's moth
ing In It."
YES" she said; II made an explorin,
trip and found tho chest"
Don't you agree with me, them"
Again there came that quizzical lool
In her eyes, and then the smile.
Yes she said; at must have belong
ed to a pirate" She stopped short ant
the smile spread from her lips to he
eyes. "Shall tell you secret7 Whel
fell asleep here an hour ago I dreame'
of pirates, Of a real old-fashioned buc
cancer who came up out Of the cabil
fully armed, pistols In his pockets and Ii
his hands and a pistol clenched in hi
teeth. The funny part of 1t is that h
was exceedingly polite to me. Do yol
ever have such foolish dreams as that !?
"Often; a buccaneer calls on me ever
other week. I'm only waiting for tn
chance to ship with one. l think thei
ghosts must still inhabit Alastair."
The girls hand stole up to captur
some loose strands of hair, and for tn
first time l noted the fine spun gold Il
the sun.
"Alastair~ she repeated. "Oh, 20 thi
Is the beach of Alastair-and you-f
She paused you must be the man the
told me about at the club-you live In
cottage at the far end of the beach, an
write books, and never come out of you
she'll"
I bowed. II am the man." said, IAN
yonder is my home" l pointed west
ward to where the tip Of my balloon
showed between the dunes.
"What a beautiful little world r. sh
said. and then, moment later, ''bu
how lonely Who named the place Alai
tair?"
~ don't know. It's always been calle
that. apparently"
"It's a lovely name. And what do 20
call the ship?"
"Oh, just the Ship. Her other nam
disappeared years and years ago."
1.-THE Ship of Alastair. And do 20
sometimes come on board of her
writer
mo, have a den for that Som,
times l come here to paint. keep m
things In the cabin
"Yes, I found them" she said. "Yo
see, know great deal more about 20
than you think"
ITO be continued.)