The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-07-13

'Shut upr he whispers, waving afs
hands, frantic. BORT stop to liz.
Hurry upr
Tain't lie On. I know about
It. / hollers. . II he was deef.
meant to De heard-by him and any
body else that might BE- interested.
give whole lot more particulars too.
He fairly showed me into the skin
after spell
: Now he says, 20 mad he could
hardly speak. stop your lying and row.
VIII your
II was willing to row then I cal
lated I'd done some missionary work
by this time. Allies guns was spiked.
II knew Barbara Saunders. p'inted
the skif the way she'd ought to 20 and
laid to the oars.
My plan had been to get him aboard
the skff and row someEheres- ashore
l. I could But twas otherwise laid
ont for me. The wind was blowing
pretty fresh, and the skif was down
by the stern, SOS the waves kept knock
ing her nose round Twas darker n
q pocket too. couldn't tell where /
was going.
Allie got more fdgety every minute
Amt we most thereY he asks. And
then he gives a screech. What's that
aheadT
II turned to see, and as done it the
skiff's bow slid up on something, and
the next thing I knew me and Allie
and the skff was under water. bound
for the bottom We'd run acrost one
0f the guy ropes OF my fish weir.
When II got my head out 4 see a water
wheel doing business close alongside
OF me. 1t was Allie
'Helpr he bowls. Help! I'm
drowntngF
T got him by the collar, took one
stroke and bumped against the weir
nets. You know what fish weir's
like, don't you, Mr.. Brownf-a kind
OF pound made &C nets hung on ropes
between poles.
= Helpr yells Allie, clawing the nets.
4 can't swim I'll rough water
You might have known he couldn't.
It looked sort OF dubious for d jiffy.
Then had an idee. I dragged him to
the highest weir pole. tCIimbr hol-
lers In his ear Climb that poler
lie done it somehow, digging his
toes into the net and going I'D like q
cat up tree. When he got to the
top h hung acrost the rope and
shook.
Hang on therer says I. Tn 20
Ing after the boat And I struck out.
lie yelled to me not to leave him. but
the weir had giFe me my bearings, and
! was bound for my power boat Twas
tough swim, but / made it and
climbed aboard, not feeling any too
happy Losing good skiff was more II
I'll fggered on
Soon = i got some breath i hauled
anchor, started my engine and head
ed back for the weir 1 run alongside
OF It, keeping : good lookout for guy
ropes and when / got abreast Of that
particular pole looked for Allie. He
Was setting Oh the rope, a straddle OF
the pole, and hanging ON to the top of
II Ike 1t owed him money. He looked
q good deal more comfortable than
I was when r. and Prince had freed
me. And the remembrance of that
time come back to me, and one OF them
Things they call inspiration come With
It. He was four feet above water,
twas full tide then. and III he set stfn
M was safe C = church.
so instead be running I'D otter him
I slowed way down and backed OF.
Come herer he yells. Come here
yo4 fool, and take me aboarlr
-4Oh. I don't know. says T. You're
safe there. and even If the Yacht folks
don't come hunting for you by ana by.
which 7 caI'late they will the tile I'll IT,
low enough in fEe hours or % SOS you
can Walk ashore
Nhat-What do you mean? hp
says Amt you going to take rne. or
"A was says |. but I've GLANCED
my rGans And. Mr.. Allie Wander
What's-yOur-name Davidson. there's
other things-Iow down. mean things
planned for this night that amt going
to come OF either. Understand that.
10 your
He understood. I guess He didn't
answer at all. only gurgIed. like he'd
sWallered something the wrong way
- q sartin acquaintance OF mine once
aid ~ me-. ! says, .you look a good
leal handsomer up there than yon d.
n boat
1ou-yOu-etcetery and 90 forth. /
Dntinued In our nextr saws h.. or 4
words to that effect.
That's All right, says /. putting
r. the power. You've rot no kick
oming. ] allow you to-er-ornament
nv weir pole, and faint every dude
II let do that.
And ! went away and, e. the Fifth
leader used to say. let him alone III
l. glory.
a went back to the launch, pulled
her anchor and took her in tow.
WED her Tn to her pier. made her fast
nd then left her for awhile. When
come back the little cabin door was