Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-03-25

the cushions, was girls jacket, and !
thought Id seen that jacket afore.
Hello" says 1. is that you, Mr.
Davidson? Thought you'd gone te
Boston.
"'Changed my mind he says. Got
any gasoline"
what you doing of here this time
OF night says.
Going out to my He stopped
l s'pose the truth choked him. L was
going to Provlncetown,' he went on
Got any gasolinei'
What In the nation you starting to
Provincetown in the middle Of the
night for:' asks, innocent as could
be.
"'Oh. thunder. had business there;
that's all. Got any gasoline:
Il made my skiff's painter fast to a
cleat on the launch and climbed aboard.
Gasoline" says l. Gasoline? Why,
yes: Eve got some gasoline over on
my power boat out yonder. Has yours
give out? l should think you'd filed
your tank fore you left home Oh such
trip as Privincetown. Maybe the
pipes plugged or something. Have
you loOkedT And caught hold Of the
handle Of the cabin door.
"'"Tain't plugged" be yells. sharp.
The tanks empty. tell you
HE kept pulling me away from The
,abin. but I hung on to the handle.
"'YOu can't be too sure I says.
This doors locked. Give ME the key
"I-I left the key at home he says.
Don't waste time. Go over to your
boat and fetch me some gasoline. I'll
pay you we'll for it,
Then 1 was sartin Of what / sus-
picioned. The cabin was locked, but
not with the key. That was In the
keyhole. The door was bolted on the
inside.
"'All right says l. I'll sell you the
gasoline. but you'll have to go with
me in the skin to get it. Get your
anchor over or this craft II drift to
Eastman. Hurry up
HE didn't like the idee Of leaving
the launch, but wouldn't hear of any
thing else. While he was heaving the
anchor commenced to talk to him.
81 didn't know but what you'd
started for foreign parts to meet that
Newport girl you're going to marry
! says. and I spoke good and loud
whats that" he shouts.
"'Why. that girl you're engaged TO-
says !. Miss =! And I yelled her
name and how she'd gone abroad with
his folks. and all.
"'Shut up" he whispers. waving his
hands. frantic. Don't stop to lie
Hurry up"
"''Tain't lie. oh. ! know about
1t" l hollers. as IL he was def.
meant to be heard-by him and any
body else that might be interested.
give IL whole lot more partic'la too
He fairly showed ne into the skiff
after IL spell.
Now he says, SO mad he could
hardly speak. stop your lying and row.
will you!
Il was willing to row thea cal
lated Id done some missionary work
by this time Allies guns was spiked.
II knew barbara Saunders. p'inted
the skin the way she'd ought to go and
laid to the oars
My plan had been to get him aboard
the skiff ANA row somcwhcrcs--ashore
II l coulI. Eut twas otherwise laid
out for me. The wind was blowing
pretty fresh. AID the skin WAS down
by the stern. SOS the waves kept knock
ing her rose ruCnl Twas darker n
II pocket too. couldn't tell where
was roin.
Allie got more Edgcty every minute.
Amt W. hos; there: he asks. And
then he gives scrcech. what's that
aEead:'
Il turned To see. and us I done 1t the
skiff's bow slid up on something, and
the next thin. I knew The and Allie
and the sSiif was under water. bound
for the bottom. We'd run acrost one
Of the guy ropes of my fish weir.
When got my head out see n water
wheel doing business close alongside
Of me. 1t was Allie.
"'Help- he bowls. Help! Pm
drowningr
Il 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.. Brown?-a kind
Of pound made of nets hung on ropes
between poles.
Help: yells Allie. clawing the nets.
1 can't swim in rough water!'
you might have known he couldn't
1t looked sort Of dubious for u jiffy
Then l had an idee. dragged him to
the highest weir pole. Climb hol,
lers In his ear. Climb that poler
lie done 1t somehow. digging his
toes into the net and going up like
cat up II tree. When he got to the
top he hung acrost the rope and
shook.
Hang on therc- says l. I'm 60
Ing after the boat And l struck out.
H0 yelled to me not to leave him, but
the weir had give me my bearings, and
l was bound for my power boat. Twas
tough swim. but l made It and
climbed aboard. not feeling any too
happy. Losing good skifr was more n
I'D figgered Oh.
soon 3 l got some breath hauled
anchor. started my engine and head
Ell back for the weir. l run alongside
OF 1t. keeping n good lookout for guy
ropes. and when l got abreast Of that
particular pole looked for Allie. He
was setting on the rope, straddle of
the pole, and hanging on to the top of
1t like 1t owed him money. lie looked
a good deal more comfortable than
1 was when he 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
1t. He was four feet above water.
twas full tide then, and II he set still
he was safe as a church.
$50 instead Of running in otter him
l slowed way down and backed of.
"COme here! he yells. Come here.
you fool, and take me aboard!