The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-03-24

But says ~ IeIerriuS " Wuut VIC
was telling. II she was such nice
girl and come from such nice folks.
how
..How do know says he. Prom
ises to marry and sue kind OF lies. !
s'pose. And the plain 1.ct is that he's
really engaged to marry sweM girl
In Newport
.He told me her name and lot more
about her. All | could think was:
'Obed. it's up to you. You've got to
do something.
Il was mighty glad when the sailors
hailed from the shore and Ben had to
60. He most cried when be said
goodby and went away. stepping high
and bringing his heels down hard.
Two and TWO made four Any
way, could add II up, but twas all
suspicion and no real proof-that was
the dickens of II. couldn't speak 70
Phoebe Ann. She wouldn't believe
me II did. couldn't telegraph Cap'n
Eben al proyincetown to come home
that night. I'd have to tell him the
whole thing. and knew his temper.
SO for Barhara's sake 'twunldn't do.
| couldn't he nj the shore 70 stop the
launch leaving What right had ] 10
stop another mans launch. even
Il went up to the store and bought
four feet OF medium size rubber hose
and some rubber tei'e. same rs they
sell to blrvcie fellers III thr summer
Twas almost dark when git mack in
sight II Allies iaunch Nobody was
in sight. ran down the pier and
jumped aboard. Almost the first thing
put mr. hsai on was what was
looking for-flie bilse pump
II tilted one end Of my hose to the
lower end Of thar pump. run my hose
down into the tank and commenced 10
pump good II cents a gallon gasoline
overheard TO beat the cars. Twas a
thirty gallon tank and full up.
pumped her dry. Then screwed the
cap on again aud went home. taking
Allies bilge pump with me. The tide
was coming In fast.
"At 0 o'clock that night ! was In my
skin. rowing of 10 where my power
boat laid IN deep water back OF the
bar. All could think OF was that
gasoline. Was there enough IN the
pipes and the feed cup ON that launch
TO carry her out to where | was. or
was there too much. and would she
make the yacht after ALI
1T got to be II O'Clock. Tide was
full at T. ! was pretty good caDdi-
date for the crazy house by this time.
10 listened till my eardrums felt
slack. ike they needed reerng. and
then AT last | heard her coming
chuf-chuff, sbuif-chufi, chuf-cbui:
And how she did come! She walk.
ed up abreast Of me. went past me. a
hundred yards or 50 OF. Thinks /;
It's all up He's going TO make H.
"And then all al once the chuir-chuff.
Ing stopped. started up and stopped
again. gave a hurrah In my mind
set the iighi between my feet. picked
up the oars and started rowlsg
u rowed quiet as c"nld. but ~
heard me fore got 10 him | heard 4
scranbliug noise OF ahead. aud rhen !,
shaky voice boilers: Hello: Who's
thafy
IFS NE. says I. rowing harder 4
ever. Who are you. WHAT'S the ro~ .
There was more scrambling ano d
slam. like a door shutting. IN another
two minutes Was alongside me
launch aud held W my lnntern Allie
was there. fuss!ng with ns engine
And he was al alone
-Alone H. WIS. say. fur = body
could see. bat be was mighty Shasy
aud frightened: also side u him. 81
the cushions. was girls Jackei. and
thought I'd seen thai Jaekei afore
"'Heilor says |. ~ that YOU. Mr
Davidson; Thought you'd gone I,
| Boston
Exchanged my mind. be- says. Got
any gasolineT
-'what you doing OF here this time
Of uightg says
"'Golng out 10 my lie stopped
I s'pose the truth choked him. ! wa,
going 70 provincetown. he went on
Got any gasolineT
-.what IN the nation you starting q
Provlncetown 10 the middle OF tbs
night forY ! asks. innocent rs could
be.
-'Oh. thunder. had business there
that's all Cot any gasolIney
Il made my skis painter fast 20 1
cleat on the launch and climbed aboard
'GasolineT says !. Gasoline. Why
yes: I've got some gasoline over on
my power boat out yonder Has your.
give out: should think you'd oiled
your tank fore son left home % such
a trip as Prlyincetown Maybe ths
pipes plugged or something. Have
you Iookedy And caught bold OF the
handle OF the cabin door.
"''Tain't pIuggedr be yeIls. sharp
The tanks empty. ! tell you
"He kept pulling me away from tbs
cabin. but hung on to the handle.
"'you can't be too sure says
This doors locked. Give me the key.
III left the key az home be says
Don't waste time. 90 over TO you
boat and fetch me some gasoline. n
pay you well for H.
Then was sartln OF what sus
picioned. The cabin was locked. bu
NOT with ia. key. That was M III.