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

4 name anu nuW ShS " hohO "S' -
| his folks. and all.
"'Shut upr he whispers. waving his
hands, frantic. Don't stop 10 Ne.
Hurry up
".,Tain't lie. oh. know about
Eitr | hollers. as II he was deef.
meant to be heard-by him and any
body else that might be interested.
give a whole lot more particulars TOO.
He fairly showed me into the skin
after spell. /.
NOW he says. SO mad he could
hardly speak. stop your lying and row,
will your
I II was willing TO row then. cal
lated I'd done some missionary work
! by this time. Allies guns was spiked,
/ il knew Barbara Saunders. Ipinted
I the skin the way shed ought TO go and
4 laid TO the oars.
MY plan had been 10 get him aboard
\ the skin and row somewheres-ashore
4 If / could. But twas otherwise laid
out for me. The wind was blowing
pretty fresh, and the skin was down
! by the stern. SOS the waves kept knock
ing her nose round. Twas darker n
a pocket too. l couldn't tell where l
Z was going.
allie got more fidgety every minute.
Amt we most thereY he asks. And
then he gives screech, What's that
aheadT
Il turned 10 see. and as done II she
skins bow slid up on something, and
the next thing knew Inc and Allie
and the. skin was under water. bound
\ for the bottom. We'd run aerost one
Of the guy ropes Of my Dish weir.
When got my head out see a water
wheel Doing business close alongside
II ne. II was Allie.
Help! ne bowls. Help. I'm
irowningr
IL got him 10y the collar, took one
stroke and bumped against the weir
nets. You know what a fish wclr's
I Ike. don't you. Mr.. Browni-a kind
Of pound msde OF nets hung on ropes
1eA"eth PVitS-
Help. yells Allie. clawing the nets.
i can't swim in rough water.
You might have known he couldn't.
It looked sort OF dubious for jiify.
Then had an idee. 4 dragged him TO
the highest weir pole. Climb I hol.
lers In his ear. Climb that poler
He done 1t somehow. digging his
toes into the net and going up like a
cat up tree. When he got 70 the
top he hung acrost the rope and
shook.
Hang on ;hcrer says I. I'm GO
Ing after the boat Aud struck out.
He yelled to me not 10 leave him. but
the weir had give me my bearings. and
was bound for my power boat Twas
tough swim. but made II and
climbed aboard. not feeling any too
happy. Losing a good sl.ilf was more u
Id fggercd ON.
Soon s got some breath I hauled
anchor. started ms engine and head
ed back for the weir. run alongside
Of ii. keeping q good lookout for guy
ropes. and when got abreast Of that
particular pole looked FOR Allie. lie
was setting ON the rope. straddle Of
the pole. and hanging on 10 the top OF
II Ike Ii owed him money. lie looked
good deal morc comfortable than
| was when he aud Prince had freed
me. And the remembrance Of tina,
time come baek ~ me. and ose Of them
things they call inspiration come with
(. lie was four feet above water
twas gl.ll tide then. and II he SGT stu
be was safe As q church.
"a inslc1d 81 running 81 after hin
sipwel way down ard backed 81.
'conp here BE- yeils Come here
you fool. AMI take me aboardI
"'Cb. don.t know. says !. Your,
saie there. ard even II iise yacht folks
don't como bunting for yon b. and b.
which cailalc they VII. tie lido n b,
low enough IL i've hours o. 70 so's yog
can walk ashore.
What what do you meaaT h
says. Amt you going 10 take me on:
81 was says l. 'bnt I've changed
my plans. And. Mr.. Allie vandcr
what'syour.name Davidson. there,
other tliings-low down. mean things
planned Tor this night that amt goin.
10 come on either. Understand that
do you!
''lIc understood. guess. lie didn'
answer IT all. only gurgIed. like he't
swaIIcrcd something the wrong way
AZ sartin acquaintance Of mine ono,
said % me. | says. you look a goo,
deal handsomer up there than you n
IN boat
y0u-ctcctery aud - forth
continued Ia our nextr says he. o
words to that effect
'ThntS all right says !. putin,
on tile power You've got no EIcl
coming. allow you -,r--ornamrn
my weir pole. and faint every dud,
Id let do that
And went away and, as the Fiji
Reader used 10 say. let him alone Il
his glory
u went back 10 the launch. pulIe,
up her anchor and took her IN tow.
towed her IN TO her pier. made her fas
and then LETT her for awhile. wher
! come back the little cabin door wa
open aud the girls jacket was gone.
Then ! walked up the path to IN,
Saunders house. and II done me goo,