The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-07-16

she'd be worth four dollars . ton.
safely. more than here
"And I fingered wild q pencil that
would come to $500. had some idea
Of goin' to the president and askin'
him what he thought Of sendin' boat
to Bayport and by that way gettin'
solid wild him. But when 1t came to
facin' him again after my masquerade
I gave It up. Besides, II was all fool
ishness. He might know more about
Bayport than me; and II he didn't.
what was to keep him from takin' my
idee and givin' me the bounce at the
same time? So that settled that.
But the next mornin' as I was
washin' me face-which II q grand
time for idees to come to you'll was
hit wild a good one. Why not take
the Charity up to Bayport on me own
hook? Could do IT. OF course. for
the Charity amt one Of your common
canal boats that has to be- hauled
by tug or mule; but she has lit
tie engine that turns little splashin'.
thumpin' wheel under the stern and
pushes her along about as fast as
slow man can walk. And could sell
the coal? Well. II the paper told the
truth the people of Bayport was ready
to buy and I'd be ready to sell.
"Well. the first thing to do was to
get the Charity out from between the
other canal boats and tied up near the
end Of the pier, SOS could sneak
when got ready. So paid visit to
Mrs. Mayer. me next neighbor, and
told her all about the turrible whoop-
In cough me childer had, and the con-
tagion. and how couldn't help fearing
as her childer would catch It. Well.
the upshot Of that was the Charity got
q new berth out near the end Of the
pier and Captain Mayer helped me q
good deal In maxim the shift.
Shall tell you how I ran the boat
that night? Upon me word don't
know. l may be big.strong woman.
and fit to take the measure Of McGon-
lyle, as some say, but me heart was In
me mouth more than oncet that night.
"How we got through Hell Gate I
don't know. whether twas by luck or
miracle. The Charity is an unhandy
boat to handle in a current like that;
and what wild me no KNOWN the way
too well. it's q mercy we didn't bring
up against one of them rocks. But we
got through.
There come a time nearly give
up. I got colder and colder. and wild
the cold sleepier and sleeper. BY and
by l didn't feel the cold so much and
just fell to sleep all over. I punched
meself and danced, but all the time
I'd be carin' less about dom It; and
carin' less about savin' the boat and
about McGonigle and childer, and Just
wantin' nothing but to go to sleep.
finally got hold OF mesilf and Topped
down into the engine room.
"'Yan.' ses, for the mercy OF
heaven let the boat drift for while
I'm freezin' to DEATH
"And Jest tumbled down on the
floor. Well, Yam he shook me and
walked me around, and by and by ht
made a pot Of strong tea. He's {
good soul, Is Yam. And wild the te;
and stickin' to 1t I made out to stant
1t till the shore in the east began t
turn black and the sky above 1t light
when the childer woke up WASH
they whoopin' wild the cough and wit
surprise at findin' the Charity out IL
the middle OF the sea? But they'r,
good young ones. Angelina got tn
breakfast and the other two took car
OF themselves. And Yam took a tricl
at the wheel while minded the en-
CINE and warmed up me old bones. Al
the time. mind We, the Charity wa
thumpin' and splutterin' along in grea
shape. And about nine o'clock of a
grand a winter morning as ever We Sc
she sailed into the harbor of Baypor
as fine as an admiral's ship.
"'Where will she landr ses Yam.
"'sure, where ye see the coalpocl
uts.' SEES I.
"As she swung up. alongside the coz
dock Teller come out on the end Of 1,
"'What boats that?' SEES he.
"'Tis a coal boat ses 1; wild coz
in It,
"'Ye've come to the right place. sc
he. And he helped US to tie up in
Tiny
1.-THE boss will buy 1t on ye like
streak ses the man.
Maybe 80 and maybe not ses
Where is the boss?'
well. he showed himself comir
down the pier like runaway
"'Coal.' SEES he; let me see t.
HE seen 1t, and then we struck o
bargain. He'd give me eight do
lars a ton, and held out for ten, cas-
down. In the course Of the argymen
he called me a robber.
"'Robber. Is It.? SEES I. All RICH
there's likely other people in this tow
who want to buy coal and who ar
more perlite.'
"'You can't sell It except throug
me- he SEES. Tn the regular CO,
dealer
) sand I've got the COAL ses I.
"The upshot Of II was struck
bargain wild me little man. I'd Il
him have 80 tons at So and he'd l,
. me sell the rest for what I could &c
on his dock, and have the use Of b
scales and hire couple Of his me
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