The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-03-31
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By STEWART
EDWARD WHITE
Copyright. 1908. by the Mcclure Com.
pany Copyright. 1907. 1905. by
Stewart Edward White
Chapter:
80
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~O CarrOllS QellSHt. Orue Ieluluet
unexpectedly from the wood!
late that night. He was 81
busy these days that she wei
coined any chance to see him.
After breakfast Carroll accompanied
her husband to the front door. Wher
. they opened it blast of air rushed
In, whirling some dead leaves with it.
81 guess the fine weather's over,
said Orde. looking up at the sky.
A dull lead color had succeeded the
soft gray. The heavens seemed tt
have settled down closer to the earth
Whirlwinds scurried among the dead
leaves on the lawns. chasing them
madly around in circles.
"Winter's coming" shivered Carroll
Carroll resolved to take a drive. as
she enjoyed blustery weather. She
stopped for Nina Heinzman, and the
two walked around to the stable, where
the men harnessed old Prince into the
phaeton.
They entered Main street, where
there was great banging and clang-
ing Of swinging signs and few loose
shutters. All the sidewalk displays of
vegetables and other goods had been
taken in. and the doors, customarily
wide open, were now shut fast.
81 wonder where all the farmers
wagons arew marveled the practical
Nina. Surely they would not stay
home Saturday afternoon just for this
windn'
Opposite Randall's hardware store
her curiosity quite mastered her.
"Do stopv' she urged Carroll. II
want to run in and see what's the mat
ter"
She was gone but moment and re-
turned. her eyes shining with excite
ment.
ooh, Carroll" she cried. there are
three vessels gone ashore off the piers!
Everybody's gone to see."
Jump in" said Carroll. We'll
drive out. Perhaps they'll get out the
life saving crew."
Carroll drove straight ahead until
Prince stood at the top of the plank
road that led down to the lighthouses.
Here she pulled up.
Carroll saw the lake, slate blue and
angry, with whitecapped pillows to
the limit of vision. Along the shore
were rows and rows of breakers. leap
ing, breaking and gathering again.
These did not look to be very large
until she noticed the twin piers reach
ing out from the rivers mouth. Each
billow as it came in rose sullenly above
them, broke tempestuously to over
whelm the entire structure of their
ends and ripped inshore along their
lengths, the crest submerging as it ran
every foot Of the massive structures.
"Look there-out farther" pointed
Nina.
Three little toy ships-or so they
seemed compared to the mountains of
waterway broadside to just inside the
farthest line Of breakers. Two were
sailing schooners. These had been
thrown ON their beam ends, their
masts pointing at an angle toward the
beach. Each wave broke in a deluge
Of water that covered their bulls COM
pletely from sight. With a mighty
suction the billow drained away. car
rying with it wreckage. The third YES
sci was steam barge The shore
ward side of her upper works had
given away first. so now the interior of
her staterooms and saloons was ex-
posed to view as in the cross section
Of model ship. Over her. too, the
great waves hurled themselves, each
carrying away its spoil.
"Poor fellows cried Nina.
"What?" asked Carroll.
Don't you see them"" queried the
other
Carroll looked, and in the rigging of