The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-10-26

ferent stun from men, and | could rel,
on Myra TO believe iu anything thai
had The appearance OF being super
natural. espsially If it pointed TO 1
mate. A few days before Hallow
cen. when she came 70 deliver milk {,
ME. | said 10 her:
"Myra. are you going to try to get q
glimpse of your future husband on
Halloween
Il haven't thought Of doing So" she
replied consciously. You don't believe
in that. do your
why noti There are lots Of queer
things in the world Is il any more
wonderful that girl should see the
man she will marry than that mes.
sages may be sent through the air
without even wire % conduct them r
Il never thought of that"
"If were you, coming as you are
to marriageable age. / would try
TO get IA glimpse OF him.
"HOwT
"Oh. at II O'elook on Halloween
night start somewhere The first un.
married man you meet you will mar.
ry."
"Where shall l goi'
81 have It, Go out ON the water. |
have small mOtorboat, which | will
lend you You can run il. can't your
Yes. ma'am."
"Well, come here Just before IL
O'clock. The moon viii be nearly full
! will start you out on the water. You
will pass but one persona man Ia a
boat He will be your husband
The innocent creatures face beamed
with pleasure. She regarded what
told her as probable, as | had myself
many years before considered it possi-
BILE that with bit Of wedding cake
under my pillow | would see my own
future mate.
"He will be working at something"
| continued. "but l can't Just tell you
what You shall see for yourself"
"Oh, dear" she gasped, putting her
hand to her heart. DO you really
mean itT'
"Come at half past TO-"
The next afternoon ! saw Ned, who
had just awakened from his DAYS
slumber. and stopped to ask him how
many mackerel he had taken the night
before. He told me, and led the con
yersation about through various
themes till finally broke away from
what ! was speaking Of, saying:
''By the bye, Ned do you know that
tomorrow night is HalIoweenf'
Il didn't know it," he said
"You don't believe in such things,
do you?7
I'm not a child"
"Well, child or no child, on Hallow-
cen the girl you are TO marry win APP
pear to you while you are working
with your nets
He smiled with the look of one who
took but little interest in the matter
Of Halloween. but would not be
averse to seeing sweetheart
Remember" | added moving on.
81 tell you your future wife will sail
past you tomorrow night"
Mermaid on a seasheIy' he called
after me.
l gave him no reply. All was work
ing well for my plan. only hoped
that the weather would be propiiious,
for should it storm or the sea be bois-
ferrous all would be spoiled
AS expected when Myra came to
me on Halloween she was as be.
cOmingly dressed as her scanty ward
robe would admit | had procured a
flower during the day. which | put In
her hair. and replaced her tawTlry wrap
with white sweater. The nights
are chill on CascO bay, even In sum
mer and in October they are cold But
Myra had the warm blood of youth in
her veins, and ! knew a sweater
would keep her perfectly comfortable
Fortunately there was no wind. and
the sky was covered only by broken
clouds that rendered the heavens more
beautiful, lighted, as they were, by
the moon.
took my charge down to n stony
beach, where, there being only a long,
low ocean swell, had moored it. She
got in, and as | pressed her hand at
starting | noticed that she was thrilled
with emotion. pushed off the boat,
telling her to steer for the north point
of Ragged island. could myself see
Ned's boat between me and the point,
but Myra was so excited that she was
obIiyious to it, As saw her sail out
into the moonlight sent prayer after
her that she would lind husband and
happiness.
OF her appearance to the fisherman
| learned afterward from himself.
81 confess" he said, that until | got
to work setting my nets | thought of
what you had told me. though | did
not dream of its coming to pass, but
as soon as | was busy forgot all
about II. Then ! heard the explosions
Of motorbOat Boats are rare out
there except in summer. and | wons
dered who was coming. When the boat
came near me | looked up, aud there
her face lighted by the moon, standing
with one hand on the tiller. was Myra
Crofts. l was taken lat aback.
"'Why. Myra,' / exclaimed. what
brings you out here in the night all
alOneT
"She answered never a word. Just
looking at me strangely out of her
eyes. as though moved by some deep
feeling. Her boat passed mine and.
moved IN the moons simmer
toward the narrow waterway between
Orr's and Bailey's Islands. | could see
it go through and turn northward.
to the anchorage cove lit
tie farther up"
1t was Myra's faith that she had |
seen the man she was to marry that |
brought success to my scheme. Ned
could not resist her innocent belief. |