Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-31
The Argus Daily Story
The Brandy Cottage-By Clarissa Maclxie
Copyrighted lslz. Dy Associated Literary Bureau

the urgency OF the situation.
If you have come to help u.s." she
said quickly. "you can best do it by
keeping us out of the channel-if you
can"
"rll try" said Emery promptly.
Have you got a heavy rope or cham
aboard-I mean In the houser'
NO. but. there is one in my motor
boat. Sect is in the same current
and will soon reach us! II you can get
aboard and start the engine you can
easily pull us out OF the current
BY the time she had finished speak
ing Emery was back in the skif and
padding away with his broken oar. 1t
was matter OF minutes before he bad
boarded the large motorboat. started
up the engine aud caught up with the
brambly cottage. The girl cheered him
heartily as be passed around 10 the
rear of the building. where he fastened
a stout chain TO a ringbolt in the back
porch and. starting up the engine once
more. had the satisfaction Of feeling
that the cottage was drawing steadily
in his wake-out OF the current ard to-
ward a low ssNdy shore.
All at once large black face sur
mounted by a bright bandanna turban
appeared at one of the windows.
"Fo' de lau's sake. man. huccome yo'
heah?" she demanded belligerently.
'Hev 20 ask Miss Faustiny vita"
81 have Miss Faustina's permission
to tow you to safety" laughed Emery
heartily.
Oats all right. den. But dere's
folkses always tryin' to take libyerties
wild Miss Fsustiny, and hers only too
easy wild 'em. But dey don't git by
! me; no, sab" Cleopatra withdrew her
brilliantly adorned head. and Emery
heard her Gathering among the pots
and pans. Presently her voice sounded
once more.
Man, eff 20 could manidge to git us
ashore down by high bar could git
mess O. clans for dinnah!" she called
amicably
I'm under Miss Faustina's ORDERS"
returned Emery.
At that moment the girl appeared at
the back door. 81 don't know how to
thank you for your kindness in rescu.
ing us" she said sincerely. "If we had
gone on the rocks in the channel | am
afraid we would have Jared badly.
When our cottage suddenly drifted of
at o'clock Cleopatra and I had just
arisen and were upstairs. thought
we would simply float across the bay
to the other shore and we could easily
be towed back from that point. so [
felt no alarm until / discovered We
were in the current and making for the
channel. We owe a great deal to your
pluck in getting US into smooth water"
I'm mighty glad | happened along"
responded Emery. Now, would IL not
be good plan to beach the cottage on
the sand hereF And when the tide
shifts late this afternoon 1t will be
comparatively easy to tow 1t back to
its location with this boat"
Faustina agreed heartily, and in an
other half hour emery had skiIlfully
Unanswered the brambly cottage to a
temporary resting place not far from
the high bar which showed a long
strip of mud fat in the falling tide.
Cleopatra descended to the sand with
clam rake and basket on her arm and
trudged to the mud fat.
Emery assisted Faustina Standish to
. land, and when he had made both
, house and motorboat secure beyond
any encroaching wave he sat down be.
side her on the sand and explained
how he had happened to invade the
shore of her little bay. OF course the
, service he bad rendered her and the
> spirit of the adventure in which they
had both taken a part rapidly pro
NOTED a friendship that was not bro
ken for many months. and then fol-
most excellent reason.
. Cleopatra presently summoned theu
to an appetizing clambake. which. com
q bined with the meal she had been bus
a fly preparing. quite rounded out q de-
, ughtful morning.
1t was shutdown when the brandy
cottage was once more securely moored
a above high water mark near its old
: resting place. Davis Emery's perrnis
n sion to fish In the bay contained many
n added privileges. such as calling upor
Z FaustfDa Standish once In awhile anc
4 enjoying CIeopatra's culinary triumphs
for Cleopatra approved of Davis EN-
cry.
A His basket was empty and his line!
n quite. dry as he passed Leander Kit
tredge's back fence at sunset. Leande
A was there playing with an awkward
. long legged colt
. "Hew a good ketch?" grinned Lean
n der socially.
d Emery found himself smiling at /;
J. sudden recollection. Very" he said
z Found Faustina and the brambly
II cottage. did. ye? ! reckoned shed re
ye ish-never heerd of her refusin
y anybody yet-but. of course. nobody
e ever knows what notion a wonan'l
d take into her head
+ See you again. said Emery in fare
e we'll and as he walked home through
e the quiet woods he wondered " Faus
tina Standish would ever take nc
d ton" to like him better than anybod
4 she had ever met. and II turned on
II that Faustina did that very thing. an,
n so when their friendship ended love be
Il gan and remained ever after
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