Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-29

But tho wind Will kick up the lakes e q
until We can't get across for \ hours 4, u u,
cried the woman ID ervousl u
Some tines said Bed ght, looking
:squarely at her. "a man is not as
dangerous after dark as e Wind
storm by day Il
H 4 NOnsense r. ex claimed Miss McCon-I
nell. Where's your sporting blood.
Lets make q try for II. II 3
;4 The mayor turned and walked down y
to the boat. The girl olloWed and got. /
ABOARD. He rolled up the: sleeves OF /
his light shirt and took the oars. l As !.
he did SO, q drop of rain fell into the the 4
boat. "A II
Really, Miss Mcdonnell" he pro,
tested, 3f",this Is unWise. XII gu will not
only get Sa9 good wetting but there $is I
grave danger r. - -7-,'9SS III 5S53
5SS'T am neither sugar nora coward,"
she said CURLY. .'Go ahead.
Bedight45 fell to his oars but his in
tspection OF, the sky over the girls
head as she faced him was far from
reassuring. The clouds had Y taken
more definite form and in their center,
occupying the front Of the great stage
Of the sky, chung q balloon-like mass
OF twisting matter. * Bedight looked
at the girl apr ensively, as she sat
III the stern OF the boat, taking the,
splashing drops Of rain like a Spar
tan. ssi}a II :s{s 4 \: ~: s t5
.5 miss McC Cornell, we are going to
have d bad storm presently. Don't you
think It would be better to go back?
Look at the sky behind you. -5. t} ss
She turned her head. An exclanar:
tion Of surprise broke from her lips.
n II You think. best. MP. Bedight. 4 !
am afraid i have been foolhardy but
I'm stfH satisfied TO 90 on II You are
proudly n Il + b 4 4, (
ii a terrific clap OF thunder directly
overhead coupled With . roar IN the
West, esnsea Bedight 70 hesitate, In-.
stead o. turning the, boat, Ne headsd
tor he shore, Bahfnd them tho Storm
w va ;.iyyushfneB With Ten lsaisus wtnSS
and dc Wasyss lssaspsd INTO Ill action
t6at sst shs iHsoaat tosai6s llhsia epecki
upcnsR bcilsSg pot. The day hScamej
o. DIRK on ntEAz, say1H sus the light
ming Gaah &, III ]. 4, Ks u
In 4 moment tha storm brehA Amid
ths 1esash as ssndtng trses., the. Az,
nfaeql shYAe kiHss "a ths Wind iths
terror IL the, ifsssalfng, the bos4 sped
Onward aioax fha shSidyjsa. Old Isao Sssr Kob.
+ 80 Sakasis usslSas sn ssu uS u sss. :t's
m tie naiH chainnSs n0 aera9t could
have lived. hut along tie shore doMa:
which the two raced besors the wind.
the she'll sdew on 4 the wings 32of the
tempest NJ &; .5.;5
White but brave, frfghtened but in
/ full control Of her nerves. the girl
chung to the boat. Straight toward
.the narrow neck 81 Goose lake, the
craft bore like a windlwhipped ice
boat under a gale. 5# \; IL.
H The mayor gritted his teeth. Once
outside the smaller lake the course Of
the craft would be directly across the
larger body Of water. H; B: :.s.$s a
u He studied the girl opposite. Did
she realize the danger? @ SS'.@$s,},;3.'s
IA Mr.. Bedigh !" she spoke regretfully.
with an effort at bravery Il IS we
go through into Sylvan lake I'm
sorry didn't take your advice. It
won't help much now to know that
I've repented Of my decision but = -. =
@ The mayor interrupted, shouting
against the wind: 3:.i :;.5, .,s. a
IT think we'll avoid iS, and surely
this must pass quickly ss.tt !: III; s5s35
~ Her answer5wasil lost In the musketry
and deluge that followed. The boat,
half Allied with water. lurched perilous.
y, rolled IKE q cedar log and turned
turtle! +. ,5Ba5 !; /. AZ 8 Z, #
Bedight felt himself carried forward
with terrible speed ana deposited
upon the shore. He shock the water
from his eyes. Beside him On the sand
lay the GIRL and . rod gdown the shora
the boat hing upons the shtngle. s /: Sd
She opened her eyes 20 the souna
of! his voice and the: pressure OF his
hand upon her heart. Coughing. she
sat up On the beach and rubbed me
sand from her face and hands: Hes
clothes hung closely upon her, show.
Ing the outlines of her body. The
rain sti1f fell IN torrents and ran down
their necks In tiny rfvulsts. .t3tS
Oh!" she gaspsd. when her senBsa
marshsled themselves from the be,
wilderment Tive lost my sketch! T. Il
The mayor laughed. y M.
R you had been q trifie less fortu,
nate, you might not be worrying about