Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-11-30
HAZEN'S REVENGE
Happy Ending Of Motor Boat
Collision.
BY CARL JENKINS.

ne DGtu lbHlllB Qut u iiOm
shore when girl in a motor boat
appeared She evidently took him for
someone else, for she came foaming
down upon him with a laugh upon her
lips.
Mr. Hazen had four hand lines out,
hoping to make a record catch on his
last fishing day and the propeller of
the motor boat caught and wound
them all up. With the last one II
almost dragged the fisherman out OF
his skiff. He hadn't noticed the girl
and her boat until too late. and in his
confusion and indignation he found
himself calling out:
Here now, but what in blazes are
you up tor"
Il beg pa-don!" stammered the
girl.
But that's no way
Now Mr. Hazen saw that 1t was
motor boat instead of a whale and a
saucy looking girl instead of a griz.
zled old fisherman and off came his
cap and he managed to say;
Il didn't know, you know"
Or you wouldn't have sworn at
mel" she replied
But you-you-"
Yes. | took you for a gentleman.
l was mistaken! How much is The
damage"
Mr.. Paul Hazen was rather slow
witted at times, and this was one of
the times. He had been surprised.
He had almost sworn at a young lady.
He had sat and stared at her like
dummy. After her insulting fling at
him he had sat for five. minutes and
let her sail circles around him and
then head away without a glance at
him. 1t was minutes before he could
pull himself together and exclaim:
Now what dye think of that?"
Mr.. Hazen was a gentleman. He
was also a favorite in society. He
also had the vanity to think that most
girls looked at him twice instead OF
snubbing him once. Here was one
that didn't. She was saucy and de-
iant. She had given him the worst
snub of his life, and it rankled. How
to get even with her was the thought
In his mind as he rowed back to the
hotel
And that was why Mr.. Hazen tar
ried. After two hours .of inquiry he
learned that the girl was a camper at
Black Bass Point, four miles away,
and while no one knew her name II
was generally agreed that she was
snippy in speech and attitude She
had spoiled the fishing for three or
four other parties within the week
past. One of Mr.. Hazen's informants
added to her indefinite information:
And do hope that someone will
give her to understand that she isn't
the only pebble along this beach"
1t seemed to the young man that 1t
was up to him to do the showing Next
afternoon he hired a motor boat and
set off In quest of revenge. They
will rent an applicant a motor boat at
most beaches, though he be as ignor.
ant of their machinery as a dog is of
landscape painting. The renter is told
to do this and do that and is sent off
and an hour later is hauled off a mud
bank and towed home and is glad to
fork over three big dollars extra.
Half an hour after Mr.. Hazen was
afloat the girl of the day before bore
down on him after rounding Catfish
Point She held straight for his craft,
and held the course until he had to
give the road or take collision. He
couldn't swim stroke, and he dared
not take the chances. She didn't an.
pear to see him as she swept past,
but he saw that she was biting her lip
to keep the smile back. The owner
Of the motor boat had said:
IF you want to speed 'er up turn
this switch-so."
Mr.. Hazen wanted speed-heaps of
speed-speed at hundred miles an
hour. He turned the switch and got
1t. The boat jumped fifteen feet and
then came down to scoot away like
rocket. 1t was now the young mans
turn 60 sail circles around the other
craft, but his triumph was brief. Be.
fore he had fairly completed one the
girl slowed down and started off on
new course. She ignored his exis.
tence.
Early in the spring lumber schoon
er had been driven into the bay and
upon bar. She WIS 20 old and had
been so badly strained that her cargo
was taken away and she was stripped
and left to rot. The hulk lay three
miles from the nearest shore. Mr..
Hazen had never visited It, It was to-
and half an hour later. with speed un
absted, the young man followed suit
II she was hiding behind the wreck he
would dare her to come out and fight
it out like man.
Yes, the saucy girl was in hiding
She had made up her mind that the
other craft had the most speed and
she refused to enter into a race where
Acc
lee OF the hulk, with her fish lines out
when she heard the boat bearing
down. 1t was coming at full speed
and the young man was fussing des
perately with switches. Something
stick.
The craft was held straight for the
enc at rest and the crash and the girls
screams could have been heard half
H.. n Dll.