Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-10-16

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&c ano when ! thought had rssched
.oe point where : had seen her } stop
~ owing to turn my bead and have
~ok. She was rowing q few hundred
~ rnead 81 me I noticed the long.
sraeeful sweep Of her oars. the rpgu
lsri'y OF the time between the strokes.
.ne nicely OF her feather. snd saw
.nat u she Intended TO give M a race.
~. aso'w''ns'anding my superior strengtn.
'"e ISSUE would be uncertain.
"oeed. ! was under a disadvantage
~ every respect except strength Ny
sreat drawback wac that while she
COULD see me could not see her Be
SUES me lake was n Tong one and tut
o' isinnds. behind which she could hose
nerself " she wished 10 do 90 cur
siuued To give up the chase for that
uay aod plan for one later that would
taHe away the disadvantage Of cnas
ing with my back toward my opponent
In the race
pulled ashore. aud while doing ~ u
occurred to me that " hastened with
my preparations might yet be In
time TO have n out before luurbeou
ran TO my rpom. took down small
mirror that hung ON the wall. secured
some Irvine ana went back to py boat.
Ihr ho"sinR RiaSs I set up in the stern.
ana % tho Irvine I made tiller strings
that tied 10 fny feet Then pull.
I'd back 10 where nad left my water
sprite ! did not have 10 turn 10 see
ner when I came near enough 20 her
TO do 80. eSpied her iazlly moving
across the water. hut Noticed that
though she di0 not seem to exert her.
self she made very g,od hendway.
! pulled straight toward hef. and ne
] approarh'fi. surprising that with nv
back furi.rd 10 her I could not 80. her.
she pulled Hcrosr nv bow. followed
her by curve CabhinR Riimpr.s n
her IN my mirror. saw thai this puz.
Eled nef. and NJ the same time had
evidence that she was bent on teasing
me Then suddenly she cieghi sight
OF the mirror. and n was evident 20
her that she had lost an advantage
She was within a hundred fee, OF
me when she reailzrd that she rould
do no more foolins II was beautiful
to see her bend to her work She had
evidently been well trimmed In rowing
/ for s'arrely q drop ~ spray did she
knock IN. Will. with ever, s,ros. no,
boat gained b.adwn, st,mm,ns ,ha
water as " b.-m.nr.-d with IN. slime
Of q ash Ny mirror worked Deaut,
fully and. aided by my rudd..r strings.
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for the want Of skin II was evident
that II war n mHtter VI brute strength
against trimming
My hope was IN firing her. though
was 40 clumsy that I was ~ likely
10 tire myself put on all NV
strength for while. then slowed down.
| repeating the process again aud again.
thinking that cnuld rr~over after nnr
/ Of these ppurts quicker than the wnter
sprite fiuf M last finding mi. did
not nppear 10 civ. inc much advantage.
| I pretended 10 10 farscd out and wait
ed Tor her 10 faII into n iran So
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",u'n " une uay
was amusing 70 ace her wnen she
made THIS discovery She gave Few
furious strikes 30 stnrboard. hut
neaded her M Then she made Few
eu"Aes 10 port WIN the rane result
"rnduhli l drove her up the nay
wuirh hurn"wcd NJ W. proceeded ana
hhnll into The mouth ~ creek
where she grounded.
pulled up 10 her and said:
Pardon me for my seeming lntru.
sion. hut u has occurred IN mo that
have hnd the pleasure OF meeting you
somewhere, aud ! wish 10 be enlight'
ened
She sniled and replied that ! must
be- mistaken TO this 4 saId I was not
mistaken and after laughing at me