The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-01-22


By the time she had finished speak
ing Emery was back in the skiff and
padding away with his broken oar. 1t
was matter of minutes before he had
boarded the large mOtOrbOat. started
up the engine and caught up with the
brambly cottage. The girl cheered him
heartily as he passed around to the
rear of the building. where he fastened
q 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 and to.
ward low sandy shore.
All at once large black face sur
mounted by bright bandanna turban
appeared at one of the windows.
40 de lan's sake. man. huccOme yo'
heah?" she demanded belligarently.
"Hev yo' ask Miss Faustiny yit?"
II 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 Faustiny, and hers only too
easy wild 'em. But dey don't git by
me: no. sah!" Cleopatra withdrew her
brilliantly adorned head. and Emery
heard her Gathering among the pots
and pans. Presently her voice sounded
once more.
Man, eff yo' 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, I"
returned Emery.
At that moment the girl appeared at
the back door. II 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 off
at o'clock Cleopatra and had lust
arisen and were upstairs. / thought
we would simply float across the hay
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 great deal to your
pluck In getting US into smooth water"
I'm mighty glad happened along"
responded Emery. NOW. would IT. not
be good plan to beach the cottage on
the sand here? And when the tide
shifts late this afternoon it will he
comparatively easy to tow it back to
its location with this boat" se@
Faustina agreed heartily. and In an
other half hour Emery had skillfully
maneuvered 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 fiat. "a - E5s
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 part rapidly pro-
NOTED friendship that was not bro
ken for many months. and then for
a most excellent reason. ." -
Cleopatra presently summoned then,
to an lappetizing elambake. which. com:
bined with the meal she had been bus
lily preparing. quite rounded out de-
lightful morning. sa
1t was shutdown when the brandy
c0ttage was once more securely moored
above high water mark near It's old !
resting place. Davis Emery's per,nis 4
siou ~ HI DE
added privileges. ssIch as calling upon
Faustina Standish once in awhile and
enjoying Cleopatra's culinary iriumDhs
for Cleopatra approved Of Davis EN-
cry. - -
His basket was empty and his lines
quite dry as he passed Leander Kit
tredge's back fence at sunset. Leander
was there playing with an awkward.
long legged colt.
'.Hev a good ketch?" grinned Lean
der socially.
Emery found himself smiling at
sudden recollection. Very" he said.
Found Faustina and the brambly
cottage. did We? l reckoned she'd let
ye ash-never heerd of her ref,isin'
anybody yet-but. of course. nobody
ever knows what notion a woman'il
take into her head.'
See you again." said Emery In fare
well. and as he walked home through
the quiet woods he wondered If Faus-
tina Standish would. ever take a no.
she had ever met. and it turned out
that Faustina did that very thing. and
SO when their friendship ended love be-
gan and ramainod ovor a flor