The Marshall republican., 1913-01-31
AlLITHe Mars FAINT
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"No," said r "a, I'm not 70 With
you on q lake At this year. have
too vlvi. . recollection Of ny last
lake trip. MrS. Clark invited me to
- 10 Escanaba with her and FAy on
. freight boat. I was delighted. Fay
hsA been % the trip before and she
rspcrtsd that she had the time Of
her life.
"Ths trip To Escanaba was Q dream.
ne captain and sailors could not do
enOuM for u q. II wa moonlight and
the lake ieoked beautiful I felt a.
n I yts on . private yacht. II was
perfect tin We started bach.
AT Escanaba they loaded the boat
with tons Of iron ore. The vessel sank
deeper and deeper into the water. un-
I'll II began TO look like o submarine.
Then when We started for Chicago We
were towing q barge loaded with
more tons and tons Of r
We had been on our way a day,
when I saw that the sky looked like
lead. with ugly yellow streaks across
Il. said TO Mrs. Clark, I think we
shall have q storm
You know how optimistic she is!
with that sky above us, she gayiy
remarked. oh. do you think sof'
ut was not long before the storm
broke. The wind came suddenly and
the rain came down like IN overturned
sea. W. hurried into the protection
Of the cabin and watched the storm.
1T was awful the way the boat
creaked. I will say nothing about
the way II rocked. The rope which
pulled the barge broke like q thread.
In a few minutes II seemed miles
away.
Presently I saw q sailor make his
way to the lifeboat watched him
%anxiously. He was working at the
ropes.
Il said to Mrs. Clark, He IL going
TO lower the lifeboat and you must
know what that. means.'
she did not answer me. but pushed
the screen door open and rushed up
TO the man. pulled his sleeve and
asked. Arc you going TO lower the
lifeboatr He paid no attention TO
her.
"she came back. throw herself into
q seat and sobbed. I shall never zee
my husband again
Tables and chairs were sliding
about. In despair dropped upon the
door. oh. why did I over comet
Tons OF Iron below mel ! could SEQ
the boat 20 down into tho lake like
q cannon ball.
81 know when ] strike the water
! cried I'll 10 straight to the bottom
Fay answered. dcspairingly. We
all will. There1l DO no other place
to go!'
Like q fash all the mean things
! had ever done rushed through my
mind. v knew before that crisis
on the lake that there were so many
Of them.
Suddenly Fay jumped up. I am
sosns to put on a life preserver.' she
exclaimed.
There was none In sight. We be
gan to hunt franticaily. The boat
pitched Us In every direction.
We looked on the ceiling, on the
walls and ven tore the cushions from
the chairs, There was no sign OF life
preservers. Where could those men
have put them? Al last Mrs. Clark
found thom In q closet, covered with
insect powder. We pulled them out
and each grabbed one.
Fay was wrisglins Into hen-it
hooked like Q doughnut. . had on .
cork Jacket with the hack To the front.
Tie II! ! kept on screaming to them.
Mrs. CLARK had one on and was
trying TO set into another. We wsrs
all ,sneezins because Of the insect
powder.
Mrs. Clark ran to the door for
fresh air. oh. giris.. she called.
There 10 the steward bringing ~ tsa.
And the lifeboNt b stiliI In ~ placs!'
"Payl and I'made . dive for tAs
EAepS1 yss, there was ths Afsboati !,
could hardly behave H. UUu.UBS
by gtAis time the STEWARD came Nd.
Is the boat going 10 sink'' cried Mrs.
CLARK.
"'sink' No. everything h ali right
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iifesoat. shSiskcd Pay.
The captain came In ut that min
uta. He was sent to fasten II more
securely, said the captain.
Then why couldn't he say soy'
cried Mrs. Clark. ,,y.s
Il never could tell you how those
men laughed. We began 70 pull Ct
those life ,pressrvsrs- When mine
came ON ! looked, A. n, ] bad been,
rolled IN insect powder, Il was q
comfort to q the other two look -
they had just sscapsd from an In
Sane asylum. tcsc,5 ssstl,
my puffs are sonsi' cried. Fay.
feeling. her dattsned head. sThsy
were brand nswi'
"T won't matter said Mrs.. c1Ark.
..Proxn, puffs % not nHtsh yellow
hair,
Insect powder In my hairf'
screamed Fay. It's all that mans
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