The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-08

the edge. In another instant he was
standing on the boards, ankle deep un-
der water, and making fast the painter
of the skiff to the railing.
As he turned from this task the door
opened behind him and revealed the
girl of the balcony standing there.
Brown as berry we're hair eyes and
brow. Her skin was deep cream, with
powdering of golden freckles across
her lovely face. Even in that moment
Of danger Davis Emery realized her
beauty, and he drew a sharp breath OF
admiration. But the girls voice, soft
and cultivated, brought him back to
the urgency of the situation.
"If you have come to help u.s." she
said quickly, you can best do it by
keeping us out Of the channel-if you
can -
"I'n try" said Emery promptly.
Have you got a heavy rope or a chain
aboard-I mean in the house?"
mo, but there is one in my motor
boat. Sect is in the same current
and will soon reach us! If you can get
aboard and start the engine you can
easily pull us out Of the current"
BY the time she had finished speak
| ing Emery was back in the skiff and
padding away with his broken oar. 1t
| was a matter Of minutes before he had
boarded the large motorbodk, started
| up the engine and caught up with the
brambly cottage. The girl cheered him
hoo rfilu 10 nocCa6 around fhn
rear of the building. where he fastened
a 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 a large black face sur
mounted by bright bandanna turban
appeared at one of the windows.
"Fo' de lan's sake, man, huccome yo'
heah?" she demanded belligerently.
"Hev yo' ask Miss Fausdny 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, sahw 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 a
mess O. clans for dinnahw she called
amicably.
"I'm under Miss Faustina's ORDERS"
returned Emery.
At that moment the girl appeared at
the back door, Il don't know how to
thank you for your kindness in rescu-
ing u.s." 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 l had Just
arisen and were upstairs. 1 thought
we would simply float across the bay
to the other shore and we could easily
be towed back from that point, so
felt no alarm until l 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 l happened along"
responded Emery. Now, would it not
be good plan to beach the cottage on
the sand here2 And when the tide
shifts late this afternoon it will be
comparatively easy to tow it back to
its location with this boat"
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 fat.
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 a part rapidly pro-
NOTED a friendship that was not bro
ken for many months, and then for
a most excellent reason.
Cleopatra presently summoned them
to an appetizing clambake, which, com
bined with the meal she had been bus
lily preparing, quite rounded out de-
lightful morning.
1t was sundown when the brambly
cottage was once more securely moored
above high water mark near its old
resting place. Davis Emery's permis-
sion to fish in the bay contained many
added privileges, such as calling upon
Faustina Standish once in awhile and
enjoying Cleopatra's culinary triumphs,
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