The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-30
ALL THE MANS FAULT
BY GERTRUDE MiLLETT.

No, S9i0 Bella. Ill not 90 WIFE
you en- lake boat this year. I HAYS
too vivid a recollection Of my Las,
lake trip. Mrs. Clark invited me t.
60 to Escanaba with her and Fay or
Q freight boat. I was delighted. Fay
had been on the trip before and she
reported that she had the time Of
her life.
The trip to EscanAba was \ dream
The captain and sailors could not dc
enough for US. It was moonlight and
the lake looked beautiful I felt ~
IL was on q private yacht Il wal
perfect till we started back.
AT Escanaba they loaded the boat
with tons Of iron ore. The vessel sani
deeper and deeper into the water. un.
til 1t began to look like submarine
Then when we started for Chicago we
were towing a barge loaded with
more tons and tons OF ore.
I'VE had been on our way day
when l saw that the sky looked like
lead, with ugly yellow streaks across
it. l said to Mrs. Clark. I think we
shall have storm
You know how optimistic she is!
With that sky above Us. she gayiy
remarked, ooh, do you think so?
1T was not long before the storm
broke. The wind came suddenly and
the rain came down like an overturned
sea. We hurried into the protection
of the cabin and watched the storm
ut was awful the way the boat
creaked. l will say nothing about
the way 1t rocked. The rope which
pulled the barge broke like a thread.
In few minutes it seemed miles
away
Presently / saw a sailor make his
way to the lifeboat. / watched him
anxiously. He was working at the
ropes.
Il said to Mrs. Clark, He is 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 tho
lifeboat! He paid no attention to
her.
"sha c.ma bacf throw bar.a,s intc
. seat and sobbed. 4 shah never Sea
NV hnah.nd .,atr Is
.-.Tahser .nd chair. var. .,.a,n~
about In despair / dropped upcn tho
fOer Oh, why did lever .oOmesi
Toms OF from below me! I could ses
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81 ' = D"s
pi.cned us 10 every olrec''on.
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wins a.o '''.,n 'o'o ING ousIlons .' ON
zig $3.50 10 s.sI ~ ny
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nsece pOwoo' we puAs9 ulem ou w
"n co., eaSn elaDDou uo ~ :.
ras was "lssnns in.o nsfsi'
iooaeu me uousAnu1 nAu On :
cOrA jacAe. Win Inc DacA 70 the front
lie ~: Aept vu scieanalns 70 'nei.
Mrs. ciaIA naa one on ano was
Trying 20 get INTO another. we were
al sneezins because OF the insect
powuer.
MRS. clark ran 10 the door LOT
Iresn air. On. girls sne called
mere Is the steward bringing US Tea;
And the iifeboat Is still In Es place!
ray ana ! mace give Tor Inc
door. fes tnere was the iiieOoat!
could hardly believe It.
by this time the steward came up
Is the boat going 70 SINK: CRIED MIS-
Clark
Sink? No. everything Is all right.
| he said.
Why, that sailor was lowering the
hfeboat. shrieked ray
The captain came IN At that min
ute. He was sent 70 iasten II more