Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-03-07


a powdering of golden freckles across
her lovely face. Even In that moment
of danger Davis Emery realized her
beauty, and he drew Il 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 1t by
keeping US out Of the channel-if you
can"
"I'll try" said Bmery promptly.
Have you got heavy rope or a chain
pboard-I mean In the house1"
mo, but there is one In my motor
boat. Sect is In the same current
and Will soon reach US! II 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 skin 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 cbeered him
heartily as he passed around TO the
rear of the building. where he fastened
a stout chain to ringboit 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 u bright bandannn turban
appeared ut one of the windows.
go dc lan's sake, man. huccome yo'
heah?" she demanded belllgerently.
"Hev 20 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 EN-. But dey don't git by
me; no, sahI" Cleopatra withdrew her
brilliantly adorned head and Emery
heard her Gathering among the pots
and pans. Presently her voice sounded
once more
Man. ef 20 could manidge to git us
ashore down by high bar could git a
mess o. clans for dlnnahl" she called
amicably
"Tm under Miss Faustina's orders, &"
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-
ting u.s." she said sincerely. III we had
gone on the rocks In the channel | am
afraid we would have Jared badly.
When our cottage suddenly drifted of
at Z O'Clock Cleopatra and had Just
arisen and were upstairs. thought
we would simply float across the bay
to the other shore and we could easily
be towed back from that point, 30 |
felt no alarm until l discovered we
were In tho current and making for the
channel. We owe Il great deal to your
pluck In getting us into smooth water"
I'm mighty glad happened along"
responded Emery. "Now, would IT, not
be "A good plan to beach tho cottage on
the sand here1 And when the tide
shifts late this afternoon 1t 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
Unanswered the brambly cottage to u
temporary resting place not far from
the high bar which showed long
strip of mud fiat In the falling tide.
Cleopatra descended TO the sand with
clam rake and basket on her arm and
trudged to tho mud fiat.
Hmery 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 tho sand ana explained
how no had happened to invade the
shore Of her little bay. or 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 them
to an appetizing clambake, which, com.
bined with the meal she had boon bus.
lily preparing, quite rounded out a de-
lightful morning
IL WINS shutdown when the brambIy
cottage was once more securely moored
above high water mark nenr It's old
resting place Davis Emerys permits.
sion to fish in tho bay contained many
added privileges, such an calling upon
Faustina Standish once In awhile and
enjoying CleoDatra's culinary triumphs,
for Cleopatra approved OF Davis I'm.
CRY.
His basket was empty and his lines
quite dry az he passed Leander Kit
tredge's back fence at sunset. Loander
was there playing with an awkward,
long legged colt
"Irev a good ketch" grinned Lean.
der socinbly
Emery found himself smiling Mt
sudden recollection. VERY" he said.
"Found Faustina and the brambIy
cottage, did YET I reckoned she'd Let
ye fish-never heerd Of her refusin
anybody yet-but. OF course. nobody
ever knows what notion a womhnrI
take into her headp'
SEQ you again" said Emery in fare.
well, and rs no walked home through
the quiet woods he wondered II Baus.
tina Standlsh would over take a no
ton" 10 like him better than anybody
she had ever met. and II turned out
IFanatIf. "a "A