The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-01-10

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Yesterday. I've given in to you every
day we've been down here. I'm gong
10 have my way this time.
1 He turned to the sailor who was
! running the tenders engine and spoke
sharply.
Go to that other blind"
The sailor sprang to the wheel ana
the tender shot ahead. Stuart settled
back in his seat with angry disgust
and Biyens laughed.
Cheer mp: it's no use to give orders
for funeral yet. If we can't get
back to that yacht in fifteen minutes
against any wind that blows today III
eat my hat I'm feeling better thah
I have for months. I'm in for a good
time. Don't be piker."
Stuart determined to make the best
Of it
"All right" be answered cheerfully
Good Lord. man. ! could walk back
to the yacht at low water-it all goes
bare"
Yes. unless the wind hauls in to
the northeast and rolls in big tide
through that inlet"
"All right: let her roll. The tender
will come back and pull us in.'
BY the time the decoys were out it
began to spit snow. and the wind had
freshened.
As the sailor was about to start
back Stuart spoke sharply:
Listen to me now. Niels. Keep a
sharp watch on this weather. If you
see the wind haul to the north put a
compass in your tender. take your
bearing from the yacht to this blind
in case it should shut in thick and
come after us in double quick time
You understand"
Yes. sir"
'If it looks bad don't wait too long. II
it should be blowing gale you'd bet
| ter bring the cook along to steer while
you watch your engine Have him fix
a light supper before he starts"
| Bivens was vastly amused at Stu
arts orders.
Stuart scanned the horizon. watch
ing a flock of ducks working their way
northward The sign was ominous.
Birds know which way the wind is
going to blow before it comes, and if a
gale is ON the way they always work
! into the teeth Of it,
| 1t WAS useless to tell this to BivenS.
He didn't have sense enough to under
stand it, But Stuart quietly made up
his mind to take up the decoys and
row in as soon as the tide ebbed down
| to two feet Of water.
| In the meantime he would make the
best OF the situation. The ducks be-
gan to come in and decoy like chick
ems. He killed half Il dozen and in the
excitement began to forget the fool
hardness OF the trip.
Biyens shot dozen times, missed,
got disguised and began to fret and
complain. He said:
Jim, would you mind telling me the
mental process by which, you rejected
my offer? You're the only man I've
struck on this earth that didn't have
his price"
perhaps we have different ways OF
fixing values. You are not yet fifty
years old and wreck. What's the
use? What can you do with your
money now?'
1T brings luxury. ease. indulgence.
| power. admiration. wonder and the
envy OF the world"
whats the good OF luxury If you
can't enjoy it. ease if you never take
it, indulgence when you have lost the
capacity to play. power if you're too
busy getting more to stop and WELD
! it?"
"Jim. you're the biggest fool ever
knew, without a single exception"
Stuart glanced anxiously toward the
yacht. 1t was 8 o'clock. The tide had
ebbed half out and there was barely
enough water on the fats now for the
tender to cross 1t was showing hard
er and the wind had begun to inch in
toward the north.
mo more ducks today, CAL" Stuart
said briskly. returning to his tone Of
friendly comradeship. We've got to
get away from here. It's getting colder
every minute. 1t will be freezing be-
fore night"
"Wen. let it freeze" Bivens cried
peevishly. what do we care? It's
just ten minutes run when the tender
comes"
To Stuart's joy he saw the men start
the tender.
ITS all right: they're coming now"'
he exclaimed Wen have another
crack or two before they get here"
He crouched low in the blind for Eve
minutes without getting a shot, rose
and looked for the tender. Ye his hor-
ror he saw her drifting helpless before
the wind. her engine stopped and both
men waving fr1nticaliy their signals of
distress.
MY Godr' he exclaimed '"The ten.
der's engine is brokeN down.
why don't the fsols use the oars?"
They can't move her against this
wind!"
"will they 80 to sea?" Bivens asked,
with some anxiety.
''No: they'll bring up somewhere on
4 mud dat or marsh in the bay on tiis
low water. but Goa help them II they