The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-03-13
CAROLS
ISLAND
o. the Mystery Solved
BY CLARlSSA MACKIE

covered basket in the bow Of the little
motorboat; then she took her place.
while the captain pushed away from
the landing steps and grasped the
wheel all in one agile motion, born OF
long experience on the waters of Gull
lake.
where is the island?" asked Carol
after they had fairly started on the
blue water.
Eye can't glimpse it till we turn
Pine Tree pint; kinder queer that your
cousin. or-was Steve Atwood your
cousin, did We sayT asked the captain
inquisitively.
He was my fathers cousin" replied
Carol, with an air of reserve.
well. l was saying it's mighty queer
that out Of all his money he should
leave you nothing but Pine island here.
You can't do nothing but sell it. miss.
l hear you're from New York city.
Work there?"
Yes"
$50 l heard. 1t was all printed in
IIc newspaper With SletV wv
died-how he left Pine island to a little
cousin who was a bookkeeper or some
thing like that in the city. The paper
said it was too bad that Mr.. Atwood
hadn't left a Jun of money so his
orphan cousin could do something with
it. but l dunno-you can sell the island
if you want to. There's summe folks
would like it for a camp.
Carol made no reply. Her blue eyes
were dreamily fixed on Pine Tree point.
but her thoughts were fur from Gull
lake and the odd Inheritance left by
her eccentric relative. Stephen Atwood.
the many times millionaire. How easy
it would have been had Cousin Stephen
only left her a sur of money instead
of the ~valueless island in this Maine
lake! She sighed bitterly as she re-
membered the clause In Stephen At
woods will which said that the island
was not to be sold within five years
after his death.
If he had left her a sum Of money
she might have given up that Office po-
sition and gone away to seek the health
that was 20 necessary to her successful
future. She was pale and delicate look
ing. city born and bred. and the strug-
gle to earn her bread and butter was
growing ore din1cult every day. She
had craved her allotted vacation. She
was taking her annual two weeks va
cation in the month Of May instead Of
August. so that she might lock over
the property.
The breeze rufled the placid surface
Of the lake. pickerel leaped now and
then. and occasionally from the bushy
thicket along the shore mild eyed deer
peered at the speeding boat and its pas
sengers.
There's Pine island" pointed the
captain as they rounded Pine Tree
point into the upper end of the beauti.
fui lake.
1T is beautiful" cried Carol. breath.
less with delight, as she gazed at the
small green island that was her very
own.
1t was set like an emerald In the blue
Of the lake. and from amid the thick
growth Of pines Carol could glimpse q
red roof.
You be'ant going to stop there
aloner' argued Captain Hussey as he
brought the boat up to a small stone
landing.
"For a few days." said Carol prac-
tically. I'm not afraid up here in this
beautiful country. Why. there In more
to fear in the big city where I have al
ways lived"
That's all very WE'LL" decided the
old man. but I guess I'll leave old
Watch With you. He can have q little
vacation here along with you and hunt
rabbits to his hearts content. You
IAN bring him back with you"
Watch. the big collie. who had been
asleep at his masters feet. pricked his
beautiful ears Mt the sound Of his name
and Ieaped ashore to jump around
Carol. who had reached the landing
without assistance.
"Now. that In kind Of you. Captain
Hussey::" cried the girl. taking his re-
luctant hands into her little white ones.
II believe that yOu brought Watch
along IN purpose"
1.-THE missuS made me do It," protest.
I'd the captain ~ he picked up the
haskell OF provisions packed by his
wife for the young stranger. 'Shp
thinks you're crazy tn stay here all
alone for two weeks. and | amt telling
what I think about It You know ]
done all ! could IT, keen you away. hut
! mint never found the Onln yet thrt
would listen tn rpasOn no. ma am:
hut I'll tr and run rye every d.
and st+. how !yuu get ~. And NOW
I'll look into tn" tnat.rnr-e md s4Aa u
that tidy little skitr Is still there. n II
II yon 'nn use. II IT, run away from tile
island II things, get t'o i"nrstanp for
you Cnn vuu raw
"Oh ~" y n., ''Mr"i. eve
len rn.si I . do ttriA,. summer vnrn
lions"
a'.l;n"Hi: Well. RI - ". ir,thprs YOU
or you .,pf lonesome .s' l,Hck intG
the skir ard k,sfsgie 1stf ~ the u, in
land. You'll fNf tae ->taas'rin. !, 'wMs.
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