The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-13

THE WRECK OF
THE ROSY DAWN
A Story of Plans That
Miscarried
By CLARlSSA MACKIE



Whenever work was slack at the
shipyard. Lem Peters was always the
first man to be laid OF. People said
that it was a good thing for Lem that
his wife was q popular dressmak er
for her busy fingers enabled them tc
live very comfortably in the little white
cottage.
1t was rather dull now at the ship
yard. and In consequence Lem Peters
was sitting idly Oh the wharf. swing
ing his feet and waiting for the ar
rival Of the daily stea mer from the city
across the sound. The departure and
arrival Of the Dunton We're matters
Of daily excitement in Quank village
In winter. when the harbOr was frozen
over and the DuntOn was icebound
at her wharf. things were very dull
indeed in the remote village.
But today. in the late autumn. the
weather was still mild. with Il haziness
in the air that was suggestive Ut dis
tant forest fires. The cliffs that en-.
braced the harbOr In two long protect.
ing arms We're clothed with ancient
cedars and sturdy oaks: the oaks were
dripping a golden shower of leaves
against the dark background of the
cedars.
The bay was deep blue. with little
uninterrupted ave that broke crisply.
The sun shone brightly, and the west
wind murnIured gently.
Lem Peters pulled gently at his pipe
and dreamed of many adventures be
had shared with little Captain Charlie
Sayles. whose tight little schooner. the
Rosy Dawn. lay at anchor a half mile
down the hay.
Their last adventure had led them
down among the Florida keys in search
Of the tabled fountain Of youth and
the hidden treasure Of that famous
pirate. Black Duffy. They had return
ed richer in experience. but poorer by
some hundred dollars.
That had happened a year ago. and
now the wanderlust was upon Lem
Peters again. and it also gripped Cap
tain Charlie Sayles.
"I'm going aboard the schooner.
Lem. Want to Gomez" Captain Char
lies blur voice broke in on LENS
pleasant sOmnolence.
"Uh-huh." agreed Lem. and he fol.
lowed Captain Charlie down the ladder
to the little boat that bObbed in the
rising tide.
In silence the two men rowed out
to the Rosy Dawn. and It was NOT
until they had boarded her and were
sitting side by side in comfortable
chairs under the canvas awning that
the silence was broken.
"You got something up your sleeve.
cap'n." venturpd Lem hopefully.
Captain Charlie slmt thoughtfully.
II got an idee." be said. with a wary
glance around as II be- expected his
wife. Elsie. might be within listening
distance.
what is it,"
You remember a steamer went
down of No Point three years ago?"
Yes. dead Of winter. bowling gale.
wasn't 1t! Everybody saved except
the vessel. remember. l heard there
was considerable money aboard Of her
and
That's what I'm AFTER" said Cap
tain Charlie quietly.
"JerM~hplum: How do you fgger
on doing It: amt no diver. you
know" Lem FASTENED to explain.
mo more am l." retorted the captain
irasribly, land amt Il c0nsarned fool
neither: That there steamer went
down OF the long jagged rock OF No
Point. Well. was around there 10th
er day. fishing for blues. and. Lem. I
seen her ril1 down there. and I found
this here IN the beach"
He dropped a dull looking coin into
Lens horny palm.
"WhNt do you call that. eh?" he ask-
ed. with thinly yelled triumph in his
tone.
Lem examined It. polished It on his
blue dannel sleeve and calmly pro-
nOunced 1t a twenty dollar gold piece.
Ill let there's 4 sight more where
you found that" he hazardpd.
There ought to be-" agreed the cap
thin. "I)nre you to come along and
1nd OUT"
Take you. When you going to
start""
Tonight. Full moon. Light a. day.
Don't want no talk about II. Jest hist
sail and slip out while all the folks ia
dancing At the firemen's hall. II we
can clear M a few hundred Of these
here coins I'll he satisfied. What aay.
I.pin?' The captain punched his friend
in the ribs with a playful foretinger.
"Sure. Rut. cap'n. how we going to
get hold Of the money? It's nj all
washed up on the ikach and
~ got a small oyster dredger-a hand
dredger that belonged to my brother
Hiram" explained the captain patient
y. 1--we Ovrrhauled the donkey q
zine and got 1t rigKed up under the
.tarpaulin yOnder." He pointed to a
lumpy mound ON the fOrpdeck. Zone
OF ux ~ bring M the mud. and t'other
can mike around IN Il for gold. What
myy
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