New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-07

for the moment to believe could
stand being loved by you in her name!
It was only today, when I'd had time
to think, that ! realized how impos-
sible that was!'
y sudden slap Of the mainsail boom
athwartships and simultaneous cry
from over the stern reused Alan from
his CONSERVATION to fresh appreciation
OF the emergency. With scant consid-
Grafton he hustled the woman to the
companionway and below, slammed its
doors and closed her in with the slid
Ing hatch-all in a breath then
sprang to the taffrail, just in time to
lend helping hand sorely wanted by
Mr.. Barcus in his efforts to climb
aboard, after he had pulled the dory
up under the stern by its painter.
He came over the rail in q towering
temper. y
Il hope you'll pardon the apparent
impertinence," he suggested acidly,
as soon as able to articulate coher-
ently-"but may I inquire II that
loody-m1nded vixen 10 your blushlns
bride-to-be ?'' 55 Il &
Il Alan shook q helpless head. The
thing defied reasonable explanation.
He made feeble stagger at 1t with
out much satisfaction either to him
self or to the outraged Barcus.
"No-it's all q damnable mistake!
She's her sister, mean, the right
girls sister and her precise double
fooled me-not quite right in the head.
I'm afraid"
You may we'll be afraid, you poor
flat!" Mr.. Barcus snapped. "D'you
know what she did? Threw me over
board! Fact! Came on deck q while
ago, sweet as peaches and all of a
sudden whips out gun as big as a
cannon, points it, at my head and or
ders me to luff into the wind. Before
] could make sure wasn't dreaming,
she had fired twice in the air-a sig
nal to that blessed fisherman astern
there-at least, they answered with
two toots Of power whistle and
changed course to run up to US. Look
how she's gained already"
But how did she happen to throw
you overboard?'
Happen nothing!" Barcus snapped,
getting to his feet. "She did it a.
purpose flew at me like q wildcat,
and before I knew what was up-I
was slammed backwards over the
rail-
Il can't tell you how sorry l am"
Alan responded gravely. There's
more to tell-but one thing to be done
first"
"And that?" Mr.. Barcus inquired
suspiciously.
ITO get rid Of the lady" Alan an
nounced firmly. Make that fisher
man present of the woman in the
case. You don't mind parting with
the dory in a good cause-if pay for
it 2"
Take it for nothing" Barcus
grumbled. Cheap at the price!'
He took Alan's place, watching him
with sardonic eye as he drew the
tender in under the leeward quarter,
made it fast. and reopened the COM
panionway.
AS the girl came on deck with.
out other invitation, in a sullen rage
that only heightened her wonderful
loneliness, Alan noted that her first
look was for him, of untempered ma.
lightly; her second, for Barcus, with
curling lip; her third, astern, with
glimmer of satisfaction as she rec
| ognized howsswell the fisherman had
drawn up on the Seaventure.
Friends of yours, infer?" Alan
inquired civilly.
Judith nodded.
Then it would save us some trouble
yourself included-if you'll be good
enough to step into the dory without q
struggle"
Without word, Judith stepped to
the rail and, as Barcus luffed, swung
herself oversize into the dory.
Immediately Alan. cast of, and as
the little boat sheered of, Barcus,
with.a sigh Of relief, brought the Sea-
venture once more back upon her
course.
For some few minutes there was 81
lence between the two men, while the
tender, dropped swiftly astern, the
woman plying brisk pair Of oars.
Then, suddenly elevating his nose,
Barcus shifted audibly. Here" he
said sharply, relieve me for q min
ute, will you? want to 60 forward
and have look at that motor
In the time that he remained invis-
ible between decks the fisherman
luffed, picked up the dory and it's
occupant, and came round again in
open chase of the Seaventure.
| When Barcus reappeared 1t was
with grave face.
"The devil and the deep She," he oh.
served obscurely, coming aft, from
all their works, good Lord deliver us!'
What's the trouble now?"
Nothing much only your playful
little friend has been up to another OF
her light-hearted tricks. !. II you