The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-08-20
A WATER
RESCUE
By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

on the Atlantic coast and always own
ed some sort of boat. The first he
owned was skiff with leg -o'-mutton
the same way; the third twenty foot
single sticker, and when he reached
the age of twenty his father gave him
a yacht, capable of sleeping half a
dozen persons comfortably.
George found it all he could do to
run his yacht on his limited income.
Indeed, he could not have done so at
all had he not been his own captain,
Quartermaster, cabin boy and cook for
the greater part of the time. Once
while laying up near New York he was
attacked and robbed by river pirates.
He at once provided himself with
arms, including couple of small can
non for'ard and single gun of great
err caliber astern, which he called
Long Tom. After getting aboard this
armament he felt easier. Unless sur
prised he felt that he could stand Off
any ordinary gang. But to avoid lone
Illness he took into his service Cyrus
Barker, a boy of fifteen, who was at
home on the water and Ill at ease on
land
One hot July day, when there was
no wind, George was moving under the
power of his motor engine, making to-
ward Portland, Me-, from the south.
He had the lighthouses on his port
quarter standing out white in the sun.
but he was rather interested in
yacht to the westward Of him. She
was some seventy tons burden and
very trim. No one but rich person
could have afforded to run her. While
MacElroy was looking at her the flag
flying from her stern was lowered and
raised again. union down, which is IA
signal Of distress 1t remained flying
for about minute, when it was hauled
down and replaced as 1t had been be-
fore.
George was puzzled. The yacht was
moving along at steady rate of about
eight knots and did not seem in any
way crippled. There was no likelihood
Of illness aboard or want of supplies,
for Portland was within an hours sail.
The signal seemed to be for the Hope
Georges yacht-for he was much
nearer than any other vessel to the
boat that had signaled. Something
must be wrong aboard of her.
George pointed the Hope to incline
toward the signaling yacht. When the
flag was righted it had been done in a
hurry, as though some one was offend
ed that it had been put up union down.
oh hD
needed assistance If so it behooved
the skipper of the Hope to keep o
sharp lookout and be on his guard al
the same time
In the course of an hour the Hope
was sailing directly astern of the yacht
and about mile distant. Cy Barker
was on the forecaStle and sang out
that there was a woman's sunshade
floating on the water ahead. George
reaching it Cy picked it up. 1t had
been used to buoy bottle containing
a note written in woman's hand:
Help! ! am kidnapped by my guardian
who Is taking me to an insane asylum.
EMMA BORLAND.
Here's an adventure and no mis-
take" said George to Cy. I've count
ed three men on the yacht, and we
don't know how many more there
are, but we've got guns and ammuni
: ton enough to sink her, and we mus
|, effect rescue. She's evidently not
. going into Portland; she'll probably
lose herself among the islands to the
eastward-that is. if she's trying tc
throw any one off the track. We mus
catch her before dark or lose her Get
up the ammunition for the two fore
ward barkers and load them"
' George put on all his power and
: gained rapidly on the yacht, whose
name-the Swallow-now appeared OF
her stern. She did not seem to feal
the Hope till George sent shot afte1
:. her, which he aimed to go cable,
length to the starboard, and then 81
great was the surprise Of her crew
that they didn't seem to know wha
to do But presently another shot
. still nearer. caused them to shut of
= their power. George when he cam
within hailing distance did the same.
= "What do you want?'' was callet
from the Swallow.
1.-THE person of Emma Borland."
"On what authority?'
, "On the authority of myself. Sen
her to me in boat or I'll rake 20
fore and aft I've three big gun
e aboard"
There was evidently prolonged col
l. sultation on the Swallow. What wa
y said, whatever their reasons for as
le senting to his demand, George did nc
know, but presently boat put OF
q and was pulled for the Hope. Georg
and Cy kept it covered with rifle
Is When 1t came alongside there sat
he very pretty girl and her maid Georg
1t helped them aboard, the boat pulle
"a back to the Swallow. and she sale
away.
lie Miss Borland had got one of Il
ID crew. who was at the wheel. on III
II. cIJo oDJ no porp,itta6 har fa hoist