New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-17
BERNHARD KRAus

bernhard Kraus, for many years
resident Of the city Of New Ulm, d
at the home of his dapghter...N
and frightened half to deathr She
sobbed. choking little. but her head
high. LET me out! I'm going to
Auntie Lucinda. hate you more and
more. II were to drown I'd not take
aid from you"
do you mean that, aelena?' ask
ed. more than the chill Of the norther
In my blood
Eyes. l mean 1t. You are coward!''
l stood for quite time between her
and the companion stair, my hand still
Offering aid us she swayed In the boats
roll now. was thinking, and l was
very sad.
Helena" said l. perhaps you have
won. That's hard word to take from
man or woman II it Is In any way
true you have won and I have lost and
deserved to lose But now, since little
else remains, let me arrange matters
as simply as l can. I'll admit there's
an element of risk in our situation
One screw Is out of commission, and
one engine might be better. II we
missed the channel west to the shoals
we might go aground. hope not.
Whether we do or not, want to tell
you over yonder. forty or fifty miles.
is the channel running inland. which
was my objective point all along. |
know this coast in the dark like a
book. Now, promise you III take
you in there to friends of mine, people
Of your own class. and no one shall
suspect one jot Of all this other than
that we were driven out of our course.
And once there you are free. You
never will see my face again will
do this as a ships man for you and
if need comes will give my life to keep
you safe. It's about all coward can
10 for you. Now go, and if any time
Of need comes for me to call you you
will be called. And you will be cared
for by the ships men. And because
am head of the ships men you will do
as say. But hope no need for this
will come. Yonder is our course
where she heads now, and soon you
will be free from me. You have wreck
ed me. Now l am derelict from this
time on. Goodbye
I heard footballs above. MRS. Dan
iver's compliments to Captain Black
Bart" saluted L'Olonnois, "and would
he send my Aunt1e Helena back be-
cause she's off1e sick"
take good care Of your Auntie Hell
ena. Jimmy" said I. land help her
aft along the rail-"
followed up the companionway and
saw her going slowly, head down, her
coat of lace blown wide, her hand at
her throat and sobbing in what Jimmy
and both knew was fear Of the storm.
"Have they got everything they need
there. JtmmyY l asked as he returned.
| "Sure! And the old girls going to
have peach of a one this time. She
can't hardly rock in a rocking chair
'thout getting seasick. think it's
great, don't you? Look at her buck
into emp
Jimmy and his friend shared this i'm
munity from NAL de mer. could see
Jean now helping haul down our bur.
gee. and the deck boy, Willy, in his
hurried work about the boat. viii
liams could not see But Peterson
was now calm and much in his ele-
ment, for better skipper than he new.
er sailed craft on the great lakes.
Il think she's going to blow great
guns" said he, land like enough the
other engine'll pop any minute"
"Yes? l answered. stepping to the
wheel. I'm which case we go to Davy
Jones about when, Peterson?"
I'VE don't go!'' he rejoined. "She's
the grandest little ship afoat and not a
things the matter with her,
"Can we make the channel and run
inside the long key below the Cote
Blanche Bayou?'
"Sure we can. You'd better get the
covers of the boats and see the bot.
tom plugs in and some water and sup.
plies shipped aboard-but there's not
the slightest danger in the world for
this boat, let me tell you that, sir. I've
seen her perform before now. aud
there's not storm can blow on this
coast she wont ride through"
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