The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
sailors right enough. The schooner
looked too good for go"

well, s1r, ] Jest car
that. It wasn't the Runaway; shorter
name than that. You see, she hove to
and I ran close by her stern-thtrty OF
forty feet maybe-and I had a good
look at her. Yes, sir, that looks like
her right enough" and the old fellow
took another long look at the picture.
'But what's the trouble; somebody
run off with your craft?"
mo, not exactly,' replied Marriott,
"but come over to the hotel and have
a drink and I'll tell you. My name Is
Marriott, of San Francisco"
"And my name is Capt'n John
stanwood, of the brigantine Jessie
and Mabel. I'm pleased to make your
acquaintance SIR"
Over a table on the hotel porch,
where they had a good sweep of the
harbor and ocean beyond, Marriott
briefly related the main points Of the
story.
well, sir, it wouldn't surprise me
If that's your craft said Captain
Stanwood when Marriott had finished.
"But them men IN her amt the mep
you're looking for; l know that"
I'VE don't know what's happened!'
exclaimed Marriott. POSSIBLY they
have been afraid to show themselves
and got these sailors to come here fer
an anchor. AS you say, a vessel with
out an anchor is in a bad wy
CAPTAIN StanWOOd arose.
II got some business to see to-" he
said, "but first I'll go down to Charlie
Hi Los. If there's an anchor to be
had in this port that chink will have
it. You jest get a pair of glasses and
keep a lookout for that schooner.
She's under short sail, bein' short
handed, l reckon, and she amt: NOV
in' very fast; but she ought to show
up before long. I'll send word out to
my ship to run up a signal, anyway,
whether l get the anchor or not"
Marriott secured a pair of glasses,
and, drawing a chair to the edge Of
the porch, he lighted a fresh cigar
and focused the lenses on that Sec
ton of the horizon where Captain
| Stanwood told him the schooner was
likely to appear.
While thus engaged his wife amt
accompanied by a young government
! attache who had been shamefully neg
;ecting his official business ever since
he secured an introduction to the Mar
riot family.
They Immediately ordered demon.
AIDES.
What are you looking at, daddy
dear, the Runaway" laughed Helen.
you've said it," replied the father,
and then he told them Of the morn.
ing's happenings.
The three young women grew excit
ed at once, and there was a wild
scramble for the glasses Edith Sc.
cared them. The instant she leyelsd
them out @over the ocean she ex
claimed:
Daddy. your lamps are on the
fritz! I see something's
Edith, / wish you wouldn't use SO
much slang" her father complained,
But he added: What do you see p
81 see a sail-that,s what"
~Where?s they all exclaimed in Que
breath.
II believe you're right said Mar.
'riott after another look. The girls
were all %aflutter, and even Marriott:
found his pulse was beating faster.
Look here, Frank, if that's the yes
sci we're looking for / want her held
up until we can put the men aboard
OF her through a o examination,
and salso search the vessel. There
ougm to be some way yon can fix It
up"
Frank was the young Frenchman
attached to the government post.
Francois ,Coudert was his name, but
| he had danced attendance 80 constant.
| ly on the fair members Of the Mar
riott family since their arrival that
they began calling him Frank at the
end Of the third day.
"A very easy matter, I can assure
YOU, sir, and if the ladies will excuse
me I will take the necessary steps at
'once,' he said with a bow. II will
return very soon," with another bow.
I'll bet he will too," remarked
Marriott under his breath, adding
aloud: 'Now, then girls, you stay
right here while / hunt UP Captain
Stanvood."
Any first class .outfielder could have
stood in the center Of the town of
Papeiu and hit every house in It with
q regulation league base ball, so 1t can
readily be understood that Marriott
had little difficulty in locating the vet
eran skipper.
Captain Stanwood had secured q
suitable anchor for the expected
schooner and eight men were at that
moment carrying It bodily to the
beach, where it was to be loaded into
q large barge and taken out in the
harbor as soon as the schooner arriv-
ed.
Captain Stanwood who had become
imbued with the excitement of the
moment. ~arran0od hnr hoAfo md ornva