The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

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Wallace free to get rest in order to be
ready to 60 on watch in the evening. We
left Boston at noon, and at six O'Clock,
were we'll clear of Cape Cod.
Taking bearing from the Cape Cod
Light, we altered our course to southeast by
east, this course being held until we picked
up the Nantucket Lightship; the course
was again changed, this time to southwest
by west, this course was held until we were
off the Florida Coast. We stood into the
harbor at St. Augustine, as we wanted to
replenish our supplies, before proceeding to
Key West, which was to be our last port of
call in or near the United States
The run down from Boston took nearly
four days, during which time we had very
fine weather; and our boat, well, as Wal
lace put it, ''she acted like little lady,"
Even off Hatteras, where the sea is always
choppy, she went through without causing
much discomfort. The only ones who suf-
fered were Mrs. Babcock and the ''newly-
weds;'' theirs, however, was nothing more
serious than touch of email de-mer''
Wallace who is always on hand with ad-
vice, told Smith to drink dipper full of
sea water and then eat plenty of sugar.
"But,' said Smith, "that will make me
worse "Well you don't have to do it
unless you want to, but that is what l do
when get sea-sick" replied Wallaoe-he
neglected to say that he never got sea-sick.
Smith took liberal dose of saltwater and
then the fun began. He would sit down
for few minutes, then he would rise and
make dash for the rail, where he would
proceed to disgorge. Wallace's remedy
was working with a vengeance. Jackson
and the ladies were wise enough not to
tackle any of Wallace'S connections. So he
had to content himself by blowing tabacco
smoke around where the sufferers were sit
ting.
Just before pulling into St. Augustine,
Wallace said that he had some very impor-
tant business to transact up at Jacksonville,
and that he would go up there, and settle
his business while the rest of us looked
after replenishing our supplies. Accord
ingly, as we landed, he was off to the
train. He first told us that he would very
likely bring back something interesting
with him when he returned, which was to
be the following day. The ladies went
ashore and did some shopping while Smith,
Babcock, and Jackson helped get supplies
the evening and took in show, to help
pass the time until Wallace returned the
next day. Jackson's curiosity had been
aroused when Wallace promised to return
with something interesting; so he went to
the station to meet Wallace when the train
pulled in. The object of interest must
was; for it certainly surprised the rest of us.
AS Jackson told of it, the meeting was
sumner. He saw Wallace step from the
train, and fastened forward to greet him
and at the same time calling out "hello"
old scout, l have come to help you carry
that something interesting "Where
is it,
"Right here" answered Wallace, he
turned to a rather good-looking girl who
had arrived on the train with him. "Mary,
this is Mr.. Jackson, one of our party"
jackson this is my wife,
Jackson managed to respond to the intro
duction in some way, but he has said since
then that he did not know what he was
saying.
The run from St. Augustine to Key
West was made in two days. The time
could have been shortened a great deal,
but as most of the members of our party
had never been as far south as Florida, we
decided to take our time and keep close to the
Florida Key, in order to do little fishing
and enjoy the many interesting and ever
changing sights to be seen among the coral
reefs.
CONTINUED next week.