Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-10-28
'SOME things IN 4 BASKET
BY CHARLOTTE FREEMAN.


bluff, missed his footing and landed
right in the middle of a picnic of one,
Great guns he cried, picking his
way out Of trouble and shaking OF a
piece Of fresh jelly cake which chung
af1ectionately to Il barefoot who'd
ever think of finding you here? And
why SO exelusive?'
Gladys screwed the top ON the
thermos bottle and brushed some
| crumbs off her bathing suit before she
| answered Exclusive! This beach is
about as private as Il balloon aseen-
sion ON the Fourth of July. Jude told
You to hunt me, OF courSe!"
well, =
"She did, and you know 1t. Now.
please help me pack things into the
basket. Then you can trot it back 10
The cottage aud tell my sister that l
am going out in the boat-alonel
But you can't"
and that | won't be home until
late and that she needn't worry. I'm
neither with Mr., HARRISON Lieutenant
Prick nor Jack Mabie, and she and the
other girls can rest easy. And tell her.
too, please, TO find some pleasant en-
ployment for you, as you are tired of
your commission of keeping me oceu-
pied and out of the way during the
house party
He picked up the basket. but did
not move. 'See here. Gladys! | don't
want YOU to think I'm always han@ing
around ut Judith's orders / hang
around because | want TO. You know
love you. Only you won't listen.
Where are you going?o
out in the launch. Maybe over 10
the Point"
Bob looked at the sky. Its going
TO rain and the lake will be rough.
l wouldn't 20 if / were you, Gladys !"
I'm going rain or shine. So good
by -
Better let me go along"
NO, | won't Now run along and
eat your sandwiches !"
All at once Bob got furious. II
stung him to the quick TO have her
treat him as little boy. He held UP
! the basket and hurled It high over
head out into the water
'Wel, 1 hope you feel better said
Gladys sareastically after the momen-
tary silence of surprise but Bob cut
her short.
I've done as you wanted long
enough. Now it's my turn and I'm not
going to do another thing I'm told.
Are you still going to the Point?'
''Yesla
"Then I'm going too" They were
beside the boat Low. Get in he said
sharply.
She stood still. Get In he re-
peated, and Gladys climbed over the
edge.
Bob Jumped In and started the en-
CINE just as a flash of lightning split
the sky, followed by crash of thun-
der
The little launch pushed her nose
bravely through the water and Bob
headed her for point of land five
mics away now fast becoming invisible
through the mist.
Il want you to know that bottle
cost three dollars :"
"All right. I'll get you another -
And the liucn--there were very
/ nice lunch cloth and napkin that be-
/ l0nged to Il set mother got abroad.
You can't replace them :"
I'm buy her whole new set when
the war is over he answered, unre-
lenting. You can't make me sorry.
It's your own fault you lost the bas-
ket."
She looked at him a long time with
an inscrutabIe expression; then,
There was something else in the bas-
ket," She SAID, tentatively trailing her
hand in the turbulent water.
"What?" inquired Bob, without in
terest keeping an anxious eye on the
clouds.
81 can't tell you" she said.
"All right" he answered. keep it
to yourself. Say, Gladys, we can't
make the Point" The waves were
getting high now and crashing against
The light little boat with terrible force
and the wind was blowing Il hurricane.
"1hen we'll go back :" she shiY-
cred
ITS two miles. We can't he
shouted above the roar of the wind
4 I'll try to make the island"
! He turned the boat toward dark
4 patch in the water a quarter Of Il
mile or SO away, and the waves, com
ing for an instant broadside, nearly
turned them over.
Gladys erasped the sides Of the
boat and held on desperately. For the
/ first time she was really frightened
Suddenly there was a crash that
twisted the boat. Water surged over
/ them and then oblivion
Gladys woke up on a fat grassy
I place with trees all around. The sun
was shining now and Bob was bend
( ing over her.
"rhauk Cod he said. Il thought
you were gone sure. That was a close
/ cali for Us both. Don't move, Gladys.
/ Just rest there until you are stronger.
i We Will have to stay here until some