The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-31
some THINGS N BASKET
BY CHARLOTTE FREEMAN.

Bob, taking a short cut down the
BLUM, missed his footing and landed
right In the middle Of u picnic Of one.
Great gunsl" he cried, picking his
way out of trouble and shaking OF q
piece Of fresh jelly cake which chung
affectionately to a barefoot. who'd
ever think Of finding you here7 And
why SO exclusive7"
Gladys screwed the top on the
thermos bottle and brushed some
crumbs of her bathing salt before she
answered. "Exclusivei This beach il
about as private us a balloon ascen-
sion IN the Fourth Of July. Jude told
you to hunt me, Of counsel"
"Well, l."
"She did, and you know 1t. Now,
please help me pack things into the
basket. Then you can trOt 1t back to
the cottage and tell my sister that !
am going out In the boat-alonel
"But you can't"
"And that l 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 em-
plOyment for you, rs you are tired Of
your commission Of keeping me occu-
pied and out Of the way during the
house party"
He picked up the basket, but d.
not nov "See here, Gladys! l dom
want you to think I'm always hanging
around at Judith's orders. l hang
around because / want to-. You know
I love you. Only you won't listen.
Where are you goingT
"Out in the launch. Maybe over to
the Point"
Bob looked at the sky. Its going
to rain and the lake will be rough.
I wouldn't 60 If / were you, Gladysv"
"Im going rain or shine. So good.
byw
"Better let me go alongT"
"No, 1 won't. Now u along and
eat your sandwiches! !"
All at once Bob got furious. II
stung him to the quick to have her
treat him as a little boy. He held up
the basket and hurled it high over.
head out into the water.
swell, I hope you feel BETTER" said
Gladys sarcastically after the
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 Point2"
"Yes?' :
"Then I'm going too" They were
beside the boat now. Get In" he said
shurply.
She stood still. Get in" he re-
peated, and Gladys climbed owe the
edge. s
Bob jumped in and started the en-
CINE just as a flash of lightning split
the sky, followed by a crash Of thun-
der.
The little launch pushed her nose
bravely through the water and Bob
headed her for a point of land five
miles away now fast becoming invisible
through the mist.
II want you to know that bottle
cost three dOllars!"
"All right. I'll get you another"
"And the linen-there were u very
nice lunch cloth and u napkin that be-
lOnged to a set mother got abroad.
You can't replace them!"
"IIl buy her q whole new set when
/ thu MN ic nr,n hn nrcx,nraJ pnrn-
lenting. "You can't make me sorry.
It's your own fault you lost the has
bet"
She looked ut him q long time with
IN inscrutable expression; then,
There was something else in the bas-
ket," She said, tentatively trailing her
hand in the turbulent water.
"WhatY' inquired Bob, without In
terest, keeping an anxious eye on the
clouds.
Il can't tell you,' she said.
"All right" he answered. Keep 1t
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 vas blowing a hurricane.
Then Well go back" she shiv-
cred.
Its two miles. We can'tI" he
shouted above the roar of the wind.
It'll try to make the island"
He turned the boat toward q dark
patch in the water a quarter Of .
mile or SO away, and the waves, COM
ing for an instant broadside, nearly
turned them over.
Gladys grasped 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-ObliviOnl
Gladys woke up IN q flat, grassy
place with trees all around. The sun
was shining now and Bob was bend
ing ove her.
THANK God" he said. II thought
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