The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-22
|SOME THINGS IN A BASKET
BY CHARLOTTE FREEMAN.

Great guns :" he cried, picking his
way out of trouble ami shaking off a
Piece OF fresh jelly cake which chung
ever think of finding you here? And
why so exclusiveY
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 prirsate as balloon ascen-
sion on the Fourth of July. Jude told
you to hunt me, of coursel"
swell, L"
"She did, and you know it, Now,
please help me pack things into the
basket. Then you can trot it back to
the cottage and tell my sister that
am going out in the boat-alone !" :.
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
Frick 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 occu-
pied and out of the way during the
house party"
He picked up the basket, but did
not move. "See here, Gladysl | don't
want you to think I'm always hanging
around at Judlth's orders. | hang
around because l want to. You know
l love you. Only you won't listen.
Where are you going?"
"Out in the launch. Maybe over to
the Point"
Bob looked at the sky. ITS going
to rain and the lake will be rough
| wouldn't go if L were you, Gladys I"
"Pm going rain or shine. SO good
BY"
Better let me go along ~
mo, | won't. Now run along and
eat your sandwiches !"
All at once Bob got furious. 1t
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.
"Well l hope you feel better" said
Gladys sarcastically 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?"
"Yes?"
beside the boat now. "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 a point of land five
miles away now fast becoming invisible
through the mist.
81 want you to know that bottle
cost three dollars ~
"All right. I'll get you anotherr'
"And the linen-there were a very
nice lunch cloth and a napkin that be-
longed to a set mother got abroad.
You can't replace them! !"
I'll 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 inscrutable expression; then,
"1here 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.
Il 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
theNight little boat with terrible force
and the wind was blowing a hurricane.
Then We'll go back - she shiv-
cred.
shouted above the roar of the wind.
"I'll try to make the island"
He turned the boat toward dark
patch in the water o 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 crash that
twisted the boat. Water surged over
them and then-oblivion
Gladys woke up on a fiat, grassy
place with trees all around. The sun
was shining now and Bob was bend
ing over her.
THANK Cod" he said 81 thought
eOu were gone sure. That was a close
call for us both. Don't move, Gladys.
Just rest there until you are stronger.
We will have to stay here until some
one sees us and takes us home. The
boat is smashed to smithereens."
She smiled wanly and sat up in
Of t.