The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-26

plav the rescuer and the hero, Is ne
well, 1 shall disappoint him
By the time she was ready TO turn
hack the wind had increased three-
fold. She had seen her Drotnef ofinS
the boat about. but had not niastefsu
the trick herself. She must Try u.
however. With a prayer tnas II nlSne
be a success, she moved the tiiieI
over, and the next moment the craII
was keeling over and she was scream
ing for help. The man in the motor
boat was not far away, and WITHIN cWo
minutes he was pulling very wet ana
much-bedraggled form to a seat IN
! his boat For the next five minutes
he was busy righting her boat ana
making it fast for tow, and then
he turned to her to be greeted Win.
..I suppose you are glad it hap
! pened ?''
'sIt was a silly thing for you to do.
| knowing nothing of the management
of a sailboati" he slowly answered
But you know all about IT.! was
fired at him
It have run a sailboat for years"
! Did you begin as soon as you were
weaned?"
1t was a long time before he spoke
again. and then he said:
There is a shooting jacket on the
seat beside you. If you feel chilly
PUTT on. I will get you home as soon
She opened her lips to say some
thing, but just then the engine of the
motor boat went dead" Mr.. Dayton
gave expression to his feelings of
the fact he wasn't much acquainted
with motor boats and their way Of
stopping to rest every few minutes
What is it?" asked Miss Blythe
Engine out of orderi''
at was very silly of you to come
out in this boat,"
They were running in close to Cat
} Island and unheeding the taunt, he
got out oar and brought the craft
5 to land and began an inspection. When
) he had worked in vain for half an
} hour he rose to ease his aching back
and said:
I'm not electrician enough to re-
pair it,
| Then there are men smarter than
, you" chuckled the girl.
Plenty of themi''
, ST though there couldn't be. Well
5 what are we going to do?"
, viii anybody come after your
! Father or Fred may come about
midnight. but 1 am not sure of it,
I'VE can't use either to get away
in. The motor is disabled. and your
boat has lost it's mast and SAIL
And we must sit here till help
e comes? %
e DO you see any other way?"
L IF I were young man. I'd take
few lessons in a few things, and I'd
r begin on motor boats. We've got a
q hired man at home who doesn't know
e enough to pound sand, and yet I'll
I wager he can fix this boat in ten min
s utes'
e IF I'd have let you drown out
r there"
But nobody asked your help. I
had the boat to cling to, and was all
q right.
iii know better next tirne." was
q sulky reply as the young man turned
y away.
8 From then on, for a long half our
g there was silence between them Then
it was broken by Miss Blythe saying:
did you ever go over Niagara Falls
in a barrel?"
: Were you ever fired from a can
II non? ?" he replied.
7 Then there followed another long
e silence.
: OF course, these venturesome young
: persons were rescued long before they
3 had experienced any serious hardship.
When they separated, it is certain that
: Eneither had the faintest premonition
of what the outcome of their mnpro-
;, pitious introduction would be, and It
is equally probable that either would
l. have disclaimed any intention to pur-
- sue the acquaintance It is n fact,
however, that they were married less
than a fortnight ago.-(Copyrigflt
- 1915, by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
- dicate.)