The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-16

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He made no reply at first, but on my
repeating the question he answered,
No, no: I'm all right. Leave me alone
till morning"
But as | turned to go noted that his
head had resumed its rocking motion.
Maud was waiting patiently for me.
and took notice. with thrill OF Joy
Of the quecnly poise of her head and
her glorious. calm eyes Calm and
sure they were as her spirit Itself
"Will you trust yourself to me for
a Journey OF six hundred miles or so?"
| asked.
You mean" she asked. and I
knew she had guessed Alright.
Yes. mean just that" ! replied
There is nothing left for US but the
open boat"
For me. you mean" she said You
are certainly as safe here as you have
been"
No. there is nothing left for US but
the open boat" iterated stoutly
VIII you please dress as warmly as
you can. at once. and make into a
bundle whatever you wish to bring
with your"
And make all haste" added. as
she turned toward her stateroom.
The lazaretto was directly beneath
the cabin. and. opening the trapdoor
in the floor and carrying a candle with
me, dropped down and began over.
m Oh In
mainly from the canned goods, and by
the time ! was ready. willing hands
were extended from above to receive
what passed up.
We worked in silence. | helped nv.
self also to blankets mittens. oilskins
caps, and such things. from the slop-
chest. 1t was no light adventure this
trusting ourselves in small boat to
so raw and stormy sea, and 1t was
imperative that we should guard our.
selves against cold and wet.
We worked feverishly at carrying
our plunder on deck and dcpositing 1t
amidships, so feverishly that Maud.
whose strength was hardly a positive
quantity. had to give over. exhausted
and sit on the steps at the break OF the
poop. This did not serve to recover
her. and she lay on her back. on the
hard deck, arms stretched out and
whole body relaxed. 1t was trick |
remembered OF my sister. and knew
she would soon be herself again.
knew. also. that weapons would not
come amiss, and | re-entered Wolf Lar.
sens stateroom to get his rifle and
shotgun. spoke to him. but he made
no answer though his head was still
rocking from side to side and he was
not asleep
"Good-by, Lucifer." whispered to
myself as softly closed the door.
Next to obtain was stock of am.
mnnition-an easy matter, though |
had to enter the steerage companion.
way to do It, Here the hunters stored
the ammunition boxes they carried In
the boats. and here. but few feet
from their noisy revcls. took posses
sion OF two boxes.
Next. to lower boat. Not so
simple a task for one man. Having
cast on the lashings. | hoisted first on
the forward tackle. then on the aft.
till the boat cleared the rail. when
lowered away. one tackle and then the
other. for n couple OF feet. till 1t hung
snugly. above the water against the
schooner's side. made certain that
1t contained the proper equipment of
oars rowlocks and sail Water was
a consideration. and | robbed every
boat aboard OF its breaker. As there
were nine boats all told. It meant that
We should have plenty OF water, and
ballast as we'll. though there was the
chance that the boat would be over.
loaded. what OF the generous supply OF
other things ! was taking
\ few minutes sut'iCed to finish the
loading and lowered the boat into
the water. As | helped Maud over the
rail and felt her form close to mine.
1t was all | could do to keep from cry
ing out. Il love you! love you!"
Truly Humphrey Van Wcydcn was at
last In love. ! thought. as her fingers
clung to mine while | lowered her
down to the boat | held on to the rail
with one hand and supported her
weight with the other. and was proud
n, the moment OF the feat. 1t was
strength ! had not possessed a few
months before. on the day said good
by to Charley Furuscth and started
FOR San Francisco on the Inflated
Martinez
As the boat nsccndcd on n sea, her
feet touched and released her hands
! cast on the tackles and lcapcd after
her had never rowcd In my life. but
! put out the oars and nt the expense
OF much effort got the boat clear OF
the Ghost Then | cSrcrImcntcd with
the sail | had seen the boat stccrors
and hunters set their sprItsalls many
times, yet this was my first attempt,
What took them possibly two minutes
took mo twenty, but In the end | sue
cccicd IN setting aud trimming II. ana
with the steering oar In my hands
hauled on the wind
There lics Japan" remarked
straight before US"
Humphrey Van Weydcn." she said