The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25
|s0ME THINGS 1 BASKET
BY CHARLOTTE FREEMAN.


thermos bottle and brushed some
crumbs of her bathing suit before she
answered. Exclusive! This beach ID
about as private 10 q balloon ascen-
sion ON the Fourth of July. Jude told
you to hunt me. of counsel"
swell, +"
"She did, and you know it. Now.
! please help me pack things into the
basket. Then you con tr0t 1t 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
Prick nor Jack Mabie. and she and the
other girls a 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, Gladys! I don't
want you to think I'm always hanging
around ut Judith's orders. hang
around because l want to. You know
l love you. Only you wont listen.
Where are you, going1"
"Out in the launch. Maybe over to
the Point"
Bob looked at the sky. TITS going
to raj" and the lake will be rough.
I wouldn't 80 If l were you. Gladys! 7"
"I'm going rain O. shine, SO good.
by!
"Better let me 60 along!"
mo, / 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 a little boy. He held up
the basket and hurled 1t high over
head out into the water.
swell, l hope you feel better" said
Gladys sarcastically after the monen-
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 PointT'
"Yes7"
"rhen I'm going too" They were
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 rs q Cash Of lightning. split
the sky, followed by q crash Of thun-
der.
The little launch pushed her nose
b.avely through the water and Bob
headed her for a point Of land Ave
miles away now fast becoming invisible
through the mist.
II want you to know that bottle
cost three d~ollars!"
"All right. I'll get you another"
"And the linen-there we're a very
nice lunch cloth and a napkin that BE-
l0nged to a set mother got abroad.
You can't replace themw
I'LL buy her a 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 lnscrutable expression; then,
'There was something else in the bas-
ket," she said, tentatively trailing her
hand In the turbulent water. g.
"What?" inquired Bob, without In.
terest, keeping an anxious eye on the
clouds.
II can't tell you" she said.
"All right" he answered. keep K
to yourself. Say, Gladys, we can't
make tr- Point" The waves were
getting high now and crashing against
the light little boat with terrible force
and the wind vas blowing q hurricane.
'"Then we'll 60 back" she shiv.
cred.
ITS two miles. We can't" he
shouted above the roar Of the wind.
"Ill try to make the island"
He turned the boat toward q dark
patch in the water q quarter Of q
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 q crash that
twisted the boat. Water surged over
them and then-oblivioni
Gladys woke up on q fiat, grassy
place with trees all around. The sun
was shining now and Bob was bend
Ing over her.
"Thank God" he said. " thought
you were gone sure. That was q close
cull for US both. Don't move, Gladys
Just rest there until you are stronger.
We will have to stay here until some
nj ees us and takes VI home. The
boat Is smashed to smithereens."
She smiled wanly and sat up h
spite Of his protests.
"Dear Bob" she said, holding out
both hands to him, don't you want to
know what else was in the basket"
He had forgotten about 1t In the
face Of more serious things. But now
he was all interest. "WhatY' hs