The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-02


The party was made up as Bowers
proposed. The Eaglet was provisioned
and wined. When Miss Mary Camp
bell and Helen Bowers learned the OBJ
ject of the cruise they were deeply in
terested. Both agreed to keep The Sc
cret from Sophia, though it must be
admitted that. she being of their sex.
they sympathized with her rather than
with her fiance
The Eaglet sailed from the yacht
clubs docks of an afternoon, and after
dinner and an hour or two of pleasant
chat on the afterdeck the ladies re-
tired to their staterooms, and Bowers
confded his plan to Stanley.
What propose" said Fred, lis that
We lay to in cove somewhere. Dur
ing the night I'll take a part of the
crew in the dinghy, pull away to the
nearest town on the coast, dress up as
members of the crew of German
submarine just come over, come back
and take possession Of the Eaglet and
all on board. I'll ask lot Of ques-
tons, and you can tell me that Sophia
is your fiancee, but keeps putting off
the wedding. I'll find way to scare
her into your arms"
| Ward listened to this proposition in
silence and when it was finished shook
] his head.
Don't you think you'll be recog-
nized?" he asked.
| mo. Plenty of paint. false whiskers
and German toys will do the business.
Mary and Helen will be in the secret,
and they will pretend to be frightened
out of their wits Then. too, Wen come
down so suddenly that there'l be no
opportunity to look at us dispassion
/ ately."
Stanlcy's reluctant consent was won
! to a trial of the plan, though his conf
dence in it was not secured. The yacht
was headed for a bay In which there
were many islands, and when an ad-
! vantageOus retreat presented itself the
| Eaglet was run into it and her anchor
! dropped.
! The men proved purposely uninter
esting that the ladies might go to bed
| early, and by 10 o'clock the lights were
out and all was quiet on board. Bow
ers. with half a dozen of the crew,
! Slipped away with muflled oars.
In the morning when all except Bow
ers were sitting down to breakfast
there was shouting on the shore
near by and many Teutonic express
sions of disapprobation.
| hat &c, cly ~
We've struck supply den for sub
marines" replied the steward, who had
been tipped handsomely and told what
to say.
"Heavens.' cried Miss Campbell.
what will become of us?" chimed
in Miss Bowers.
Meanwhile the Germans, led by Bow.
ers, pulled for the Eaglet and by the
time the ladies had rushed on deck
We're climbing aboard
"Who ISIS in command here?" thun-
dered Bowers.
Il am replied Stanley.
"Vell, you hat discovered our depot
of stores You tell udders. De Yam
! kee navy come and rout us out"
This was said with terrible fierce
ness.
well keep your secret" pleaded
I Miss Campbell. please don't kill u.s."
"How know dat? Dead peoples tell
| no tales"
! Turning to Stanley, the German ask.
ed for information of the different
members of the party. Skillfully lead
ing up to the relationship between
Stanley and Miss Wartrace, Stanley
gave the required information.
"Ach," cried the German. evidently
disguised, you Americans spoil your
women! No German woman would
dare do dOt!'
I'm not German, If you please"
replied Sophia, with an ominous fash
of her eyes.
"Vat you say?'
Il said you're brute"
You say dot? You marry me right
away. | show how we Shermans make
wife behafe herself. | say. Shuster.
kommen sic hier"
One of the Germans advanced. lie
was young minister and had been
shipped by Bowen with the crew Of
the Eaglet for a purpose.
Marry me to this woman" said the
German.
Il won't" said Sophia.
Il elf you your choice You marry
me or this gentleman pointing to
Stanley.
IN marry neither of you" replied /
Sophia deliantly.
Drop her in de waterr' cried the I
German to bis men Several men adj /
ranced and were about to pretend to
carry out he threat when Sophia call
ed "A halt
III marry one of YOU she said.
(which Cne:' asked the German.
you
This was too much for Miss Camp
bell and Miss Bowers. both of whom
burst into laughter. That was the end
or the effort to control the untractable
Sophia. Bowers shrank back. abashed
Stanley looked at his fiancee In aston