Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-03-30

we're once out on the high seas that
Will scare the life out OF her"
trhe party was made up as Bowers
proposed. The Eaglet was provisioned
and wined, When Miss Mary Camp
bell and Helen Bowers learned the OBJ.
1eef Of the cruise they were deeply In
terested Both agreed to keep the Sc
efet from Sophia, though 1t must be
admitted that, she being Of their sex,
they sympathized with her rather than
with her lance.
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
connded his plan to Stanley,
what PROPOSE" said Fred. - that
we lay to In q cove somewhere. Dur
ins the night I'll take part of the
crew IN the dinghy, pull away to the
q town ontthe coaat dress M Ms.
members OF the crew Of German
submarine just come over, come back
and take possession of the Eaglet and
all on board. III ask a lot of ques-
tons, and you can tell me that Sophia
Is your Hancee, but keeps putting of
the wedding. I'll find way to scare
her into your arms"
Ward listened to this proposition In
silence and when II was finished shook
his head
Don't you think you'll be recog-
nizedT 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'll be no
opportunity to look at us dlspnssion
ately."
Stanley's reluctant consent was won
to a trial Of the plan, though his comb
dence in It was not secured. The yacht
was headed for bay In which there
were many islands, and when an adj
vantageous retreat presented itself the
Eaglet was run into 1t 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 dozen Of the crew
slipped away with muffied 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 expires
sions Of dlsapprobatlon.
"What IL IT." asked one Of the girls.
We've struck a supply den for sub
marines" replied the steward, who had
been tipped handsomely and told what
to say
"Heavensw 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
were climbing aboard.
srsAo MS In command herei" thun.
dered Bowers.
II am" replied Stanley.
"Vel you haf discovered our depot
Of stores You tell udders. De Yam
kee navy come and rout us out"
This was said with terrible fierce.
ness.
"Wel keep your secret" pleaded
Miss Campbell. "Please don't kill usl'
"How know datf 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 dOtF'
"Im not German, II you please"
replied Sophia, with an ominous fash
OF her eyes.
"Vat you sayT
II said you're brute"
"You say dot2 You marry me right
away. show how we Shermans make
wife behafe herself. say, shuster.
kommen sic bier"
One OF the Germans advanced. He
was u 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
81 won't" said Sophia.
II glf you your choice. You marry
me or this gentleman" pointing TO
Stanley
"I'll marry neither Of you" replied
Sophia dellantly.
drop her In de waterg' cried the
German to his men. Several men ad-
vanced aud were about to pretend 10
carry out the threat when Sophia call.
ed halt.
"IIl marry one OF you" she said.
(which Onef' asked the German.
you"
This was too much for Miss Camp
bell and Miss Bowers, both ~ whom
burst into laughter. That was the end
Of the effort TO control the untractnble
Sophia. Bowers shrank back, abashed
Stanley looked NJ his fiancee In aston.
lshment
"D0 you mean thatT he asked.
yes, I do. Between the two o.
you | prefer the German"
The masqueraders disbanded, and
NIL sat down TO breakfast. for the at
Tempt either TO deceive or cOerce Miss
Wartrnce had proved a failure. When
the party returned to their starting
point she had given Stanley TO under
stnnd TINT nll was or between them.
Miss Wnrtrace was also free from
Stanley, free 10 turn the head Of some
other man Her subsequent career
proved that n willfuI woman IN order
TO be cured Of her wllfulness must find
her master. Sophia married man
with none OF the gentler qualities. but
plenty Of the brute. In bis hands she
was AZ gentle ~ dove. There n no
evidence that he III treated her. but
there II evidence that he had no occa.
sion TO III treat her. She knew her
master.