The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-13
CHAPTER XIV.
I went out
Tho Voyase of tho Merry Widow.

lug FSJaSS VI A'S "N''S IwT had stopped raining entirely now,
 and the south wind had become a warm and welcome reality. l
 went down to the cove. AS I had rather expected, found Bill Johnson there with his motor scow, the Merry widow, with her nose driven up on the beach,
 BIIl's father was Danish, believe, and his mother was a French Cana dian His speech iS a combination of pGt0is that he heard at home.
 '"Qpite 6 sea out there" indicated the. lake.
 "shs shall run pretty high" replied Ril. "but not 30 high like she do awhile ago."
 "Just come out for the rdeT I QueEted
 +E3o.i The Merry Widow she bring over a young man, a newspaper feller. He say he give me three dollar or l wouldn't by yimminy Christmas, do iE No, ssre, not for two-hfty even l RhRn't do 1t" Then he added, with a slight wink, ''The sea she ain't so high now as l make him think"
 "DO you know where Huntingdon's Island sr' inquired, vague plan of action formulating itself in my brain.
 "Sure know him. She set over yon bout three mile, maybe four or two and . half"
 "Werl, the young man you brought over hero has decided to stay for an hour Og 90. While you are waiting I want yoO to take me over to Hunting don's and set Mrs. Green"
 EaErs. GroenI What she do by Hunt ingdon'sF
 'sIu tell you later after I think up poms interesting explanation. At pres ens I shouldn't be able to do the sub }ecs justice. How about itf VIII you take mS oyer thereT
 He hesitated.
 aHerss Q dollar" said. "The storm iS QuAettng down a good deal, and anyhow, you know the Merry widow Ss the best sea boat on the lake"
 Tha HRttary won him What owner, sxea of the Teriest motor monstrosity, Ia not susceptible to praise bestowed upon bis darling,
 T guess she shall run all right One vRfE0 sue shan't work yuBt so good as aha ought, but I got some wire fix htm up."
 | helped him shoVe oR, and Bill tin keEed with the one cylinder machine gun which propelled the barge until he induced fE Co bark at irregular inter vela.
 Have forgotten to mention that the Merry Widow is an open boat with no supeFstrbctuTa or canopy of any sortf If have, let me state here that her linea are very decollete, and a large wave mesfs with little obstruction save ths passengers when 1t starts to travel eROm the bow to the stern.
 sSho shall be, by yimmlny Christ mas, sure choppg," Bill commented, 'EThe wind she shall haul to the south and make cross waves"
 Hs was absolutely correct. AS soon e ve left ths mouth of the cove we vent through some evolutions which I would have said 1t was absolutely impossible for e man of my build to paFform. was favorably considering the idea 0f being Beasick when 6 larger wave than usual washed over and struck the engine. It expired peacefully on the spot
 HWhst hRa happened" asked, with Q iandgman's tustined terror.
 @Tho engine has stopped" Bill'i calm statement of the obvious exas pRrated ms.
 ''of course # has stopped. Can we ever gtart t agRinr
 "SpBe, ghs shah run some more TAs wave, she short circuit the sparh. Bsa," Bill pointed, "she al uak.g His enthusiasm ss c lecturer oa Eho gasoline engine made him for Ges ne 2Ke ouIslQe.
 1t wes brought to bis attention by Is hrae wave which tipped us on oul beam ends and dropped Bill and my salf in aR anectionate group into tht stSZa ef the boat where we were join Sd presently by collection of oi esnH, wrenches, grease cans and othel marine impedtments.
 Bfll removed his elbow from the pi oe my long dnce hopeless stomach ant scrambled to the engine.
 "she hain,t hurted a bit," he an nouneed "Lend me your handker 1 chief"
 silently passed him the article h. desiret He carefully wiped off large part of the engine with 1t be tsEs be. ogered 1k back to ma J dc
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