The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-05-24
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VAS MS lASOIue skkbVN, OAErtnS OuAS
airting with coinely, ladies' II WAS
late in the afternoon Of An early
spring day that had been crowned BY
| 4 cIOudless sky.
| When the velyety star-lit darkness
| superseded the xaudy twilight Tracy
: put away his fishing tackle. lit ct-
gar and started to paddle slowly home
ward. The night Was Of the superb
kind that has a tendency u make =
person retrospective. dreaming and
iuOrOus.
/ Presently . wOalan's voice vas
/ leard singing on the other side Of the
axe. II was changed and subdued BY
he distance into "a charming quality
Is IL vibrated Un the soft, tranquil air.
| The voice possessed range, carrying
power and sweetness that caused
Tracy to stop rowing and to listen in-
emily to the magical OutpOuring. For
several minutes he listened. spell
pound, to the witching music: but II
stopped as suddenly as 1t had start
ID Tracy waited patiently for some
.ime, expecting that the sOnsstress
again sing, pOS OsAS uao Aos -
soon Ms he desired.
II wonder who she is!" Tracy asked
himself. II didn't think that this lit
le dot upon the map hart'Ored such
IN exceptionally good singer. fossi-
ply, she Is just y visitor like ule and
wont stay here long. It's toO bad
hat l shall have to leave for the city
.ariy In the morning. or l could: pos.
,ibly, cOntrive to meet her and tnd
,ut who she Is. The owner Of such
'Oice must be very charming.
Tracy wasn't oven sure whether she
xas out In boat Or not. But he de-
.ided to take chances On II and soon
started rowing across the lake in the
direction from which the song had
.Uiue. Not until he had nearly reached
he opposite shore did he stop row.
ny. What. is more. he saw no boat
ind he heard NO more Of the song
stress. He had about decided that he
,ad come on wild goose chase, when
his attentive ear caught the rattle
II an Oarlock some distance away.
$50 she Is out In u boat and. l be-
lieve, alone. since there Is no CON
sersAtiOn.'
Tracy unconsciOusly Strengthened
lis tie and SmoO,hcd his hair, cUmpli-
ncutinG his good luck. While he was
planning some way to get acquainted.
she started singing again. Tracy for
got everything in listening to the
wonderful. appealing charm of that
, vuicc. He thought that il was the
most eutrnncing vocal music he had
ever heard; In short. he had fallen
deeply In love with the voice nnd
Ony.si to meet its owner-when the
song was finished.
\ To row up and accost her on the
axe was. Of course, entirely out Of
The question. SO he began racking his
Drain for another method. II came
ike an Inspiration. Immediately he
set out for the bOnthOuse landing near
III. hotel which was marked by q
green light. The small lake he was on
was Joined to another lake by means
II II channel about six feet wide and
twenty-five feet long. The hoathouse
was on the other side of the channel,
and taking boat through the chan.
mel without mishap and delay required
some skill. 1t was best done by start.
lng the boat straight and with sutfi.
rient initial velocity to carry it well
along.
Tracy did not go through the chan
ael. hut landed his boat on the beach.
,ut Of sight from the entrance. In
going ashore he took with him n very
strong silk fishline. and walked care
fully though quickly to where a foot
bridge crossed the channel. Forum.
ately for Tracy. there were no people
about to disturb him while he was
stringing the fiShlinc across the chan
ncl p" that ii w"Nd intercept boat
in going through. When this was done
ny willow, lit cigar and listened to
the enchanting singing which had
again started.
Tracy pondered deeply the best
! words to use in addressing her and
= even went So far aS L" practice IL
! whispers the words and sentences h<
- Intended to use.
r VI tAat tith<
he had landed he heard the boat bear
Ing the snngStreSS coming toward tht
landing. She was silent now. hut thu
splash and creakng az. the oars wer,
sufficient tell-tales. 1t was to" darf
to see her boat distinctly: it seemet
like gray shadow upon the waters
, As ii neared the entrance il WAS line<
V up with splendid precision. and viii
two "r three strong pulls WAS sen
correctly into the channel.
Tracy waited in hresthless excite
mrnt until he saw the shndowy Skif
hesitate and rebound. After this ;her
WAS scrapinE Of oars and Splashin
# water as the boat tloundere,
against the hanks. Then. with hi
-. heart in his throat and trembling Wit