Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-07
CHAPTER XIV

and the south wind had become {
warm and welcome reality
went down 10 the cove A. ! had
rather expected. / found BIN johnson
there with hia motor scow. the Merry
wAoW. With her nose driven up on The
beach.
Bnls father was Danish. believe.
aud bis mother WIS a French Cana,
dian. Ills speech Il a combination Of
paiois sbst he heard ut home.
aQaite see out there / indicated
the Lake.
ssbe shah run pretty high" replied
Bnl. "but not 80 high like she do
awhile ago
aust come out Tor the rider /
euered
NO. The Merry Widow she bring
over young man. newspaper Teller.
lie snys he give me three dollars or
wouldn't. By yimminy Christmas. do
shan't do H." Then be added. with
slight wink. "'rho sea she Amt 80 high
nos as . make HIM think"
~Do you know where iiuntlngdon's
island lar I Inquired. a vague plan u
action forming itself 10 my brain.
"Sure I know him. She set over yon
bout three mile. maybe four or two
aud a half
"wrll. She young man you brought
over here has decided 20 stay FOR an
hour or 20. While you are waiting l
want you 10 take me over 10 Hunting.
dops and get Mrs. Green"
"siru. Creeni what she DO by Hunt
lbgdon'sf
~f'll tell you later after ! think up
some interesting explanation. AZ pres
ent ! shouldn't be able 20 do the sub
jcct justice. How about ~ WIN you
take me over thereT
he hesltafed.
Here's dollar" l said 'rhe
storm Is quleting down good deal.
ana anyhow, you know the Merry
wldow IL the best sea boat on the |
lake"
The battery won him. What owner.
even OF the ycriest motor monstrosity. /
1. not susceptible TO praise bestowed /
upon his darling
Il greas she shall run all right. One
waive she sllant work yust so good as
she ought. but | got some wire. FIX
him np"
! helped him shove on. and bin tin
kcrcd with the one cylinder machine
gun which propelled the barge until he
Induced II 20 bark at irregular inter.
yals
Have l forgotten 10 mention that the
Merry Widow Is an opcn boat With no
superstructnrc or canopy Of any sort
II | have. let me stats here that her
lines are very decollete aud a large
wave meets with little obstruction save
the passengers when Il starts TO travel
FROM the bow TO the stern.
"shs shall be- By yimmlny Christ
mas. SURE ch0ppy.~ Bill commented
THE wind she shall haui 10 the south
and make cross waves
He was absolutely correct. AS soon
as ~ left the mouth Of the cove we
went through some eyolutions which
I would have said Il was absolutely
impossible for a man OF my build 10
perform. l was fayosabiy considering
the IDEA Of being sessiek when a
larger wave than usual washed over
atN tfIR[h ttta tEAtAn - tAbNot a
peacefully CO the spot
what has haopeoedf~ ! asked. with
a ikudsmHna Justified terror.
--rhs engine has stopped Brrs
calm statement OF the obvious exas.
p<rsted the.
-og course Il has stepped. Can We
ever start u sgainf'
sure She shah run some more
The we've. abe short circuit the
spark see.~ Biil pointed. -she all
wet" His enthusiasm a. a lecturer :
on the Easollae ssxins made him for q
90 the lake outside
Il Was brought 70 bis stteation by
iafsv wave which tipped ns on our :
beam ends snd dropped Biii and my.
III In aa ageetionate group Into the >
stern o. the boat. where we were join. (
"a pneseoiiy b a collection % oil q
rams. wfenrhek. Ercase cans and other r.
marine lnpcdimeatz q
Bid renewed his elbow from she pit &
- say long since hopeless stomach and y
scrambled 70 tbs engine. D
~she hzint hnrted . hit be 81. '
ugunced- LeEd me your handker
cbief 81
Z silently passed him the article be a
desired. He carefully wiped OF q
ixFxs parf o. the engine with IL be "a
fore he offered !; back to me de b
clinsd and told him 10 consider II my b
contribution 70 the equipment OF tie e
boat Il
NOV. ssrr.- be directed. you mist
bold the coat over the spark 30 she :
shall not get. BY zee yizz. again wet. B
He showed s9e bow 90 protect the 4
engine frcu sne elements by iatsrpos. $
Ing 10Y coat and my shiyering body 4
between Il and the waves. This being e
accomplished. he started the machin- .