The Arvada enterprise., 1919-05-01
BY RUTH BELMORE E


you know. for you've bssn to ssa %
mueh-Bsnjamin, I want 10 know Il Il
hurts much 70 b drownd-sdr
Hurts much1 saspsd the old ssa-
man.
"Yss. DIR. Do people that ct
drownd-ed fed much paint u It suf-
fsrin' way to DIET I want 70 know,
Bsajamin, cause my papa and mamma
died that way" continued the child.
choking Q little. IT does sssm -
though I'd Just got 70 know"
.Aya, ays," muttsred the man. Il
~. An I hin ten ~. Oar1yn Nay. -
cios't - anybody hin. I've besn %
near drownin' myself that thsy thought
I was dad whsn was hauled inboard
sComin' hack from drowning 10 Q
whels lot WORSE than bsin' drowned.
You take Il from me-"
"Well." ashsd Carolyn Nay. TIN
dad b know that It's bothered ne
good osal Il NJ mamma and papa
had 10 b dead, naybs that was The
nicsst way for thsm to 60"
. . .
since Jossph etagg had listened 10
The rambling tale Of The sailor regard
Ing The sinking oe he Dunravsn. he
had boens the fate Of his sister and
her husband much In mind.
He had cone no nearer TO deciding
what to Do with The apartment in New
York and its furnishings.
After listening to Bsajamin Hardys
story. The hardware dealer felt lses IN
elined than before to close up the A.
fairs Of Carolyn Nays small estate"
Not that he for Q moment believed that
there was . possibility of Hannah and
her husband being alive. Five months
had passed In these days Of wireless
telegraph and fast sea tramc such .
thing could not b possible. Ths imasi-
nation Of The practical hardware msr.
chant could not visualize It
One day when Carolyn Nay was vis.
itins Mn. 0oEmlsy Ohst burst In quite
Unexpectedly. for It was not Jet mid
afternoon.
M. etagg has let me OF 70 taks
Carolyn Nay slidin'. The ice amt
goin' b b safe IN the cove for long
now. Springs In The air o'fsady. Both
brooks are runnin' full"
Carolyn Nay WAS delighted. A.
though the sky WAS overcast and Q
storm Threatening when they got down
ON the Ice. neither the boy nor the ut.
Tie giri gave ths weather . second
thought Nor had Af. otasg eooad.
cred The weathG Vhea he had allowed
Chst 70 leave ths store that aftsfnooo.
Ohst strapped o. his skates, and
then settled the little giri firmly on her
sled, With Prince riding behind.
The boy harnessed himself With The
long towrops and skated away from
the shore. dragging the slsd after him
at q brisk pace.
'Oh. my" squsalsd Carolyn Nay.
''thsrs Isn't anybody else on the ies."
I'VE won't run Into nobody, then, /"
laughed Tie boy.
Il WAS TOO misty o1tslds Tie cove to
~ ths opsn watse: but Il was there.
and Ohst knew Il - well - anybody.
He had 10 intsatioa OF taking any
risks-espscially With Carolyn Nay I,
his charge.
The Wind blew out Of he cove. TOO.
A. they drew away from the shelter of
ths land they felt its strength.
Naturally. neither the boy nor ~
little giri-and surely not the dog-
iooksd back toward The land. Othsr.
Visa thsy wo1ld have sesa the snow
aursy that swspt dSwn Over he town
and quickly hid it iron The cove.
OAst was skat1ne Als veey sWtfte0t.
Ooselyn Nay Was screaming With -
light Psines baEksd 3eyfully. And,
suAAsnly. In . staFtiing fasAioa. thsy
ea1e b Q Assure n ~ ieel
Ths boy dartsd - oos side. hsslsd
q his right akate. and stopped HI
I'D 3seked tAs slsd asi6A. too. yellinl
- Carolyn Nay b bold fase~ Bal
PSanee was 6uns from Il. and sefan
bls1 ovsr he iee. BARKING loudly.
"0h, dear net" cried Carolyn Nay
"Yos stopped too quick. Chst 0oen
lsy. 0oodnsssi Thsrs's . hole In III
ieet"
.AnA I didn't ~ Il till ws was q
nest Ia II" aek1okisdssd Ohse It'll
moesh Q hoaA Whyi there's . gfsa'
Assd Of Ice broke a and sailin' ou'
into ths lake"
~0h. my" easpsd ~ httis GIRL
Tne boy knsW at ooee hat Ae mus
b careful In makins his way ho0l
with ~ littis erl Having sssa o,
great assure u tAe ies. hs might COM
upoa another. Il seemed 70 hin q
Though ~ Ice under his test waD d
motion. In The distance was he 0e1AA
q Q rsvsrbsrating efasA that eeel|
0eaa but oos thing. h ies u u
eove was breaking upi
TAs watses q ~ twe beeohD Wse'
peasing down Int ~ eevA 0DgAl
I'D really COMA anA ~ aAooAl 6oGAs
Vas kksly ssv - esees ~ ~ saa4Fsl
81 e ~ eevs aAA sesa ~ w q