The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-02
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BERTRAND w. SINCLAIR
rovvr,xnt. 1870 ~ tittie nrswn a ca.

ccvyrisht. 1850, ~ tittie nro-n a O

uafnlnk the manu- yeotth efN"'
tended to help her. and srrans
lightly into the cockpit Of the yacht
The older man withdrew his hook.
Young Cover held on second
longer, matching the undizgulsed
hatred In Donald MaeRae's eyes
with a fury in his own. And when
he withdrew the boat hook he
swung the inch.thiek lron-shod pole
with a swift twist Of his body and
struck MacRae fairly across the
faea
In an hour inc yacht was fuur
miles TO windward Of the sicop'
Masterioss. the sloop sailed. laid 70.
started off again erratieaiiy. and
after many shifts laid her blunt
bows straight for the opening be-
tween sanEster and Sauitty islands.
on the cockpit floor Donald Mao
Rae sprawied unhceding. blood
from his broken face ooxed over the
boards. She struck. As she hung
shuddering on the rock. sea hftoh
over her stern and waahed Maeisss
Off into deep water.
He came up gaspins- The cool
immersion had revived him. He had
been cast by luck into a place nom
which IL took no more than tho
moderate. effort OF an able swimmer
TO reach shore.
In five minutes his feet touched
on a gravel beach. lie walked drip
ping out Of the swell. climbed to
higher ground. and sat down hrssco
stuntsd FIR and watched bis boat
so down.
MaeRae.s face worked. H,s rps
auiyared as he lifted hts hands In q
swim gesture of appeal
20 God he erted. -curss and
blast them IN all their Ways and
enterprises n they deal with her as
they have dealt with me-
On an afternoon IN November.
1913. . man came rowing up the
western eide of saultsy island and
turned into Cradle bay. which Hes
under the ie. OF Point Ola. He was
young man. and wore a patch OF
pink eeIiuioid over his right eye
He turned into the small half
moon blight staring with surprise
nj a white cottageroofed house SIT
ting amid an acre square Of bright
green lawn.
Hmm m. . ne usussered. IN wasn't
built yesterday. either. Funny be
never mentioned that
He pushed on the oars and the
boat slid nearer shore the mans
eyes attn steadfast on the house.
No life appeared ther~
Il wonder. now He sposre
again.
While he pushed h;s boat IN on
the gravel . low pre< enussd him
% hook behind A hixhboved. shin-
Ing mahogany cruiser. 70 feet or
more over all. rounded the point
The smooth sea parted with .
xhistiing sound where her brnw
shod stem split n ike kTfa She
slowed down from this rainlike
speed. stopped. picked up q moor
Ing. made fast
peatedly. The man In the rowboat
smiled.
wise management" he observed
Ironically. under his breath.
The power yacht. II seemed, had
no; 30 much AZ dinghy aboard. A
figure detached itself from group
Of people on deck and waved n
reckoning hand to the roveost
The ROVER shrugged his shoulders
and pulled out and alongside The
deck crew lowered a set Of steps
Take a couple Of us ashore. WIN
your He was addressed by .
short. stout man.
The young man laid his rovboa,
against the steps
-climb In he said briefly.
You. Smith. come along.
The deck boy climbed obedientfy
down. A girl IN white duck and
heavy blue sweater put her foot on
the steps.
II think I shan 60. too. papa
she said.
Her father nodded and followed
her.
The rowooas nosed IN beside the
end Of a narrow float. The boy ir
the Jersey sprsng out. reached a
steadying hand to his employer.
The girl stepped lightly to the
planked logs.
-Give the boy q nm on that boat
20 the chuck. VIII your" the stout
person made further request. indi-
eating 4 white boat bottom up on
shore
A queer expressios cleaned mo
mentarily in the eyes OF the boat
man But he made for the dinghy.
followed By the hand from the
yacht They turned the boat over.
sid It down and afloat. The sailor
got In and began TO ship his oars.
The man and the giri stood by
iii this was done. Then the girl
turned away. The man extended his
hand.
"Thanks,- he said curtiy.
The others hand had invoiuntar-
ny moved. The short, stout man
dropped a silver dollar In II. swung
on his heel and followed his daugh-
ter--passed her, In fact. for she had
Only bAkfH st'p VI e"V All" hasA'Ns
The young fellow eyed the silver
coin in his hand with nm expression
that passed from astonishment to
anger and broke at last into a smile
Of sheer Amusement Then he faced
about on the jerscyed youth about
TO dip his blades.
you don't object to tips. do you.
Smith,
Gee, no. the boy observed
"Ain't you got no use for money!
Not this kind You take 1t and
buy smokes"
lie Tipped the dollar into the
dinghy and the youth salvaged IT,
His gaze rested curiously on the
man with the patch over his eye
His familiar grin faded. lie touched
his cap.