The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-04

set some expensive furs for herself
Now 40 on with the story;
Ned. wha, kind OF trip will
this boz" she asked him.
He was moro held by tho under
tcne OF excitement In her voice
than by tho question itself. ''wha,
IS itgs he asked. what DO sou
mean
II mean-win II be a hard TRIP
ono OF Danger and discomfort
= Nj don't think so. I'm goins to
u comfortable yacht--lt will be
a launch. OF course. but bis,
comfortable one--have a good cook
and pleasant surroundings. You
know. travelling by water has SO,
any other method skinned. In
fact. Il ought 20 be as comfort.
able as staying az club. not 70
mention tho sport In hunting. and
80 on. I don't intend to so too
FAR or too long-your lltsle Ned
doesn't ike discomfort any too
well 10 deliberately hunt Il up. I
can mako IL just as easy a trip
Rs I want It's all In my hands
hiring crew. schooner. itinerary.
and everything. OF course, father
told wild story about cold and
hardship and danger. but don't
believe there's a thing in r."
II don't either. IL makes me
laugh. these wild and woolly stories
about the North! It's just Hbou,
as wild as Ballard. Edith Court.
ney went clear 20 Juneau and
back on a boat not long Rgo and
didn't have a single adventure
except with a handsome young
big game hunter In the cabin"
But Juneau-is Just the begin.
ming Of Alaska"
IT don't caro-. This hardship
they talk about Is all poppycock.
and you know it--and the danger,
too. To hear your father talk.
and soma OF the others OF tho old.
cr generation. you'd think they had
been thru tho internal reE.onsl
They didn't haye tho sporting in.
\ slncts that've been developed IN
I.,e last generation. Ned. Any ons
81 our friends would so thru what
. they went thru and not even both.
or to tell about Il. tell you
this generation Is better and strong.
er than, any one that preceded Il.
and their stories OF privation and
. danger are just a screami I'm no
more afraid OF tho North than ]
arm OF you"
She paused. and he stared nj
her hlankly. He knew perfectly
well that sorpo brilliant idea had
occurrex 20 Der: he was simply
waiting for her 20 tell Il. She
moved nearer and slipped her hand
between his.
Ned. I've n wonderful plan. I"
she told him. There's no reason
why VIC should be separated for
three months. You say the hiring
OF the launch. itinerary. and every
thing Is In your hands. Why not
take mother and me with your"
Ny dear
why not7 Tell me that Tho
doctor has Just recommended her
a sea trip. Where could she get
better one? OF course you'd have
DO get a big. comfortable launch
II intended 10 get that. any.
way" Slowly the light that shone
in her face stole into his Are
you a good sailor---7"
1T Just happens that neither
mother nor / know what seasick.
ness means. Otherwise, I'm afraid
we wouldn't find very much pleas.
ure in the trip. You remember the
time, in Rex Nard's yacht, OFF Co
lumhia river bar? But won't you
be In the inside passage. anyway
The inside passage doesn't go
across tho Bay OF Alasia--but
father says It's all quiet water
among the islands we'll trade at.
in Boring Sea. II freezes over
tight In winter. so II must be
quiet" He paused. drinking In
tho advantages OF the plan. They
would be together; that point alone
was inducement enough for him.
BY one stroke an arduous, unpleas.
ant business venture could be
turned into a pleasure trip. an ex.
cursion on a private yacht over
the wintry waters of the North.
II was true that IGNORES point Of
view was slightly different. but
her enthusiasm was no less than
his. The plan was perfect
answer TO the problem Of her moth
er's sea trip and the inevitable
expense involved. She knew her
mothers thrifty disposition: she
would be only too glad to take her
voyage as the guest of her daugh.
er's hance. And both Of them
Ecould robe themselves in such furs
as had never been seen on Second
ave. before.
Take you'll should say / will
take you-and your mother, too"
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