Evening star., 1926-02-21

receive Ind guide the descending
pendulum. For q moment or SO there
was imminent danger that the animal
would either be dashed against the
rocky wall or carry away some Of
the yachts standing rigging. Tho
lookout man. reaching up. managed
to get hold Of hind leg. This was q
mistake. He went oversize and
splashed into the sea as though he
had been projected from a catapult
Somebody threw him a rope and he
scrambled aboard dripping. against q
volley of facetious remarks from
those who were not too busy.
'Hurt?" snapped Walker.
mo, SIR" replied the man. but he
stood apart rubbing his shoulder.
having had enough Of cows for the
cautious spirit threw the loop of a
small line over the beast. By means
of 1t she was guided safely to the
deck, where she stood. feet apart.
blowing and rolling her eyes. The
men cheered.
But the jubilation was cut short
by a cry Of warning from aloft. The
calf was seen to be wabbling back and
forth along the edge Of the cliff, ap-
parently getting ready to jump down
after his parent. The lookout man
waved his cap, those on deck shouted
and threw up their arms and tossed
up rope ends and cut antics in an
effort to convince the child that in
spite Of appearances to the contrary
COWS cannot fly. Teller fell into the
dinghy and began frantically to
splash toward a point from which he
could scale the cliff All these
maneuvers seemed doomed to failure;
the calf had apparently every inten-
ton of casting itself into space. Sud
denly vt froze to immobility. staring
hxedly straight out in front All
looked in the direction Of that gaze.
At the foretop crouched Johnson,
bumped up and gazing directly into
the calf's bulging eyes. Calmly he
held that calf with his glittering eye
The calf stared. johnson had made
good!
Breathless silence fell. If Teller
could scale the cliff before the un-
precedented spell broke He did,
Breathing heavily and perspiring
freely, he was seen to creep upon the
hypnotized calf. to grasp him firmly.
Everybody cheered. Two of the
sailors clasped each other and pulled
on an tmpromptu dance
But the celebration nearly proved
fatal. In the excitement the two mon
at the falls dropped their rope in
order to do little caper of triumph.
Ihis released the pressure on the COW.
Nhether her finer feelings had been
outraged to the point Of retaliation, or
whether she was merely looking for
her progeny. Is obscure. At any rate,
she uttered another below and took
charge of the deck. There was no
opposition. Men swarmed up the
rigging. Aline and her brother dived
down the hatch. The lookout man.
caught unawares between wind and
water, and with no other place to go.
again went oversize. But. then, he
was already wet. Walker swung him.
SELF up on the boom, from which point
ne gave his view Of tho situation In
no uncertain terms.
Ine hurry was, Of course. momen-
tary. The trailing rope was soon
seized and the beast made fast. And
az that moment the gentle and plain
i've voice of Teller was heard along
side. Pegging for assistance in getting
the calf aboard.
EXCITEMENT drained away as the
sea drains from rocks, leaving the
yacht and her people once more a
part Of the surroundings instead of a
selfcontained center Of an unholv
row. Walker looked about him. The
deck was strewn with ropes and
chairs and things. Rigging tapped
Idly at loose ends. The varnish on
the masts and rails was scraped and
marred. Also the trip down and the
excitement had made the COW .easick
Some job!' cried Walker. wipine
his forehead. "I never expected to be
skipper Of a cattle ship, but I guess
am" He began to laugh. "T
haven't had SO much fun in a coon's