Evening star., 1934-08-05
BY ". BOYCE MORGAN.
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HHUT on some speed, you two, or we're
al going to ssa.., get wet, ,o,,,,.,,, .... IN
the bottom of the canoe, issued the
good-natured warning to the two
boys who were plying the paddles.
Bill Cartwright, in the stern, and his cousin,
Keith Hare, in the bow, stopped padding for
moment to glance at the ominous black clouds
piling up in the west.
boy, that's going to be corker," said Keith
"And it's coming fast Let's go, Bill-home is
the place for us"
The two boys bent to their paddles again,
sending the canoe skimming along parallel to
the lake shore. And anybody who took notice
of the way they handled the blades, as COM
pared with their technique at the beginning OF
the Summer would have admitted that their
friendship with Mary Hagen had been profit
able For it was their pretty, dark-haired pas
senger who had taught Keith and Bill most
of what they knew about canoeing.
Keith and Bill hadn't thought much of Mary
when they first met her. but after they had
saved her from the attack of a maddened bull
the trio became fast friends. Fred Llnke VINO
had shown his cowardice on that occasion, had
kept pretty much to himself ever since, and the
boys had let him severely alone. They stin
remembered the fight in which Fred had beaten
them both but they were content to let that
matter rest for the time being. They were too
busy having all sorts of fun themselves to
worry about Fred
ND Mary whom they had looked on with
N contempt as "just doggoned GIRL had
proved to be as fine companion as any boy
could ask for. Not only had her skill with
canoe led to her acting as the boys coach at
the snort but she had shown herself to be at
least their equal at swimming and diving. And
although she had insisted that Keith and Bill
give her tennis lessons they had to admit that
the pupil was almost as good as the teachers.
As the canoe slid gracefully through the
water, now roughening under the first gusts OF
the approaching storm Mary kept an eye on
the gathering clouds. Suddenly the first rum
bles of thunder we're heard. preceded by streaks
of lightning that zigzagged sharply out OF
the sky.
'weu never get back before it breaks" said
Mary finally. 'T think we'd better put in to
shore and find shelter"
Keith and Bill glanced again at the lower
ing sky.
'Mary's right" agreed Keith. "It wiz be
pouring in five minutes"
There's the old club boat house up ahead"
Bill pointed out. Let's make for that.
think we can get in and it viii keep US dry"
Keith acquiesced and they vered their course
slightly toward low dilapidated wooden struc-
ture that sQuatted on the shore OF the lake
quarter OF nile aDcao AntS O1u uoAt Houoc
had once been part of the Lake Toqua Club,
but the main club house had burned down
several years before, and had been replaced by
q new and finer structure a half mile farther
down the lake. The old boat house was no
longer used and was rapidly falling into q
state of ruin, but at least it would shelter them
from the worst Of the rapidly approaching
storm.
THE first drous as bip as haIf-dolIars were
starting to fall as they pulled in to the
boat house dock Leaping out, they showed the
back into OF the roofed-oyer slips.
and dashed for the narrow yeranda Of the
building.