The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-21
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Thank heaven Tor E00Cs no I8lSe0
himself % best he could and looked
| in the direction he knew Kay was
coming from. There was the little
| boat, pitching and rolling, - it
came toward them. So far no one
| else had seen it. Ida was too busy
coughing and suffering, the salt
water in her eyes, and her brother
was helping Harrow attend her.
Harrow was sorry now that he
had not had the rescue staged closer
| 20 shore within the sight Of people
| at the inlet, but ct least when this
drenched party was landed there
would b no doubt what had hap
pened.
ida finally saw the Kayo. She
shook Harrow's shoulder and shout
ed TO him: "A boat"
IS. ,S;eiss :,I began to below: "Hs'''
IT looks familiar" Ida's brother
said.
.It does 1t that" Harrow agreed.
Harrow gave ono quick glance
seaward. Evidently Captain John.
son had moved the yacht farther
out, perhaps in order to quiet hts
seaman's conscience which didn't
want 20 b . party to this affair.
Harrow knew, though, that thu
wgilant Norwegian would Be watch.
ing them closely through his glasses
ready on IN instant 70 come about
and pick them up. So far every.
thing was working according T.
schedule and that was . great com.
fort to Harrow who felt that per.
haps he had overstepped il thia
reckless plan.
AZ the Ksyo drew nearer Ida
cried: .lt's Kay owen!"
"No!" Harrow said. He turned q
Il TO be convinced.
-, "By gclly. It e." Spike yelled
Kay! Oh, Kay!"
The girl in the boat waved e
them % she steered her little craft
IN their direction.
Looking now ct the Kayo, Har.
row wondered how it would hold
them all in this sea, even LONE
enough 70 get them within wadine
OF swimming distance Of the beach.
Well, It would have to; that WAS oil
there vas to it; once they were On
their way in they would 81 too far
from johnson and the Commander
70 count upon that - . safety fac,
In . moment Kay WAS beside
them.
"Now!s Harrow shouted. the
wind and rain mufiline the Vords.
"one ut time and 30 careful or
weI swamp the boat. Ida, you're
Spike and Ida's brother maneu.
yefed the .gir} into position and
Nay helped haul her, soaking and
weak, into the launch. Il wasn't o
Easy . job, getting picked mp, o
Harrow had hoped. And more and
more, he could sec that the Kayo
was Eoing to b small and light for
carrying 20 many Of them through
such . sea He was tempted 20 re.
main behind with Spike, clineinr "a
tho lifeboat, until Johnson eould
eoms OF Kay could make . second
:. lda's brother w.s the next into
the boat He was light and active
ana It was easier this time.
Spike insisted that Harrow b
next and helped boost him up. In .
moment they were al Ia the boat,
nuddled together, and Kay had
turned its bow toward the inlet.
HAD IN explosion" Harrow ex.
planned. Fire broke out"
She nodded. Ne 100 ..A
steered toward land.
Lfebost capsized." hs added
She nodded again.
By now. loaded down, the Xayo
Was shipping . dangerous amount
q water, and Harrow, his ear
accustomed to airplane nnotor1.
thought he detected . false not1
somewhere IN the steady rhythm
g Tho launch's little engine. 81 ONLY
tney could make shore safely,
But almost - soon C Is had no.
saeed Il, the trouble With 10 motor
became apparent Is I'll 81 them. K
sesmeo @ b missing, coughing,
putseflne. Perhaps too much VA
ter. defrow thought This would q
NM NJ Z It were to conk OUT.
And that wss what happened. A
suddenly % e someone had snannsd
nls myers. the engine WAS quiet md
tuey were 1T the mercy Of the ~.
lenttc with . heavily loaded launch
and 10 oars. Kay tiled 20 keen the
~ headed toward shore 20 that
tne wlnd and So would help them
s ssner snsn endanger them. but Il