The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-31
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.mm,,s and eo--adventurer:
PRISCILLA DUNN-'he '
A'E FORREST BROTHERS an
GRANT HARPER-young se'en
list, whose expedition turned on
20 be a rare experience
Yesterday: The girls begin the'
.,.,t;on cruise and are quick .
ILL 70 the zest of their exPer
;ancs Then a huge white ySSn
n,,,e, them, leaving the u"
look" wallowing in its wake
CHAPTER Y
Melita and Priscilla croWa iSC
mo The bridge TO observe tht
csnse of all the disturbance. Nay
WAS yaliantly trying To keep , .no
"Cbinook" on her course. put 'ntt
lttIe boat did a good deal OF
hohb;pC As she nOsed down
,bc nropeIlcr would lift out OF D., thS
water for a few seconds. men
w." engine. relieved of STRAIN
o,,oirst the water. would race
"o;SiIy, frightening the three
girls. ..L,,," uut.
tered Nay. They dim nave ~
pass so close. -, tho
Melita held 10 the edge OF thS ,
.ba',t table $50 there are ROAD
hos on the water. too 49,
The boat now showing IT'S irl II
ooId-Iettercd stern was ihueeu
iorge by comparison with 'nF inc
"Cbinook." and she had plenty Oh
speed. Two young men III "l'i ;I
sweaters stood at the stern r"'''
waving cheertully ,...w
~ ook at thOSe--thoSe lNi"tS'
said Priscilla with venom: ! just
hone we see them again
'Well. ! don't, INSISTED Nay
relinouishing her strained grip on
the wheel as the swell SuDSldeu:
zone thing. don't think any oil
us will be- SeaSick if were Still OH
deck after that. r,. $500,
81 don't knw =. nus was
Priscilla. looking bit dubious as
She said il. "My lunch isn't rest
inc so easy right now. And JIM
PHI. said il was the long. SLOW
sweIls that made you really SICK
i'm a small boat. Il feel IKE Il
pierce of ice in a cocktail ShaN-
Ell" ., -L,,.
The trim yacht with her cheer
full mir ut the stern was quickly
FORGOTTEN rs the girls became
more accustomed to their little
boat and began to take IN the
restful beauties OF water ana
green distant Shoreinc.
"This is certainly the lie" Me
Iita exclaimed. I'VE never really
lived before we got the CHINOOK
did we" ,, >,
"I'm lust wondering, though,
unused Kay, 'if the trip won't ger
sort of-well, monotOnous. IL
fun so far, but it might get tire
some"
Not two days later she was &c
recall her use of the words mo,
notonous" and "tiTesome' and
wish 70 heaven that she had beer
a more accurate prophet! Bu
meanwhile they did ENJOY INT
cruise TO the utmost. Two hour
after the passing of the big yacht
Kay announced that they were
going into Key-Hole Pass. View
hit il Just right, according to jim
Pike. An hour later and the tid'
would be running too swlt
against us. -
She reached for the controo
panel. set the engine up TO It's ful
revolutions and started through
the narrow pass. Once, half wa!
through, the engine coughed
seemed to stop dead. Nay Dear
born paled, for Jim Pike ha'
warned that without power
small boat might be whlrled bach
down through Key-Hole pass like
a chip-perhaps to be dashed OF
the rocky shore. But a second
later the doughty motor was
chugging merrily away again
and within n few minutes the
Chinook" had safely negotiated
the pass. Kay thought it just as
well not to inform Melita and
Priscilla what could have happen
ed. And she resolved never
again 70 start on Il cruise with
such a slender knowledge of the
things Jim Pike knew by second
nature.
"Fairweathcr Cove ought to be
about an hour from here" she
told Melita. That's where vel
spend the night. Jim said it was
q fine place to anchor"
1--WE sleep aShore?' asked Me-
lita.
ave do not! We anchor the
good ship, and roll gently u
slumber in our hunks
"That sounds better" said .Me
lita. "Once / tried spending
night in a sleeping bag--an'
never again"
Kay was immensely reheye'
when she saw the unmistaEael'
landmarks of Fairweather Cove
which Jim Pike had described I!
her. "It's a perfect anchorage
he had said. almost land-loeked
It's popular with cruising yachts
but you're not likely to hav'
company this early in the sea
SON" For the first time in he
life Kay experienced that glori
Gus feeling which every true boa
lover knows-approaching a que
berth at night after havin,
brought the little ship over ne
course without mishap.
10
Suddenly she saw the marrow
opening off TO starboard. an
from Pixies excellent description
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