Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 31, 1914, Page 2

PAGE TWO S SEASIDE INGIDENT By EDWARD MINTURN. (Copyright.) “Once a sailor, always a sailor!” This was what Harry Veskit said, when, with an accession of fortune left him by a wealthy uncle, he pur- chased a beautiful cottage and little homestead on the lower part of Staten Island, where he could look out on old ocean at all times, and take a sail in o pretty little yacht that he kept in B creek just below the house—a boat Quite seaworthy, yvet so small that he could manage it alone when he chose, though he generally had his man of all work, Toby Ditson, with him when he went out. But in very pleasant weather Harry | generally went out with his mate, pretty Flora Veskit, who wore a wed- ding ring on the proper finger, which | he had placed there three years be- | fore, and which looked brighter and brighter to him every day of his wedded life. One day last fall, when the coast was lined with ducks, Harry made up his mind to have a short ducking ! cruise, and broached the subject to Flora at the breakfast table. “Oh, yes!"” said Flo. be boatkeeper. You can take Toby mlong to row the skiff when you want | to go into the creeks and marshes— he isn't good for much else.” “Don't run Toby down!"” said Harry, with a laugh. “Remember that he came from the Hub. But get ready, dear one—I'm in a hurry to be off. The wind s light this morning, but | will freghen this afternoon. The sky 18 ‘mackerel’ and full of ‘mares’ tails,” “There you are with your horrid | I'll be ready | sea signs again, Harry. &as soon as you are.” “All right!" cried Harry, and he started to rouse Toby Ditson from his | usual lethargy to put guns and provi- glons aboard the little sloop. An hour later and the yacht, with Harry at the helm, Flora tending main- sheet, and Toby forward to look out for the jib, was standing down the bay. The breeze freshened from the north- west as they stood on, making the fast ' Bloop skim over the smooth water at B lively rate, for running up close un- der the land there was no sea on worth noticing. Inshore the ducks were very plenti- tul, and Harry soon began to look for 8 landing place. Running up near a small creek, that - made far inland on {ts winding way, Harry told Toby to let go the anchor and haul down the jib. There was no need to lower the mainsail, he said, for he would soon @ Bed dad Sulut 2ul el = St = 08 Aulal 2 CH FEOBOFOEGPDEOE OB OB : @ = < o cgslonls < » o % 5y gl gl g1e 8l OISO EAIHO “And I'll go to | | be back. | As Flora had a book to read, she sat | down on the nicely cushioned rear ' | seat, and made herself comfortable as soon as Harry and Toby shoved off in | the skiff, | : 1 | Once or twice she looked shoreward | when she lieard the report of Harry's | gun, knowning that he was doing :ha\'nc among the ducks. At last she got drowsy, and lying | breeze tanning her white forehead, she fell asleep. How long she slept, poor Flora did "not know, but her waking was very | rude, for it came by immersion. } A huge surge of salt water, dashing | over the quarter of the boat, drenched ;her from head to foot, and as she ! boat, already out of sight of land, was driving stern first to sea, heading with | the mainsail set, to a furlous north- west gale. Oh, where was Harry now to set the other sail and head for a harbor? This was Flora's thought, and then came the prayer from her lips: “Heaven help me, or I am lost!"” The day was far advanced, and soon | night would be upon her—night, in a gale, drifting out upon the rough At- lantic. Flora dared not lower the sail Well, indeed, was it for her that she did not do it. This kept head to wind and sea, the boat rode easy, and | though taking in a little water now " and then aft, whence it ran off by the ' scuppers, was yet very safe. “Oh, what will Harry do when he ! finds I am adrift!” sobbed Flora. “I " know he will follow me to sea in that tiny skiff, and he will be lost!” Flora was right. Harry did follow her to sea in that tiny skiff. Toby Dit- son was too cowardly to risk the voy- age, and he was left ashore when Har- he saw her adrift. It was a terrible task for Harry to row out over the rough water after the fast-drifting yacht. With blistered hands he struggled on, and just before dark he got within hail, so nearly ex- hausted that Flora barely heard his cry to lower the malnsail, or he could not reach her, Fortunately she had seen him do it, and she sprang to the halyards as she heard his cry. The sail soon came tumbling down by the run, and in a minute afterward Harry was aboard, with Flora's arms ' around him. | Quickly he had two reefs in the mainsall, the bonnet off the jib, and the vessel heading in west by north, a8 close to the wind as he could hold her. All night at the helm Harry sat pa- tlently, while Flora made hot coffee in the little cabin for both. | back on the soft cushions, with the | sprang to her feet, she found that the ry started to follow the sloop when GOOD TUB MATERIALS -: ' FARM WAGON WIDE VARIETY OF SUMMER WASH ! FABRICS DISPLAYED. | | 8ome Wonderfully Effective Combina tions Are Possible-—Description of One Model That Will Be Found Exceedingly Serviceable. 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The ekirt is quite straight and plain, now that the color card has expanded | considerably they seem to be even| more satisfactory than before for good: | no specific reason why it should be| back and the gathers about the walst| roomy through the width at the arm.| > (. We can save you money on Wagons. OQur Stock and 2-horse Wagons is comp'ete, and if you necq 2 Vy * for hauling fruit this fall, see us. wash fabrics as are the ones here in Q@ we ¢l “COLUMBUS” make and the name is a guarantee of Q ¢ Phone No. 340 THANKFUL FOR THE | Women Would Find It Hard to Get Along Without This Very Serv- Iceable Garment. What did unfortunate woman do be- | tore the blouse, pure and simple, ex- [ 1sted? ! One forgets—if we ever knew. Life, seems always to have been full of blouses, and though we may scoff at! them occasionally, and insist on the | one-piece gown, all women know we | want them in our wardrobe. Their| price is above rubies—sorhetimes. The success of the Parisian fashion | of blouses of vivid colors to be worn | | with white pique and duck or putty | and maize-colored Iinen skirt fs in| | dount. A pretty muslin blouse has a fichu edged with the frills we love so dear- | ly this geason—those of the picot . edged varlety—and the turn-over cuffs of the elbow aleeves show the same | | dainty frillings. i You can get a cool frock In black ! and white for summer wear and know you are absolutely fn the approved fashion. The magple blouse can be in | black and white handkerchief linens or in the chiffons. One {8 of snowy At day dawn the Highlands of Nave. | gathered slightly at the belt and given chiffon, with a pinatore bodice effect sink were in sight, and by noon Harry | 8n inverted fol¢ at the center front to of black moire charmeuse tied at the and Flora were once more at home, allow extra width at the hem. SOGOLO || EEEEEER B G REEEE | S = S i|: Send Your Next Order to A 5 A S A | e PEQE0E GGG waist with a large bow. 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