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 PREFACE. 
 
 11 IC iniblii- who will hv kind c-nouffh to jfive this 
 publication the courtesy of an exaniinatioti will find 
 it very intcri'stin^f rcadint;-. as tin.' author has iutiT- 
 ■p^ wovi'ti a love story with description and all the 
 information a tourist desires if interested in a lake 
 trip. 
 
 This book was written under the special supervision of the Fassen^rer 
 Department of this C(Mn|iany.and we are pleased to sav we can vouch for 
 Its truthfulness. We <,niarantee every descri]ition <,n\en in this slorv U) 
 be founded on ^'enuine fads. It does not coiUain half that could be 
 written about our route.s, new steamers, and th;: famous Mackinac Island. 
 Its purpose is to call your atteniion to our Coast Route to Michi<,ran 
 Sununer Resorts, and to aid you in selecting a place to spend your 
 outing. 
 
 "For a restorative to weary brain. bracin<; to weary muscles, exhila- 
 ration for the blues, a smoothim,'- out of lan<,ded nerves, take a water 
 trip." 
 
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CHArTEK I. 
 
 OF cou'se I must yield," .sif^lu'd llie Colonel. "Self-abnegation is 
 tlie distinj»uisliiu' featu'e of my life. I remained a baehelah 
 to escape the ty'any of a'ou' sex and yet I've been the slave of 
 woman's whims all my life. I reckon it'll be my fate to the end." 
 
 "There's not the slightest chance for your emancipation, 
 Ccdouel. Your martyrdom is imposed by innate gallantry and ten- 
 derness of heart. You have an atrociously (piick temper, but it 
 expends itself in a single explosion, just like a fire cracker. You 
 can bristle all over with anger, but you know. Colonel, the t)ees 
 gather no sweeter honey than they find in the thistle blossom." 
 
 "Who's a tliistle, you minx? I'll disinhehit you, Flops. I'll do 
 it suah. I can't help you' makin' a convenience of me while I live, 
 buttheh's no end to the revenge a rich man can wo'k out in his will. 
 It would be a wicked waste of mone\', anyhow, to leave it to a 
 madcap like you." 
 
 "That's right, you dear and cherubic bluffer. Blow away like a 
 tornado till the calm comes. Just is though I'd care for money 
 or any other sordid thing of earth after you were gone. What 
 would there be to live for if there was no Colonel to be teased, and 
 to storm and to be trained in the way he vows he will never go? 
 But i)lease remember, sir, that I'm an autocrat of your own 
 making." 
 
 "Theh's the woman of it fo' you, throwin' the whole blame back 
 on me. Just as though my ca'ful trainin' could make you peht, self- 
 
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willed and an ubsolut nioua'ch in this household. I presume you' 
 as obstinate about this niid-suninier folly as about everything 
 else?" 
 
 "I'll admit no sueh swee])in<4' insinuation, Colonel. It's a nice 
 thinjj;', now, }'ivin<>- a elinginj;' and dependent ei'eature like me the 
 sanu' attribute of character that you're always profanely con- 
 demning': in your mules. Now listen to reason. I have it from a 
 score of frien<ls that this is one of the most charming and healthful 
 trips in the world. You know that auntie is gradually failing in 
 strength and must have a change. We always go away in the 
 warm season. Why not let me conduct this one expedition?" 
 
 "I prefeh the mountains, Flojjs. Aly alfection fo' them is like 
 thatfo' an old and familia' frieiul. That's wheh my ancesta's went. 
 The ai' is a bracin' tonic and tlu h's no other place like it fo' rest." 
 
 "Where's your boasted consistency', Colonel? Your ancestors 
 did their traveling in stages or carriages. They delivered their 
 cotton by horse poAver instead of steam or electricity. They 
 powdered their hair and danced in knee breeches. What earthly 
 right have you to depart from all these sacred traditions?" 
 
 "No use to ahgue with a Avoman. Theh's not a grain of logic 
 in heh make-up. But you may comprehend a plain matteh of fact. 
 It is out of the question fo' me to go on a long fresh Avatah A'oyage, 
 leavin' all the stock and crops heah Avithout my supehvision." 
 
 "Now, Colonel, don't tr^' to humbug either of us Avith a poor, 
 lame excuse like that. You couldn't take the stock and the crops to 
 the mountains Avith you, yet they Avould be left Avithout your in- 
 valuable care just as long. To be perfectly- candid, Colonel, dear, 
 I believe that your entire objection springs from .your unconquer- 
 able antipathy to AA'ater." 
 
 At this shot the Colonel surrendered with a chuckle and an 
 order (o have (nerytliiug prepared for the trip. 
 
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 IT was Col. Clayton who had thus capitulated after the niiiiinei' of 
 man when his adversary is a lovely Avouian. His line old country 
 home is in the very heart of Kentucky's famous Ulue (Irass region. 
 The house, with its broad verandas, its open doorways, its vine- 
 shaded windows and pervading atmosjdiere of good cheer, sug- 
 gested the hospitality for which it had been famed through g<MU'ra- 
 tions. In its (juaint architecture and delightful surroundings it 
 told of r(fined taste and great wealth that had passed hand in 
 hand through a long line of descent. From the commanding 
 elevation crowned by the nuinsion, the great lawn sloped in grassy 
 waves to the broad roadway in front and skirted the grove of native 
 pines in tiie rear. In the meadows were the thoroughbreds such as 
 have given the section a world-wide renown, ranging from the 
 proud veterans that had won their laurels to the frisky youngsters 
 that had yet to face the starter and prove their mettle. The army 
 of sen'ants, the stables, the training track and the kennel of hounds 
 seemed an essential part of their environnuMits, jusl as minor 
 chords are essential to the most entrancing music. 
 
 Florence Worden, who had just wound the Colonel about her 
 pink-tipped finger, as she always had done, was the daughter of 
 his sister, whose death had followed quickly upon that of her 
 gallant young husband. The Colonel's last words to her had been 
 that Florence should be to him as his own child, and by this sacred 
 promise he had brought the brightest and warmest sunshine into 
 his own life. There are no fairer women than where the blue grass 
 grows, and none of them were fairer than Florence had come to be. 
 The best gifts of nature fortified her against the possibility of being 
 spoiled; a truth sufficiently attested by the fact that the Colonel 
 had failed to detract from her natural charms, though he had 
 persistently violated most of the orthodox rules for the rearing of 
 children. Her education had been directed by the Colonel's aunt, 
 who had joined with him in resisting the attractions of matrimony 
 and presided in his household. She had the old-school ideas of 
 thoroughness and utility in the acquisition of knowledge, so that 
 Florence had both the accomplishments of her sex as Avell as the 
 
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snbHtantlal intclUH'tiial attainiiuMits that the danj^htcrs uf wealth 
 too seldom acquire. 
 
 This aecoinpllshed niece had always addressed her uncle as 
 "Colonel" from the time she could lisp the title. It was one of the 
 results of his jicculiar t«>acliinjns. lie called her "Fl(»j)s" becaiise 
 such was the outcome of her first effort to pronounce her own name 
 and because its appropriateness impressed him throujj;hout the 
 period of short dresses, when she would in<li^nantly flop from his 
 lap in case he grew abstracted or drifted into a doze. Throiijih this 
 questionable tutelage of old bachehu' and old maid she ha<l <le- 
 veloped to a noble womanhood, Avitli honor and strength and beauti- 
 ful depths of character in which there si)arkled and bubbled the 
 innocent charms of vivacity and fun. 
 
 Besides the Colonel, the aunt and Florence, there Avas a young 
 man in the family, another of the relationship. Hubert, always 
 "Hub" to the Colonel, was the son of his youngest brother, whose 
 widow had found consolation in a second husband and gladly as- 
 sented to the C(d()nel's claim that he should take the boy "because 
 the Clayton had neveh been bo'n that could make a good stepson." 
 Certain it is that the youth Avas not the most tractable of nephews. 
 A handsome, strong-faced, courageous six-footer, athletic, well- 
 informed and without habits seriously bad, he was a man of ten 
 thousand in these days that Nordau has branded as 4legenerate. 
 But he declined to be clay in the hands of the Colonel as jiotter. As 
 an infant, he had rebelled against addressing his uncle bj' his title, 
 and the Colonel, to his secret delight, was forced to a diplomatic 
 compromise on "Nunc." He further gave the Colonel a very ques- 
 tionable feeling of pride by showing superior knowledge in judging 
 a horse and superior skill in making an effective wing shot. 
 
 But the chief contention aro.se from the fact that Hubert had 
 determined to follow the example of the Colonel and lead a life of 
 single blessedness. Handicapped as he was by his own pernicious 
 example, the impulsive uncle insisted that he had been the victim 
 of unappreciative kinsmen and that the result was a warning 
 which should impel every young man to fulfill his proper destiny. 
 On this mooted question, long discussion had been followed by 
 armetl neutrality. 
 
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 ONCK n)imiiil(tMl lo a itntjcct, Col, ('hiylon w;ih full of fiicrj^y. 
 lA^jiviiij; lli('li(»us«' hclmrriccl lit llic slablos, wlifrcliis ncplu'W 
 was ingraliatinj; himself with an obMh^'pcrojiH lilly. 
 
 "See hoah, Iliil)," said the (N)lonol, "wu'h goin' to tackle a trip 
 on tho gix-at lakes. Flops and you' aunt have set the'h heads, and 
 you, bein' of Ihe same stoek, know what that means. I want you to 
 make one of the i)a'ty." 
 
 Hub demurred, but was met with the oft-repeated threat that 
 he was going to be disinherited anyhow, if he didn't marry, and had 
 better make the most of his opi)ortunities. lie assented with a 
 smile that was as welcome as a caress to the Avarm-hciirted, hot- 
 blooded old uncle. 
 
 Then the Colonel mounted a hor.se, rode to the family lawyer 
 and told of the plans for the summer. 
 
 "Pity you didn't make your arrangements earlier," said the 
 legal adviser. "The Peytons, the Marshalls, the Johnsons and 
 several otln^r families started for the same trip two weeks ago." 
 
 "It's none of my doin's, suh. Flops and Kate cooked up the 
 whole thing. Besides, theh' wouldn't be any comfo't in goin' with 
 such a crush. I'll get off at the fl'st landin' if the boat's crowded." 
 
 "Colonel, you must have in mind one of those old stem 
 wheelers that used to paddle up and down the Mississippi when 
 you and I were boys. They tell me there are no finer steamers in 
 the world than they have on those northern lakes. Th'^-'^'U be a 
 place to sleep and plenty of room to move about." 
 
 "Don't you believe everything you heah. I reckon we'll have to 
 rough it some, and I don't mind it if I can only teach Flops the 
 folly of backin' heh ideas against a man of the world like me. She 
 and Hub make a stubbo'n lot and I'll disinhehit them as soon as 
 you get time to draw up a new will." 
 
 Here the legal oracle of the Claytons laughed merrily, for this 
 threat of the Colonel was as old as his precious wards, and enough 
 has been gathered of his enviable character to know that he would 
 no sooner disinherit them than he would willfully dishonor the 
 name he bore. Like many a man with the strongest and tenderest 
 sympathies, he sought to conceal them under a brusque exterior. 
 
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Ignoriufi; liis coinpanion'H hilarity, the Colonol wrotf a letter 
 from which he seemed to extract a good deal of quiet aniuseineut, 
 leaving It with the attorney to mail, and suKj^estin}; that nothinj; 
 be said about it. 
 
 By the next Tuesday the Colonel had all prelimiiuirles arranged 
 to his liking and it was a bright June morning when the imposing 
 caA'alcade moved from the frctnt of the house amid tin* cheers and 
 good wishes of the serv'ants. There Avere the Colonel and the ladies 
 in a carriage, Hub on a spirited thoroughbred, and the grinning 
 Eph in command of the baggage wagon bringing uj) the rear. In 
 addition to trunks and hand bags in profusion there were ham- 
 mocks, fishing tackle and even a tent. It was with dittlculty that 
 the Colonel was dissuaded from taking along a couple of Winches- 
 ters, for he was fixed in his own conception of those northern wilds. 
 
 On the way to Toledo Florence drew the Colonel out by asking 
 with her most innocent air if the tent were bullet proof. 
 
 "Do you' chaffln' while you can," he retorted warmly. "You'll 
 soon conclude that a little of this fresh Avateh navigation will do 
 you fo' a natu'al lifetime. If it wehn't fo' sisteh Kate I'd make you 
 and Hub go through the whole programme just to take the conceit 
 out of you. But we musn't ovehtax you' aunt." 
 
 Then the Colonel lay back in his seat and matured a plan that 
 left a smile upon his lips after he had fallen asleep. Florence 
 placidly ignored the deferential admiration that her beauty at- 
 tracted and Hub divided his attention between his cousin and the 
 smoking car. 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 AT Toledo the Colonel served notice that he had assumed the re- 
 sponsibilities of commander-in-chief and that they would see 
 all worth seeing as they went along. 
 
 "We'll not leave heah until mo'nin'," he announced in the 
 tones of a military order. "Meantime, while Flops makes a change 
 of ha'ness I'll call on the agent of this Detroit & Cleveland Steam 
 Navigation Co. to see if they can take propeh care of my pa'ty to 
 Put-in-Bay." 
 
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Iciiriiod from the u^cMit at (liiit point, wliotii ho dcclnrt'd a "pclifi'ct 
 gcntlciiiau," tliat (liorc would probably bo five himdicd people 
 goiii;; to llic fainouH HiiniiiKT roHorl on t lie same bont witlMliein. The 
 prospect ronfonnded him, (b'spite the saliitai'y elVect it would have 
 n|)on Flops, who had pretended such woi'ldly wisdom in this eon- 
 neetion. Me anticipated a disaf^'reeable jam, bnt it would teml to 
 Horvehis plans, for he ha<l pur|)osely ai'nmj^ed this short trip with 
 a view to makin;; them sick of their nnderlaUinj;; and anxious for 
 the mountains which he had so relmlantly jjiven ujt. 
 
 In the hours that they drov<' alntiil the city (he ladies w<>ro 
 enchanted with the beauty of its residence portions, I he fine modern 
 houses, the well-kejtt lawns, the jtrofusion of shrubbery and the 
 broad thorouj,'hfares, t<'ndinjj; to soften the iir«'judice which the 
 old niue (Irass residents have ajj;ainst spendin;,' life in a city. The 
 Colonel also not«'d these unmistakable evidences of Avealth and 
 refinement with ap[)rovin<jj <'yes, but it was in the manufacturiu}; 
 and business portions that he was especially interested. Thou}j;h 
 something of a recluse even among his own ]»eo[)le. In* was a man 
 of fine scholarly attainments, an omniverous rea<ler and a person 
 who made the most of his opportunities for acquiring knowledge 
 when out in the world. 
 
 "What do you know about Toledo, Hub," was a confidently 
 expected question for which the young man had wisely prepared 
 himself. 
 
 "It's situated in the northwestern i)art of •' 
 
 "lleah, Hub, don't yoii go to recitin' a geography lesson to me. 
 I can teach yon a good deal on that subject yet. I know that Toledo 
 is a busy, prospe'ous poht, has oveh 100,000 people, is five miles up 
 the Maumee riveh from Lake Erie and has an improved harboh 
 that is a magnificent one, but I want the facts and statistics outside 
 of this schoolboy info'mation." • 
 
 "There is swell society and grand dressing," began Flops, with 
 a mischievous twinkle in her expressive eyes; but the Colonel 
 stopped her with a deprecating wave of the hand and Hub 
 proceeded: 
 
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 passed. Its coiinectious b}^ Avater are co-extensive with tlie great 
 lakes, and it lias in addition some fifteen railroad lines that radiate 
 from. this center to all points of the conjpass. It has a dozen grain 
 elevators with an aggregate capacity of S.000,000 bushels, and this 
 means much in connection with an active, well-conducted board of 
 trade. It does an enonnous business in coal and lumber, besides 
 having diversified manufacturiiig interests that are backed by 
 brains as well as capital. The resulting prosperity ex'-nds to all 
 classes and the sting of poverty is as little felt here as in any other 
 city of the country." 
 
 Flops clapped her hands and pronounced it a well rehearsed 
 recital, but the Colonel returned thanks for just the kind of knowl- 
 edge he wanted. 
 
 Pursuant to his scheme for getting back to the mountains, the 
 Colonel had the driver take them out to the Casino, wiiere the folks 
 might have a full view of the harbor. There the white caps were 
 merrily dancing, and to the Colonel their dancing was as ominous 
 as that of the uncanny witches that brewed misfortune from the 
 vile ingredients of their decoction. 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 WHEN time came to embark upon the dreaded trip, the Colonel 
 experienced a revulsion of feeling that he was loath to ac- 
 knowledge. The magnificent steamer lying broadside to the dock 
 was a startling rebuke to his preconceived ideas. The stern, grace- 
 ful as Hogarth's line of beautj', had no projecting wheel to mar its 
 symmetry. There was nothing that bore even faint resemblance to 
 the low, grimy craft that had so long floated in his mind as a youth- 
 ful memory. The unctuous and piratical profanity of loaders and 
 deckhands in the early Mississippi days was not even suggested in 
 the quiet and expeditious manner of caring for passengers, baggage 
 and freight. There was no creaking of machinery or wheezing of 
 engines. To his awakened conception the City of the Straits, with 
 her grand proportions, suggested the strength of a Titan with the 
 speed of a greyhound. 
 
 "By gad. Flops," he involuntarily admitted, "she's a beauty and 
 trained down like a race boss for a mile and repeat." Then recall- 
 
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 reckon she'll buck like a broncho and that we'll all be glad to get 
 backhoir.r by the sho'test route." 
 
 Here again he became a discredited prophet. The majestic 
 steamer had no motion save that which drove her through the 
 white caps that broke against her great hull like rain drops. The 
 Colonel found it impossible to simulate the first symptoms of sea- 
 sickness. There was a contagion of mcrrinu^nt and good fellowship 
 aboard that was irresistible. His prejudices evaporated in the sun- 
 shine and were swept away by the frc3h breeze that graciously left 
 apart of its strength witii those who enjoyed it. He took on the 
 undetinable pride of association as he saw the prow cleave the 
 water that yielded in a constant burst of spray and receded in 
 swells that marked the wake of the ship as far as the eye could see 
 astern. 
 
 The exhuberance of health and spirits put Flops in a teasing 
 mood and, in a solicitous tone, she asked the Colonel if he found 
 himself crowded or troubled with ennui, lie diplomatically ignored 
 the question, but there was a sufficient answer in his beaming 
 face, his desire to see everything and at the same time to partake 
 of the social pleasures aboard. Without knowing it, he was talking 
 as though a hired lecturer and expounder on the great line. 
 
 "See the grand sweep she makes as she swings into the lake," 
 he exclaimed. "Regulah band wagon tu'n. Flops, you and you' 
 aunt don't want to miss a foot of the scenery. Oveh heah ah set- 
 tings of deep green that look like emeralds on the bosom of the 
 lake, and (tveh theh the broad expanse of Matah spa'kle and glitteh 
 till the dazzling effect is dimmed in the mist of the horizon." 
 
 "Adjust your sentiments to meter and rhyme. Colonel. They 
 are rich in every other essential df poetry," interposed the radiant 
 niece. 
 
 "The Colonel has expressed just what I've been striving to put 
 into words," came quietly from the aunt. "Nothing could be more 
 impressive or more beautiful. It is so restful and at the same 
 time so stimulating. I actually begin to feel some semblance of 
 energy." 
 
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 shared a fear that tlie days of the invalid were numbered, and to 
 all of them she was dearer than they could tell. 
 
 "Come now and see the boat, Nunc," suggested Hub. "I've in- 
 terviewed the engineer, the captain and the purser and know about 
 as much as if I had built her." 
 
 "I've been lookin' about a little myself," said the Colonel, not 
 yet in a mood to make an unconditional surrender. "I know ^hat 
 she's prettieh than a pictu', that she's cleaneh than a Holland 
 kitchen, that she's fu'nished like a home of luxury, that heh mam- 
 moth engines are as handsome as a piece of costly jewelry, that she 
 could carry weight to the extent of two r' hree regiments', that 
 she's strong enough to defy Neptune in L.s, .orst mood and that 
 heh promenade deck would make a royal race track. But I v/ant 
 to tell you something. Hub. You' young yet. Of cou'se they would 
 run a fine steameh to Put-in-Bay. Theh's the fi'st summeh reso't 
 west of the Alleghanies that found gen'l favoh. Thousands on 
 thousands flock theh every season and the people from Cleveland 
 and Toledo ah continually runnin' oveli theh fo' an outing. They 
 come and go in droves. Wait till we inquieh about some of those 
 boats that run up towa'd the North Pole befo' we pass final judg 
 ment on the vessels of this line." 
 
 "Inquire," echoed Plops; "I presume we'll survive long enough 
 to see and enjoy " 
 
 But the Colonel had hurried away to avoid embarrassing ques- 
 tions and was soon engrossed in conversation with an English 
 tourist whose praise of the accommodations, the weather, the 
 bracing air and the changing scenery, was so sincere that the 
 Colonel refrained from any reference to that historic event on Lake 
 Erie in which Commodore Perry had figured to the humiliation of 
 the "Monarch of the Seas." With that sociability which is foreign 
 to the restrictions of railroad travel, the Colonel and his new 
 English acquaintance were the center of a group in which tliere 
 were gentlemen of the east, west and the south, all alike interested 
 in the subjects suggested by their congenial surroundings. Hun- 
 dreds of ladies were exclaiming their delight from one end of th(^ 
 deck to the other, and more than as many happy children were 
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 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 WHEN the islands that 
 dot and fringe the 
 Bay, which has contributed 
 to the riches of history, story 
 and song, as well as to the 
 pleasure and health of mil- 
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 ton was at tirst inclined to rebel at fate. His grievance was that 
 the trip liad been too short. He still had a weakening grasp on the 
 idea that this wonhl be their one outing on the niagniflccnt expanse 
 of our inland seas and his regret was sincere that they should so 
 soon approach their dcsliniinon. lint nionuMitary disappointment 
 gave way to ,a /.est of keen enjoyment. They were pushing into 
 the clear blue waters of an archipelago. The islands were not 
 isolated projccHons of naked rocks or sandy patches of desert, 
 but fruitfnl in verdnre, vineyards and orchards that told of inex- 
 haustible fertility of soil. Even the grim (lihraltar island that 
 stands like a sentinel at the mouth of the bay looms up in a garb 
 of green and is crowned by a grove that partialh^ conceals the 
 former home of Jay Cooke, built as though to serve the purposes 
 of Medieval castle. 
 
 "I don't know," said Flops, "but if I had been in the place of 
 that ill-fated capitalist, I would have armed trusty retainers, 
 mounted batteries on the island and defied my creditors." 
 
 "No doubt. Flops," laughed the Colonel. "You' sex looks upon 
 a credito' as an implacable enemy and entitled to no qua'teh. But 
 wheh's Hub? lie's on' aninuited guide book," to the Englishman. 
 "Has to learn his lessons between times, like a good many incom- 
 petent teachers." 
 
 "To appreciate the beauty of a thing you must see it as a 
 whole," said the judge from Pennsylvania. "To understand it you 
 must have it analyzed. Are you prepared, young man?" he asked 
 with a laugh in which a score of listeners joined. 
 
 Hub assumed a professional tone after Flops had volunteered 
 to keep order. "There," he announced, using his walking stick as 
 a pointer, and looking a handsome pedagogue in his natty outing 
 suit, "you see the most remarkable collection of islands on the 
 continent in Middle Bass, North Bass, Kelley's, Pelee or Lakeside 
 and the lovely spot at which we are to land and that bears the 
 name of the Bay. As the Colonel has a local firide in Kentucky's 
 great corn-juice industry, he will appreciate knowing that some 
 of the purest and most delicious wines and champagnes are pressed 
 from the grapes grown here in such profusion." 
 
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"Silence, C\)loiu'l," ('(umiiimdcd Flops, with n shnnp of lior foot, 
 "oryouMl he kept in." 
 
 "The wines have that pceuliar flavor that llcl<les the ]>alate of 
 the epicure," Iluh went on, "It comes fn»ni some alchemy of 
 nature which draws upon the ri<-lies of the soil and a humid atmos- 
 phere that possesses some rare infjredient of life liiat even we can 
 feel." 
 
 "Come off you' hifj^h lioss. Hub. You commiUed Ihat speech. 
 What I don't undehstand is how a delicate fruit like the grajie 
 can matuh' in this hifj^h latitude.'' 
 
 "I've evolved a theory on that point," interrupt c<l the scludarly 
 looking man from Maine. "Up in our cold country we freipiently 
 set a tub of water in the cellar to keep the vej-ctables from freezing;. 
 Inchanjiiufi; to ice it must throw off heat and l()sver the surround- 
 ing temperature. Here the water throws off heat in the early 
 spring when ice is meltinj', and again in the fall when ice is form- 
 ing. In all cases water tends to an equable temperature." 
 
 The Englishman wasn't sure about this, but Hub was content 
 with the fact that the season was long, that peaches and small 
 fruits flourished as did the grsipes, and that they were eagerly 
 sought for by the great cities within easy reach. 
 
 But the surroundings were not the most congenial for statis- 
 tics or philosophical discussion. The Bay was a revelation of 
 beauty to those who had never seen it before. The Colonel could 
 scarcely grasp it as a reality and insisted that they must luive 
 come upon the celebration of some gala day. There were private 
 steam yachts in all the bravery of their polished brass and silver, 
 uniformed crews, the bright colorings that ladies brought to the 
 decks and the gay bunting which seemed an animate i)art of the 
 entrancing picture. The sailing craft, from the saucy cat boat 
 to the rakish racers, showed thtir white spreads of canvas in the 
 sunshine and in the reflecting Avaters. Rowboats carried merry 
 parties tow^ard the adjacent islands or on exploring expeditions to 
 investigate the peculiar rocky formation that in places forms the 
 sides of the great basin. Scurrying over the broad and gradual 
 descent of the beach, bottomed with soft white sand, where the 
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bntherH. Pretty t;irlH, umtions uiul children <lisi)((rte<l lliemHelves 
 within the safety line, wliile tlie bolder swinuners Mtriick out into 
 the deeper waters beyond. It was a scene of life, };ayety and inno- 
 cent happiness that made the Colonel forget that tlicre were any 
 
 mountains. 
 
 Cll.\ITl<:u VII. 
 
 JUST after the boat had landed amid wclcominf; cheers, and the 
 J mass of human freijjht had Inirried j;;leefully ashore, there 
 occurred one of those incidents that occasiomiJ y come into a man's 
 life and chanjje its wliole current. Hub was looliinj; after the 
 bafjgage when his attention was attracted by tlie cries of those 
 who were ashore as well as the people in boats and those in the 
 water. In an instant he }?rasj)ed the fact that a boy, of whose 
 agonized face he caught a gliini)se, was drowning and that there 
 was none near enough to render relief, except the timid bathers 
 who were incapable of doing so. In an instant the apathetic man- 
 ner of the young Kentuckian gave way to startling activity. As 
 he rushed through the deepening water of the beach he divested 
 himself of such clothing as he could spare under the circumstances. 
 
 While he pushed to the rescue there was a tall, graceful young 
 lady standing at the water's edge, wringing her hands, now calling 
 on her drowning brother to hold out till aid reached him, now 
 shouting encouragement in sobbing tones to the rescuer, though 
 neither could hear her. In all the excited throng looking on it 
 was Flops who went to her with womanly tact and consolation. 
 
 "IIoAV fortunate that Hub was here," she said with an air of 
 perfect confidence. "lie will bring your brother to shore in safety. 
 Hub is like a native Malay in the water, and so cool and so strong. 
 Now, we must prepare to care for the boy when he is brought in," 
 and this was just the diversion needed. At once the troubled 
 woman with wet eyes and stately figure, was issuing instructions, 
 ably seconded by Flops. The Colonel came running to theuj, wav- 
 ing a pint flask of the beverage for which his state is famous and 
 looking as happy as though the thought of a tragedy had never 
 entered his mind. 
 
 "Just like Hub," he said, with glowing eyes. "He's a Clay- 
 ton, every inch of him. If he hadn't gone out theh', Flops, I'd 
 gone myself, and I'd disinhehited the rascal, slniah." 
 
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Even tlio slsfor liiid to sinilo juid hIic uiironschdiNly Joliiod in 
 tliofiiilh that licr hrollHT Avoiild Ik' rcston'd (o licr. lie had hvou 
 readied by (he powerful Kwiumier who, to a novice in snch mat- 
 ters, appean'd to handle the strnfifjlinfj^ yonth with nnnecesHary 
 ron<;hn(\ss, bnt he had onl\ done what was necessary to save them 
 both. I)rippln;j: and almost exhausted, Hub carried his bnrden 
 asli(»re and laid (he nnceuscions boy on (h<* warm sand. In a quar- 
 ter of an hour he was tellinj; how beastly mean his stonmch felt 
 and what n chnnip he was to have believed that the only way to 
 learn to swim Avas to >^iy into deej) water and swim. "I was lik«' 
 a nmd tnrtle (ryinjj: to fly," he said, with a sickly lau<j;b. 
 
 I'lacin^f both of her hands in his, .he beautiful sister poured 
 out her thanks to the self-composed Hub, the thanks from her 
 luminous eyes beiufj; even more eloquent. An older brother, who 
 liafMieard of the excitin*,' alTair whih' back on the island, came 
 running: down and with a look of tidmiration, expressed his jjrati- 
 tmle to Hub. This new comer was shorter and mor<' slender than 
 the hero of the occasion, but his was a well-knit ti<;ure and his 
 whole air was that of ji natural },f(Mitleman. He Avas dark in fea- 
 tures, eyes and hair, while the Kentuckian with his blue eyes 
 and blonde hair, looked as thon},'h descended in a direct line from 
 the old Norse kinjjs. 
 
 An elderly «;cntleman who had been talking; in an agitated 
 nmnner with the Colonel, was about to stej) forward and join the 
 group, when the Colonel interfered. "Don't lose you' lieaii, Dalton," 
 he whispered. "Don't lose you' head, suh. Don't you see theh' 
 gettin' acquainted without any inte'febence from us old people. 
 Providence is favo'n' the scheme Ave've had fo' yea's, and don't 
 you go si)()il it. Let them introduce us," and with that the two 
 men separated quietly, both laughing like schoolboys bent on mis- 
 chief. 
 
 And thus the plot of the father and the uncle worked to their 
 liking. Fl()j)s presented Charley, the boy who was not drowned, 
 AHss Alice Dalton, the sister, and Mr. Fred Dalton, the elder 
 brother. Then the father was introduced to the circle and there 
 were thus united the chief characters of our story. The Daltons 
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 (hat tliey would 
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 lakes. Their father 
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 with immense in- 
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 and the daughter 
 could not account 
 for his intention to 
 take a summer out- 
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 it was all the more 
 enjoyable because 
 unexpected. The 
 Colonel and Dalton 
 s u rre p t i tiously 
 winked at each 
 other and then led 
 the way to the mammoth Hotel Victory, one of the largest and 
 most complete structures of its kind dedicated to the entertain- 
 ment of pleasure seekers. The Colonel admired its immense pro- 
 portions and could find no fault until he discovered that while 
 standing at one end of the long verandah, he could not recognize 
 his friends at the other end. But he admitted that a fault which 
 his legs were able to remedy. 
 
 Later the party did the great resort, visiting Perry's Cave, a 
 treat even to the Kentuckians familiar with Mammoth Cave, going 
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 tower b}' the landing, riding on the electric road that reaches the 
 hotel and other points of interest, and finally taking a sail, Fred 
 Dalton acting as skipper and the Colonel serving as the most zeal- 
 ous member of the impromptu crew. 
 
 CHAPTER VIII. 
 
 IT was Miss Dalton who proposed that they all proceed to Cleve- 
 land and thence to Mackinac, at least. Again the two older 
 gentlemen exchanged winks, but Flops assumed her most innocent 
 look while stating that she hardly thought they could go. "The 
 Colonel," she said, "wants to get to the mountains. He turns to 
 them in summer as naturally as your northern ducks fly to us 
 when winter approaches." 
 
 "A man who would go to the mountains when he can get to 
 the lakes needs a guardian," blurted Charley, who was a freshman 
 nc the state university, and rather a fresh young man on general 
 principles. As the Colonel was intimating that he would throw 
 that young cub ovehboad if they were only out on 
 the water, Hub grasped what his fair cousin was 
 at and straightway served notice that he would 
 have to go home in order to look after some of the 
 horses and prepare them for the fall meetings. 
 The Colonel thus had the tables turned on him, 
 but it was a close corner from which he could not 
 escape. 
 
 "See hoah, children," he inter- 
 rupic'l, "1 told you I was in command. 
 You' A_iit Kate says this trip on the 
 wateh is doin' her no end of good. It's 
 ouh -iuty to stay right with heh so long 
 «.£ . if/s benefited, and that's what 
 we'l' goin' to do." And that's what 
 tht ' did; for the Colonel would not 
 ha . misHed the opportunity which 
 had t\ lexpectedly become one of the 
 grep.t'^st desireis of his heart. 
 
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 the State of New York, another of the magnificent steamerfs 
 which has caused the service of the Detroit and Cleveland »Steam 
 Navigation Company to be so widely known and approved. But 
 here again the Colonel concluded to defer judgment because he 
 expected less upon the division which has one of its termini so 
 far north. The main party that had been brought together by 
 so sensational an episode at the Bay, exercised a strong powei' of 
 attraction for the English tourist and the others who appreciated 
 the blending of geniality and sterling worth in the Colonel, while 
 they admired the beautiful and spirited niece and the big manly 
 nephew, whose quiet demeanor concealed so great a reserve force 
 and the patient Aunt Kate, who was the embodiment of those 
 qualities which a colonel of story so admired in "a true southern 
 lady." The Daltons, too, proved a delightful acquisition and there 
 could have been no happier party than that which made the trip 
 from the Bay to the Forest City. There is nothing like congenial 
 tastes and surroundings to form the ties of friendship, 
 
 When the steamer State of New York glided into the narrow 
 harbor at Cleveland the Colonel openly expressed his v/onder that 
 the vast lake traffic carried on by that city could be conducted 
 through such an inadequate provision for the arrival and departure 
 of vessels. Yet he saw a bewildering forest of masts and smoke- 
 stacks, seemingly in a hopeless mass of confusion, yet threading 
 their way without accident and evidently playing a very important 
 part in the conduct of the world's commerce. The Englishman, prac- 
 tical after the manner of his people, read the true import of the busy 
 scene and gained a more accurate conception of the resources of 
 a country that carried on an internal trade of such magnituda 
 In the ponderous motions of the great carrying vessels and the 
 noisy rush of the saucy little tugs a stampede and general demor- 
 alization were suggested to the uninitiated, but in the restricted 
 quarters there was systematically being done a business repre- 
 sentative of millions. In the noise of industrial activity, the smoke, 
 the streams of trucks going and coming and the inevitaMy crowded 
 condition of a manufacturing section which had been located with 
 reference to the best shipping advantages, the Colonel recognized 
 
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 the secret of Cleveland's importance as a great commercial center, 
 but wondered how she could have laid claims to beauty. 
 
 This problem was solved the next day when the entire party 
 drove about the city. There were beautifully shaded streets and 
 well kept lawns in all the resident portions, but it was through 
 the famous Euclid avenue that the horses were slowly walked 
 while our tourists enjoyed one of the most beautiful thorough- 
 fares that wealth, culture and artistic taste have ever produced. 
 The palatial and imposing residences are not alone the triumphs 
 of architecture, but in all the elegance of their appointments and 
 surroundings there appears that mark of advancement which finds 
 one of its best expressions in the making of a home. The much- 
 traveled Englishman had never seen anything finer, an admission 
 that the Colonel received with gratified pride and a broader con- 
 ception of the blessings bound up in an American citizenship. The 
 ladies voiced their surprise and apj)roval in the expressive exclam- 
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 household was rattling away like a side showman, mingling Avisdoui 
 and folly in that confusing way college boys have. 
 
 The merry party took in Prospect avenue, the delightful Wade 
 and Gordon parks, summer resorts at the very doors of the 300,000 
 people who make up the great lake city, the viaduct, a stupendous •- 
 piece of engineering that connects the east and the west sides, 
 the active business center on Superior street, where the dazed Col- 
 onel designated the unceasing procession of electric cars a contin- 
 uous performance for the benefit of the traveling public. At Lake 
 View Cemetery it was the irreverent freshman who remarked that 
 it was the first thing of the kind he had ever seen that would 
 reconcile him to the idea of death. It is certainly a superb con- 
 ception of "God's Acre," carried out in magnificent proportions 
 with the aid of nature in its broken outlines and the decorative 
 work of the landscape artist. It is here that the martyred Presi- 
 dent Garfield was entombed, and few visit the city who do not 
 pay tribute to his memory at the noble monument which marks 
 his final resting place. From here a drive was made through Lake 
 View park, affording a view of the harbor and the breakwater 
 against which the waves that had ceased to have terror for the 
 Colonel dashed unceasingly. Darkness had fallen only too soon, 
 and as they skirted the manufacturing portion of the city, where 
 the stacks of the furnaces were belching forth flames, it v/as again 
 the shocking freshman who declared that the section looked like 
 h-11 with the lid off, and his sister promised him a curtain lecture 
 in the interest of propriety. 
 
 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 COL. CLAYTON, pursuant to his nature, and as is cuptomary 
 with new converts, had suddenly become an enthusiast on 
 the subject of lake trnvel. Had he consulted no inclination but his 
 own he would have left that night for Detroit, just to have a good 
 sleep on the water, but it was the unanimous vote of the ladies that 
 they make the trip by daylight. After a good night's rest and a 
 refreshing breakfast they were hurried to the steamer by the Col- 
 onel. She was scheduled to leave at 9:30, but he had them all on 
 board three quarters of an hour before that time. It was just as 
 
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 well, for it took him that length of time to recover his astonish- 
 ment. The last of the preconceived ideas which he had so freely 
 aired was ruthlessly dispelled. He was indeed aboard an exquisite 
 floating palace, built with an eye single to perfect safety and ser- 
 vice, coupled with luxurious appointments and pleasing effects in 
 woods, structural art and tasteful adornment. The Colonel could 
 not have been more dazed had he been suddenly transplanted to 
 some scene of mythical enchantment, and there was enjoyment in 
 watching his gradual acceptance of the reality. He was an admir- 
 able critic in such matters and this made his spontaneous approval 
 all the more significant. While the ladies, with Hub and Fred, who 
 had become their constant attendants, were sauntering in admira- 
 tion through the great cabin, or watching the arrivals of passen- 
 gers, while tons of freight were being hurried upon the lower deck, 
 the Colonel and the Englishman were making a tour of the grace- 
 ful, powerful and costly ship. 
 
 "I couldn't have made my young people believe that tiiey would 
 come upon a scene like this," declared the Colonel, with self-satis- 
 faction, as he stood with extended legs and hat upon the back of 
 his head, his eyes sweeping the grand saloon. "They haven't trav- 
 eled as much as L suh, but I doubt if they'll eveh see anything 
 fineh." 
 
 *Tm positive that nothing better has been done up to date," 
 was the answer of the more phlegmatic foreigner. '*It embodies 
 the best and the most admirable the age affords. I have been on 
 all the famous lines of water travel and never saw anything so 
 complete, even to the minutest details. It is a triumph of con- 
 struction and adornment. From stem to stern there has not been 
 a single concession made to cheapness, and I warrant that it cost 
 this company a pretty penny." 
 
 "Just f350,000," exclaimed the freshman, who bad appeared 
 on the scene with a rush; for with all his flightiness he had an 
 investigating turn of mind. "And she has a twin sister, the City 
 of Detroit. Just as like as two peas. Oast in the same mold. 
 Prettiest pair, and fastest pair out. Each makes a round trip per 
 day. The other one pulls out of Detroit as we leave here, and 
 
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 rattled this off like a train announcer, disappeared as suddenly as 
 he had come. 
 
 "Wish I could have the raisin* of that young colt," muttered 
 the Colonel. "But it certainly is a perfect service. Regula* end- 
 less chain. And think of it, suh. No dust, no cindehs, no close, 
 vitiated aih, suh, plenty of room, accommodations like a milliouai' 
 and an atmosphe' to disheahten death and doctehs. It costs yon 
 twice as much to get cramped and hustled and snubbed on a rail- 
 road, where you see nothing but the wo'st paht of the country 
 flyin' by like a runaway panorama. Look at that ac'hed dome to 
 the saloon. No one but a bo'n artist eveh enameled and gilded 
 that, with such a rich effect and yet such a rare hahmony of col- 
 oring." 
 
 "The whole thing has been worked out by a master miad,'\ 
 assented the P!uglishman. "This woodwork of polished mahogany 
 in combinr.iion with the stamped leather makes a finish as effec- 
 tive as any I have ever seen. The furniture in velvet upholstering, 
 the great mirrors, the rich carpeting and all the minor accessories 
 are as sumptuous as a home of wealth, where luxury and comfort 
 unite with beauty. And even that gallery, which sweeps above 
 our heads around the entire saloon, suggesting the pleasure of an 
 indoor promenade, is a pleasing adornment, although evidently 
 placed there for utility. It is in keeping with the entire design, 
 and J am sure that Mohammed's coffin was not suspended in mid 
 air witl* half the grace. It is skirted with state rooms, and I imag- 
 ine that il eir location would make them fully ad desirable, if not 
 more so, tha.^ those which open from the main floor." 
 
 Here the young folks came pushing in with all the outward 
 evidences of their keen enjoyment. "Isn't it a dream. Colonel?" 
 began Flops. "What do you think of our Polar expedition now? 
 Think it necessary to swing your hammock or pitch your tent on 
 the deck?" But she was met with a shake of the head and an 
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 proceeded to liead off all furtlier chauce for joken at his expense 
 by calling on that yoiins man for the information that it was his 
 special mission to provide. 
 
 "A description of the City of Cleveland," he started off in hi» 
 recitative tone, "is a description of the City of Detroit, two of the 
 most magnificent passenger steamers that ever slid down the ways 
 from a shipyard. This boat is 300 feet in length, the regulation 
 length of a block in many cities. Her breadth of beam is 72 feet. 
 I will explain for the benefit of Nunc and the ladies, that this means 
 that she is 72 feet in width amidship, or In the center." 
 
 "Don't do any explainin' fo' me, young man. I sailed befo' you 
 eveh saw wateh." 
 
 "We don't really require a diagram, either," laughed Miss Dal- 
 totr, and Hub continued with a greatly enlarged audience, all of 
 whom were interested. "The one instruction to the builders was 
 to produce the best and most attractive they could. They were 
 simply placed upon their mettle and the result shows how well 
 they deserved the faith reposed in them. Her hull of steel is 
 divided into water tight compartments by bulkheads, and she 
 would float safely after an accident that would sink one of the 
 vessels of the old type, and nothing but the practical destruction 
 of the hull could send her to the bottom. There has never been 
 an accident of any serious nature on the lines of this company 
 since it was organized and never before were its boats in such a 
 highly perfected condition as they are at present. 
 
 ''You see that the boat is equipped with electric light in every 
 department and the effect when the scores of burners are turned 
 on in this gorgeous saloon is simply dazzling. There are 150 state- 
 rooms and parlors opening from this main floor and the elegantly 
 railed gallery above. In these there is ample room, the furnish- 
 ings are the best to be had and add to the luxury of a sleep where 
 you are 'Rocked in the cradle of the deep' and breathe the pure 
 air that sweeps over it. [That applause I credit to the boat, and 
 not to my humble efforts.] She has an easy capacity for 2,500 peo- 
 ple and 800 tons on that lower deck, where our baggage is piled 
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 smaller saloon below that is a dining hall fit for the gods when 
 Bacchus presided at their festivities. There they can lay plates 
 for 150 and I have it from some of the old travelers on the line 
 that the menu, both in the food and in the manner of its prepara- 
 tion, cannot be surpassed at any of the hotels in the countiy. The 
 service is admirable and the chef has the supreme pleasure of 
 catering to those who always have their appetites with them, for 
 there is some irresistible principle in the lake air that creates a 
 demand for food in quantities never called for on land." 
 
 "Perhaps I had better tell about the little domain we found 
 b'jyond the dining saloon," interrupted Miss Dalton. "It is the 
 traditional center of woman's sphere, you know. The kitchen and 
 pantries are a marvel, so compact and so complete. With its 
 great range, its perfect outfit of cooking utensils, its adjuncts for 
 the storage of supplies and its innumerable little conveniences, it 
 is one to delight a good housewife. The pantries are arranged 
 with the Slime care and everything I saw there was as attractive 
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 bowed JInb, "And I may 
 add tlio very important fact 
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 Ik not strong enoti};h to penetrate the 
 luxurious quarters tliat the saloon 
 |)assen}i;ors are permitted to occupy. 
 The inviting; dininj? room is kept en- 
 tirely free from unwelcome heat and 
 close air by the McCroary system of 
 ventilation. Not a desirable thing has 
 been overlooked in this important 
 department on any of the boats of this 
 
 famous line and it is especially ap- 
 preciated on the superb system 
 operated between Toledo and Mack- 
 inac, where the patrons are the 
 guests of the company long 
 enough to enjoy several of the 
 flrst-class meals which it pro- 
 vides. Another wise and 
 thoughtful provision is that of 
 a cabin where those who do 
 not provide themselves with 
 sleeping accommodations can 
 spend the night in comfort and 
 yet leave the occupants of 
 state-rooms entirely free from 
 any noise which might disturb 
 their sleep." 
 
 "I've been down looking at the 
 engine," said the freshman, who 
 always came upon the scene as 
 
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 It has the power of U,0()0 of your HtrongcHt Kentucky hoPHOH, 
 Colonel, and you only have to give her the Kpur to 8on«l the boat 
 along at 20 niilcH an hour. That's wliat I call a merry clip for a 
 3,00()-horse team, all handled by one man." 
 
 "JuHt to contribute my little bit of information," buiglied 
 Flops, "1 want to say that a lady can make her toilet in one of these 
 elegant staterooms just as she can at home. A touch of the bell 
 brings you a uniformed messenger boy and his politeness suggests 
 that he would jump into the water for you should you make so 
 unreasonable a request. The service, like everything else here, is 
 without a flaw. The result of all this, with the unfailing courtesy 
 of the ofllcers, is to make one feel perfectly at home." 
 
 CIIAPTEU X. 
 
 OUT of the smoke and noise of the busy harb* ■ the steamer nuide 
 her way to the open waters of the lak<', where the passen- 
 gers were greeted with the bright sunshine, its rays reflected from 
 the broad expanse as from a surface of polished steel. The breeze 
 and the inspiring scene banished every trace of languor from 
 those who enjoyed them. They were seated in groups or prom- 
 enading the broad decks, as securely upon their feet as though 
 treading the paths of some great metropolitan park. It was 
 noticeable that Hub and Miss Dalton were flocking by themselves, 
 while Fred and Flops were showing the same exclusiveness so far 
 as the irrepressible freshman would permit, foi* he, too, was smitten 
 with the southern beauty and showed all the earnestness of an 
 early passion in dancing attendance upon her. Cupid never feels 
 more secure of his game than when he can have it upon one of the 
 magnificent steamers amid the beauties and exhilarating influences 
 of the Great Lakes. 
 
 Here were a score or more of traveling men exchanging stories, 
 experiences and congratulations upon the privilege of doing busi- 
 ness while enjoying all the pleasures of the summer tourist. They 
 were making railroad time and their stacks of baggage were with 
 them, yet the railroad magnate in his private car was not half so 
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all that the man who had tlie great shore route was in luck and 
 many an amusing incident was related to show how they would 
 hustle to avoid spending Sunday at any of the inland towns. 
 Several of the shore merchants were participants in these good 
 times of the knights of the grip, and these thrifty dealers acknowl- 
 edged that it was part of their business policy to lay in all the stock 
 they could during the season when the cheaper rates given by the 
 steamers were available. 
 
 The Colonel had come upon a party of Kansas Oty people, 
 with whom he was soon at home. Through the information he 
 gained on his trip to the Bay and in the harbor at Cleveland he 
 had become an oracle in matters pertaining to the line, its vessels 
 and the varied enjoyment to which it introduced its patrons. As 
 they sped in a bee line for the mouth of the Detroit river he told 
 in the most entertaining manner of the islands and cities lying to 
 the south of their ctmrse; of Sandusky, Toledo, Johnson's Island, 
 where thousands of confederate prisoners had been confined dur- 
 ing the war, of the endless attractions at Put-in-Bay, and of the 
 pleasant personal experiences v/hich he related as glibly as though 
 he had navigated the lakes from childhood. Indeed, his infatua- 
 tion had become such that he was rapidly adopting the technical 
 vocabulary of the sailor. "Lookin' to the sta'boa'd," he said, "you 
 see that theh's not a trace of land, while hea' to the poht sid-j you 
 car see specks of green with a da'k fringe in the background; that 
 is the mainland." 
 
 "Where's auntie, Colonel?" asked Flops, who escaped from 
 her double attendance to look after the invalid of the party. 
 
 "You'll find heh aft," was the quick reply as the Colonel 
 resumed his Interrupted discourse. 
 
 "Where's that?" she asked with a merry laugh, but the Col- 
 onel only deigned to point with a look that clearly commiserated 
 her ignorance. 
 
 Half an hour later he came hastily upon the young people on 
 the forward deck, and with troubled face told them, that he was 
 very much worried about "Sisteh Kate." 
 
 "What ah we goin' to do fo' heh?" asked the Colonel sternly, 
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 ically wrong with heh, havin' such an unnatu'al appetite." 
 
 A look of relief came into the faces of the niece and nephew. 
 Fred and Miss Dalton seemed totally absorbed in a delightful view 
 to the northwest, though it could not account for their shaking 
 shoulders, while the freshman fell backward witli his chair in a 
 fit of laughter, 
 
 "What ah we goin' to do fo' heh?" asked the Colonel stornly, 
 at this untimely display of levity. 
 
 "Get her something +o eat," roared the youngster, as he still 
 wrestled with the chair. And then all joined in the laughter, for 
 it suddenly dawned upon the Colonel that they were in an atmos- 
 phere which restores lost appetites and reclaims weak stomachs. 
 He himself was not averse to sharing some of the good things 
 that were quickly provided for the aunt, who had lost all desire 
 of lying down or moping in her chair. No one aboard enjoyed a 
 happier change of feeling or was more appreciative of the beauties 
 so lavishly spread about them. Midway between Cleveland and 
 Detroit they met the beautiful companion steamer on this division, 
 and while the aunt's voice did not join in the lusty cheers of greet- 
 ing, no one waved a handkerchief Avith greater good will, or pre- 
 sented a sunnier face to the hundreds that responded from the 
 passing steamer. 
 
 "Here's where we swing to the northward," announced Hub, 
 as they approached the mouth of the Detroit river, "and enter upon 
 one of the most charming trips that the lover of the beautiful and 
 romantic has ever found." From the time they entered the noble 
 stream, its islands and its shores, stretching back in verdant 
 fields and blossoming orchards as far as the eye could reach, or 
 rising to the cool green woods that shaded the banks, or display- 
 ing the quiet Canadian hamlets on the one hand or the busy 
 manufacturing towns on the other, afforded the one theme of con- 
 versation to those who were not reduced to that intense admiration 
 which exacts an appreciative silence. The Englishman, who had 
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 As they steamed jmst Fort Wayiu», after accepting the charms 
 of Grosse Inle as a summer home, and marking the other islands 
 in which beauty and thrift are allied, in nearly every group some- 
 one was recalling the many and important parts that this favored 
 section had played in the history of a new continent. It could be 
 traced in a story of absorbing and unHagging interest through the 
 domination of the ndians, the French, the English and the Amer- 
 icans. It is rich in quaint folk lore, in story of adventure and the 
 grim records of war. To the right there appeared the beautiful 
 driveway that follows the course of the river on the Canadian 
 side, aud the delightful summer residences with green lawns 
 stretching to the water's e<lge, where pleasure boats were moored 
 or moved out on the broad stream with gay parties that joined the 
 ever moving procession which makes this noble stream oae of 
 the busiest avenues of commerce in existence. Lumber barges 
 with their tows move in stately procession. The huge liners 
 that ply to and from the Superior regions look like unarmed men 
 of war. The low but powerful iron ferry boats that supply the 
 broken line of railroad travel suggested the dreaded ram of naval 
 fame, the old sailboats move lazily along as the reminders of the 
 wondrous progress we have made, tugs and steam yachts flit busily 
 about, the handsome passenger ferries, the finest and most com- 
 plete of their kind, carry thousands to the numberless resorts 
 within easy reach of the city, the revenue cutter with her glitter 
 of brass and the showy attire of her marines lies at anchor like a 
 sentinel in time of peace, and all manner of small craft complete 
 a scene that is to be found nowhere else. • Over this connecting 
 link between Lakes Erie and St. Clair, broad, deep and clear, 
 there is annually done a business that is greater in its magnitude 
 than the coastwise or foreign trade of the United States. There 
 is an average of a vessel every four minutes, coal, iron, copper, 
 lumber, salt, grain and general merchandise being their freight. 
 There is no other spot where one can so quickly gather an intelli- 
 gent conception of the varied resources, wealth and enterprise of 
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 TllorjCfll llio run from Clevcljuid had bcon iiiiulo on the schodulo 
 tinio of seven hours, the restraints of a new acciuaintance had 
 all worn away In the enjoyment of a common pleasure and the young 
 folks of our party were on the familiar terms of old friendship. 
 Indeed, there Avere the Imddlng signs of that eloser relationship 
 which thrives amid such joyous surroundings, and the (Vdonel had 
 an extra source of happiness Avhich lie kept to himself. From the 
 steamer's dock to one of Detroit's elegant hotels the party saw 
 only a part of the busy section in which business is done and the 
 freshman wanted to know why he had heard so much about the 
 boasted beauty of the City of the Straits. But his skepticism was 
 soon to be rebuked. In the corridors of the hotel Mr. Dalton came 
 upon an old friend who years before had cast his lot in Tennessee 
 and prospered, afterward going to Detroit to make it his home. 
 
 "It's not too late," he said, with the usual hos]>itality and 
 local pride of this city. "Let me take you to the roof of one of our 
 sky scrapers, from which you can look about you and pass judg- 
 ment on Detroit." 
 
 In half an hour they were there and hushed for a time into 
 silent admiration, which was broken by the Colonel. "I was just 
 thinkin'," said he in his impulsive way, "that had Satan taken the 
 Lord up here to olTeh him the world, instead of to the mountain 
 top that— Avell, things might have been diffe'nt. It's enough to 
 craze an a'tist." 
 
 And the Colonel's expressions of approval were scarcely exag- 
 gerated. From the parks that brighten the center of the city the 
 broad, well-paved, clean and deeply-shaded streets radiated like 
 the spokes of a wheel from the hub and narrowed with distance 
 toward the horizon, until they seemed to pierce the vast semi- 
 circle of woodland. They saw a prosperous and substantial city 
 of homes, the residence portions telling of great wealth and refine- 
 ment. In nearly every part the houses are surrounded by shrub- 
 bery and, amid the same trees that arch the avenues, looked as 
 though they might have been built without disturbing the primeval 
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 ture with Windsor iu the forej^round niid batk of it a beautiful 
 countryside, nsinj-linj!: nature's native grpen witli tlie fields of }j;rain 
 and tlie orcliards in tlieir attire of niinf?lod colors. To the south- 
 east, linked to the mainland by the sracefvl iron bridjje which 
 spans the American channel, lay the lovely Belle Tsle, which 
 nature and art have so ha])pily combined to adorn. Imajiination 
 never 7;''*tured a n;ore charmiufr spot. Amid its crowninjn- jjlory 
 of native trees appealed the network of drivewnys, f<)(M))aths and 
 windiuf? canals. Miniature, lakrs {jrlisteiied in the sun, frreat flower 
 beds shone like rich jeAvels in sei lln}?s of yreeu. Itustic brldfjes of 
 •nieue architecture and ai-tisti • dewijiu seemed suspended over 
 %.e >;aterways. The casinos, the zooloj>ical {garden, the bath 
 houses, the quaint shelter at t}ie ferry dock, the prettv lionu^s of 
 the boat clubs", even the electric lijjht plant and the old-fashioued 
 Uindin}'- at Inselruhe, .ulded to the beaut: and varief,\ of one of 
 the {grandest parks in the Avorld. Witli canoes and rowboats 
 threadiu}? the winding canals, carriajjf s moviiij^ (hrouiih the shaded 
 driveways and thousands of people walkins; amid the beauties of 
 the place or resting in some sylvan retreat, there was suy^gested 
 the blessings showered upon those who are so favored as to have 
 Detroit for a home. Around the sweep of the Canadian channel 
 vessels were coming and going in an almost unbroken pro(;ession, 
 pleasure boats in all their attractive brightness Avere flitting in 
 every direction and the entire scene was one that no alliance of 
 art and genius could re])roduce on canvass. 
 
 Off to the left was the symmetrical tower and the little park 
 of the water works, and way beyond then' appeared under a field 
 glass the magnificent summer viilas at Grosse Pointe w'th hnvi:.-!, 
 flowers jnd shrubberies that are beautified in the brightest color- 
 ings of nature. To the eastward were the outlying parks, the 
 fort and the mingling of fields, groves and intersectiug waterways, 
 with hamlets here and there marking the development of manu 
 facturing interests, for which the great city of 300,090 people is 
 gaining a m<»st enviable reputation. Tliey saw e.\teuding toward 
 every point the railroads that cemer here and serve as feeders 
 to the traffic of the lakes, and realized by actual inspection, not 
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 luercial world, but why it has 
 become sucIj u fiivorite summer 
 resort, to wliich the people of 
 the south are attracted by 
 thousauds. 
 
 "There is no place in exist- 
 ence," said the Detroiter, 
 "where you can find so much 
 and such a variety of delightful 
 entertainment during the 
 heated term as here. If it be 
 too hot on land there is always 
 relief on the water. If it be too cool there, j^ou 
 can turn to the drives on land on either side of the river. The 
 endless variety insures against monotony and the charm is never 
 lost. It is this that brings us so many visitors and makes Detroit 
 the favorite convention city of the Union." 
 
 llis hearers had no reason to question this presentation of 
 the case, for the convincing evidence Avas before them and the 
 Colonel bluntly served notice that Detroit from that time forth 
 be included in the route of his annual pilgrimages. "Why, I 
 leahn," he said, "that you oan ride all day and half the night on 
 one of those elegant ferry boats for ten cents." 
 
 "Yes," said the friend of the Daltons, "and you can go to 
 Put-in-Bay by the steamer Frank Kirby, one of the finest and 
 speediest steamers in the passenger service for the line that she 
 covers. You can go to the Flats, to all the points of interest 
 about the Lake or Elver St. Clair, to the islands and the shore 
 resorts down our own river, and yet spend every night in your hotel 
 ut Dt^roit. No other place can offer the Same inducements, for 
 it affords a maximum enjoyment at a minimum cost." 
 
 That night the party made a tour of Detroit by the most 
 complete street railway system in existence. The city provides its 
 own electric light and in every nook and corner the white rays 
 dispel the darkness. Much of the charm of the long ride through 
 the magnificent residence districts, appearing at their best along 
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 Lafayette und the newer diHtricts where the hainlsoiue homes 
 show how splendidly the city is building up, was due to lis novelty. 
 The Colonel was in his happiest mood and the contagion of merri- 
 ment alTected the whole party, who had grown to be very like 
 one family. The next day was spent in carriages and closer inspec- 
 tion only emphasized the impression gained from a bird's-eye view. 
 At Belle Isle their admiration knew no bounds. Though it is three 
 miles long and one in width, they drove time and again around 
 and through its nearly 2,000 acres, every one of which has its 
 special charm and in the entirety suggests a favored spot of fairy- 
 land retained for modern enjoyment. Accessible alike by street 
 cars and ferry boats, it is visited by thousands upon thousands 
 everyday, excursions, picnic parties, families and individuals flock- 
 ing to it when'fever opportunity offers. 
 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 THAT night at the hotel, Flops and Alice sat into the wee hours 
 talking with the enthusiasm of boarding-school girls over the 
 delights of their trips and unintentionally betraying that there 
 were two central figures of masculine mold about which the bal- 
 ance of the brightened universe revolved at that particular time. 
 Fred and Hub stretched their legs in a long walk and it was appa- 
 rent to each of them that the mind of the other was not entirely 
 engrossed in the glowing clusters of electric light or the beauties 
 of the scene which they illumined. The Colonel and Mr. Dalton 
 smoked in two great easy chairs and chuckled, discussing the per- 
 fect working of their little plot, while they had nothing to do but 
 play the part of innocent observers. 
 
 "I reckon theh goin' to fall in love, shuah," decJfi'ed the Colonel. 
 "If eveh I had made this trip with a sweet and pretty gihl like 
 Flops oh you' daughteh, I'd been a mahried man to-day. "No doubt 
 about it, Dalton. Theh's ma' sentiment and beauty and rott ance 
 mixed up on a voyage along this line than a man with any heaht 
 in him could resist. Old as I am, it makes me feel like writing 
 poetry and regrettin' that I've enduehed the ma'ty'dom of a bach- 
 elo'. But theh's goin' to be some weddin's as the result of this 
 trip, hey, Dalton?" 
 
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 fnce, for llio little rascal was 
 bccomiiifi; jjreatly cnaiiiorod 
 of tliP fasriiiatinp; Flops and 
 took on tons of enconrage- 
 nient because of what lie had 
 heard from his fatlier and 
 the Colonel. 
 
 Next morning there was 
 no trouble in rallying the 
 party for a continuation of 
 their trip, for energy had 
 come with pleasure and the,\ 
 were all eager, wlien they ha<l stepped aboard with hundreds 
 of others and were standing in a groiip admiring the artistic 
 beauty of the City of Alpena, one of the finest and most perfect 
 passenger boats afloat. She and her sister ship, the City of Mack- 
 inac, were built to meet an imperative demand created by the im- 
 mense and growing travel on the famous Mackinaw division. 
 Never before was there a route which developed so rapidly im 
 popular favor. Each season saw a return of tliose who had ap| 
 predated its attractions during previous years and thousands 
 came to experience for the first time the pleasures whicli so hap- 
 pily combine both health and that highest degree of enjoyment 
 which is ever sought for by the tourist. For safety, beauty, 
 speed, comfort and completeness of service, these two steamers 
 represent the best that the shipbuilder can produce and efficient 
 management can provide. 
 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 A S the steamer left the dock amid the waving of handkerchiefs, 
 •^i the lifting of hats and the shouting of adieus, the orchestrsl 
 on the forward deck struck up an inspiring air, the crowd asho/e 
 gave a parting cheer and the throng aboard were gay with tfte 
 exhilaration of congenial companionship amid surroundings that 
 appealed alike to the love of creature comforts and tlie beautiful. 
 
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 The \mviy in which our itjuIoi-h aiv ('HjuH'tnlly iiiti'it'stod couhl 
 uot but attract an attention that was iiiiii^hMl witii an honcHt 
 admiration. The tail, hroa<l-Nhouhh>r<><l Colonc), witii his ilorid 
 face beaming; in almost boyish ph'aHurc, Ills [ihmtcr's liat well back 
 from liiN forehead, his merry huij^li and iiis evident fjood will 
 toward all the world, was a man to at tract tlie ^Mze of any crowil. 
 Heated about him at the rail on the shady side were the invalid aunt, 
 already happy in a knowI<'djr<» of improving health, the Daltons, 
 Flops and Hub, tlu» j^ronpiuj; of a pretty picture representiu}? the 
 true aristocracy of inlellip'nce and culture. The Colonel noted tlie 
 arranf^ement of the chairs with a satisfaction that exjjressed itself 
 in another of tliose inimitable winks at the elder Dalton. Tlie 
 youujf j»eople had paired olT, as was natural under the circum- 
 stances, Avhile the freshmaTi liovered about Flops and Fred with a 
 persistency that amused the former, while it perceptibly annoyed 
 the hitter, lie mentally vowe<l to suppress tlie youngster, were it 
 possible. 
 
 As they steamed up the river, the Colonel overheard some in- 
 quiries about the boat, and was soon imparting the desired knowl- 
 edge to a highly interested party from Ohio. It was made up of 
 families, in which th(> white-haired grandparents seemed enjoying 
 themselves as much as did the representatives of the third genera- 
 tion, as they shouted their joy at every changing view in the won- 
 drous scene of enchantment. In explaining things the Colonel was 
 just in his element, for he had come to feel like a veteran on the 
 line, which could not have found a champion more willing or more 
 eloquent. 
 
 "We came over from Toledo to Detroit Tuesday," said an Ohio 
 gentleman, "leaving Toledo at 4:30 in the afternoon and making the 
 run in precisely four hours. That gave us two full days to enjoy 
 the beauties of Detroit, and here we are on Friday morning bound 
 for Mackinac. Everything about these lines is so admirably ad- 
 justed that those who want to enjoy the endless attractions along 
 the route can do so under the most favorable circumstances." 
 
 There was a minister in the party. He had been pacing the 
 deck with the air of a man in the deepest meditation, "I wish I 
 
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could pn'iU'h jm I feel iitiiid hucIi Hiirrmindinfjs. TIuto is eloquence 
 in the ver.v air ue lueaflie. H is ii prcHenc*' in wliicli ji man feels 
 his utter iuHif^nill'-ance." 
 
 "YcN," Haid Aunt Kate, who had been attracted to tlie uroup, 
 "jUHtto <iian^'e a word of Moore, 'There'M a Hennon in every breeze 
 iuid a picture in every wave.' " 
 
 "Theh's anotheh quotation," niused the Colonel, "about lookln' 
 throu^'h natu' up to natu'e's (lod. No wohds can impress one as 
 does this ^lo'ious scene. It's a sehinon direct from the Autho' of 
 All." 
 
 "I tlioufjht I was escaping the chapel," broke in the freshman. 
 "You make me feel, Colonel, as thouf^h the bell was routinj; me out 
 just as my morninj? nap is most refreshiufi;." 
 
 "Toledo's a great town," exclaimed the ("olonel, who recognized 
 that the spirit of the occasion had been rudely disturbed. "And I 
 undehstand you to say it is the south'n te'minus of the Mackinac 
 division?" 
 
 "O, yes," responded the Ohio nmn. "You will see by the time 
 table how exn<'tly the running of the line is suited to the wants of 
 those who come to the lakes for health or pleasure. You can so 
 time your departnre from Toledo as to see the best of everything. 
 No change could be suggested." 
 
 Here they were steaming by way of the Canadian channel past 
 Relle Isle, and the thoughts of all were turned to the charm of the 
 scene. There was a silence aboard that paid the highest tribute to 
 a beauty that could find no adequate praise in words. As they en- 
 tered the broadening waters of Lake St. Clair there was a revival 
 of conversation and the deck became a grand promenade, with the 
 freshened breeze and the sunshine filtered through fleecy clouds as 
 exhilarants such as no genius of the healing art can reproduce. 
 
 When the delightful little lake had been nearly traversed, Aunt 
 Kate again sprang a surprise by acknowledging the pangs of 
 hunger. A few others who, like her, had felt the magic touch of 
 returning health, admitted the same craving, and they ate an early 
 dinner, though others preferred to wait until they had passed one 
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continent. It is true tliRt hunger is the best sauce, but when a keen 
 appetite encounters the choicest food, prepared by a chef who is 
 master of his calling, capacity alone is apt to determine the amount 
 eaten, while the zest of enjoyment is beyond expression. 
 
 '•It's a joke," replied the freshman, when the Colonel asLed him 
 what he was laughing at "This line charges only for meals that 
 are eaten. Skip a meal and you save the price. Now I'd like to 
 know how any combination of flesh and blood can breathe this air, 
 enjoy tl'is sport and not eat every time there is a chance. I'd enjoy 
 seeing some professional faster tackle this trip." 
 
 "Every one is not so fo'tunate as you, young man. What I like 
 about this company is that it only asks pay fo' what it gives, and it 
 always gives the best. But I'll admit that you don't requiah any 
 a'tificial stimulants to wo'k up an appetite heah. I reckon Kate 
 will indo'se that?" 
 
 "Indeed I do. I haven't enjoyed eating so much since I was a 
 girl, and you can safely count on finding me at the table with un- 
 varying regularity." 
 
 "Be temperate in all things, Auntie, or we may have to take 
 you to tlie mountains to recuperate," counseled Flops, with laugh- 
 able solemnity. 
 
 "Heah, Flops," pleaded the blushing Colonel, "haven't I su'ren- 
 de'd? I say now that this lake trip is mo' desi'able in everything 
 than even you claimed fo' it." 
 
 "Such a confession entitles you to the mercy of the cc-^H;," de- 
 clared Dalton; but Flops smiJied approval when Hub said that there 
 was nothing safer than to keep pounding away at prejudices even 
 after they were apparently dead. The good-natured Colonel cov- 
 ered his retreat by muttering something about disinheriting some 
 one. 
 
 "Hello," shouted the freshman, after they were on the deck 
 again, "they're going to run us through a lock here." While some 
 of the passengers were smiling broadly, it was Fred Dalton who 
 corrected the blunder. "That's no lock, Charley. It's the famous 
 ship canal connecting St. Clair river with this lake. It was con- 
 structed by the United States government in the interest of com- 
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 It is a mile aud a half long, two hundred feet wide and sixteen feet 
 deep, and all the traffic that passes through it would have long since 
 discharged the national debt if applied to that purpose. Through 
 that little narrow strip there is a greater freightage than passes to 
 and«from the country over the two great oceans." 
 
 "Gee!" cut in the freshman; "somebody's been stuffing you, 
 Fred." 
 
 "No," said the Englishman, who had hunted up his acquaint- 
 ances, "it does seem marvelous, but official statistics show it to be 
 true. The numberless craft we met on the lake came through here 
 and the counter streams seem almost continuous, yet it is seldom 
 that anything occurs to interrupt them during the season." 
 
 CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 AS the City of Alpena glided from the canal into the Flats that 
 mark the expansion of the St. Clair River, the gentleman from 
 Ohio rejoined the Colonel and told him where they were. 
 
 "So this is the Venice of America, then? Why, suh, I've 
 heahd of this place fo' yeahs. A numbeh of my friends come up 
 heah flshin* every season. Glorious spoht, they tell me. And all 
 these club houses, cottages and hotels ah built on made ground. 
 Wondehful !" Then the Colonel rushed to tell the story over again 
 to his own party. As they steamed up the river, which is forty miles 
 in length, the enchanting scenery on every hand was once more tlie 
 sole theme of conversation. Beautiful summer residences, club 
 houses and pleasure boats suggested that those who enjoyed them 
 found the summer a season of delight instead of enervation and 
 discomfort. Hound Kussell's Island, past Walpole's Island with its 
 fine beach, still a governmental reservation for the Indians, along 
 either shore of the grand river, there were scattered camping 
 parties, fully equipped for the famous hunting and fishing of these 
 regions. From all parts of the east and the south there were those 
 enjoying this primitive outing, gay streamers proclaiming the name 
 of a club or the home of those who had pitched their tents in such 
 pleasant places. Interspersed with these in their wooded retreats 
 were homes made more beautiful by their surroundings and sug- 
 
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 gesting ideal existence while the heat of the tropics prevails in our 
 northern climate. In, the vicinity of St. Clair, especially, were noted 
 the fine residences, with their lawns of the deepest green bordering 
 the bank or crowning the low bluffs. 
 
 Here, too, they saw the Oakland House, another of those im- 
 mense summer hotels that have been built to meet the demands 
 created by tlie popularity of the Great Lakes in the summer season. 
 In its location, its environment, its architectural beauty, its gen- 
 erous accommodations and its famous table, there is full explana- 
 tion of the reputation it enjoys among those who have the time and 
 money for a summer outing, where the cares of the world uecome a 
 remote memory. Here are the mineral springs, that possess un- 
 questioned medicinal virtues, and permit the invalid to reclaim 
 health under the most pleasant circumstances possible, and the 
 prolific salt wells, that send their product to every part of the world. 
 
 It was here that the Colonel regretted the impossibility of buy- 
 ing a river to be run through his plantation, while the young people 
 found all they could talk about in what they saw around them, and 
 the Englishman studied facts regarding the tunnel, which is a great 
 round tube of metal piercing beneath the river bed to connect the 
 cities of Port Huron on the American side with Samia on the oppo- 
 site shore. Here again the Colonel found a scene of great commer- 
 cial activity and wealth where he had anticipated the wildness, if 
 not the poverty, of frontier life. But even before this all his skep- 
 ticism had turned to won Jcr and admiration. 
 
 Through the stiff ^v.rrent that sets in above this point the 
 steamer plowed her way, as though scorning such opposition to her 
 course, while those aboard her enjoyed the scenes upon the adjacent 
 beaches backed by clusters of summer cottages and the more pre- 
 tentious buildings utilized by the resorters as eating houses. 
 
 When the boat left the river and entered Lake Huron, Aunt 
 Kate was among those who were walking the deck out of her pure 
 buoyancy of spirits, leaning upon the arm of Flops, whom she had 
 called for a time from the constant attendance of the Dalton 
 brothers. 
 
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 "Flops," said the kindly chaperone, "don't you think that Fred 
 is monopolizing a good deal of yonr time and company? He is 
 always on the alert to find you a chair where you have the prettiest 
 view, addresses nearly all of his conversation to you, acts like a fislt 
 out of the water when you are not present and is the soul of atten- 
 tion when you are." 
 
 "Why, Auntie," came the answer, with a laugh, "Fred is a cool 
 and distant champion compared to that younger brother of his. 
 Charley vows whenever there is an opening that he is my slave, and 
 he comes as near being my shadow as possible. I must certainly 
 find a way to cool the young man's ardor, or he may consider it his 
 knightly privilege to carry me off as men did their lady loves in the 
 proud old days of chivalry." 
 
 "That's only evasion, Flops. Charley is at that callow period 
 when he can fall in love four or five times a week witliout risking 
 any lasting consequences. But Fred is a man, and a man of very 
 strong feelings at that, if I am not entirely mistaken. You will 
 make a great mistake to trifle with his feelings or to justify any 
 hopes that he will never realize. You must consider how little we 
 know of him and his people. Just be prudent, dear." 
 
 'Til not disgrace the name. Auntie, and strictly between us 
 two, I am convinced that the Colonel and Mr. Dalton are far from 
 being the short acquaintances they appear. They have too much 
 to occupy them in private conversation, and the Colonel's face looks 
 so benign when he sees us young folks together. If he had any ob- 
 jections to urge, you know how promptly they would be forthcom- 
 ing. But there will never be an important step taken in my life 
 until I have consulted you. Auntie, just as I have always done in 
 the past," and there was a pressure of the arm that did as much as 
 the words to reassure the older woman. 
 
 It was a coincidence that the same style of talk was going on 
 in other quarters. "Alice," Fred was saying to his handsome sis- 
 ter, "I've no doubt of your ability or discretion, but I have come to 
 think a good deal of Hub, and I can see that he is hit hard by your 
 acknowledged charms. If I am not utterly mistaken, he is a man 
 in a thousand and among those who love but once in a lifetime. 
 Deal justly with him, sister mine." 
 
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 **Fred, aren't you speaking one word for nie and two for your- 
 self?" came the blushing response. "I have not been so absorbed 
 as not to notice your infatuation with the pretty niece. To offend 
 the big cousin would be to offend her, and that might cloud your 
 rosy prospects, don't you see? But, candidly, Fred, I acknowledge 
 a growing fondness for the Colonel's whole flock, and admit that 
 Mr. Hub is not its least attractive figure. But women know better 
 how to manage these things than you head-strong men do. You 
 had best devote all your talents to Flops and pray f-)r a little sisterly 
 help besides." 
 
 "If you'd just take that Charley in hand, you would place me 
 under lasting obligation. The little rascal is bound to singe his 
 wings, and nothing that I can say seems to have any effect He 
 told me pertly this morning that he was in the running, and was 
 neither asking nor giving odds. I don't know but I'll put his case 
 before the governor." 
 
 "Do nothing of the kind. That would be to commit yourself in 
 advance and to make the boy more aggressive. He'll discover in 
 due time how silly he is, and. I imagine that his capers make the 
 situation less embarrassing for Flops. He's really a help to you." 
 
 CHAPTER XV. 
 
 IN the midst of these conversations, of such vital interest to those 
 engaged in them, the attention of all those aboard was attracted 
 to Sand Beach, to which attaches an interest outside of the pretty 
 village itself. 
 
 "Heah, Hub," shouted the Colonel, in his hearty way, "what 
 about this place?" The young man began stammering an excuse 
 for not having learned his lesson, and was looking much like a 
 school boy caught in the same predicament, when the Englishman 
 cam6 to the rescue. "There is a magnificent piece of engineering," 
 said he, "and the expenditure of a million by the government was 
 a mere bagatelle when results attained are taken into considera- 
 tion. That breakwater is 8,000 feet long, and is a perfect harbor of 
 refuge for vessels that would otherwise suffer the ravages of a great 
 
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 Storm. I am ^urcd by one »,' thi' ofli. "rs tliat it lias saved tlioii- 
 saiids of lives It is happily lo' atcd, for S;i<>inaw Itay, on wliich 
 we enter from h 're, is a boisterous little body of wa r on occasions, 
 and makes it i oiible^'ome for tlie ordinary rnn of craft. For my 
 owj' part, I V, ,.ild like to be stirred up ju.it a bit for tlie sake of 
 v;vd"ty." 
 
 "So would I," asserted the freshman. "I'vc' read about boats 
 dipping up fish with their smoke-s(aeks, and IM like to see how 
 it's done." 
 
 "You're on the wrong boat for tliat," said tlie gentleman from 
 Ohio, "and it's the wrong time of the year to accommodate yon, any- 
 how. I've crossed here late in the season when the wind was howl- 
 ing and the waves were on the rami)age, but the steaniers of this 
 line move along with undisturbed dignity, just as an ocean liner 
 would do. You can see the boisterous beauty of a storm without 
 dread of its dangers, but you can't expect such entertainment at 
 this time. Neptune and nature conspire to make the summer sea- 
 son up here one of unalloyed pleasure." 
 
 "And that suits the ladies, suh," announced the gallant Colonel, 
 his face telling that his sympathies were all with them. He had 
 charged to the top of a hill to help capture a batterv, but he had 
 110 ambition to figure as a sea-tossed mariner. 
 
 Darkness had come upon the water while they were crossing the 
 Bay, and the deck had settled into the appearance of some gay 
 social function, when the dazzling rays of a flash-light lit up the 
 scene and elicited expressions of startled surprise that ranged from 
 a masculine exclamation to the familiar shriek with which girlhood 
 accepts such unexpected shocks. Chairs were quickly shifted, sen- 
 tences were cut in two, and all faces turned toward the source of 
 this sudden illumination. It loomed uj) as a phantom-lilce mirage, 
 for in ev( rything, even to the glowing lightsand streaming banners, 
 it seemed the same boat on which those who looked were steaming 
 to the nortlnvard. And the identity was not a seeming one, for it 
 was the twin sister of the line, bound down. No marine scene could 
 have been prettier as the City of Alpena flashed an answering light 
 and the two ships moved, so clearly relieved in the luminous glow 
 intensified by the surrounding darkness. 
 
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(fi-diip by {^roiip, as tlie uir grew (•ris[>('i', the puHscnj^ci-H niiulc 
 their way iuto tlio eloyant itadors of llie waloons, whore there was 
 iil[ the liveliness ami vivacity iiis('i>ara1»le from the atni()S[)here they 
 were brealhinff. It was not the ni<;ht for danciiij,', but th<> softened 
 strains from the mamlolins deserved tlie praise that Hyron j^ave to 
 the souy of Adria's ;;(»ndolier on the blue and moonlit deep. Some 
 were out hitor to see tiie lights of Oscoda and An Sable, two great 
 salt and linnber jiorts, separated only by the famous fishing stream 
 that here reaches tiie lake, lint the luxuries of the bed are like 
 those of the table on this trip, and earlier than would have been the 
 case in a great hotel, the throng of passengers had scattered to their 
 rooms. 
 
 CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 "/^^ OOD mornin', Dalton," saluted the Colonel, who declared that 
 VwJ he had been on deck since the sea birds first began to skim 
 the water. "I couldn't miss this. The ahtist that could reproduce 
 that sunrise, gilding the horizon, shootin' its golden shafts across 
 the wateh and glorifyin' the heavens to the zenith, would win im- 
 mortality. And this air! Confidentially, suh, I believe I'd suffo- 
 cate in the mountains afteh breathin' it. Wheh'^ those lazy young 
 folks of ou's? To miss a mo'nin' like this is to miss the chance of 
 a lifetime. I'll just rout them out." 
 
 But as the Colonel turned to carry out his purpose there was 
 a shout of laughter, and the confessed eavesdroppers stood before 
 him. 
 
 "I wouldn't have missed that ecstatic tribute of yours for the 
 world," said Flops. "I'm proud of you, Colonel." 
 
 "Never up so early before in my life," yawned the freshman, 
 who had the foolish desire of youth to appear blase. "Think too 
 much of my bed in the morning. But this pays. There's beauty 
 all about us." And he gave Flops a look that caused her to hide 
 a smile, while the Colonel snorted and was about to deliver himself 
 of some bit of sarcasm, when the father made a diplomatic di- 
 version. 
 
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"I was in hopes to see Alpcnn," Haid Mr. Dallon. "We liav<' 
 Important hiisincsH ('((uncctions tliore, and tlioy toll nie It'H quite a 
 place." 
 
 "We think h<»," Hai<l a niaKiiitleenf Hpi'ciinen of manliooW, who 
 liad jtiKt (•<»ine on deck and lifted liis liat aH lie spoke. "It's the bij^- 
 Rest and busicHt place on the lake, and .vou have no trouble In dis- 
 covering its chief industry. Its huge piles of bnnber, stacks of 
 sawdust, busy mills and rafts of logs tell their own story, lint it 
 has beautiful homes, line business blocks, churches, hotels and pub- 
 lic buildings such as are found in few ])laces of its size. It has a 
 commercial vantage point on Thiinder IJay and the river of the same 
 name that reaches an outlet at that point." 
 
 Here the tliree older men seated themselves apart, while the 
 lumber baron, who had pushed his way frora a land looker to a 
 millionaire, told them of the wonderful slaughter of pine, describing 
 the almost magical process by which the standing trees are eon- 
 verted into their various products. It was a treat to have the sub- 
 ject handled by so competent an authority, and the Colonel was 
 particularly impressed by the possibilities latent in the grand for- 
 ests of the south. He had a more exalted idea of Yankee enterprise 
 than ever before, then and there entering upon the thought of a 
 project that threatened the crowning beauty of the mountains 
 which he had loved from boyhood. 
 
 Never before was a breakfast more heartily enjoyed than by 
 the guests of the line that morning. There were a score of invalids 
 aboard, but there was not a vacant chair to account for any of them, 
 and none among them that did not feel the touch of nature's healer. 
 When the passengers had gathered on the deck, it was the man of 
 great affairs who had told Dalton and the Colonel about Alpena 
 that was induced to talk, while 11 within hearing were eager lis- 
 teners. 
 
 "Here's where we enter the straits," said he, as the City of Che- 
 boygan loomed in sight; and even he, accustomed to the scene as Ic 
 was, stood for a time in silent admiration. The great field of sunlit 
 waters lay as smooth as a mirror, save where the ships of traffic, the 
 fishing smacks or the pleasure boats made their way. Off to the 
 
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 right were Rock, Bois Blauc and Mackinac Islands, while beyond 
 and to the left appeared Point St. Ignace, witli the clouds of smoke 
 lazily lifting from its great iron furnaces. It seemed a crowning 
 effort of nature in her happiest mood. 
 
 "We are but sixteen miles from Mackinac," continued the 
 speaker, "though the distance appears so much less as you look 
 over the intervening water. For twenty miles away you see the 
 straits, six miles in width, charming in themselves and infinitely 
 more so in their surroundings. History and tradition are replete 
 with interesting lore of Mackinac and these islands about it, bui ill 
 not divert your attention from this wondrous picture by relating 
 them now. There is an inspiration in some of the places you will 
 visit, and there the creations of mysticism and romaitce, as well as 
 the established truth, will impress you as having the integrity of 
 veritable fact." 
 
 "I've read up for the occasion," said Miss Dalton, "and so has 
 Flops. When all th«^ conditions are favorable, we are prepared to 
 hold you spellbound." 
 
 "I thought Fred and Hub were to be the spellbinders," shouted 
 the freshman, with a mischievous laugh, "but I guess they have been 
 too busy to prepare themselves." This brought the blush to four 
 bright faces, and the Colonel walked toward the stern of the boat 
 to conceal his mirth, while Dalton looked as though he had heard 
 nothing and Aunt Kate felt that her suspicions had been strength- 
 ened. But there was a feast for the eyes that discouraged bad- 
 inage and even woman's curiosity itself. Every sense of the beauti- 
 ful was charmed and everv delightful impression so strong as to be 
 indelibly fixed in memory. 
 
 CHAPTER XVII. 
 
 IT was a shout from the CoKmel that announced their destination 
 at hand. "Ileah it is," he said, with a look of wonder in his face 
 as he doffed his big hat and held it, an involuntary tribute to the 
 
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 to the water's edge was the quaint village, its reminders of the re- 
 mote past standing in marked contrast with the buildings and 
 adornments of the present. There were the Avarehouses that had 
 figured in the earliest commerce of the lakes; the pretty summer 
 homes set down amid ornamented lawns; the John Jacob Astor 
 house, a reminder of the distinguished family whose progenitor laid 
 the foundation of a princely fortune in this region, then so little 
 known; the Mission House, where those Avho seek the most perfect 
 quiet are most apt to stop; the popular New Mackinac, that faces 
 the landing and is in high favor with transients, tourists and the 
 ladies; the Island House, with its home-like accommodations; the 
 Murray House and several of less pretentious size, but all doing a 
 worthy part toward the entertainment of those who visit the famous 
 resort; the stands and ti»e stores, the former suggestive of a street 
 bazar, for they are heaped with specimens of the Indian's handi- 
 work; the going to and fro of vehicles, and the crowd that had gath- 
 ered at the dock to welcome the incoming steamer, an event that 
 retained its paramount interest throughout the season. 
 
 Rising sheer three hundred feet above this pretty scene, consti- 
 tuting all but the fringe of the island, towered the mighty cliff of 
 calcareous rock, covered with verdure and wearing its fitting coro- 
 net of statelv forest trees. Part way up the ascent, standing out 
 upon a natural stretch of table land, was the Grand Hotel, mag- 
 nificent in its proportions as in all its appointments, architecturally 
 worthy of its surroundings and commanding one of the most en- 
 chanting views among all of nature's beauties. "It is known as 
 the finest hotel of the west," said one of the ladies from Ohio. "I 
 coqie here every season because of the hay fever, for the relief of 
 which all this section is famous, and I am free to admit that the 
 treatment is such a pleasant one that I positively enjoy it. There 
 can be no handsomer entertainment than is given you at the Grand 
 under the management of J. R. Hayes." 
 
 "Pei'mit me to subscribe to that," interrupted a fine-looking old 
 gentleman from Detroit, who seemed to be in charge of a merry 
 bevy of young people from his town. "Mr. Hayes runs the Wayne 
 
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 disposed to tliinlc that real iiotel men, lil^e real poets, are born, not 
 made." 
 
 "I agree with you, snh," declared the Colonel, heartily, "And 
 with you, madam," as he bowed to the fair representative of Ohio. 
 "If this hay feveh is contagious, I ratheh think I'll catch it." 
 
 "Hi, theh, Cunnel Clayton!" came in a jovial shout from the 
 dock, as a finely shaped six-footer swung his hat to attract atten- 
 tion. "Neveh reckoned we'd see you up heah, C.mnel. Bnt you' 
 welcome, suh. Welcome to the prettiest spot on ea'th." 
 
 "O', and there's Flops," from a prettj' giil, who was jumping up 
 and doAvn to give a more effective wave to a dainty lace handker- 
 chief. "And Hub, too," whooped another of Kentucky's stalwart 
 sons, as he pushed for the gang plank. Then there was a happy 
 chorus of greetings, almost every one on board having friends or 
 acquaintances to meet them with that enthusiasm which goes with 
 buoyant spirits and health. 
 
 "It gives me a touch of loneliness," said the Englishman, as he 
 walked from the boat. 
 
 "Rut it must not," announced the low tone of the thoughtful 
 Aunt Kate. "You have come to know us. Mere's a score of onr 
 friends from home awaiting us. A fiiend to one is a friend to all, 
 according to the Blue-Grass social creed. Of coarse we will all go 
 to the Grand, and I'm sure that our stay will be a pleasant one." 
 
 This was but the gracious act of a true woman, and yet it 
 warmed, the heart of the wanderer and brought an added glow to 
 the pleasure of being at so glorious a place in such a glorious season. 
 And he was accepted by those kindly people of the soutli, became 
 one of them while on the island and emerged from that reserve 
 which had seemed a part of himself into a state of appreciation 
 that made his weeks at Mackinac among the happiest of his mature 
 life, 
 
 'It seems just like some carnival or festival," laughed Flops 
 to Alice, as they rode to the hotel. "The ladies are in their bright 
 colors, the gentlemen are sporting their outing suits, at least the 
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 here, dedicating it to pleasure unalloyed. It is beyond the wildest 
 flight of my imagination before coming here." 
 
 "I'll not try to express myself," was the res])on8e. "You have 
 done far better than I could hope to; but there are feelings that you 
 can't put into language, and the whole atmosphere of this place 
 seems freighted with them. You can only look and wonder and 
 admire." 
 
 The Colonel and Mr. Dalton were having a good time with the 
 gentlemen from Kentucky. Fred and Hub chose to climb the hill 
 on foot, while the freshman was happily perched on toj) of a load 
 of baggage, shouting at every one he knew and beaming upon those 
 who were without the honor of his acquaintance. It was all a j ^lly 
 lark to him, and his humor was contagious. With two of her neigh- 
 bors from her home. Aunt Kate was in a carriage, and beside her 
 was the Englishman, who soon discovered that he could best enter- 
 tain the fair majority by listening to the talk in which the three 
 were simultaneously engaged most of the time. The Daltons found 
 a number of Pittsburg and other Pennsylvania people at the Grand, 
 and it required no gift of prophecy to foresee that the completed 
 circle of acquaintance would be a large one. 
 
 CHAPTER XVIII. 
 
 COMFOETABLY quartered at the great hotel, those whom we 
 have accompanied on their delightful journey, with the hun- 
 dreds of others who had sought this most enticing of summer re- 
 treats, entered upon the continual enjoyment of pleasures that no 
 other resort can afford in such lavish prodigality. Existence, if 
 confined to the hotel itself, would have been a joy. The long, white- 
 pillared verandahs afforded an ideal promenade, where the air was 
 pure and bracing, the view beyond compare, the brightness of the 
 Sunshine without its heat or the electric lights at night, and the 
 freedom of motion allowed by a sheltered length of seven hundred 
 feet by thirty in width. Within were perfect accommodations for 
 1,000 guests, the rooms elegantly fitted, the table the very best that 
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 parlors arc coiiiiiiodious and furnislicd in superb (asto, tlio dininj*- 
 room one of llio lari><'st and most liandsonirlv lilted in the country, 
 lij^hl, airy, tastefnily decorated and invilinj,' from every i)oint of 
 view. A balcony at one end is the orchestra stand, from Avhich 
 sweet mnsic is discoursed and under which the freshman vowed 
 later that he liad learned to eat by note. Under the jfreat rcttunda 
 on the nniin lloor is the oflice, where the {guests rec<'ive tiieir wel- 
 come, and near at hand ai'e the rooms in which the invalids tiiMl 
 e\ei-ythin;j;' to their liUinj>- while conrlinj^ the restoration of health 
 under a treatment more potent and more pleasant than the j^onins 
 of man can devise. Only such attractions as are olTered by Macki- 
 nac could have justified such an outlay as is represented in this im- 
 mense and handsome structure, which it cost |:{00,000 to build and 
 whi(di has in every detail .nil that is to be fonnd in tin- best metro- 
 l»olitan hotels of the day. It is for the summer <;uosts alone. For 
 their coming it is opened, and with their goin};- it is closed. Mr. 
 Hayes is au nnrivaled host, and nothinf; that thouj^ht fulness and 
 ex])erience can snggest is lost to the tlunisands he entertains. 
 
 A short distance from the main bnildinfi; toward th(> village, 
 reached from above by a gnarded tramway and from below by a foot 
 walk, is the casino, where there are to be found billiards, bowling 
 and other indoor sports for the entertainment of those who like 
 them. From the di'iveway in front there is a terraced slope of the 
 richest green, dotte<l with trees and brightened by ornamental fonn- 
 tains, nmning down to the Avater's edge, where it meets the wide 
 beach, bottomed with white sand, in which the bathers disport 
 themselves. 
 
 Under circumstances so congenial and inspiring, it is needless 
 to say, the season at Mackinac is an unbroken round of genuine, 
 wholesome pleasure, participated in and enjoyed by the old as well 
 as the young. 
 
 "I've been to the Foht," said the Colonel, who had scarcely 
 waited to be shaved before commencing his explorations. He had 
 apparently aiTanged a truce with the freshman, for they came in 
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 stand off the navies of tlie wo'ld. Y«'s, suli. Re.ituliili (iiliraltar. 
 Elave to blow (he mountain np to eaptu' it. And one of the love- 
 liest sij^hts from the old parade {j;ronnd von «'vali elai)ped you' 
 eyes on." 
 
 At this juncture Oharh'v Dalton surprised every one Avho knew 
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 island. "You know," he rattled away, "that llu' ])ioneer8 in this 
 region, as in nuxny other i>arts of the threat Avest, were missionaries 
 of the Catholic faith. First ainoufj these was Manpiette, whose 
 name is borne by the metropolis of tlie upixu* peninsula, and closely 
 following? him came Cadillac, who founded the beautiful metropolis 
 of the State. It was the latter that built the fort at Old ^fackinac, 
 providing the first defensive measure of importance against the 
 English and the bloodthirsty savages who were allies of the King's 
 forces. This was in 1095, and sixty-six years later all the French 
 forts on the lakes were in ])ossession of the English. Then came 
 the conspiracy of Pontiac, a burn general and a staunch friend of the 
 French. It was this Indian chieftain who arranged a simultaneous 
 attack upon all the English forts of the upper lake regions and re- 
 captured Mackinac among others. Within a year the treaty of 
 peace was made with the Indians, and the British flag once metre 
 floated over the old fort. In 1780 it was abandoned for this one, 
 which was originally composed of block houses and cedar palisades, 
 as were all the original forts of the frontier. When the war for 
 American independence had been crowned with success in 1783, the 
 Colonel's Gibraltar flung the stars and stripes to the breeze only 
 to have them lowered once more in the war of 1812. From that 
 time to this the supremacy of Old Glory has never been disputed in 
 this quarter." 
 
 "And neveh will be," devoutly proclaimed the Colonel. "\Ve 
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 the (;t)l()nel uieetinj? it with a blush and a prompt request that Flops 
 proi'cod with her ''lej^ends, traditions, romances and faets." 
 
 "I want to enter an objection," said ilnb. "All these tilings 
 liavea local interest. They should be told Avhere they transpired, 
 for there is au inspiration in tiie scene, whetlier it was the silent 
 witness of tragedy or love." 
 
 Many a fair listener io Mic dialogue looked approval at this 
 avowal of sentiment from the handsome Kentnckian, for lie bad 
 already found favor in tlie eyes of tlie other sex, a fact that Alice 
 had noted and wondered Avhy it disturbed her. 
 
 ''That won't do. Hub," boldly proclaimed the fresliman. "1 
 can foresee with ])rophetic eye that we are not d(>stined to do Macki- 
 nac in a body. There will be a scattering of forces, a pairing oft, 
 as it were, and Flops will have a scant audience if she unfolds tlie 
 scroll of the past at the Lover's Leap or Kobinson's Folly." 
 
 Most young ladies Avould have gone down under tbis shot, but 
 Flops answered with a silvery laugh that all were invited to the re- 
 cital, and that the brilliant youug man from the university should 
 have a frcmt seat. To make sure that he would not be entirely 
 ignored she v/ould relate something in a geueral way right on the 
 spot. Ami it was a pretty picture Avith this handsome belle of the 
 Blue Grass region a central figure, while immediately about her 
 were her oldest and her latest friends thrown into such happy com- 
 panionship, while in the outer circle were the smiling faces of those 
 who availed themselves of the Free Masonry prevailing at a popular 
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 IN the musical tongue of the aboriginal," began Flops, "this used 
 to be Mechenomockemong." 
 
 "^\'hew!" interrupted the freshman. "But of course those fel- 
 lows nev«^r had to learn to spell and could manufacture words by 
 the yard, if they wanted to. Meche — what is it?" 
 
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 say iis iinich for En}>lisli. Naiiios -were su{;fj;estc(l to them by ap- 
 pearances. When a party of red men stood over there at St. Ij^nace 
 watcliiiiii tlie fi;h)win<^ sun as it appeared to rise from the Avaters, 
 this ru^^cd ishind stood out in bold relief against the rich baelc- 
 {■^round of purple and {^old. It, too, seemed to have s])runp: from 
 the uidcnown depths and to their untutored minds suf^gested the 
 back of some monster sea turtle. That accounts for the chris- 
 tening?. 
 
 "In many le<>ends of the Indians there is a h. range likeness to 
 those of mythology. With them Micahabou held a ])lac(' akin to 
 that occupied by Neptune among the ancient deities. It <vas here 
 that the Indian god of waters was reputed to have been born, and 
 surely no more fitting birth])lace could Jiave been given him. Mere, 
 too, was the dwelling ])lace of the giant spirits in a great cavern, 
 now marked by the southern gate of the fort. It is easy to imagine 
 that these powers controlled the winds and tiie boisterous elements 
 of nature, loosening them to their rough play on land or sea, or 
 confining them in the traditional cave in which these mythical gods 
 held absolute sway. Offerings were made to these powers of des- 
 tiny to invoke their aid or appease their wrath, and before this place 
 became so chariuing an attraction to our own people it was the 
 Mecca to which flocked the savage disciples of a rude faith. It was 
 the work of Fathers Marquette and Joliet to redeem them from this 
 imaginative worship, this religion of nature. It was to this end 
 that Marquette founded his school for the education of the Indians, 
 training their intellects while leading them to a higher spiritual 
 life. Following in the van of civilizing Influences came La Salle, 
 the famous explorer, who brought the Griffin, the first vessel to 
 traverse the waters of this delightful region.'' 
 
 "And with civilization came the almost total extinction of 
 those who were original owners of the soil," interrupted Aunt Kate. 
 ■ "It is a sad story." 
 
 "And also manifest destiny," said the Englishman. "Where 
 the barbarian will not accept the progressive forces of the world, it 
 is his fate to go down before them. Nothing can be permitted to 
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 "For the love of goodness !" exelniinod the fn'shiuiin, "don't 
 throw this into a joint dobalo. If I understand the original ques- 
 tion, we're after tlie fact ami fution attaehinijf to tliis ishmd.'' 
 
 Fred }>ave tlie yonnj^er seion of tlie house a h)ok tliat tempor- 
 arily suppressed him, but tlie Colonel only laughed, for there had 
 been a sort of good fellowship established between him and the 
 brash representative of young America. 
 
 "I stand corrected," smiled the Englishman; and Flops pro- 
 ceeded: "Even wlien you come to authentic liistory there is a 
 iilamor of romance thrown over it all. You know how the Ameri- 
 can Fur Company operated here with John Jacob Astor as the 
 prirae promoter and the moving s])irit in all its operations. How 
 bright trifles were exchanged for untold Avealth, how the commer- 
 cial interests were protected at tiiis i)oint by a garrison, liow this 
 became a foremost trading p(»sl, iiow Astor soki out in 1S34 after 
 coining uu)ney here for a quarter of a century, how the mighty 
 traffic of the lakes was developed through the inexhaustible re- 
 sources of the ncu-tlnvest, and liow at length the big turtle back of 
 the Indiiui became the favorite sumnu'r resort Avhcre those who visit 
 are so sure to return and bring their friends to i)artici])ate in the 
 pleasures and benefits that are blended to a perfection found at no 
 other point." 
 
 "Flops, you must write all that out and elaborate it," an- 
 nounced the Colonel as he looked ])roudly at his niece. "'Ycm have 
 the spirit of the thing, and it's rich in mate'ial. I don't wondeh 
 that the Indians made this spot the home of theili gods. It's as 
 neah an approach to jiaiiadise as I've eveh had an opo'tunity of 
 seein' yet." 
 
 So thought they all and in one way or another there was a 
 warm word of approval for Flops and for the theme she had dis- 
 cussed with such appreciation of its merits. But it was Fred and 
 the freshman who expressed the most, one with his speaking eyes 
 :ind the other with his willing t<ingue. 
 
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 TO record ;ill that li'iiuspircd in the lives of those whom we are 
 foHowiiiy; throu;;h I lie i)!<'iisnres of one brief smuincr, Avould 
 be to write voliiincs tilled witii inovenuMil, f;i>yety and a radiauce 
 a like of scene and inci<lent. There were inerrv excursions to every 
 point of interest on and about the historic island. There were 
 drives, sails, rowing jtarties, ini|)rouii)tu picnics, llshinj? excursions, 
 promenades, dances, tennis, yolf, athletic tournaineuts, horseback 
 rides, canoin*;- i)arties, indoor jdeasurcs of every kind, the music 
 that never sounds so .sweet as when wafted across the water, bath- 
 ini;, and those <'X(piisite tete-a-tetes that cunning' Oui»id arranges 
 tor those he would ensnare. "^ 
 
 The freshman was wise beyond his years when he declared that 
 I he cohesive jiower of hks party was not strong enough to hold it 
 together. Hub and Alice seemed to lind no other company so wel- 
 come as their own. Fred and Flops developed the same exclusive- 
 ness, but they had the freshman to contend with until a certain 
 event best told in his own Avaj'. 
 
 "I'm out of it, old man," said the boy with unwonted serious- 
 ness, as he walked with Fred to the beach one moonlight evening. 
 "1 guess I made an ass of myself all right enough." 
 
 "No doubt of it." 
 
 "X'ow, don't go to firing off your sarcasm. I'm not in the 
 humor and it's not an accepted evidence of bravery to kick a fellow 
 when he's down." 
 
 "What do you mean, youngster?" 
 
 "I'm going to tell you the whole thing, confidentially. That's 
 the only square way out of it. I told you that I was a rival for the 
 hand of Flops." 
 
 Fred swallowed a laugh and said nothing. 
 
 "I was dead in love and dead in earnest. You'll scarcely blame 
 me for that. I wasn't going to give a fellow like you any time al- 
 htwance. This afternoon I took her to see a prettj' view from that 
 bank to the left of the road after you've climbed past the fort. And 
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w|K'C(li. Slic rcl'iistMl iii<> sn kindlv iiiid so nwccIIv tlial I kind of 
 likt'd it iit tlic lime and wniild have <(»iii(' nl'f with livinjx colors, but 
 in in.v ('Xi'itciiM'iil T slcppcd oxer llic cinbankiiMMit, I'ollcd what 
 HceiiM'd lik<' iniirs to inc and l»r(»nyh( np in liir j^iavcl lookin}^ as 
 tlionjili I liad taken a riilc nndcr a sli-rcl swccitci". To niako mat- 
 t<'rs Wf»rs(', tJK'i'c Wert' tlic <;()V('rnor and the ('(done! ])nnin<; U]) tlic 
 hill, and I j-loatcd at the jirospcct cd" I heir rollinjudown a^niin wlicii 
 snfliciently weakened by laui-ider. Bnt they didn't and I Hcorncd 
 to make any ex])lanations. WIkmi I sci-ainbled bark it was plain 
 that Flops had t(» keep on laiijuliinji or hav<' apoplexy, and 1 told 
 her not to take any chanees. Bnt I'm <,'ener(nis even in defeat, (dd 
 man, and when she said that she wonld follow the {rood old rnle 
 and be a sister to me, I ]»r;»nij)lly informed her that T wonld liold 
 her to lier promise. Froni the Avay in which she blnshed I'm satis- 
 fied that 3'on're the Incky (»ne. lint if there's any bitch jnst let me 
 know." 
 
 "Yon brazen \m]^, 1 on«;ht to {rive you a j^ood hiding-; bnt I sup- 
 pose you did the best you knew. It's a liood deal to have you quit 
 taf^jriiiM- iiie about day and ni<ilit." 
 
 "Of course it is, an<l yon don't appear half <;rateful enough. 
 But don't you think for a minnte that I'm ftoiny- into a hermitage, 
 a decline, or a state of cynicism. There are more pretty {^irls here 
 than I ever saw toj^ether and I'm jioinj^ to plnnj^e into a whirl of 
 festivities thfit Avill keej) thin<;s {;oin<i' on the k<'en jnmp while the 
 season lasts." 
 
 That he lid so goes for the saying, and the boy vowed at least 
 once a day that the merry old Colonel was his chief lieutenant. 
 
 Aunt Kate was soon a prime favorite with all, and particularly 
 those whom the Colonel had facetiously i-eferred to as the invalid 
 corps. But there was only a short time that the designation fitted 
 them. ^They w'ere out of the enervating attnosphere in which they 
 had lived and moved. They were breathing exhilarating strength 
 and in a place from whi(di hope had exiled melancholy. Soon they 
 were unmindful that they were there for health and were courting 
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 hunt ill piiirs iiml tlicv wcit llic piiir, iirowiii;;- stronger in (heir 
 worker cliiiiliiiii^, hontiii^', lisliiiiji up lidin^r, niid yoiil Iiliil ii^iiin in 
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 0\IO ovcnin;;' llic ('(ddiicl icaclK'd the IkiIcI licai-iii^ a string; of 
 lisli, (ilistctiin;; bass and jiikc that lie displayed en every hand 
 with a pai(hiiialile <,d(iw (if pri(h'. "(lot a niiisealldii^c dewn theli 
 in the boat, too. ISi;;- as a yoiin^' siia-'k. ISeeii to 'Snow Ishinds' 
 with Dalton. (Jreatest spoilt in the world. Tan^lit two tish 1o 
 his one. (loin' to make up a pa'tyand tak them oveh llieh.'' 
 
 There was no troniile in doiii^' this, for the ( 'olonel's nia;;iietisiii 
 was such as would have attracted voliiiileers to a jiolar expedition, 
 to say nolhinfij of an onlinj;' that had all the fascination of a voyaj;(' 
 to the reputed cliarms of Fairyland. Arranjicments were nia<le for 
 a sail boat, but tlie freslnnau, who had so recently been at the nadir 
 of Ids fortunes, had shown a wiuiib'rful re(!()very and issued so many 
 invitations that a second yadit was made necessary. The morn- 
 ing- of tlie start was perfect. The early mist had vanished before 
 the sun that kissed the waters and caressed tlie nigged shoi-es. 
 The air was balmy and exhilarating. Scents of the forest tioated in 
 the breeze and the rare colorings of nature Avere brought out in the 
 l)urest light. The Colonel Avas hapi)y in the thought that he was in 
 command of the boats, though his general orders in no Avay inter- 
 fered wilii the crews that manned the white-winged yachts. Laiigh- 
 ter and song marked the course of the exjtedition to Les ('heneaiix, 
 or the islands of snow. The actors in this innocent merrimeuf pre- 
 sented a picturesque scene in the bright colorings of their attire, 
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 glided ]»ast Robinson's Folly, Arch Hock, I'airy's Arch and tlie 
 Giant's Staircase, to take their course thence Ihrouuh the o]>eu 
 waters to t he islands fourteen miles distant. The way seemed alive 
 witli ])leiiSMre seekers in exci-y manner of small craft, recallin}^' to 
 the lOnjilishman such scenes in N'enetian waters as are i)reserved 
 in story and soni^-. Hesides tli<se smaller craft, the Arnold Line of 
 SteauK'rs daily carries lai'<;'e nundters to Les ('heneaux, who put up 
 at the i-ecently ojtened Islin<;ton, on (irand ha Salle Island, or 
 secure their campinji' outtit there instead of carryinji it with them 
 from Mackinac. Here also can be secured boats, bait, and nuides 
 whose knowledjic of the besi tishinn localities is of <;reat advantage. 
 So ha]>pily liad the j)arty be<;uiled the way that they were at the 
 islands befor(» reali/anj; that they had made the trij). They found 
 an archipelago near the head of the lake. The islands of more pre- 
 tentious size were jiarquette and LaSalle, the others grading down 
 to what seemed like dazzling littb» spots of green that crctwued some 
 subterranean mountain. Through the winding and intersecting 
 channels the yachts found their way, passing hotels, club houses, 
 cottages, till the Colonel's "fishin' hole" was found. 
 
 Then there Avas rai>i(l and amusing preparation for assault upon 
 the finny tribes. Novices had to be assisted in putting their poles 
 together and fixing the bait. Fred and Hub did this service for 
 their respective ]»artners, the Colonel looked after a whole bevy of 
 ladies from Chicago, the Englishman deftly i)ut Aunt Kate's tackle 
 in fighting trim while the freshman Avas answering half a dozen 
 commands at once and meeting the usual fate of those who spread 
 their energies out too thin. 
 
 Soon there was heard the merry Avhirl of the reel, the excited 
 exclamations of the fair fishers as an unexi^ected catch was landed 
 and an extra grunt of satisfaction of the veterans Avho had won 
 against the game fight of a Mackinac trout or the black bass that 
 never surrenders Avhile there's a good strong rush left in his body. 
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 braced like tlic stronj^- mini in a liij; of war. Her ltanib(»»» i)i»l(' was 
 bout almost <b)iibl('. Tlic line was taut as a liddlc striucr, l>'it 
 swayinj; back aud forth with the sava<»(' daslics of souu' nioustcr at 
 tlie other end. "A wluih*, ji wluih'," whooped tiie freshman, and a 
 dozt'U voices Avore shoutiuji advice in a cliorus so that none of it 
 couhl be uuch'rslood. 
 
 "Let me huul it for you,'" said Hub (luietly; but tlie spirited j?irl 
 was bent on «h)in<;' hei- <»wn isliiii^. "Loosen y(»ui' reel, then," he 
 advised, and it fairly sanji a resp<»nse. "That's it. Let him tire 
 himself. Now reel up," as t.ic line slacked. ''Let it };o ajj;ain," Avlieu 
 another strain came ujK)n tlie line, the i)ole and the fair Usher. 
 "Give him play." And thus it went till the bij;' muscallonge lay 
 panting at her feet. 
 
 While the uproarious ajijilause was going on the happy C<douel 
 slapped Dalton on the back and whispered: "I reckon it would 
 have been the same if Hub had been on the hook." 
 
 It was a day of unalloyed pleasure, and as the fishers landed 
 with their s])oils at Mackinac in the cool of the evening, there was 
 a unanimous A'ote to repeat (he triji as often as opportunity per- 
 mitted. 
 
 CHAITEU XXIL 
 
 THIS was but one day in the never ending round of jileasure. 
 They had been to a favorite spot in the tislurman's jiaradise, 
 but it was all about them. There is no attem])t to follow the daily 
 order of reereati(m among the resorters, for this would be the 
 history' of the season. Life and energy was a jiart of their exist- 
 ence. They were constantly on the go because it became their chief 
 enjoyment in a place which the highest medical authorities have 
 pronounced the home of health. On the land, on the W'ater and at 
 the hotel, all was action. Such was the endless array of attrac- 
 tions that selection Avas the only ditliculty. 
 
 It was at Kobinson's F()lly, a cliff at the southeastern portion 
 of the island, rising 200 feet like a great pillar from the lake that 
 laps its base, that Floj»s, surrounded by her friends, told the sad 
 storv'from which the wild and romantic spot takes its name. 
 
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 "Ciipljiiii l{<>l>ins(»ii,"' she boysiii, ''was of a proud lOii^ilisli family 
 and in (itinniaiKl at I•^>l•t Markinac wlicii it tlttatcd llic riiioii Jack. 
 lie iiict and loved W'intcniovcli, bcantifnl daunlitcr of INvv-liicki, 
 chief of a itand of tlic Cliipitcwas (»n Fslc dcs Ii'(M|U(»is, near tlio St. 
 Mary Falls, Uut tlic chief, lilcc many an ambitions fatlicr of our 
 own lime, Avanfcd to many his danjiliicr in fnitliorancc of liis own 
 ambitions jilansand had promised lu'rhand to a savaj^c ohl warrior 
 of tlie('lieji«»imej4(»ns, a ]»owerfnl band with whom he thnsson<;ht to 
 seal a friemlly alliance. Wintemoyeli (letested tiiis venerable and 
 Uf^ly suitor, bnt loved her father, and had for him the traditional 
 revereTice of her iieoj)le. ^Nhileshe was in an ajiony of donbt he was 
 seized with smallpox and in fear of death, and denmndeil the imme- 
 diate niarriajie of his dan.nliter with the bated Assibnn, to whom 
 her troth had been plij^lited. While fate thns tiireatened her there 
 cara<' a secret messajie to meet the lover who had her heart. She 
 fled to him and tojiether they came to this island. 
 
 Thon^li INM'zhicki seemed in the shadows of ileatli, his con- 
 snminu' wrath wroii;nht a miracle when he heard of this elopement. 
 Alone he took his canoe and came here with a vow to kill the cap- 
 tain and I'etni-n his dan^hter to the fate h«' had in store for her. 
 Tleai'rived on (h(» day a]»pointed for her weddinj*-, which was to be 
 celebi'ated where we now stand. The gallant ca])tain was notified 
 of the arrival of this Nemesis, bnt believed him dead and ])aid no 
 heed. While the festivities on the clilf were at their h<'if;ht, the 
 shar]» re])ort of a rifle ranii' ont, bnt the aim of the old chief had 
 not been trne, or he was mistaken in the identity of his intended 
 victim, for it was a brother oflicer of the captain who Avent to his 
 death. Then, in accordance with the rnde chivalry of the times, 
 there fol hi wed a hand to hand conflict iM^ween the captain and the 
 chief. In the excitement of the contest the chief stepped from the 
 edge of the cliff and went whirling down, bnt seized a sapling in 
 his descent and, as if ins])ired to more than hnman eft'ort by the 
 sight of the love lij^ht in the eyes of Wiutemoyeh, swnng himself 
 back to the snmmit, grasped her in his arms, and before any one 
 could interfere, father and danghter were plunging through space 
 
 to the rocks l)elow." 
 
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 "A traj;«Mlv within a luniiiiicc," .siiiiicd Aunt Kale. 
 
 ''A new ciiic lor the sinalli)o.\," laiijilicd the frcsliinaii, whose 
 nuUapi'op remarks iiad conio to bo ignorod l),v coiniuon coiisoiit. 
 
 Af^aiii tlioy wore on the scimio when Alice related the lejjend 
 of a "Lovei''s lA'aj)." The eternal reminder is a rook that rises 
 like a inoiniment 150 feet from the lake. "After invokinjjj the aid 
 of Manitou, the ( Jreat Spirit," said the fair narrator, "the Ojibeways 
 and Otlawas had manned their canoes and yone to the southward 
 to do battle with the tribes of their enemy. Amonj;- them, in the 
 gay trai»pin<is of the war, and to whom fame had come, went Ge- 
 uiwe-gon, and from the summit of this lookout watched the dusky 
 maiden to Avhom he was betrothed. From Old Mackinac were 
 wafted the shouts of victory and the quickened sense of love knew 
 the voice of the lover as he shouted in triumph. But (me day as 
 they left for an advance to Fairy Island the note that had reached 
 her heart was missing from the chorus of cheers. Ge-niw-e-gon was 
 slain. Ever before the loyal girl was her lover beckoning Ler to 
 join him in the happy hunting grounds. One morning she dashed 
 herself from the summit of the rock and their s])irits were nnited." 
 
 on AFTER XXIII. 
 
 THESE were but sami»les of the weird stories that linked the 
 I)resent to the past. There was Fort I!<dmes at the very sum- 
 mit of the island, surmounted by an observatory, the central point 
 in a circle of vision with a diameter of 00 miles. Spread out before 
 the observer is a ravishing ])icture, the straits, the islands, the river, 
 Lakes Huron and Michigan, Cheboygan and Point St. Ignace; fields 
 of water animated Avith the life of commerce and pleasure, tields 
 of land diversified by hills and dales, forests and meadows, busy 
 towns and thrifty country sides. When these old breastworks of 
 earth were first erected in the rear of where Fort Mackinac now 
 stands, nature held unbroken sway save as disturbed by the pres- 
 ence ot the red nuin, the hardy pioneer, the trading post and the 
 bark canoe as the primitive means of traffic. 
 
 Clear across the island, with a shelving beach, is the British 
 Landing, historic as the point at which the allied forces disem- 
 
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 barked when tlicy ('i>i)tiiiT(l tlic islniid in 1S12, and where the 
 American (r(»o|»s iainled Iwo vears lalei- in an ell'ort tliat itroved 
 lessfoi'lniiale. Tliev made a f^allanl li^ilil on llie plafean above the 
 fort on wiial is now the lOarly farm, bnt were repnlsed by snperior 
 nnnibers. 
 
 Onr loniists fonnd an island (d" eaves as well as clilTs. Under 
 tlu> bold oiillines portrayed in liie fantastic formal i »ns, hidden in 
 the rich foliaj^c of cdinjiinj;' vines, cove'" mI with toweiinj^ trees and 
 a carpeting' of '•reen brij^hleiied by delicately scented wild flowers, 
 orrisinj"' in ^rim nakedness till they seem to pierce the clouds, are 
 hidden caverns at almost every tnrn. vSomeof them are but minia- 
 ture recesses cunningly concealed by foliajie, while others partake 
 of the ininjensity and the grandeur about them. After the people 
 of onr story had made their way into Scott's i\i\o through the low 
 entrance, even the tall (Vdonel and his stalwart ne]»hew had no 
 dlfticulty in standinj; erect. Its <h»me is a huge rock. At Scull 
 Kock they fonnd a cave of limestone, e.\i»anding from a narrow 
 entrance into a vast room Avith its arched ceiling 30 feet above 
 them. Once it was used by the Indians as a idace for the (Mitouib- 
 ment of their dead, as attested by the b(»nes found there after the 
 white man had secured possession. Here it was, too, that Alex- 
 ander Henry was concealed and saved by his ado])ted Indian 
 brother, after the horrible massacre at Fort Mackinac, nearly a 
 century and a half ago. 
 
 It was an ideal afternoon when they made their way ' 'MU the 
 long stairway from Lover's Lea]> to the bea(di and alon^ i* well- 
 worn path to the Devil's Kitchen, that takes its name from the 
 rocky formations which strikingly suggest the old and familiar 
 Dutch oven, repeated again and again. as though in generous pro- 
 vision to meet any possible demaml. 
 
 "If his Satanic majesty ever did utilize this as a culinary de- 
 partment," suggested Plops, "he certainly had the purest, clearest 
 and most refreshing of water at his veiy door," for she had drunk 
 from the bubbling spring which is but a sample of the beverage 
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 "Or ((Mirsc iihl ( 'Im\ ell I'lMll Wdlllil IlilVr III) lln.ihN' ill I Im' IlliJttcl' 
 
 of lire," liiiijilicd llic ficsliiiiiiii, ill liis iisiuiliy lli|i|)iiiit wiiy, tlinl w;is 
 only iiiriiiit to coiict'iil tlidsc (l('('|M'r r<'('liiius tli:il sdiiic yoiitlis lliiiik 
 it iiiiiiiiiiily 1(1 )lis|iliiy. 
 
 IJcpcalt'd vlsilN Wi'vc also iiiiidt' lo llic i-ucUs lliat lake (licir 
 iiaiiic from i heir rcspcfi i\c MliapoN. Tliffo is I lie Siij^ar I,oaf, risiiiu 
 i:U frcl fi'oiii IIh' plateau on wliirli il i-csls, and lliat is \7>{) fpci 
 abovo (he sea level; Cliiniiiey IJock, a tall cohinin spriiifiin;,' up in 
 the midst of a jii'ovc and the <»nly visible stone fonnatiou within 
 half a mile, and riilpil liock, iieai- the Itritish Landin<>-, a like 
 ciiriosily in its freakishness ami isolation. There was the old and 
 abandoned (piai'i-y near the fdi-t, the remains of the lime kilns just 
 af, hand, the wonderful Arch Kock and a fhonsaml other i)oints of 
 interesliii}^' scenes to inspire the artist, the writer ami the lover. 
 Flops and Alice were amonj,^ the few of their sex win* could not 
 resist the view promised them from the summit of the oreat Arch, 
 but tliree feet wide, yet IT."* feet in height, and never was daring' 
 more lavishly rejtaid, for the charm of the view in every direction 
 disju'lled all tliouj«ht of peril and enthralled the senses. They 
 climbi'd about the fjiant's causeway like Alpine explorers and it 
 was in the sliad<»ws <d" the Fairy Arch that Flops afterward told 
 Fred Dalton that he mi^ht si)eak to tiie Colonel. 
 
 CUAJTEIIXXIV. 
 
 BUT the natural beauties (»f the island did not have a monopoly 
 of its thousands (»f fiiiests. There were the handsome summer 
 residences clustered aloiij;' the liill sid(\ with tlieir lawns and taste- 
 ful adornments, the old town with its two narrow streets and a 
 scene of activity that would uive way to a sleei)y existence when 
 the harvest time of suuimer was j^one, the daily amusements aud 
 evening promenades about the spacious corridors and piazzas of 
 the Grand, and mooidijiht on the waters with its spell of beauty 
 and music, as those within its charm <lrifted in cushioned boats. 
 
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 It WitsiM tlirlii'si j^i'iiiitl hop ill tlii'ir liiiit'l ilijit ihiisf who W)>r(' 
 ti<>\\ In th<> phiiT ii|)priM'iiih>il how iiimli of wrjilth, rrliiu'iiiciil iiiui 
 worhlly \vis<|niii in sivic wcic rrpn'sciiit'd at the rcsoi't, which h:\n 
 coinc (<» (li'iiw riiiiii »'\civ p;iii 1)1' tJM' wurjil. 'riiri-c WHS jiii <'ii(ii'«' 
 al»H«'ii('(» of tliiit riy:i(l foi-niiilily wiiich frrc/cs plciisurc. Thorc wan 
 the spii'il of (jciiiocnicv ii.'ilivc to tiiosf who possess the iiiimtc 
 qunliticH that mark tiic };riith' lady and llic ^cnllciiiaii. Hut tiuT*' 
 were (oilt'ts tinii lojd tjir ciinniri;; of ilic master hand, faii'est wo- 
 men, the briiihtiiess cd' whoso .«yes rivali'd the thish (»f their ii(di 
 jewels, men who knew tlie j^nicioiiN ways of soeiety at Its best, and 
 a presidiii};' spirit of pleasni'e that counted for more than all. 
 Auioiif^f them there were none nn»re iovcdy than I'^hijts and Alice, 
 none more iidmired or soe<>ht after. About them was that mys- 
 terious radiance which emanates from extreme hap|)inesH and the 
 secret for which rested in the two youii}; men <»f our story. The 
 stately and courtly Colonel was almost as nnich a social lion as his 
 nephew, and led forth partner after partner in a way to surprise 
 as well as amuse those who knew him as a confirmed bachelor and 
 somethinjjj of a rechis(\ Aunt Kate revived the days of her fiirl- 
 hood, while the inexhaustible freshman was tin* very life and soul 
 of the younger set that had no care save in a hauntin};; knowledge 
 that their ecstatic joy must have an end. Never was like enter- 
 tainment more perfectly handled in every- detail, for no one knows 
 better than does Host Hayes how to make such a place a pleasure 
 resort in fact as well as in name. He has a rare genhis for his call- 
 ing and the constant i)rodin'tion of pleasing variety for his guests. 
 
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 CHAPTER XXV. 
 
 THE Colonel had left hoi i? for Mackinac under protest, but no 
 greater enthnsiast ever nsited the island. He had a divided 
 •opinion a.s to whether the sunrise or the sunset was the more beau- 
 tiful there. He had selected all the finest points of view. He sang 
 the praises of the nights as well as the days. 1 lis face was swarthy, 
 his muscles strong and elastic from outdoor exercise. All with him 
 and all he met had reaped the same inestimable benefits. As 
 
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 Flops put it: "The Toloiiol is an iiicoiTiyiblt' tramp on land and 
 a tireless, reckless lover un se;i," and the Colonel made no denial on 
 either count. 
 
 There was nothinj'- in distances to ai)pall him. With all he 
 could rally for the expedition, he made the trip to the "Soo" by the 
 way of tlie St. Mary's river, availiui; himself of the excellent Arnold 
 Line of Steamers that run from the island, connectinj; with the 
 through steamships for all important points on the shores of Lake 
 Superior, and with Canadian ports. The St. Mary's river delighted 
 our voyagers with an ever-vjirying panorama created in nature's 
 changeful moods. The tortuous channel lay at times betAveen nar- 
 row banks, widening into lakes only to contract again into shallow 
 rapids dashing amid the rocks that bestrew the channel. The 
 scenery is the boldest and most romantic, rising at times in pre- 
 cipitous headlands to the encroachment of whiJi the rushing 
 stream must conform its course. For the first forty of their sixty 
 miles through this connecting link between Lakes Huron and Su- 
 perior there are hundreds of islands. At inters^als there are famous 
 camping grounds, and many a sportsman seeks the deer, the bear, 
 the smaller game and the fish in this region. What they saw was 
 the entertainment of the party till it reached the Soo. 
 
 "And this is Saidt Ste. Marie," said Dalton when they had 
 landed there. "The uuignitude of the business done here is enor- 
 mous. It is on the line of the vast traffic of the Lake Superior 
 regions to the soutlnvard by water. It is the center of our inter- 
 national railroad communication to the north, and the tonnage 
 through the Soo Canal is double that of the Suez Canal during the 
 same period covered by our season of navigation. The lock of this 
 canal is one of the world's finest pieces of engineering. It was 
 constructed to overcome the force of the rapids that made this 
 short cut impassable for vessels, and yet the power of the rapids 
 has been so utilized as to run the ponderous machinery that oper- 
 ates the lock as well as the dynamos which serve to convert night 
 into day that the continuous course of commerce may not be inter- 
 rupted." 
 
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 The next iiliicc visited Wiis .MiiiMiuctl*', llic niclrdpolis (if 
 tilt' Lake Snitcrior country, wliicli was foiiiid l<» be a vciv 
 liaiulsomc city. Its Imsiiicss iK»rti(»n (lisplays ^rcat activity 
 uuU inotiopoiitan lastcs. Its residences, wliicii are exceedingly 
 bPatilifiil, are placed liii'li up <>u a IdulV le tlie uctrtli, and ciunniand 
 a view of the lake for thirty miles. While its central location 
 makes it a capital base of operations for all the lovers of the rod 
 and <;un who visit these natural >;aine preserves, it possesses no 
 small attraction within itself. Speckled trout may be caught in 
 the-streiinis nearby, while in the bay lake trout of twenty to thirty 
 l)ounds in weij^dit furnish exciting- sjiort. The liotels are of the best, 
 and everythinji- necessary for huntin;;^ and lishinj;- may easily be 
 obtained. 
 
 Hut why describe the scenery presented in all these side tri])s 
 which it was tlu' i)leasure of the tireless Colonel to conduct, thougli 
 on many of them the ycuiuiicr ]»eo)d(» of the party declined to 
 acc«uu]tany for reasons that readily suiiju'est themselves, lie saw 
 Peloskey, that most charming sumuM'r home of all the charmiu}^ 
 places that yreet the eye on Little Traverse IJay. The famous 
 resort is nestled on the side of a high bluff from the summit of 
 which the view is a magnilicent one. lieatitiful homes Hank the 
 central portion of the city in either direction, there is a splendid 
 pier at the landing, the beach is one of the tinest, the hotels are 
 the best, and ii is a favorite i»!ace not only for resorters, but for 
 camjiers, and especially for those who sutler fr(»m th" annual alllic- 
 tion of hay fever. He visited Hay View, Harbor Si)rings, Harbor 
 Point, all resorts that h.ive the attractions inseparable from the 
 climate, the scenery and the m<»st thoughtful provision for the 
 comfort and pleasure of those who go there in th<» heated term. 
 He Avas at Charlevoix, which is eighteen miles below Petoskey, 
 at Indian Uiver, back of Cheboygan, and at a hundred different 
 points on what is known as the Inland Konte between Mackinaw 
 and Petoskey. There was no end of such diversion, and every day 
 brought a new revelation in the loveliness of the region, the inex- 
 haustible fund of its legends and the phenomenal restorative 
 powers of its climate. 
 
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 It caiiu' iis ji jurciU sliock to the Colonel wlion Aunt Kale sjiid 
 one oveniiij; in the f'nniily circle that tliey iiiiist be niakinj; tiieir 
 arrangements to reliirn lionie. 
 
 "Can't think of it yet, sisteli," was the quick reply. "I'm not 
 half throujih. Theh's a dozen jdans on and olT the island I've 
 arranj^ed. Funny that you well all so anxious to come and ah now 
 in such a huh'y to j;et home.'' 
 
 "No funnier than that you should lonspire to keep us away 
 from this most enchant in<'- of i»laces and then want lis to winter 
 liere,'' retorted Flops, with a mischievous twinkle in her speaking 
 eyes. 
 
 "Young lady, I was addressin' you' aunt, and — " 
 
 "Never mind, Colonel," from Aunt Kate. "The nights a;'e be- 
 ginning to get chill, the season is near its end, and you know that 
 we are the last of theKentuckians h'ft." 
 
 "What of it. They came heah two weeks befo' we did. It's 
 just impossible fo' me to leave on this slio't notice. Too many en- 
 gagements that I can't cancel. I neveh knew of such opportuni- 
 ties fo' goin' befo' and so many ways fo' goin'. You can talce 
 steamehs like the mousteh Manitou fo' Chicago, smalleh steamehs 
 fo' the sho'teh routes, the busy little dummies that ah marine 
 wondehs to me, steam yachts, sail yachts, row boats oh canoes. I 
 must stay heah at least a week." 
 
 And so it was arranged. All were as Infatuated with the 
 island and the endless attractions of Avhich it is the center, but the 
 weather is an inexorable tyrant, and where there are gentle zephyrs 
 at Mackinac in summer, there are rude blasts during the cold 
 season. 
 
 But all the pleasure possible was crowded into the week. In 
 his impetuous way the ('olonel sometimes managed as many as 
 three different outings in one day, with a dance or some other 
 diversion for the evening. Among other evidences of rejxivenation 
 the Colonel had taken to the bicycle while at Mackinac and was 
 among the merriest devotees of the wheel on the broad boul(?vard 
 which is so nearly completed and which will encircle the entire 
 island, making one of the loveliest driveways on earth. It makes 
 
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 tlu' resort the icn-idisc uf tlnisc who lidc the silent steed, iind there 
 is no inedier siylit tliiin Hint of stores of liajipy i»eo|)le spinning 
 over tli(» conrse with its bju lijironnd of ^reen and borderin}*- of blue 
 waters. 
 
 Tn addition to all other 1liin;;s, the Colonel seemed to have o 
 go(td deal of business on liand. As treasurer of his special party 
 het'onld not but express surprise that the trip by water from Cleve- 
 land to ^fackinae and return, berths and meals included, was less 
 than|20 apiece. Before he could believe that there had not been 
 some mistake in his calculations, he consulted with Daltou to find 
 that their tijiures corresponded. l']ven the shrew<l man of business 
 shared the Colonel's sui'|>rise that so ma.unificent a line, doing the 
 I)assenj;('r tralVic for the many summer resorts on the coasts, should 
 maintain rates so reasonable with the thonsands who expect to pay 
 for the health and i)leasures they find in the salubrious climate of 
 the lake regions, 
 
 CHAPTER XXVI. 
 
 BUT the settlement of the Colonel's accounts w%as only a small 
 part of his business. Within the brief hours of one moonlight 
 evening he had given his consent to the nuirriage of both his niece 
 and his nephew. That two of the Daltons were disposed of in this 
 same transaction, goes for the saying. To tell how admiration had 
 ripened so ra]tidly into love would be to explain the subtle and 
 mysterious influence of association amid scenes and surroundings 
 that quicken the finest and best sympathies of our common human 
 nature. 
 
 V/hen Aunt Kate had demurred at so sudden a bestowal of 
 hearts and hands, the Colonel told her his cherished secret that her 
 womanly objections might be removed. 
 
 "Just what Dalton and I planned," he told her. "Just what we 
 wanted. I put the scheme afoot when I had my lawyeh write him 
 befo' we left. Theh's no betteh stock than the Daltons, sisteh. You 
 know that Hub thought he meant to be a bachelo' and Flops has 
 been so happy at home that she neveh thought se'iously of gettin' 
 ma'ried. But they've met the right people now and theh're not 
 
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 in fliis trip, sislch.'' 
 
 "I hope so, Coldiifl;" and Aunt Kale had a loolc that puzzled 
 her stalwart bndhcr. Hut the explanation canic like a clap of 
 thunder out of a rlear sky. On a ehai'niinji afternoon as they 
 walked arm in arm by the pi('tures(]ue coHa^ies near the (Jrand 
 Hotel, the Kujilishnian went straight to the subject nearest his 
 heart. 
 
 "Colonel Clayton," he said, "my social code is that of the old 
 school. I am an aspirant for the hand of Miss Clayton and have 
 reason to think that she is not averse to my suit. Rut b<'fore asKinjx 
 h> V consent, I deem it the part of honor to secure your ai)proval." 
 
 "I'm su'j>rised, suh," said the Colonel, with some excitement. 
 "Was neveh mo' su'prised in my life, suh. Hymen must luh' his 
 victims to this point with malice afo'thought. Everybody's fallin' 
 in love. I esteem you hij;iily, suli. You have confehed an honoh 
 upon my family, suh, by this proposal. This nuikes my reg^-et the 
 keeneli that I must info'm you of Miss Clayt(»n's detehmination to 
 remain a siny^le lady, suh. She has no mo' thouj^ht of marryin' than 
 
 I have." 
 
 "Beg your jiardou, Colonel, but I am satistied that your sister 
 only awaits your approval." 
 
 "Good heavens!" shouted the Colonel. "Is this place be- 
 witched? I must see Sisteh Kate. Has she regained heh health 
 and lost heh mind? I must have it from heh OAvn lips, suh. Fd 
 as soon hav(» expected to see the sun rise in the west. But I'll 
 neveh put a straw in the way of heh happiness. And I think all the 
 mo' of you fo' lovin' heh, suh," and the Colonel blew his nose till it 
 was a disreputable color. 
 
 But it was all so. The Englishman had won the inner citadel 
 of Aunt Kate's heart. She had capitulated, subject to the family's 
 approval. It was made known that he was a man of great wealth 
 as well as education, a fact that had not transpired until after an 
 understanding had been reached. The Colonel had never before 
 been so completely broken up, but he loved his sister and held the 
 Englishman in high esteem, and he took to himself the credit of 
 another sacrifice when he said that their wishes were his wishes. 
 
 123 
 
 it 
 
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 11 
 
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 li '1 
 
I ■ 
 
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 ^S:SfiS!S:^S:»^!n^9SKt.i,M<!«i,. 
 
<lf 
 
 ,'l 
 
 -Y,i 
 
 n 
 
 i! :n 
 
 i; \kl} I'll 
 
 , niAI'TKK X.W II. 
 
 IN iiJH tniii I lie rnlunt'l s|»i'jiim ii >iif|»iis(' l>,v cinniny in upon tlif 
 j)iirty iiiif iificriMMdi, waviii;; sciim' li'^iiil (IncnniciilK ami ex- 
 plosively iiuikiiij,' tin- iiiiiKHiiicciiiriit lliMt lie liiiil ltiiii;ilif one of the 
 larp's( nnd linesl snninier Imnies on the ishmil. "Had to do it," ho 
 ♦lecliiird. "Willi ail my people ^ettin' ma'iied I ninst have a place 
 wheli we can all round np lo;ieth(di in the snmmeh time. IJi^ 
 house, plenty of ro(»m and heantifiil locati(»n. Ileah's wlieh we'll 
 have on' family reunions, and each yea' they'll last just as lonj^- as 
 the hot wealheh <l()es." 
 
 "IJut what about the mountains'.'" interposed Flops. "Have 
 yo\i foresworn your allegiance entirely, ruloriel'.'" 
 
 "Flops," came the rcKut, "the (dianj;e in you' ])rospectH suj;- 
 gests that you take on ino' dignity and cease to be frivoloua If you 
 want to be siiali of the bride's dot, fo'p't that theh ah any moun- 
 tains. From this time fo'lh on' sumnieh residence will be at Mack- 
 inac." 
 
 An ovation attended the leavinfj of our party. From the deck 
 of the City of Mackinac they shouted adieus and parting messages 
 to scores of friends upon the dock. A great cheer went up when 
 theColon<d assured the throng that they could rely upon him as a 
 fixture so long as he was able to come. 
 
 The down trip was even more enjoyable than that which had 
 taken them to Mackinac, for love presided at the festivities and it 
 pointed out new charms in the snjjerb steamer, in the balmy air 
 and in one of the grandest vistas of scenery that the world affords. 
 
 At Detroit came the tem])orary parting. It is needless to tell 
 of this as of the old, old story by which true love had united more 
 closely so many of the characters of this true story. Colonel Clay 
 ton and his folks took the boat for Toledo, Avhile the Daltons went 
 on to Cleveland, where they could secure the most direct train for 
 home. 
 
 There were tender partings, but the last words called as the 
 Daltorrf pulled out, were between the Colonel and the freshman. 
 
 "Colonel," shouted the irrepressible, "1 guess that you and I 
 are about the only two lost in the shuttle." 
 
 "Neveh mind, my boy," came the answer. ''Eepo't at Mackinac 
 next season. The Blue (Jrass region will be theh in fo'ce, and 
 among heh faih maidens you'll find you' fate, suah." 
 
 THE END. 
 
 \ 
 
 I 
 
\ 
 
TOURIST ROUTES AND RATES. 
 
 Moals ami births -.n,- iimi i,n.i,id. il iii Lire* unices e-pn i.illy slmwii. Tluy ivill ii.Mi.iily ..(ist Ihc same as 
 <Mi llic- II. A C. Duri'ii; July .mil .Au^ii-t luijins un l.aKc llui.in |)ui>i.m luii^l ,ii i:..i;niiudaU' al least uvu 
 pi-iv)n>,. liLk(t-an: (i"inl iHiiii June j.-l uiilii (Jul. ,sl. Wh, ii ;M,iKlit liv lumtLi.-., lliiy an- kulhI Iruiii Srnt 
 i>i uiuil Di-c. 1st. ' ■ 1 '• 
 
 tri , onp" *'"'' '""' ''""''•■^'^' "" ''" ^- '^ ^- '"' -'■""•^'' ■" 1J< mil. (-)aklana Hotel and Alpena, on the up 
 Spiiial roult- .ini\ r.ilc- u ill he lurnishtd un a|>|.lical ion. 
 
 Mackinac Island. 
 
 Petosl'ey and Bay View. 
 
 1 1.1 
 
 ROUTE 24. 
 
 H. A C. 
 
 Keturn same route 
 
 I'. I'M KhM, 
 
 till.DO $^.(ICI 
 
 .Ma. kiiiar Ul, 
 
 I >M 
 
 I)I"I Kni I. 
 S7.UO 
 iiul. 
 
 ROUTE 72. 
 
 I). iV C. 
 .M. 1. Co. 
 IM. C. K. R. 
 I). A C. 
 
 ROUTE 73. 
 
 I). ,\ 1-. 
 M. I'. C... 
 I.. U. \ I. R. R. 
 .\i)v k. K. 
 I>. .V C. 
 
 ROUTE 9. 
 
 I). A V. 
 
 I l.MM 
 
 ci.i-\ n vmj. Ill ri, 1. 1 1. 
 !5!l2.I(l !?'>S5 
 
 .M.iikiri.ii l..l.ind 
 .Mai kiiiaiv C'ilv. 
 I»eti..il. 
 Slarlini; puinl. 
 
 13.7s 11.50 
 
 Markiii.a NIaml. 
 M.ukin.ivv City. 
 Ili.iiid U.ipiil>.' 
 I Jell-,. it. 
 Stariiiit: pMiiit. 
 
 '."^-T? 1 1. 51 1 
 
 .M.iikiii.i. Mand. 
 
 Anv l..,kc Mi, li. Sir. Feh.vkev. 
 
 C. A W . M. k. k. (li-.ind Kapids. 
 
 U. 1.. A N. K. ;<. l)ell,.ll. 
 
 !->■ A' C. Martini; i>oint. 
 
 Chicago via Mackinac. 
 
 ROUTE 9. l'l.2? 17.C111 
 
 l>. A f. .\Uickin.ic Island. 
 
 *Aiiy Lake Miehi^an 
 
 > I e .t 111 e r. e .\ r e ]i t 
 
 Ste. tiller .Manitmi. ("hie. 11;. 1. 
 .■\ny raiiwa>-. I letioit. 
 
 I'. A C. .Slarluii; pi.int. 
 
 ROUTE 9. '-'".1 5 17.1 "1 
 
 I>. A C. .Maekinac Island. 
 
 *Aiu l.ike Midiiijan 
 S t e ;t in e r e .\ e e p t 
 Steaill-T .Mallitoii. Clii. .11;, 1. 
 I., s. A .M. >. K. k. .Sl.utinc pcint. 
 
 1 K' 1-1 
 el.K\ Kl AMI. •lul.Kliii liKnalll. 
 
 ROUT'' 2" lli.DO 15. (JO 14. (HI 
 
 I'. A <■. M:iikiii,ir Isl.ind. 
 
 l-xpn -s Str M.iiiiliiLi. I 
 
 Ch 
 
 leajjii 
 
 I . M. A I . s. r. c, 
 
 keiiiiii s.ime route. 
 
 .See lime mMc~ I,. M. and I.. S. '1'. (... aul 
 
 spre..~ .-le. liner .M. 11111. 111. 
 
 itiilwaukee and Chicago. 
 
 ROUTE"-! .S2U.(J() !«;iil.(10 Sil^.lii. 
 
 i' A C. M.i, kiii.i. l-laii,I 
 
 *i .ike \Ii.li. Str~. Milw.iiikee ..r (."iiuage. 
 
 Ivelnni ^.tiue r.iiile. 
 
 ■I he alien.' route im liide^ any l.ak.' Mi. lii^.m 
 -le, liner ex. epl st.' iiner .Manilor,. 
 Seelimel.iMes.'l I . M.and I.. S. 'l'. C. ... N..rlli 
 e'-.i Miehiyaii I'r.ins. C... 
 
 Charlevoix. 
 
 . ;• -E 77. ir-4'> 10.411 M.-jM 
 
 II. AC. .Ma. km.,' |,!aii.l 
 } ,ike Mi,h. Sl,-.iin,r. Cli.ui, v,'i.\. 
 .'el'irii >.ulle r.''.i:e. 
 
 Traverse City. 
 
 ROUTE 7V. 14.11C1 i;,.oo I-J.i 
 
 I). A C. M ickinac Mind. 
 
 I..ik'' Mich. Ste. liner. 'I'r.iverse Cil .-. 
 
 Iv.'I Hi ,1 s.mle r-illte 
 
 .s,',' tiini' t.ible of North, rn Mi, li. Tran^. C... 
 * .Meals and Herths jiicludei; beyond .Mackinae. 
 
 I I l\ H.AM . l.,| 11. ,1, 
 
 Si 1 .1 10 .Slo., '11 
 
 .M, I, kill,!. M 
 
 tr-.. I'et.'ski'V. 
 
 'lit,' 
 
 I'l I K,)l t . 
 
 :<'),( K 1 
 .id. 
 
 ROUTE 7". 
 
 II. A C. 
 
 I. .ike Ml, 
 
 Ketiiin Si 
 
 See time tall!,' ol North, 111 Mi,h. Trans. C, 
 
 ROUTE 78. II.()o 10. 1)1) i^.i)o 
 
 "■ 'V ('. M.i, kin.ii Island. 
 
 -■^I- I . li). .M.i, kin.iw Citv. 
 
 t;. K. A: 1. R. k. IVtosk,y. 
 ketiirn same route. 
 
 HOUTE 83. 12.50 11.50 10.50 
 
 !'■ A <■'• .M.I, kiiiac Island. 
 
 Ink, ml K.iui,-. l',tosk,y. 
 
 ket urn s.ime rout,'. 
 ROUTE 44. 12.50 11,50 10.50 
 
 I'- 'V i . M.I, kimi. Island. 
 
 Inl.iiul Koul". l',losk,'v 
 
 (i. U. A I. K. R. Ma, kinaw filv. 
 
 -■^I- I . Co. Ma, kiii.u M.iml. 
 
 ^^- A C. .s'.ntiiii; p. lint. 
 
 Oden-Oden. 
 
 ROUTE 83 12.00 11.00 10,00 
 
 1'. A C. .M.ukma, |sl.,n,l. 
 
 Inl.inil K,)nte. (Id, ii-( Iden. 
 
 kel urn sanii' route. 
 Se,' lim,' table "I Inl.ind R,,iUe Steamers. 
 
 Petoskey and Sault Ste. Marie. 
 
 ROUTE 43- 13,00 1 -2.(^0 1 I.()o 
 
 I). A C. .Ma.kina, Islsnd. 
 
 M. I', C... .M.I, kinau' CTtv. 
 
 C. K. A I, R. R l'e|..sk,v. 
 
 (;, R. A I. R. R. Ma, kiiiavv City. 
 
 M. I', C,'. ,Ma,kin I, Island. 
 
 Arnohls Line. Saiiil si,-. .M.irie, 
 
 Arn,il,rs Line. .Ma, kiiia, island. 
 
 1 1, A C. Slartin.i.; point. 
 
 ROUTE 42. 14,80 13.60 12. So 
 
 1' A C. .Maikiiia,; Island. 
 
 Inl.iml Ront,- ret,isk,'V 
 
 l"ike,.r kail. M.I, km. n Island. 
 
 .\rii"l,l s l.iiu'. >,iiih St,-. .Marit 
 
 AriioM's Line. .\Li, kiii.i. Island. 
 
 I'- A C. si.i 'm^^ point. 
 
 Lake Michigan Points. 
 
 ROUTE 77. ci.i':\ i-:!. \Mi, ioi.edo. nETHoir. 
 
 I'e!,lskey - - .«,,, ifi.'.eo $,,.00 
 
 H.irlmr Sprmcs n.... lo.co 9., o 
 
 I'haiiev, i.\ - . ,,.5, ,,,,5,, jj .^ 
 
 I rav.rs,' lily . . ,.,.,j,, ,,,„, ,, ;^, 
 
 Norlhport - . , ;.; , , _. ;,, ,, .,j 
 
 I Ik I'iapids - - ,';.5,, ,j j„ ,1 ^jj 
 
 I r.lllklort - - 10.;,l ,;.;., ,. Ij 
 
 I'- A C. M.iekin.ie Island. 
 
 L.ike .Ml, h. strs. Destm.iiion, 
 
 Return s.mie route. 
 
 See lim,' li.lile of Northern Mich. Trans. Co . 
 
 .111,1 L.ike .Mah. and Lake Superior Tr.m.s. Co.' 
 
 Inland Route Rates. 
 
 ROUTE S3. 
 
 lopinaliee - 
 Indian Ri\er 
 
 .i'.;,'rs 
 
 , II V KI.AM 
 
 11.5" 
 
 ■J ' 'l.l;i)o, DF.TKOI I , 
 
 5? I ",00 $9,00 
 
 M.iO Q.eo 
 
 10,50 9,50 
 
 I'l., so o, 51:1 
 
 .Al.inson - 
 
 (l,l,n - 
 
 h. A C. 
 
 I. N. C,i. 
 
 Return same nun ... 
 ' See time table Inl.ind Route St, amers. 
 
 » Meals and Herths incliideil bcvo.itl Sanll Ste. M.irie 
 
 -Ma, kiiiac. 
 Ilestin.ition. 
 
 I 
 
 / 
 
=s. 
 
 Mi.iily i-dst llii' same as 
 iMMiudiilf at least iwu 
 y .in- Kui.d IruMi Sept. 
 
 mil Alpena, on the up 
 
 lay View. 
 
 l.'l IM>. |. 
 
 I K.'l I . 
 
 Slo.i ill 
 
 i<U * 't' 
 
 .1. kin.i. |sl,„ul 
 
 
 •I. -!,,■>■. 
 
 
 rn Mi. h. Trans. C . 
 
 If i.»)i ) 
 
 ')■<)'< 
 
 ai km. 11 Nland 
 
 
 .11 Uiii.nv Citv. 
 
 
 ■toskcy. 
 
 
 I I . KO 
 
 10.511 
 
 ai'kinac I.^land. 
 
 
 lusk.y. 
 
 
 I I, 50 
 
 10.511 
 
 a< kinai Islanil. 
 
 
 Ii)-kiy. 
 
 
 at kin;nv City. 
 
 
 at kinar Nkmd. 
 
 
 aiiln.i; p.iint. 
 
 
 n. 
 
 
 I I. DO 
 
 1 0, 01 1 
 
 iikma, Island. 
 
 
 liir( kli-n, 
 
 
 Route Steamers 
 
 
 Ste. Marie. 
 
 
 1 'J . IJU 
 
 II.<)I) 
 
 n kiiiae Island. 
 
 
 11 kinaw Ctlv. 
 
 
 l..~ki y. 
 
 
 H kinaw City. 
 
 
 cekinic Island. 
 
 
 idl Me. .Marie. 
 
 
 aekiiia. Uland. 
 
 
 artin.K pi. int. 
 
 
 l.-;.8(.) 
 
 I2.S(i 
 
 lekinac Island. 
 
 
 toskey. 
 
 
 lekinai Island. 
 
 
 nil Me. .Marie. 
 
 
 11 kiiiae Island. 
 
 
 1 'iMK point. 
 
 
 Points. 
 
 
 >|.. lOi.Eori. n:; 
 
 TUi.ir. 
 
 $1...... 
 
 ;? .^oo 
 
 JJ 10. CO 
 
 9..« 
 
 )0 10.50 
 
 9.50 
 
 JO 1 ^ 0. I 
 
 1 : 1X7 
 
 ^ ' IJ =0 
 
 11 50 
 
 !- I J. 50 
 
 1 1.50 
 
 I ;. -0 
 
 14-50 
 
 l.iekin.ie Island 
 
 
 Jestiii.nion. 
 
 
 em Mich. Trans. Co . 
 
 e .Snperiitr 'I'r.ins. C". 
 
 Rates. 
 
 
 •1'. Jill,!:!).!. DKTKOI 1 . 
 
 5^I' ..uo 
 
 J9-'« 
 
 U^.'O 
 
 9..-0 
 
 10.50 
 
 9.50 
 
 10.50 
 
 0.50 
 
 1 I.e^ 
 
 10. ...0 
 
 ekinac. 
 
 
 slitiation. 
 
 
 ite Sleaniers. 
 
 
 '.id Sanlt ."stc. 
 
 ^larie. 
 
 11 
 
Tri 
 
 URIST RATES TO NORTHERN RESORTS. 
 
 Sault Stc. Marie. 
 
 ROUTE 47. Sll.oo $l().(,i> $1) o(J 
 
 '^- 'V C. M.i. kiiiiic M.iml. 
 
 Arii..lir- l.ini-. -,,„;i ^^^,.. .Mj,ri.-. 
 Kfimn s.iiiic rmtic 
 
 M. S. P. & S. S. M. R. R. Points. 
 
 Cl.KVia.AMl. 11)1, l:|i, 
 
 ROUTE 61. 1-=;' 
 
 I ). \ C. 
 
 1 1. S. S. \ A. k. K. 
 Ketiiiii same route. 
 
 ROUTE 79. 
 
 I). AC. 
 
 A rill lid's I. inc. 
 Niirtlicrii Mi'amslii) 
 
 • 1 1 .511 1 1 1,511 
 
 M.tckiii.ti ULini), 
 ^.iiili Ml . .M.ii],.. 
 
 1 Ki.M 
 I I.hM'.l \Nli. l.H 1 Kill 1 , 
 
 I.T 50 Il.(jcj 
 
 M.K'kinai Klaiiil. 
 S.iuli .sti-. Main'. 
 
 ROUTE 35. 
 
 I). .V C. 
 Armthl I.iiu- 
 •*ArK lior l.iiit 
 
 ROUTE 77. 
 
 U. A C. 
 
 Arii.jid Sleainer-;. 
 Kt'turii s.iiiic iinitr 
 
 Green Bay. 
 
 ROUTE 75. 2o.i)(i lij.oo l.^.oo 
 
 i'. AC. .M.iikni.i, Isl.MKl. 
 
 *ilarl Str.iiiui-. I .nvn Hay. 
 
 I\'-turii sunn- riiuli-. 
 
 ROUTE 75. 
 
 1). A C. 
 
 *liart Steamers. 
 J\etiirn >a!iie i.iiile. 
 
 Menominee 
 
 1 7.50 
 iMaikiiiai Island. 
 Mciiomiiiee. 
 
 Escanaba. or Gladstone. 
 
 ROUTE 75. ''^ 
 
 1 1. A C. 
 ♦Hart .Steamers, 
 Return same rciutc. 
 
 Id.^n 
 
 Kion 
 
 ) I7.(H) 
 
 Mai kiiiai Islaml. 
 l.st.anaba. ur til.uUii.nr. 
 
 Manistique. 
 
 ROUTE 75. 
 
 I ). A C. 
 
 *Hart Steamers. 
 Kt luni same ri'iit 
 
 l^.od 13. I'll 1: 
 
 Maekili.ie Islaii.l, 
 .^lallislltllle. 
 
 Marquette. 
 
 ROUTE 35. 211.00 HI. 00 iS.oij 
 
 ». .V C. M.irkiii.H Isl.iiid. 
 
 Arnold's Line. Sauk Ste. Marie. 
 
 •*!.. .M.A 1.. S.Trans. i,r 
 ♦•Aiiiliiir Line. Destin.iiioii. 
 
 Keturn same iniiie. 
 
 Marquette. 
 
 ROUTE 36. 2I.i"> 20. ou IQ.Oi) 
 
 1'. .VC. M.iikina. Isiaml. 
 
 •I.. M..i;:L. S.'l. C 11 
 **.\nelior Line. I ii siin.iiiiui. 
 
 kt-iiirn s.iiiie ruiue, 
 
 D. S. S & A. R. R. Points. 
 
 ROUTE 61. < i-i \ Kr \\i>. i,.lh,. 
 
 S.lult Sll'. M.irir I.. 5., ,1 .„j 
 
 .M.irqilel'e - iS. sO >7 s ' 
 
 ]loui.:htiin • i'4.7') -3.7:' 
 
 (iovreliie - - J7.tx) .'6.00 
 
 Aslll.ind ■ - -•7.i>'-> j6.i>> 
 
 Ouhitll - • .'yoi .'6.00 .,,, 
 
 I). A C. .Maekinae Island i.r St. lynace 
 
 I). S. S. A A. K. k. Destination. 
 Keturn same route. See time table. 
 
 M- mm I . 
 10. so 
 
 I" 5" 
 JJ.70 
 25.00 
 25.00 
 
 • 17.55 
 
 I.S.(.. 
 
 - .lo.ijo 
 
 17.6.. 
 
 Slailiiv;; jioilit. 
 
 14. sO 12.5" 
 
 Mai kiiiai island. 
 S.iiih Me. JIane. 
 e. Si, Minn; iK.iiit. 
 
 Les Chencaux. 
 
 rui M 
 
 CI.KVP.I ANt). TOl.KIlO. tlKllo'lT. 
 
 S10.50 Si). 50 S'-.'^o 
 M.uklii.ii IsLind. 
 Les Clleiieaux. 
 
 ROUTE 63. 
 
 M.inisti<|uc 
 < dllilslniie 
 Ksolll.iha • 
 Hi Mllillli 
 
 kill iiil.iuder - .■5.40 .'i 10 
 
 !'■ *l .Maekina< Isl.nul. 
 
 U. M : . \ A. K. 'Irout lake. 
 .M.S.I' A s S .M.K.k. Desiiuatiim 
 
 Keturn same route. 
 
 Circular Route v*a D. & C. 
 
 R.OUTE 3. 
 
 I'level.iud 
 I'ut-if liay 
 
 Toledo 
 |)etloit 
 
 
 
 FKIIM 
 
 
 ti 
 
 RVH.ANli. 
 4.50 
 
 ■I'o Put- 
 
 n-Hav 
 
 
 ■J'oli 
 
 do. 
 
 
 Dcli 
 
 ult. 
 
 
 Cleveland. 
 
 
 
 
 Fl;oM 
 
 
 
 TdiKlio. 
 
 
 
 4. sO 
 
 To I'm- 
 
 in-Ii,i> 
 
 
 Cle% 
 
 elanil. 
 
 
 Uttroil. 
 
 
 
 
 FKOM 
 
 
 
 OKI l.oll. 
 
 Ill 
 
 ! Mill 
 
 
 J. -'.75 
 
 
 ■ v7S 
 
 
 15.f« 
 
 
 18.90 
 
 
 23 1" 
 
 ROUTE 3. 
 
 Toledo 
 
 Pul-iu.I!,iy 
 
 Cleveland 
 
 ROUTE 3. 4.50 
 
 "i'!!-"!' To Clevrland. 
 
 Cleveland I'llt-in- Hay. 
 
 rut-iu-llay Toledo. 
 
 T..Iedo Detroit. 
 
 I'lie above lircular tours are nood vice versa. Star 
 LmeSicniers will bonorilies, tii ketsbelwecn Toledo 
 and Detroil. 
 
 D. & C. Local Points. 
 
 ROUTE LOCAL. 
 
 Cl KVKl AM). 
 
 St. Clair Flats , 
 .Myonac i 
 
 (».ikl„ni! [^ 
 
 M.uiiie (^ity i" 
 
 St. Ckiir \ 
 
 Port II 11 ion ' 
 
 .Sand lieai li - 
 
 (Isrod.i - 
 
 Alpeii.i . 
 
 Cheb.ivvan 
 
 M. 11 km. II Island 
 
 SI. li^nai e - 
 
 Koiiie by n. & C. bolli HMvs. 
 
 Heluecn He'.roit and ('levi'-l.ind 
 
 Clevehiiid and l'ut-in-I!a 
 I'oled 
 
 K'lifM) TIMPs.* 
 
 101 |.;i)ii 
 ?3 O'-' 
 
 6.50 
 
 - r,.5o 
 7 50 
 
 - q.oo 
 ij.. o 
 
 5.00 
 
 6. CO 
 7.00 
 800 
 8. IX) 
 8. CO 
 
 slNi.i.i.;, 
 .* . J 5 
 1. 00 
 
 y 1. 00 
 
 Single Trip Tourist Tickets. 
 
 FKd.M 
 
 Maekinac - 
 Petdskev 
 Petoskev - - 
 
 I'eloskey 
 
 Sauk ste. Mane 
 
 ♦Milwaukee 
 »Chi.av;i. - 
 
 Cllie.lkjo 
 
 ("harlevoi.v 
 
 Maniuelti- - 
 **.M iniuette 
 *.\Iariiuetie 
 
 lliihiili 
 'Duhiili - 
 **Diiliitb 
 
 Diilutli - 
 *Manistii(iie 
 *K.s<anab.t - • 
 *.Menoniinee 
 *tir 1 I'.av - ■ 
 
 nden-Oden 
 
 HI nil.:, 
 L 
 
 77 
 74 
 7S 
 fii 
 
 47 
 7 ft 
 
 7'' 
 fi'i 
 
 7-75 
 T.05 
 
 «-35 
 (•1.50 
 11.50 
 11.50 
 ■1.50 
 7.50 
 11.50 
 1 1.50 
 
 IJ.OO 
 20.50 
 2'.>.00 
 
 I').?o 
 
 16.00 
 8.50 
 10.50 
 11.00 
 I '.50 
 
 7..W 
 
 55.00 
 fi.50 
 7. =5 
 6-5.^ 
 7.85 
 
 6.'K) 
 
 II oo 
 
 II. ( o 
 
 'J.'HD 
 
 7.00 
 
 11.00 
 
 I l.tX) 
 
 M.50 
 
 20.0c 
 
 If).o«j 
 <5 5« 
 
 7.50 
 xo.oo 
 10. so 
 11.00 
 
 7.00 
 
 • Meals anJ lierths included beyond Mackinac. *• Meals and lierihs in, lu.'ed beyond jault'ste. Mari 
 
 •1.50 
 450 
 
 7.00 
 7.0.) 
 7.'"0 
 KolMi. 
 4.0^) 
 1.50 
 1.50 
 2.50 
 
 C4.00 
 5.50 
 6.25 
 5-55 
 f..S5 
 
 5.00 
 
 TO. 00 
 1 0.00 
 
 S.oo 
 (..<x> 
 
 lO.Oi) 
 
 10.00 
 io.50 
 
 HJAO 
 
 IH.50 
 
 I^!.(0 
 
 7.410 
 9.00 
 M-50 
 
 10. (X) 
 
 6.0(i 
 
 
 I 
 
SORTS. 
 
 R. Points 
 
 TKIPS.- 
 
 5.00 
 
 3.50 
 
 D.CO 
 
 450 
 
 7.00 
 
 .5- 5" 
 
 800 
 
 7.00 
 
 8., DO 
 
 JAM 
 
 S.co 
 
 7.no 
 
 N<;i.i:. 
 
 KOt'M). 
 
 '•■^5 
 
 4.00 
 
 .()(» 
 
 1.50 
 
 .00 
 
 1.5" 
 
 'O 
 
 2.5') 
 
 :kets. 
 
 
 Si. 00 
 
 ?4.oo 
 
 6.50 
 
 S-5<-^ 
 
 7- =5 
 
 6.2, 
 
 6-5S 
 
 5.5; 
 
 7.85 
 
 c.ss 
 
 fi.'KJ 
 
 S.Oo 
 
 II 00 
 
 10.00 
 
 II.( 
 
 •10.00 
 
 'J.'K) 
 
 8.00 
 
 7.00 
 
 (1.00 
 
 11.00 
 
 10. 0«) 
 
 1 l.tX) 
 
 10.00 
 
 11.50 
 
 10.50 
 
 20.(X 
 
 ly.<o 
 
 >9.5" 
 
 itf.jo 
 
 lO.ou 
 
 18. uo 
 
 ■5 5" 
 
 14.^0 
 
 7.5« 
 
 7.00 
 
 10.00 
 
 9.00 
 
 10. so 
 
 '(.50 
 
 1 1 .oa 
 
 lO.(X) 
 
 7.00 
 
 6.O0 
 
 It Ste. 
 
 Marie. 
 
 1 
 
r' 
 
 t : 
 
 TOURIST RATES TO NORTHERN RESORTS. 
 
 Ouluth. Ouluth— Continued. 
 
 I IVOM 
 '■l.K\Hl.AMi. T,, 1.1,1.(1, I.KTHUIT. 
 
 ROUTE 3S. $34<)'> S.^-i.oo $32.00 
 
 •*'*■ M.& I.. ST Co.,, >,"■"''""" '"'"'"'• 
 ♦•Anch.M- Line. Dnliiili. 
 
 Ketiirii same roule. 
 
 33.00 32 1)11 31.00 
 
 Mill liinai: Islaml. 
 
 ROUTE 35. 
 
 D. &C. 
 
 Arniil.l Uw Sauli Sir. Marie 
 
 Any I.;il:r Sup. Sir. Uesiiualiun. 
 1 1'.vrciu N(ir. .'i. s Co. 1 
 Kctiini s'.uiie r.iiilc. 
 
 30.00 29.00 28. 00 
 
 .Maikinai Klaiid, 
 
 ROUTE 9. 
 
 1>. .VC. 
 
 Ariiiild l.ini-. Saiilt SiL-. Marie. 
 
 •♦.S'lirtlnvrsi Trans Co. Uiiluih. 
 "I, M.\- I.. S.'r.Cn..nr 
 ••Aniln.r Line. Sanll Sir Marie 
 
 .Arnnid l.me. Macfcinai Maud. 
 
 V* ^ ^'' Startin.i; jHiinl, 
 
 See time table .if Like Superior Steainfrs. 
 
 .NUUIIIEHN Ml,.\.MSIil|' tO 
 
 25-5'J 
 
 24-5'> 23.50 
 Mac kinae Island. 
 Uuliith. 
 
 ROUTE 81. 
 
 I). & C. 
 
 Nor. S. S. Co. 
 Return .same niiite. 
 
 ROUTE 79. 25.00 24.00 23.0" 
 
 "••'k:C. Maekinac Islanil. 
 
 Arnold Line. Sault Sie. Marie. 
 
 Nor. S. S. Co. Duluih. 
 
 Kcturn same loute, 
 
 ROUTE 38. 3'J-2o 37-20 35.1)5 
 
 '^- & C. Mackinac: Island, 
 
 Arnold's Line. Saiilt Stc. Marie. 
 **!-. M.AL.S.T.Co.or 
 
 •'Anchor Line. Duluili. 
 
 Any R. K. St. Paul. 
 
 Any K. U. Cliiia(;o. 
 
 Any U. R. Detroit. 
 
 D. 4; C. Staitinj; point. 
 
 The above route terminating at CbiiaKo will be 
 furni.shed for $!o..t;o from Cleveland, ,>3o.o.i fron: 
 loledoaud $2o.i.xj from Uctroii. 
 
 fyNoTicK— The above route ^8 will be Ss.cxi less 
 transportation only, if passengers desire to j,.,, via 
 Nortlieri, Steamship Co, from Sauk Ste, Marie to 
 IJuliuh. 
 
 ROUTES, 39,70 37,70 3(1,45 
 
 !'• i^V- C. Maekinai Island, 
 *l.. M .VI„S. r.Co.or 
 
 •Anchor I, Ine. riulnth. 
 
 Any K, K, St Paul. 
 
 Any K. R, Chicago. 
 
 Any k, R. Detroit. 
 
 IJ- 1^ C. Starting point. 
 
 'I'he above route terminatinir al Cliicano will be 
 fiiriiishecl for $)i,co from CN-v.-land, .fqo.so from 
 Toledo and $3o.lo from Detroit. 
 
 t^^NoTicE— The above ronle g will be J2.00 le.ss 
 transportation only, if passeiii;ers desire to ro via 
 Northern Steamship Co. Irom .Mai kinac Island to 
 Diibith. 
 
 ROUTE 9. 35.70 33.70 32.45 
 
 !'■ li' <^- Maekiii.ie Island. 
 
 Arnold s Line. Sanit Ste. Marie, 
 
 M.S, I'. & S. S, M. Minneapolis <V St. Paul 
 
 Any R. R. ChieaKo. 
 
 Any K. R. Detroit. 
 
 D> '^ ^. Startint; point. 
 ♦ Meals and Rerths imluded beyond Mackinac. " 
 
 CLEVKI.AM). 
 
 *35-7'> 
 
 TOI,KlHl. 
 
 iJliT 
 
 S3 
 
 KOIT. 
 
 2-45 
 
 sold 
 and 
 
 ROUTE 9 535-7'> !S33.7o 
 
 D, .V C. .Mackinac Island 
 
 D. S. S ,.V A. Duhith. 
 
 Any R. R. St. Paul. 
 
 Any K. R. Chicago. 
 
 .Any R. R. Detroit. 
 
 I>. iV C. StartliiK poiui 
 
 The above route lerniinatinK at Cliica|,:o wiil be 
 forS.'fi.v from Cleveland, Irom 'Jukdo !§;-(,. o., 
 4525. so Irom Detroit. 
 
 Minneapolis & St. Paul. 
 
 ROUTE 61. 29(0 28.00 27.00 
 
 D. A (■ 
 
 D S. S .t A Rv, 
 Any R. R. 
 Return same rouie, 
 
 ROUTE 63 29,00 2S,oo 27.00 
 
 U' 'J ?•■ o . Mackinac or St. Ignaee. 
 
 n S. S & A, Trout Lake. 
 
 M. S. P. .V S, S, M. St. Paul or Minneapolis. 
 Return same route. 
 
 ROUTE 9, 41 00 40,(i(j 31), 00 
 
 *P>'^'9-, o ... ^ M.ickiiiac Island, 
 
 *L. M,& L, S,r.Co,,<ir 
 ♦Anchor Line, Dulutb, 
 
 Any Railway. St, Paul or Minn, 
 
 Return same route. 
 
 Mackinac or St. Ij^nace. 
 
 Dnluth, 
 
 St. Paul or Minneapolis. 
 
 ROUTE 9 
 
 40.00 
 
 D. A C. 
 
 Arnold Line, 
 **L.M & L.S.Irans.Co. 
 ••Anchor Line, or 
 •♦North West Trans. 
 
 -Any Railway. 
 
 Return siiine route. 
 
 39 'JO 
 Mackin.ic Island. 
 Sault Ste. Marie. 
 
 Duluih. 
 
 St. Paul A; Minn. 
 
 ?20.co 
 
 
 
 flQ.CO 
 
 j6 110 
 
 
 
 J5 l-Hl 
 
 26.00 
 
 
 
 25. CO 
 
 32.00 
 
 
 
 31.0.1 
 
 ■52.00 
 
 
 
 3I..O 
 
 3300 
 
 
 
 32.00 
 
 Mac 
 
 k 
 
 nac Island. 
 
 Sail 
 
 t 
 
 St 
 
 e. Marie. 
 
 Lake Superior Points. 
 
 ROUTE 35. <•! KViii.A.M). i.iLiiUO. Ill; 
 
 .Manpiette - 
 
 lloii.k;liIi'n 
 
 Hancock 
 
 Ashland 
 
 liayfield . - 
 
 Dulnth 
 
 D, A: (!, 
 
 Arnold's Line. 
 •♦L,M,*L,sr.Co„ 
 ♦♦Anchor Line, 
 
 Return same route 
 
 ROUTE 36. 
 
 Manpiette - 
 
 HotlKbtoli 
 
 IlamiKk 
 
 Ashland 
 
 Bayfield 
 
 Dnluih 
 
 I). & C 
 ♦•L. .\L& 1. S. 
 ••■Anchor Line 
 
 Return same 
 
 Destination 
 
 $21,00 
 37.0c 
 27.00 
 
 J.vOO 
 
 ."1.00 
 26.00 
 i2 00 
 32.00 
 33.00 
 
 .13 -co 
 34,00 
 
 Mackinac Island 
 T, Co. or 
 
 I)estination. 
 oute. 
 
 IKHIT. 
 
 S18.00 
 24.00 
 J4.00 
 io.oc 
 30.00 
 31. CO 
 
 SlQ.OO 
 25.00 
 25.00 
 
 31-00 
 
 31.00 
 32.00 
 
 Collingwood and Owen Sound. 
 
 !*t2 ■ 
 
 00 !j;22 no ^21,00 
 
 Macki- Island. 
 
 ROUTE 36. 
 
 D. -V C. 
 ♦lireat Nor.Tran*. Co or 
 *,\'ortli Shore Nav, Co. Destination 
 
 Return same loute. 
 
 C.^.S'. PACIFIC STKAMSIIIr Co 
 
 ROUTE 35. 
 
 ^)wen Sound 
 Port .Arthur - - 
 I'ort William 
 I). A C. 
 Arnold's Line, 
 ♦♦Can. Pac. S. S. Co 
 Meals and lie rths included beyond Paul, Ste. Marie 
 
 23.00 32 00 
 26 CO 25.00 
 26,00 2^: 00 
 
 Mackinac Island. 
 Sault Ste, .Marie, 
 destination. 
 
 21,00 
 24.00 
 24,00 
 
 t 
 
 r 
 
 '•nr 
 
SORTS. 
 
 Id. 
 
 l-KOM 
 I.K[)tl. iJIiTlvlliT. 
 
 33. :o §32-45 
 
 iiuc Island. 
 
 I. 
 
 ul. 
 
 n*. 
 
 It. 
 
 UK piiiiii 
 
 I'li-'H" wiii l>i- sold 
 
 >aul. 
 
 28.00 27.00 
 
 lac or .St. lj;n:ice. 
 
 I. 
 
 il or Minneapolis. 
 
 •S.oo 
 
 27.00 
 
 ar or St. 
 
 Ignace. 
 
 ,ake. 
 
 
 1 or Minneai>olif. 
 
 ,i).(i(j 
 
 ~^l).^!l> 
 
 ac Island 
 
 
 il or Minn 
 
 
 iJ.'JO 
 
 ',* IK) 
 
 ac Island 
 
 
 te, M.'uiL'. 
 
 
 I A: Mini! 
 
 
 nts. 
 
 
 LlilJd. 1> 
 
 ilKOIT. 
 
 J19.CO 
 
 S18.OO 
 
 -'5™ 
 
 24.00 
 
 25.00 
 
 J4.OO 
 
 3>--^'' 
 
 iO.OC 
 
 .31.10 
 
 30.00 
 
 .32. .0 
 
 31.CO 
 
 ac Island. 
 
 
 te. Marie. 
 
 
 8-'0.(.n $IQ.OO 
 
 -"'00 25.00 
 
 2'j.OO 25.00 
 
 )2 00 31.00 
 
 32.00 31.00 
 
 33.00 32.00 
 
 lac Island. 
 
 Ill ion. 
 
 Sound. 
 
 3 00 .^21.00 
 
 : Island. 
 
 21. 00 
 24.00 
 24.00 
 
 72 00 
 
 25.00 
 2r 00 
 
 u: Island. 
 
 t*. Marie. 
 
 ion. 
 
 auli Ste. Marie 
 
 ! 
 
 It. 
 
 Cabin Diagrams .ol all Steamers. 
 
 (TATKROO.MS for any ilali' iiiav bo secured at tliu Incal olliccs at Cleveland 
 ■ or iKtroil. Address IJ. C. Meiiitvre, Disl. I'lss. A};t., Cleveland- A \ 
 Selianti!, (len. Pass. A,i;t., Detroit'; Win. Oates Hoody House, or 1". '\ 
 Ouale. Wharf Aicent, Toledo, Ohio. Oiirini;- July and Au.ijiisl, rooms on l-ake 
 Huron steamers must aeeomniodate at least two persons. I'riee of rooms eovers 
 the trip on eaeh steamer, whether for one or two nights Cjiper berths, Si. 00; 
 lower berths, Si.^o; whole stateroom, 82.50; parlors, 5*5.00. I'lease bear m ininci 
 that eaeh stateroom is arrau,;;ed for two or three ])ersons, therefore il is imixirtant 
 to state wheilier aeeommodalion is desired for lady, geiitleman, or familv, that all 
 may be properly located. 
 
 lAieom 
 
 CN6INI 
 
 ':fIE^3L''I'!lI?']'""'iI^^:^H'»^^ 
 
 -mJmoT I j,;;{7,.[,,7|r,.[,^[r »[„v[r«;„7f.».i \,,^,^,,\,ii\^» \;»^^,'i]!S!"y- ■ ■'' 
 
 
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 GALLERY AND GKAND SALOON— STEA.WERS ClTV OF CLEVELAND AND CITY OF DETHOIT (NEW). 
 
 
 
 J L — I 
 
 GALLERY ANU GRAND SALOON— STEAMERS CITY OF ALPENA (NEWJ AND CITY OF MACKINAC INK 
 
 W). 
 
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 TIME TABLES OF NORTHERN CONNECTIONS. 
 
 The time of c-diiiioctiiij^ linos is shown only for tin- convenience of the public. This Company will 
 not he responsible for eriors or chanj^es that may occur. 
 
 Lake Michigan and Lalce Superior Transfer Co. 
 
 lTHi<oriiir sii-vMi-ics i kom i.akt '^rn.iKioK.) 
 
 ll.AKK MICiriCA.N. 1 
 
 Maikinai; I. v. Saliiiilay 8;< .) i'. M. 
 
 Milwaiikt-i- Ar. Sunday. ii:<<» i'. m. 
 
 Cliicajjo ... . . . Ar. Monday, 6;ix) a. m. 
 
 l'ri\ilc^p rt'scrvcd to nmtc Milwaiikt't' passengers via C'hifai;') 
 and transfer hy steamer free of charKe. 
 
 (Subjeit to change.) 
 
 Lal<e IMichigan & Lalte Superior Trans. Co. 
 Steamer IManltou. 
 
 (l.AKK .Mil IIIOAN.) 
 
 M.nekin.ie. Leave Sini. 5:30 i'. M., Wed. g:i5 a. .\t., I'ri. 12:45 >'■ ^'■ 
 Cliicaxo.Ar. Mun. 5:301". M., Tlinr. q;oo a. m., Sat. 1:30 e.M, 
 .steamer Manitou stops at Harbor Springs and connects 
 closely witli annex steamer for Fetoskey, 
 
 (Sulijecl lo cliantje.) 
 
 Northern Michigan Trans. Co. 
 
 (HKI MICllHiAN.) 
 
 Mackinac I.e. Monilay. 8:<xi v. m., 'I'htirsday 11:00 r. M. 
 
 Harbor SprinRs . " Tuesday 6:ihi a. M., Friday 8:00 a. M. 
 
 Petoskey " " 7:<.c a. m., " 9:1x1 a. M. 
 
 Charlevoix '' " 9:00 A.M., '* ii:o.>a. m. 
 
 Manistee " " 5:.ioi'. m., " 8:.;o i-. m. 
 
 Chicago Ar. Wed, H:,hi .\. m., Saturday 11:00 a. .w. 
 
 (Subject to change,) 
 
 Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R. 
 
 (Fl..KK\ IKOM M,\l KIN.\C ISLAND.) 
 
 Mackinac. Lv. D;iily I Kxcept Sun.) 9:00 A, M., 1:30 and 9:301', m. 
 Petoskey. Ar. Paily (Kxcept Sun.) 10:12 A. M., 2:45 and ii:l.6 I'. m, 
 
 tSuliiect to change.) 
 
 Arnold Line Steamers. Les Chcneaux Islands. 
 
 M.iekinac l.v. Daily, ii:no a, m,, 2:nt \\ \i, 
 
 I.es Chcneaux .\r. Uail>'. 10:^0 a. m.. 31(0 e. m. 
 
 (Subject to change.) 
 
 Inland Route Steamer. 
 
 During Inly and .\u«ust steamer will p,- ibably make daily 
 trips from Cheboygan if river be navigalile. Connections not 
 gnaranteetl. 
 
 (Subject to change.) 
 
 Hart Steamship Co, 
 
 It- VKi: MU 1111- AN,) 
 
 Mackinac Lv. 'I'liursday, Saturday and Sunday 4:00 p, m, 
 
 Manisiicpie Ar I'riday and Monday 1:00^, m. 
 
 F.scanaba Ar Kriday, Sunday :ind .Monday 6:(h) a, \i. 
 
 Menominee. .. Ar Friday, Sun. 5:!or. ,M., Mon, 10:45 a. "'■ 
 
 Marinette .Ar Friilay. Sun. 5:30 e, m., .Mon. 10:45 a .m. 
 
 Green Hay Ar Sat, and Mon. 5:00 a, .m., Mon, 4:00 i'. m. 
 
 (Subject to change, 1 
 
 D. S. S. & A. Ry. and M., St. P. & S. S. M. Ry. 
 
 n, > C. S. N, Co,, steamers meet at St, Ii:nace for Diihith. St. 
 ■^aiil and all points in Northern Michigan. Wisconsin, and to 
 Norhwest points. 
 
 Arnold Line Steamers. 
 
 isAi i,f sii-:, MAi;i|.:. ) 
 
 ,Mackiiiac Lv. daily lexcept Sunday) 9:o'> a m. 
 
 Detour .,, " " " '* 12:' ) noon. 
 
 I.iiue Nl.ind " " " " i.ioP, :.i. 
 
 Sailors' F.n< aiiipinent " " " " -jijo r. .m. 
 
 Sauk Ste, Marie Ar, " " " 6:00 1'. .M. 
 
 (Subject to change.) 
 
 Northern Steamship Co. 
 
 (I.AKK suiKHtoK.) 
 
 North Hound — 
 
 M.'tckiuai: Lv, Sunday and Thursday 12:15 1*. M. 
 
 s.iult ste, M.irie,.,, ■■ •' •• " 7:30 1', M. 
 
 Iluluth Ar. Monday and I'riday 6:30 r. M. 
 
 (Subject to ciiaii','e,) 
 
 Lake Michigan and Lake Superior Trans. Co 
 
 (lAKI.; S( I'KUIIlEi.) 
 
 Mackinac Lv. Friday 6;<x) f. M. 
 
 Sault Ste, Marie ,.. . '* Saturday 8 :tK) a, M, 
 
 Marrpiette ..,. " Stliulay 5:00A.M. 
 
 Houghton " " 11:00 I'. M. 
 
 Hancock " " 11:00 I'. M. 
 
 Duluth Ar. Monday 7:00 I'. M. 
 
 (Subject to change,) 
 
 Erie & Western Trans. Co. 
 
 (l.AKK SUI'KRIIIR.) 
 
 For NLiripietie, I'ortage Lake, Haytield. Duluth. Lc.-ive 
 Mackinac Islaiui Sunday and alternate 'Ihursday. — Date o( 
 Sailings: 
 
 June 3, 6, 13. 17. 20, 27, 
 
 July 1,4, 11. 15.18,25,29. • 
 
 Aug. 1,8, 12, 15,22,26,29. * 
 
 Sept. 5, 9, 12, 19 23, 26, 
 
 Canadian Pacific S. S. Co. 
 
 (LAKE Sl'I'KKlOK— NORTH SlIOUH.) 
 
 S.uilt Ste. Marie Lv. Tuesday, Friday and Sunday 9:00 A. M. 
 
 Ft, William Ar, WetL. Satuubu- and Mi ntlay 8:< o A. M. 
 
 sault Ste. ^Llrie Lv, Monti. ly, W . ti anil I''riday 12:00 n<ion, 
 
 Owen Souiul Ar, 'I'uestlay, 'rbiir?day aiiti Sat. 9:00 a. m. 
 
 (Subject 10 change.) 
 
 Northwest Trans. Co. 
 
 (lake sltkriok — north shoi;h.) 
 Sault '^Rtc. Marie -Leave for Duluth and Port Arthur Wed- 
 nesday and Saturday at 4:00 p. m. 
 
 (Subject to change.) 
 
 Great Northern Trans. Co, 
 
 (GEORCtAN UAV— CANADIAN SlIOKK.) 
 
 .Sault Ste. Marie Lv, Thursday and Saturday, 4:00 a. m. Passen- 
 gers should be on board previous evening. For Collingwood, 
 .'Vle.'iford, Owen Sound, and inlerinediate ports, . 
 
 During July and August steamers will leave Mackinac 
 Island for the above ports 'I hursda>- and Sunday, at 11:00 f. M. 
 (Subject to change. ) 
 
 North Shore Nav. Co. 
 
 (GF.ORC.IAN BAY— CANADIAN SHORE.) 
 
 Sault Ste. NLarie — Lv, Friday and Monday, daylight. 
 ePassengers should be on bor.rd previous e\'eniiig.) 
 For CoUinewood, Me.-iford. Owen Sound and intermediate ports. 
 During July and .August steamers will leave Mackinac Mon- 
 day and Fricfay 11:001* m, 
 
 (Subject to change,) 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 ^■...1 , 
 
 '"^fi^m^kim^^^wimfMm ■ 
 
IONS. 
 
 iThis Company will 
 
 lers. 
 
 ■ ' 
 
 i<cpl .-.imclajO r):<,> ,\ t.i. 
 12;' ) noon. 
 I..)" I'- M. 
 
 •-'.'i'l !■. M. 
 6:00 I'. M. 
 
 Co. 
 
 [ml 'Miiirsday 12:15 ''• M. 
 
 I" , ,. '.', 7MO I'. M. 
 
 and Iriilay 0:30 i\ m. 
 
 irior Trans. Co 
 
 
 >y fit.io r. M. 
 
 
 rd.iy 8:oi) a. m. 
 
 
 •i> 5:00 A. M. 
 
 
 11:00 1: M. 
 
 
 11:00 1'. M. 
 
 
 Jay 7:00 1'. M. 
 .) 
 
 
 IS. Co. 
 
 ylield. Diiluth. Leave 
 ■ llnirsday.— Dale of 
 
 }, 29. 
 
 S. Co. 
 
 SMOKK.) 
 
 ■and Sunday 9:00 a.m. 
 
 anil M. nday 8:<oA. M. 
 
 and Irulay 12:00 noon. 
 
 lay and .Sat. 9:0,) a. .m. 
 
 Co. 
 
 ^M()i;r.) 
 
 and Port Arthur Wed. 
 
 I. Co 
 
 .SIIOKK.) 
 
 ay. 4:oo A. M. Passcn- 
 UK. For Collinswood, 
 le ports. • 
 
 will li-avi' Maikinac 
 Sunday, at 11:00 v. m. 
 
 lo. 
 
 SHORF.) 
 
 nnday. daylight. 
 ■ions cvrninjir.) 
 lid inti-nnediale ports, 
 leave Mackinac Mon- 
 
 y 
 
 I 
 I 
 
 OUR HOTEL LIST. 
 
 RATKS r 
 
 Alpe'ua Churchill 
 
 UolliuK 
 
 " Alpciia House 
 
 " Union Hotel 
 
 Au Sable New National. ... 
 
 Bay View May View 
 
 •• Hov/ard House 
 
 Cheboygau Cheboygan 
 
 " Spencer.. 
 
 Harbor Springs ..Kensington 
 
 Harbor Point Resort 
 
 I<es Cheneaux. The Islington 
 
 " I.es Cheneaux Htl. 
 
 Mackiuac Island.. Grand Hotel 
 
 " . New Mackinac . . . 
 
 " ..Astor 
 
 '• ..Islatul 
 
 " ..Mission 
 
 " ..Murray 
 
 " ..Orand Central ... 
 
 " . .Lake View 
 
 " ..Palmer 
 
 " , .The Chicago 
 
 Marquette New Clifton 
 
 " Marquette 
 
 •KR DAV 
 
 |i 50 . . 
 2 00... 
 I 00. .. 
 
 CAPACITY. 
 00 
 
 75 
 
 50 
 
 1 00 50 
 
 2 00 too 
 
 2 00 100 
 
 2 00 200 
 
 2 1" 7S 
 
 1 ^o too 
 
 2 00 200 
 
 2 00 200 
 
 2 ,so to 3 00 I.SO 
 
 2 00 100 
 
 4 00 to 3 00. . ..1000 
 
 2 ."SO to 3 00 200 
 
 2 00 to 3 00 200 
 
 2 50 to 4 00 400 
 
 2 00 to 3 00 .. 1 00 
 2 00 to 3 00 75 
 
 2 00 50 
 
 2 CO to 3 03 100 
 
 2 00 50 
 
 2 00 to 3 $0. ... ,S0 
 2 00 to 3 00. ... 100 
 2 00 to 3 00 100 
 
 KATKS I'l 
 
 Marquette Urunswick 
 
 Summit 
 
 " Hotel Superior. . . 
 
 Oscoda The New Klliott . 
 
 I'etoskey Arliugtun 
 
 Cushmaii 
 
 " (Icciileiital 
 
 Clilton 
 
 " Lawton 
 
 " National 
 
 Put' i n-Bay Beebe 
 
 " Hotel Victory 
 
 " Hunker 
 
 Park 
 
 Sault Ste. Marie. 
 
 .Iroquois . .. 
 .Exchange. 
 .The Park.. 
 .Arlington.. 
 
 Sault Ste. Marie, 
 
 Can.. International . , 
 
 St. Clair Flats Star Island 
 
 St. Clair Springs .Oakland 
 
 St Ignace Sherwood 
 
 Russell 
 
 Topinabee Pike's 
 
 ;r i>av. capacity. 
 
 $2 00 (0 
 
 . I 50 to 2 00 (>0 
 
 ■ ' .■>" 75 
 
 J oil li> 3 00 500 
 
 2 00 to 3 uo ISO 
 
 - 00 100 
 
 I 50 iio 
 
 "50 50 
 
 1 2,S to I 50 60 
 
 2 50 to 3 (lo. . . 200 
 . 2 .So to 4 00 . . . 1000 
 . 2 00 7S 
 
 2 00 .ISO 
 
 2 ,V) to 3 00 I.^O 
 
 2 00 75 
 
 2 00 and up T,<x> 
 
 2 00 150 
 
 2 00 to 3 50 400 
 
 . 2 00 3C0 
 
 , 3 00 500 
 
 . 2 00 150 
 
 2 00 too 
 
 . 2 00 70 
 
 Boarding Houses at Mackinac. 
 
 NAMB CAI'AL'ITV 
 
 Miss Mary Dond 35 ... 
 
 Miss .\inatida Hoban... 20 ... 
 
 Miss Mollie Todd 30 
 
 Miss Packard 25 . . 
 
 Mrs. A. E. Davis 30 
 
 Mrs. K. M. Bennett 100 
 
 Mrs. Tom Oallaglier ... 20 
 
 Mrs. Belle Gallagher 25 
 
 RATRS 
 
 $10 00 to $12 00 per week 
 
 Boarding Houses at St. Ignace. 
 
 NAME CAI'ACITY RATKS 
 
 Mrs. Tatnlyii, Grand View iS . . .${> 00 per week 
 Mrs. C. S Carr. Carnation 
 
 Cottage 12 " 
 
 Mrs. Sheldon 20... " 
 
 Mrs. Grant 25 — 5 00 and 6 00 per week 
 
 10 00 to 
 10 00 to 
 
 15 00 
 12 00 
 
 CLEVELAND TO BUFFALO 
 
 $2.50 
 
 ALSO DAILY LINB BITWEEN 
 
 CLEUELflND and TOLEDO, 
 
 Via '•C. & B. LINE." 
 
 Steamers «• City of Buffalo," (new), 
 ' State of Oliio " and <• State of New Yorlc." 
 
 DAILY TIME TABLE. 
 
 'SUNDAY INCLUOEO AFTER MAY THIRTIETH.) 
 
 I.v. Cleveland. ..7.00 p. M. 
 Ar. Buffalo 7.,3o A.M. 
 
 Lv. KulTalo. ...7..W P. M. 
 Ar. Cleveland.. 7.30 a. m. 
 
 riNTflAL •TANDARD TIM>. 
 
 Take the " C. & B. Line " steamers and en- 
 joy a refreshing night's rest when en route to 
 Buffalo, Niagara Fails, Toronto, New York, 
 Boston, Albany, i.ooo Islands, or any Ii:astern 
 or Canadian Port. 
 
 CHEAP EXCURSIONS WEEKLY 
 TO NIAGARA FALLS. 
 
 Send 4 cents postage for touri.st pamphlet. 
 For further information ask your nearest 
 Coupon Ticket Agent, or address 
 
 W. F. HERMAN, T. P. NEWMAN. 
 
 SBN'L PASS. AGINT. GCN'L MANAGER. 
 
 CLEVELAND. O.