The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-12
LONG FELLOW OF I'll.

Colman put ,dowshihH S odk and
looked about the parlOrs and piazzas
of the hotel, and went and spoke to
the bar-keeper: Have you seen
Mr.. Field lately?"
"No; he hasn't been in here since
supper"
COlman went out and walked down
toward the head of the lake. Pass
ing out of the shadow of the trees
the open shore was before him, and
the wharf at some distance, with the
tiny steamer, the Wanita, lying by
1t in the moonlight. There was some
one coming along the sandy road,
and Colman leaned against a tree and
waited for him. The dark side of
the boat was tOwxrd him, End though
it was quite late a light showed IN
one of her windows. When the per-
son on the beach came near COlman
he turned and stood watching the
light till it went out, and then came
on. Colman stepped out, and the
conner said:
Hello, Phil, is that you? You
startled me. Going in ?"
Philip only nodded, and they went
to the house together, Fieldwhistling
room. and Field sat ~ tie window
while Philip struck light.
"Dan," said Philip abruptly, 81
want you to come on with me to-
morrow"
Field was looking out through the
trees toward the wharf and boats ut
the head of the lake. He turned
sharply and answered: Phil, you
re prig. I'll do nothing of the
kind"
"We've been here long enough,
Dan. / shall go north in the morn
ing, wish you would come down
with me-"
"The deuce you dov Field re-
tOrted. " You may do as you please.
We came to stayas long us weenjOyed
it here, and there's nothing to GO for
that know Of"
No more was said. COlman went
to bed, and Field sat smoking at the
window. 1t was very late when he
got upat last. He went over and sat
down on the edge of the bed and
looked at his sleeping friend until the
latter opened his eyes.
"Phil," said Field, "yOu are not Il
prig, but / am fool. Pm coming
with you in the morning."
"All right, Dan," Philip answered.
"Pm glad you're going. Good night"
They went on north next morning,
with no definite plan, came to the
lower lane and the old fort on the
cliff, and taking to the place fingered
on from day to day. They happened
one evening upon queer secluded
spot across the lake, when they fell in
with a long, lean, leathery native,
who appeared to be a guide and a
Waterman, and who told them stO-
ries of the hunting and fishing
among the mountains in n vein of
unconscious humOr which the friends
found very agreeable. Finally they
were to 90 south at noon on Friday,
and then put itzOf. until the night
boat. After supper they took out the
skiff from the rocky landing for a
last row. They pulled round under
the dark cliffs that rose sheer from
the water and were crowned with the
walls of the old fort, the cliffs them
selves scanned across with strata of
white, like mortar lines of some
Titanic masOnary. Then a sail came
ghostly out of the shoadow astern,
and stole on them as they drew away
and waited for it. BY and by the
boat crept up, dropped away from the
light wind and passed close to lee
ward. There was one man i'm her, sit
ting in the stern. They knew the man
at the tiller; 1t was the long fellow
again. He took them in md they
talked as they drifted On. . 1 Al
"Come, comet" said Colman, at
last; "this won't do. We have a
long pull now, and we must be off ut
two in the morning."
Field turned and asked the young
fellow If he was engaged for week
or two. No, not especially; Ire had
been running parties good deal on
and on, but they were getting pretty
thin now, and there was not much
call for boats.
"Will you go with me OH a gun
ming and fishing cruise through thu
lakes?' asked Field and the long
fellow said he'd 60 with him as sOOr
sany one, and when should they
start? Tomorrow morning." an.
swered Field; "any time you like. y
They got into the skiff, threw of
the line and pulled back TO the F0tt
House that's, Field pulled ana aCol
man lay In the stern and listed to the
water gurgllng under the boat. They
landed and climed up the rocks.
$50 you're going back" said Col
man. "Dan, I wish you'd come
home"
Field flushed and turned sharply
Oh" hang your preaching, Phil y
he snapped out. "You,re tho Infer
aally fat. Who's said anything abou
going back?"
The steamer was due In three o.
four hours. They went straight I,
bed and 1t seemed about ten minutc
afterwards when CQlman woke wiz
start and saw F1dd striking q ligh&
IL was twenty minutes of two. The,
waited an hour for the boat
walking about or sitting by the fire
Then the landlord came I'm with
lantern and said the boat was comm,
and they went down to the wharf AM
waited for her. The bell rang, tn
wheels plowed In, the friends bad
each other goodnight, gave q heart.
grip of the hand and there was on
left alone. Field went back to bed