The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-17

to the rescus; six multlessly nttired swells
sedolent of shaving soap ana eau-de-ooIogne,
md e~pdovedwith our mostwinning ompany
manners. OF course. the young ladies could
not be allowed togo back, and hen-there-
on the spot-we offered TO vacate our rooms
and betake ourselves and our belongings TO
An emptybarn which stood opposite thehotel
Across the roadside. In an Incredibly short
mace of time We had all been introduced,
received the eloquent thanks of mine host of
the Sea Gull, and the relieved Baldwin, md
were chatting most sociablyand merrilywith
The four ladies' inthe little parlor, where they
awaited the d.smantling of our rooms.
An, did / say2 well-no. The flower Of
our flock, the great man Of our party our
prize cricketer, bo~w-stroke-the admirable
c~richton"-in fact, of our mess, remained
obstinately obdurate.
Six feet one of gallant manhood sat up
stairs overheard, his ambrosial curls sur
rounded by O cloud of tobacco smoke, his
beslippered feet p~rotruding from the sill OF
the open window, turning deaf ears TO the
sweet laughter of the sirens below. Many
were the hurried embassies despatched To
cmpt him TO appear amouB us, but fhLhp
Raymond only returned n sulcnnnd positive
refusal, causing the disappointed messenger
torushbreathlessly down the narrow staircHsi
again, regretfully thinking of the precious
moments he had lost.
From this time forth our life was changed
at Mount Arabia. No more lounging, coat
SIS, collarless and negligent on the porch of
the little hostelry, or among the rocks
which overlooked the sea. How indeed
could hat be, when at anyturn We were liable
to meet the dainty yet sensible toilets of
| these city maidens? Not only liable 10 meet
Them, but how we sought to meet them on
every occasion. Even Phil Raymond though
gentleman ashe was, could not appear at tho
breakfast table without his coat. And it was
only at meal times that Phil evtr exposed
himself to the presence of our fair invaders,
All day long we followed their foo step,
gathering moses on the beach, trout fishing
On the hills, watching the sunset from Tia
rocks. And all these amusements We i'm
plored him to share. Every day we would
| come in with rapturous tales of our enjoy
ment, relating for his entertainment count
less anecdotes of that cleyerMiss Warren, ar
of the little beauty, fascinating Carrie Fen
ton. To all which alluring narratives Ray
mond would listen in stolid silence, only re
moving his pipe from his mouth to utter a
eontemptuous 'pishi" and then return to his
interminable UnokIng.
Poor Phil He had been our hero and our
leader, no wonder that he felt and resented
our total detection from him. For we had
deserted him to O man. Since he refused TO
Jill 2 We AlAN nm 49," ~ 49,
or twice he gloomily proposed to pull nd
stakes and leave :" painting inglowing terms
the glories of the Adirondacks, and the IL
lights of the Saguenay. But these proposals.
met with instantaneous rejection.
/ tell you, readers, it is not every dHy "
ave men can obtain exclusive pos-csa "
a most delightful watering place "f d "'
Of right pleasant girls Md not "S-m { d
Phil Raymond could we willingly Ei'' %
- l WILT 90. ava. FE-.l anN
our attire What ohokors, what cravnts What
white wnistconts!
Those whit wHis.Coat~, how ~ glurI /
In them, how We sco!dod the washer woman
about them, how Phil sCorued I'D rrviri
them What deep curtiscs Miss W.urrL a d
little Carrie Fenton would drop N, When
se appeared in :hem, respondent!
They were all clever, to Il ccrtlin 80. 1t.
these four young ladies, and Miss Nnr,'u
vas a witty and entertaining Bus.un J." e
The Baldwins w9-o h''cLt, agre,nyi" Ills,
OF nineteen or twenty, Du; the beauty Q
tnr unrty was little Miss Fenton, an inuOccT
looking. blue urbed, fair creature, with eye
Lrga and wondering as n child's, but the mos
urruit littie coquetlhat ever set a man'shenT
II hrut.ug. She came from North Brighton
q village Cu the sea CoH't. aud was u privil
~, dchnractor among us, being pottcdand in
dllgcd Ike II child by the other ladies. ant
reigutng like II tiny queen among her court
whils We sat grouped around her, until one o
other of Us r roll, d Cd towards Nina Warren
to be onleI tniued. The waist oats were
fnvorite subject for Miss Warren's wit, anC
MIDGET it was to them that | attributed III
hrst inIimniiOn | had of what f~olloweddurirj
he hummer.
Mus Fenton was seated in the garden on,
Ilteruoon, on the low wooden bench unde
the Catherine pear tree, aud came saunter
ing toward her down the boS-edged walk
wy cjmp!Gcently regarding my immaculat,
Ssst fresh from the laundress' hands. Sh
uade u pretty picture, sitting there i'll thu
shadows her blue dress falling in light fold
around her, and the tall red hollyhocks Of tn
old. fashioned garden sanding ranked abou
her, as if like Eoderick phu's men, n gail
robed guard bad sprung up from the ground
/ to defend her. In her hands she held a Ia
spike of white garden lilies, ~lOvelier than an
exotic of their tribe in my estimation. Tn
aununciation lily, l think it III called, an
little Miss Fcnton looked not unlike the love
ly Madonna of Perugino's Annunciation, a
she shrank back III the corner of the seat, an
raised her wide, childlike eyes toward me
The lovely violet eyes seemed troubled, AM
her face was pale when | first glanced at her
but she Frightened when she recognized me
and pointed her slel der finger at my immacu
late vest.
What shall we do she cried gaily, st,
stop the extravaganza of you gentlemen in tn
matter of white waistcoats -
Then as l replied only by a shrug, signify
ing after the manner of collegians, that mon
ey was not of the slightest consequence Il
me, she said timidly:
why, now, should you no. profit by tn
example of that sensible Mir. Raymond? II
l am very sure, would never be guilty Q
wearing seven waistcoats a week"
l followed the direction of her eyes as sh
looked past me, and saw On the other side O
the road, leaning against n tree with his arm
folded, and a gloomy expression of abstrae
ton upon his face, the superb figure of Phi
Up Raymond. His attitude displayed all til
strength and grace of his frame to its fullet
advantage, and u magnificent looking man b
was, who. as if with an effort, suddenl
started from his ~reverie, and returned on
glance. But Phil would have disdained poi
ing for effect perhaps the sound of hi
name. had aroused him l cannot say, h
merely strobe across the road towards th
hotel. lifting his w~ide-awake slightly as b
passed us. When l looked again at Mis-
Fenton her face was as red as the regimen
of hollyhocks around her.
1t was only the next day that we ha
planned au all-day's outing on the ocean
We hired old Matthew Harkins, who was a
experienced sailor, and his sloop and for I'D
ditioual security took also with us his so
David, q stalwart young fisherman of twenty
five. The ladies provided lunch-baskets tn
sen was clear and smooth as glass the da
was perfect. Our sail was all that could b
desired, but alas for the sport! not q fish ha
been caught.
The men had thrown down their lines i
disgust. and We had ~bandnna oursalyes 4