Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-05-27

Juian suddenly. "How very romantic
You are romantic. are you not, Miss Agatha
How nice to be romantic Ny poor sister
is 50 practical Bu, then it makes ones
home so comfortable to be practical, YOU
know Anna darling. come and walk in the
wood with Miss Agatha. And when is
your friend the Judge coming. colonel ?
Now you don't mean to tell me tina, Judge
Oldheld is married p
And 50 Miss Harvey walked with Miss
Agatha. and Mrs. Julian wandered along
beside the colonel. And an hour after their
return Miss Agatha received such lecture
from her aunt. after that lady's brief inter
view with Mrs. Julian, as to the impropriety
and indelieacy Of her conduct. that she did
no; look at Colonel Mastineux for a
week TO come and when. one day. in pas
sing her on the piaIIa. he held, with a smile.
a spray Of honeysuckle for her TO take, she
did not lift her ewes, and suffered the flower
soon To fall from her hand-perhaps because
he wore the bluet that Helen had pinned on
his coat perhaps because Mrs. Odiorne was
looking at her perhaps because Miss Har-
vey was JUS; coming up the steps, with her
arms full Of the early red leaves that he had
found in the swamp. and given her al the
gate perhaps because she foresa~ that Ma
ria would pick it up, and Helen would quar-
rel With her for its possession perhaps be
cause she didn't care about il.
IL was tha: sunset that Roger proposed a
row on the river. And jus, as the las; boat
Agatha, now Here, Mastineux, put your
fares in here, if YOU will. and go and fetch
my cousin. By-the-way. see If Oldheld VAS
IN tha, wagon. too. and bring him along If
he was"
And before Mis-, Maria or Mrs. Julian
could very eifeotually rrmonstrate. ,hev had
been handed over the side Of one boat into
another. and Cousin Charlie had rowed out
into mds;rcam followed by Roger with the
rest, While Colonel Mas,incuI wen, striding
up the lawn in search Of Agatha. who was
not immcdiatel, TO BE- found.
Your cousin Roger" said he, bo~ing as
he stood before her a, last. wishes YOU to
JOIN the party on the river" And It was
rather 20 his surprise that Agatha irnmedi-
ately arose, thinking it bcs, TO have no
words about ii, and taking the first wrap
handy as she passed down the hall. accom-
panied him 90 the shore. pausing and look
ing up one moment in dismay when she saw
that she vas the onl, person to 20 with him,
but entering the boa, immediately with her
habit Of obedience, and taking her scat a.
he cast of the painter. I'VE shall be put
10 our metile TO catch them said he, nod
ding. they rounded about, At the two
boats resting on the side sheet of the gilded
river, and. looking with their extended oars
against the light, ike distan, and cnormou.
water insects; and he bent to his oar. so
that they few forward as II With the strokes
of giant. fast oyerhauling those IN advance
Agatha had nothing to say and Il Colonel
NasiIneux had, hc didn't say IT. Presently
they wrrr abreast OF Roger and Charles
ship ahoy :" cried Mrs. Julian. Nov. If
YOU III back water" she cricd TO Charles.
we will return 10 our places" But Colon
el Mas,ineuN had only tossed hi, hat in chal-
lenge and sho, bS and " hen the, had gone
a dozen boat length. be turned 10 Agatha
and showed hi. v hitc teeth with ga, laugh.
Neatly done :" sad he And Il a, the mo
mrnt Agatha felt thrill OF offence Il vas
no; YER, strange What righ, had be- to
oblge her 10 acquic.cc in such an arrange
men,. OF 10 take It for granted that !. would
he agreeable TO her Now YOU are Se1cd."
said he but II between Aunt Odiorne
and Cousin Roger a man is forced to make
his own opportunities, ~hy are YOU sexed
should Ike TO know ," and they we're still
sweeping on with hi. long strokes
They shot round the bend Of the river
under the golden green shadow Of the over
hanging blrchcs and locus,s, and out upon
the broad bay-like expanse, where the sun
set splendor was painted. and where the Low
shores of the meadow islands be yond alread,
mingled With the twilight haze, the purple
riser and the sunset air. as II thcS scre
the picture Of dream. Then he paused
is il orth forgi,ing me for ?" he said
'Oh. il Is perfect :" cried Agatha.
so il IS 80 he cried. Bu, he was not
looking al the sunset.
I'VE we're going into fairy-land," she
.aid.
"Wha, pity We had to stop"
''Oh no. she answered, 1T Was best. be
fore Ne dh.ooy yered the truth. Nov fairy
land is alsays just ahead. We hesitate on
the border. and feel We could cross If We
would"
You don't prick your bubbles"
No, 20 long as they make colors in the
sun
Lucky for YOU, he said. "if Fate doesn't
take the matter into her own hands"
..Oh. Fate dosen't concern herself much
with me. said Agatha, with a light hearted
little laugh, forgetting her recent displeas-
ure. and abandoning herself TO the enjoy
men, Of the lovely hour, the cool. sweet va
ter-br.ath. the cordial, friendly tones, in
spite Of what her aunt might say. "She
hasn't found me out
And YOU don't breathe Of i, lest she
should remember that she has overlooked
the poor Miss Odiorne'"
Then they both laughed together. And
Colonel Mastineux feathered an oar. and
shot away little further toward fairy land
Il wonder where the others are ?" said he.
They ought to be along BY this"
'.Oh'" cried Agatha. .'You see the tide
is turning-has turned They know the
river, and have turned too. Please, We
must no, delay, or We shall be aground
somewhere ourselves"
"Is there any danger Of it ?" he exclaimed.
II don't know" she said, doubtfully.
The river is full of rocks up here
The outlying dependencies of these is
lands. Well, We NAV make the best of our
way back, and shame the laggards by fying
BY them again"
Just as he spoke there was a jar, CRATE,
a shock, a dead halt, and they were fast,
and the darkening river was flowing by
them.
..Oh. it is Table Rock - cried Agatha.
You are like that old pilot who knew
every rock in the river because he had been
on them all, said Mastineux, as he pushed
with this oar and with that. why in the
world isn't such rock as this buoyed ?"
There are no buoys at all. You know it
is a pleasure stream; it does no business.
Oh, don't you think if We stepped out"
Stepped out Stir at your peril - said
Mastineux. And then be padded awhile,
and he tried to 90 forward and tried to go
backward. and he nearly broke his oar in
two, the tide still slipping away from them,
SO fast now that YOU could h&ar it 60; and
he handed her to the other end of the boat
TO trim it. ana then to the middle near him
self, her heart beating like a reed in the
wind. But it was Of no use as far out as
his oars could reach they only splashed the
water and struck the rock. and with lap or
two more Of the tide there Was no water
there to splash, only the slippery mud and
the bare stone.
"Oh, what shall we do?" cried Agatha.
"What shall We do what
shall We do?" said he. He was out
side now himself, in the dim CLEAN remain