The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09

tense she would oplv confirm the oen-
tleman in his Door opinion of JOHNNY.
she explained:
II have no government. He minds
mamma PERFECTLY"
This was such n TRANSPARENT bit of
unsel6shness that ELLINGTON RELAXED his
grim scrutiny of her and smiled. He
turned his gaze lakeward that she
might not feefb herself studied so closely.
Some distance ont from shore Johnny
was plunging his oar about in a most
unskillfuf and energetic fashion. while
Cragmore was irving to adant hi,
calmer stroke to the various omer-
oencies of his neiobbor,s irreoul,ritv.
They could hear his voice giving G
sional quiet instructions. Presently
Johnny's hat blew of.
30, shoot the hat, he cried.
The two on shore could hear every
word distinctly. The young girl turned
q quick look at Ellington, as if that
spontaneous slang must surely convict
Johnny, but she laughed softly to her
self as she watched her hopeful strug-
giles TO regain the lost article, combined
with Cragmore's to keep the boat right
side up.
In thus watching-she the boat, he
her face-a silence foil between them.
Something nearer like interest than
anything he had before felt reused Ed
ington. The girl within such close
range had a singuIarly mobile and ex-
prcssive c~ountenance. He could not
take his ayes from it. It was the mir
ror of every fieeting emotion to such a
degree that the temptation became
great to stir it with surprises, or even
to shock it with alarm. So he said,
drawing his brow down with q frown
of anxiety:
.sThev make auite a frolic of this
norther.n
No reply-she evidently had not
ment, as johnny flung his oar in air.
deluging Cragmore with all the water
he BROUGHT out with IL. She appeared
to have great faith in Gragmore, for
she was not even uneasy.
stCraomore isn't much of n seaman.n
A faint pallor answered this.
.But-I have seen a worse blow. of
course. Rough as it is. a genuine
sailor would probably only call this
water q little 1umpy.f"
10 VOLTS LQ6I0 QaDQor IN q small
boatpn 3
20, no. I presume Cragmore can
SWIM"
.But, Johnny! o dear All, YOU
are trying to tease me-" Her eyes and
dimples running the entire gamut of
fear, rally, and distrust, ending in a
fine resentment. 1t was a small drama,
all over in a minute. Then and there,
convinced she had been played upon,
she dismissed Ellington entirely from
her notice. She put her hands to her
lips and called out q clear, long
..Hcllotn
"No wonder Johnny don't mind,n
thought Ellington, s.she's as much of a
boy as he"
"Hello!" answered Johnny, drop
ping his a to make s trumpet of his
hands.
"Ship ahoy!" she called.
faye. aye, sir;n answered Johnny.
This exhauste l their nautical vocab-
ulary, or Cragmore admonished him,
for he took his oar again.
Ellington began to tire of this. He
was not only practically excluded, but
she kept the broad brim of that ugly
beach hat resolutely toward him. He
could see nothing but the sweet limo OF
her chin. He could watch the f;uure.
though. and that made him think of q
rush, it was so tall, AMI supple. and
slim. ssShe might have grown in this
water he Thought. ..and caught her
motion from these Y She ought to
dress in green"
He walked about Ticking the stones
with his cane This came of having
an eccentric friend. There was never
any knowing what Craqmore would dc
next. His life consisted of going from
absurdity to absurdity. Tied to his ca.
price was almost as bad as to have a
wife and be entangled in the legendary
apron strings. Meantime, Cragmore
had probably noticed the restless pacing
oil his friend, for he skillfully began
nearing shore, and before the small boy
could protest Inc 8 OF their boa,
grated on the huge pebbles.
"ojsee here; exclaimed Johnny,
when ne found his voyage at an end,
"aon't let 3 and :,
~ %, w SIagnioIe' inns VIII
uo ior now oee' mere COMES the oWne
o. ne Doat 5ernaps you a bargain
Win MN lot longer trip.
"A hue stuny mar In goggles, purple
% Inc iace rom q 90 In,
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oans pass.nE =. .ne poeAe.s
was tne only response. Inc q
geo.ugss. aaa n"'isea h'useil ricn ID
"vrsniess -,
1ne young W s.ePPe9 w
lou arc very Emu, lnaseu, 81, sne
SAD 70 Cragmore. am sure Johnny
= greatly opiged 70 you; come
Johnny, reaching 9 hand to him
1T IS almost noon.
Sne made a sweeping inclination o
ner pody. Wnlcn inciuded poth gentie
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