The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-11-21
IN THE Tolls.
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water-cooled Charcvoix in July.
The blue lake stretched westward with |
dim purple cloud to define 1.-THE Beavers
but % the north it looked illiinitablc; IL
trim touched the sky.
out and in through the channel piled littl
steamers, gay with flags; row-bnats crawiet
hithcr aud thither, like crabs with shining
leg; along the leach day in and day ont
bent men, women. and chill iren-demen.et
agate .hunters Not that one in "A thousai Z
found an agate. but even the most geolos /
caily iguna ant cnull htpa.
And The e were M lI.c signs of life tier,
were.
IT'S stupid lie. ond belief, Cragmore,
said Ed Igton
CragImurs tossed his head backward with
a half snort of amusement
Where isn't 1t stupid to you. Edingtoni
Upon my word, you're the worst bored man
ever knew"
You think affect ennuii 1t Is you who
affect" he retorted. @You affect enjoyment,
entertainment, delight"
II affect affect nothing" said Crag.
more good humoredly.
"You find the lovely everywhere. You're
one OF those rhapsodical fellows that like
sunsets. believe you could find u cham
pagne bead in hotel coffee"
Cragmore laughed aloud.
ayes, we're opposite tyres, no doubt, I" he
said. You wear green and yellow glasses,
and they color the whole world. Mine are of
good, clear crystal, and | zee the broad, clear
daylight just as IL it-thank Heaven"
"And this" said Ellington, waving his
hand with supercilious irony around the Gre
scent Of leach where they were walking, lis
delightful, charming, gay"
Charming and delightfuI-yes; gay
not very. But can't you smell the pines Ed
ingtonl Can't you hear this swash on the
stonesi Can't you fill your smoke-degener-
ated lungs with this tonic north windf'
II can But what difference does that
makef It's dull-it's Internally stupid, and
ought to have known better than TO start out
ON a wildgoose chase with you. Ii might
have been Newport or Bar Harbor." Then
with n sigh: "But | suppose this was my
fate. agreed to be guided by you, and here
am"
an convert you yet, Ellington. Let mo
once get you up the Jordan, where you can
try your hand at landing two-pound trout,
and we'll see."
Nothing less than ten pounds would afford
me the least satisfaction"
pfeItSUHTOusI
You're n cut and dried cynir! You are"
There's face" interrupted Ellington, m
half-whisTer, touching his friends arm to
arrest his attention.
Cragmore stopped short In his speech to
look.
A young girl in a most hideous beach hat
was struggling with 9-year-cld youngster
TO prevent his getting into boat which the
owner had left supposedly safe on the beach,
while he hunted up and down for agates.
The waves had looscned the boat and it
was humping about in a manner quite at
tractive 10 the ungovernabe boy.
20, dearie, don't! you promised not To give
sister any trouble. You must not go out
upon the water. II IL too rough"
But I'm going" roared the lad.
mo, no." pleaded tho girl, physically not
strong enough to restrain him, "you would
be drowned, Johnny. Please BE good
now-pray do"
But he broke away from her wilfully, and
began clamoring into the boat, although the
surf wet him TO the knees
"You distress me 80, Johnny" cried the
young lady, clinging to the collar OF his
jacket, out of which he tried TO wriggle him.
self like muscular eel.
Cragmore stepped forward without demur,
and taking holl Of the bow Of the boat kept
1t from being pushed off.
This young man Is inclined to go to sea-"
he said Don't be troubled. He won't drown.
Such youngsters never do"-this with rue
full accent that conveyed @more's the pity"
The lad felt comradeship In the tone, not
withstanding its implied differentiation of
himself, and looked up with bright SMILE
suppose you take me out, he said
The young lady blushed "Why, Johnny"
she exclaimed deprecatingly, show can you."
Cragmore laughed He liked the lads di.
rectness, turbulent and disagreeable as he
evidently was. And the one quick glance he
had given the sister had made him aware
that her face was quiet worthy even Eding-
toms fastidious regard.
. "Very well, said Cragmore, Jump in and
take an oar"
Then, turning to the sister, he lifted his
hat, and, bowling, said, ale wants turn.
He'll be quite safe with me;" and TO his
friend, wat here, Ellington won't be gone
long" and, stepping rather clumsily into
the boat, for he was no STRIPPING, he pushed
of, he and the lad rowing together.
In watching the half confused, half relieved
look Oh the young lady's face at the agreeable
disposition Of her unruly charge, Ellington
began 10 realize the constraint on his Il IL
ation-tete-a-tete with strange young
woman in an isolated place, and for an in
definite length Of time
She turned to glancs for the first time ut
him, and blushed deeper than ever at nest
ing so unsympathetic face. The half side
long, keen, critical Inspection to which she
felt herself subjected seemed to jar upon
every nerve in her body like rude hand
paving rather than touching the strings Of
some delicate instrument
She gave half gasp, as IL she would have
sat right down on the sand to cry, and prob
ably would have done so but for innate femi-
nine perversity. When she would have cried
Of course she laughed This without a word.
He lifted his hat "..
My friend is a new kind of knight-errant.
he sail; The rescues the maiden out of the
hands Of her bad brother"
"All Toys are hard to manage she said,
simply. Johnny isn't bad"
10, no." replied Ellington, smoothing with
bland tact all sarcasm out Of his assent, but
in - doing emphasizing 1t in such way that
the satire was broad as daylight
"Not In any sense bad, " she added, as IL her
sentence had been interrupted. @On the con-
trary, he Is very good
would only confirm the gentleman in his poor
opinion o. Johnny, she explained:
Il have no government He minds mamma
perfectly"
Ills was such transparent piece of un-
selllshness that Ellington relaxed his grim
scrutiny Of her and smiled. He turned his
gazs lakcward that she might not feel her.
self studiel so closely.
Some distance out from shore Johnny was
plugging L.s oar about in most ui,skillful
and energetic fashion. while Cragmore was
trying "a ndapt hil calmer stroke TO the vari.
ous eme'g neies Of his neighbors irregu-
larity. i"ey cou,d hear his voice giving oc-
casion7l quiet instruc, Ions.
Prscn, Johnnys hat Lew off.
oh, %" tl.u hat" he cried.
Tho lnu sliore could hear every word
dhtint,.. Tue young girl turned a quick
look .ington, as Il that spontaneous slang
must sur,lg convict Johnny, but she laughed
fifty 10 herself rs she watched her hopefuls
, trnggles 10 regain the lost article, confined
with Cragmore's 10 keep the boat right side
mp
In thus watehing-she the boat, he her face
IA .ilei c. fell between them.
Somt thing nearer like interest than any.
tia he had before felt reused Ellington.
Tie sifl within such close range had sinsu-
Euiy mobile and expressive countenance. He
could not take his eyes from II. IL was the
mirror Of every ieeting emotion TO such
de..srce that the temptation became great TO
stir it with surprise, or even to shock IL with
alarm.
10 ha xaid drawing bis byoxx daxyn with n