Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-02-28
4 SATURDAY Y, FEBRU AIRY

: eyes, l know. OF course l shall
never. never marry any one but
YOU, Larry"
"Bnt 1 lon'tlntend to wait much
longer. If your uncle doesn't come
to his senses soon I'll run away
with you, Betty-yes. will! Time
and tide and lovers wait fnrno man."
Betty gave him bright, DIM
ping smile through her tears.
THAT Is Just about what uncle
said, she answered, laughingly,
.s.only it was not about lovers"
"Come ont with Inc Oh the rocks"
sail Larry with the imperionSneSs
of master. 81 want TO talk to
YOU seriously about this matter,
Betty.n
They made u pretty picture IN
the fair summer sunlight, as they
sat OH the rocks together, talking
love and rebellion IN the most hot
dreaded fashion. The afternoon
wore away like day in "a dream,
It'll the sun began to sink into the
sea.
Il really must go nov, Larry"
Betty said.
'.Not yet, darling! Why, Pve
only been here a few minutes"
"YOur minutes are longer than
most peoples. Indeed we must
60, dear. Uncle will he back soon,
and We couldn't stay much l'nser
anyhow. The tide is coming in
very fast"
(which way did Your uncle goGn
"Down to the Point. He is
painting a sunset OH the water
You never saw any one so infatua-
red. When he gets to work, You
might fire Oft a cannon behind HIM
and he wouldn't look around. He
paints as loEg as he can see"
'"He won't do that Tonight,
guess. Ii he gets very mlIch alb.
smbed, the tide will Carry him and
his apparatus out to sea-andI wish
it wouldw
This last unchristian desire was
spoken only TO Larly's inner coll
seriousness. With all her uncle'S
faults, Betty was too fond of him
to brook any such treason.
e"Oh. do YOU think there is any
danger Of such IL thins?' she crie,l,
clasping her bands appealingly.
Larry, Won't you go home that
way, and see if he is all right?'
"Hnmrh. you want me to so a
good mile and d half out ofthe way
for what? Just to keep Mr.. Rem
brandt SqnierS from getting his
feet wet; and much he'd thank
me for it! Pa have my trouble for
my pains. that'S ALP
! 'sBut, Larry, if anything should
happen to him. | rever shonld for
give myself. He's so absentmindetl
land forgcttul. And, with much
reproach, II think you might, for t
/ you DON'T go, L VIII"
Larry. heaved IL sigh.
s...I suppose YOU will always gov.
fern me, Betty" lie said. "Well, I'll
go; but You must come half way"
This WAS readily agreed to, and
they went off together, hand in
hand, toward the glowing vest
But the soft seductivene,s Of the
hour and circumstance beguileC
them more han they knew.
Love tnnk up the glass of Time, and.
turned it in his glowing bands;
Every moment, lightly shaken. ran
itself in golden sands %
1t WAS quite late when they par
ted. The waves were splashing
boldly up the rocks, and with a
sharp glance toward the horizon,
Larry Qnickened his steps.
Il wonder if The old fellow cOnld
forget about the tide" he said, us
he turned a bend in the COAST
Great Greece! There he is howl"
In the distance, lie SAW strange
figure sitting composedly on arock,
oblivious to the tide and the fading
light. 1t was Mr.. Rembrandt
SqnerS.
"The water will cover the Point
in fifteen minutes" Larry mutter
ed, and broke into "a run.
AS he neared the absol bed ar
! fist. the whole absurd situation re-
vealed itself to him. The old nan
WIS sitting OH a rocky stool entire
~ surrounded by water, which no
longer rippled about his feet, but
WAS coming shoreward in little
swelling waves. His coat tails
were already dabbling IN the sea-,
and his feet were drawn up to
avoid IL soaking. On his left lay
his paint-box half submerged, while
his hat, in which a roll OF sketches
was reposing, had been launched Ii
the tide and was foalins away Sc
renely. The easel that supported
his canvas was rocking unsteadily
rs the waves toamed about it, but
Mr.. Rembrandt Squiers dashed
wildly on with his work, determine.
ed to catch some special cast in
that days sky which would be lost
in few moments forever.
"Oh: say, sir!" shouted Larry,
making fug-horn of his hands,
.sy0u had better come in"
But MIR. Squiers did not seem to
hear him.
"If you don't come soon," Larry
urged, "you'll geta good ducking."
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