The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27
AN O.BEDIENT CHILD.
She Was Told to Favor Mr.. Brown
and She Did.

A broad, vine-cOvered piazza, 1nclOS-
ing in it's quadrilateral embrace red
rooted cottage of orthodox seaside form,
but built with more than usual SOlioity,
and inwardly furnished as if the inhab-
itants were, for the time, living there,
not merely camping out. Above, pine
branches interlacing across the sky; be-
low, the needle carpet, easing every
football; between the trunks of the
stately conifers the flash and sparkle of
the sea. Across the piazza's sweep, the
inviting curve of a hammock; in the
hammock - blue-eyed, golden-haired,
white-robed-a girl, her fingers idly
plucking chords from guitar, but her
eyes on the glimpse of ocean, and her
thoughts far away. Is it not pretty
picture?
So thought the young man in a we'll
worn tennis suit, as he lounged, hands
in pockets, against the trunk of tree.
and watched the tableau unobserved.
Apparently, he would be willing to en-
joy the picture forever, but at last the
girls eyes fell upon him, and, jumping
up with blush, she almost let fall her
guitar.
"Why, Arthur Brown" she exclaimed;
have you dropped from the SKYE"
"Not quite that" answered the young
man in the tennis suit, coming forward,
''but cast up by the sea. The cranky
cat boat, which my cousin dignifies by
the title of yacht had to put in at the
harbor for repairs, and as have days
vacation from my duties as cook, mate
and larboard watch, I've strolled up this
way to-ah, to see how the new tennis
court is getting on"
1.-THE tennis court must feel honored
at your thoughtfulness," said the girl,
composing herself again in the ham
mock, while the young man found a
seat on the top step of the piazza. "But
where do you shape your course after
the Gull is in commission again?'
''Oh, believe Ned is going to skirt
up towards Bar Harbor. But think he
will make the rest of the cruise without
me-"
''Oh, what an idea; to desert now
when the voyage is only begun. Be-
sides, the Gull must not 60 to Bar Har-
Dor tomorrow. You ought at least to
bring her down here and stand off and
on in front of our beach for one after
noon"
would you really like to see her?"
Really? Are we not simply dying
for sensation? And then, I've heard
of such thing as young ladies enjoy
ing sail once in awhile"
GgWbx, obO,,1I ho Ia1 ir1 tod 20 In; n,
her up here if you would like to see her.
But as to her sailing, you know she will
only carry two comfortably"
''Oh, I'm sure you would be glad to
stay on shore and watch the tennis
court. Mr.. Lawrence and could handle
her very we'll"
The young mans face fell at this, for
If there was any thing in the world he
wished to prevent, it was having Alice
Miller and Ned Lawrence thrown to-
gether. Perhaps Alice knew it. At
any rate she laughed lightly, and struck
few ripping chords on the guitar.
The young man laid his hand on the
hammock and stopped its swing.
Alice he cried, 81 came up here
expressly to find you. We left things
in such pretty mess the last time ]
saw you that want to try to straighten
them out. You know l would do any
thing for YOU"
Eyes. so you've told me a dozen
times" Another laughing chord from
the guitar.
''Oh, Alice, don't always laugh at me.
am in earnest now, and when l say
that love you"
''Oh, hush," she said, breaking away
from him. "You must not say that to
me now. Your uncle is here"
"My uncle? Here?"
SIN this very house."
swell, what of that? I know he has
disapproved of my marrying; know he
has forbidden me to see you, but"
eyes, Arthur, and ] shall tell you
whys He is going to marry me him
Self."
'To-to marry you'll"
"Yes. l expect him to make love to
me any minute" The pearly teeth
CLEANED through the smiling lips. ''He
has begun on papa and mamma"
"Why, what nonsense are you talk
ing, Alice?"
sit is certainly true. He came down
here two days ago to see papa about
some business that was to take several
days. It seems that when he first saw
me made an impression on him"
81 should think you might"
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