The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
boat They said they had had a de-

lightful time, and believed them.
We were soon well on our way home.
Tom and I pulled. Laddie and Miss
Flo were in the stern. The boy talked
a good deal but the rest of us were
quiet. He had several things to say
about people who couldn't stand boat
ing when there was ripple on the
water and about others who preferred
poking things in rock-pools to hooking
four-pounders. He limited that my
performances in the latter direction
were not what they once were, and ex-
pressed fear that my taste might
some day become as degenerate as
TOMS
l suppose we all heard him, and yet
we seemed to be thinking about some
thing else. Whatever it was that Tom
was thinking about it made him pull
cruelty hard. 1t was all l could do to
keep the boats head straight So we
did the journey in very short time,
and Laddie admitted that if we weren't
in form for fishing that day we could
certainly row.
The evening turned out very fine and
warm, yet no one seemed inclined to
go out and listen to the band. So
strolled off by myself down to the
point that nearly closed the outlet of
! the river, found a comfortable nook be-
hind a boat and settled down with my
back to the sea, looking right up the
broad estuary.
1t is lovely sight there when the
sun is setting. The river stretches,
| great sheet of glory, between rich, soft
| hills away to the huge, bare slopes and
rugged outline of the moor and the
greater glory of the sky.
1t is sight which has no rival, even
in the western country.
had just formulated that conclusion
when Tom appeared, apparently look
ing for some one. He caught sight of
me and came slowly toward me. He
looked pale and tired.
''Ohp' he said, "I'm glad found you
there's something about which want
to talk to you"
had seldom seen Tom in so serious
mood, and, remembering the after
noon, l expected to find him particu-
larly gay.
waited for him to settle down be-
side me, but he stood there kicking the
pebbles.
Presently he went on:
''Do you mind getting up and walk
ing about a bit? 1 don't feel like sit
ting still and looking at sunsets. l
think 1 can fell You what 1 want to
better if we are walking"
So 1 got up, rather reluctantly,
must confess. Then he suggested that
we should cross over in the ferry and
make our. way up the hill.
We were soon across, and once in the
high banked lane he seemed calmer
and again began to talk.
''Do you know why I followed Miss
Flo ashore this afternoon?"
OF course had no idea
''Well,'' he said, ''I'll tell you. in
tended to find out, once for all, whether
she really cared anything for me-"
expressed hope that he had sue
ceeded in getting the information he
wanted.
eyes" he went on, ST have found
out; she talked to me with freedom l |
have often Iongeu for, ana 1t came
about in this way: We had been look |
ing for different sorts of anemones for
some time, when she suddenly asked |
me whether 1 agreed with what you
had said the other night. 1 asked her
what about Why, about people mar
rying those who have more money than
they have themselves l said thought
you were quite right She then asked
me whether supposing 1 cared for a
girl who was richer than 1 was, 1
should hesitate to tell her SO. I did
not know what to say. You will admit,
/ think, that the position was a curious
one. Then to my intense surprise she
burst into perfect storm of anger /
Of it was that didn't deserve the love
of any unselfish girl, and she hoped 1
should never by any chance win it. AS
you may imagine, l was taken COM
pletely aback. had sense enough left
to see that if she herself loved me she
would never talk to me like that. Then
she changed, and as 1 looked up. saw
tears standing in her eyes and her lips
She could scarcely com
nand her voice enough to beg me, al
most ferce1y to beg me, that if ever l
Jared for girl, however poor might
De, would tell her so. There was no
what years of happiness L
night lose if had not courage enough
or that. 1 shall never cease to be
thankful that at that moment your
'oice hailed us and was able to say
calmly, think: Thank you,
will bear your advice in mind. So {
We joined you, and after all 1 had not
ost her friendship, and her love L had
lever had"
After a few minutes, finding that L '
lid not speak, he went on: {
"And so, you see, l am certain that
diss Flo really cares for some one who t
S not very well off, and who is afraid
o ask her to share lot which must be G