Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-23
AN ISLAND EPISODE.

Little Mr.. Golfer was In q turmoil oi
Jealous Indignation that brilliant July
day. Il hadn't begun with the day.
however. Tor all had been serene and
smiling ~ she went down a. break
fast In one of her prstti-st gowns. -.
eorted by her handsome. genial hus
band And this pleAsan, state % things
had continued while she looked through
her letter.. enjoyei few minutes n'ck.
Ing on the piaira and passed In review
the baby battalion. with their shining
morning faces and crisp rufiies Then.
with some Of tho other ladies. she hal
saunter-d down TO the little pier to s'-
her husband on on his fishing excursion.
with half dozen more husbands. bru,h.
ere and fathers In his party. and this
done. tho nett thing on her programme
Wa 20 go that her room was pnt into
that comfortable state of orler which.
20 the average hotel chAmbcrnaid. seems
an unknown quantity" indecl
And Just here her serenity depart~l
and the turmoil bcgan la her I,,ar little
heart For therv. on the iirst chair
nung down with tru. mssculin- csr,~
lesAnsss. lay her husbands flannel suit,
discAriei In favor u the fishing "togs.-
and - abe lifted the coat a. hang 10 up
there insidiously slipps-l from tho
pocket . little twisted scrap - pap-r.
which. with . smiling Lets So what
Rob has been IsrJ-irating nowr .hs
proceeded to investigate, For Rob wa.
ble~sed with keen sens. u humor. aud
was much given 10 jotting down bi,s ~
Jokes, puns and sagr reflections On the
different aspects 81 Summer hotel life.
which 10 was their custom 10 laugh over
together In the retirement ~ their own
room. 80 II was quite without snspi.
cion that Mrs.. Rob untwistsd the inno-
cent looking scnp. and was coniron,-,l
wtth-not her husband. bold scrawl.
but delicate feminine writing. 10 this
eject
"Ycs. mon ami. don't know ths, I
mind giving up my afternoon siesta Tor
this once. and II can eyale the notice
Of tho rocking chair 'TAbbies. I will slip
away about . o'clock That is. II you
will pledge yourself ,ha, both coolncss
and shA.le lurk on the farther side oi the
big rock. and II you aw surr that u Is
out Of window range. For Il would
never DO II we were 20 be se-n there
Yours. J. L.
"Wednesday. n. ~
A sh. took IN the ssns. of thess
words. her placid smile was suoc--lcI
by frown.
"its that horrid Mr. LeesOn. of
eourse. She has Just thrown hcrself al
Roberts head ever since she cam-.
wednesday. chr That's today. and now
well ses about this walk. shan't men.
ton thi. note. but think ! can manage
to defeat this plan. wonder. though.
II 10 would not b- = gooi idea 10 s-rI az a
little counter firtstioni Th-tvs that
handsome young Dugall Just waiting Tor
little encouragement. aud. evidently,
Rob needs lesson
Now all this Was quite natural, but In
her Indignation Mrs. Golfer failci 10
give due consideration a. circumstances,
OF TO remember the kind of employ ineni
always found for idle hands lille
minds a. well She and Robert wer
spending q month on = small island Ia
the sound. Just OF the Connecticut ooast
10 Wa one of the most unique AMI de-
/ l.l,S,,tt. .s,I - .u,u,,.r t....t. r..
nearest land was q mile away 10 the
west, but that was only on one side. and
In all other directions there was a much
wider eIpanso Of waters, dashing up all
day with . soft murmur. and always the
most delicious salt breeze was blowing
all across the island. ~ that even q, mid
day u was no, unpleasant 10 feel ,hc sun.
but u was such q little island. only
about thirty acr-s In all. and no, a build.
ing on IL but the hotel and Offices, Which
could only accommoiat. about ij0 reo-
pie. There wasn't q horse on the place.
for there was no room for driving Oui
there wero good fishing. sail aud rOw
boats always available. bathing. bil.
lizards and bowling alley. and long
two story piAxIA for promenade aud
Irritation gallery A delightful resting
place II was for semi.inyalids. for lazy
people who can bask In air and sunshine,
and for bookworns and dreamer-. bat
lust wee bit dull Tor = city man.
Robert Golfer was the posscssor of
sweet. intelligent wife. who appreciated
all the good things of life almost In
equal degr~. with himself. and who was
% ready with sympathy and oomprrhen.
sion that u was the most natural and
comforting thing In the world 10 20 10
her with all his hops and plans, anil
though they had been i've years man and
wife he never wearied of her companion
ship. Sull that did not prevent his IN
joyment Of other women's society. and
In this quiet little isolated resort he had
found . certain piquancy In exchanging
light badinAge or a few harmless conf.
dences on the moonlit piaIzas with s6me
one elss's wife-or widow. These even
ing conferences were about forgotten by
the next morning. and certainly there
wAs no harm In them. according 10 his
ideAa Why. Milly was quite welcome
10 play the same little game. u she chose
In moderation. DO II undertood'
Feeling this. and foreseeing that his
dull moments would bc apt 10 increase
with each coming day. II was not with
total indifference he had witnessed =
new ARRIVAL the week previous. and had
noted an inclination ON the part Of the
newcomer TO bestow upon him various
significant giances and smiles. said
new arrival was very nirtatiUus widow
with red gold hair. big blue eyes aud
plump white neck aud arms, of which
she made rather liberal display when
dressed for dinner
She was not . person OF much nfno
meut. but she had ready tongue. an
unfailing now Of spirits and big. high
voice, with which she would call uppn
"R-r.r-obert. Robert. toi pus j'aiue. ami
also hold forth In various other ra'hei
antiquated selections from the hack
neyed oil Italian operas She hal aiso
an Unsuitable appetite for admiration.
and was never conteniei without sinr
man dangling after her A. Mr. Golfer
was quite her opposite la Appearancs
being black eyed anil dark haired. sh'
had at once selected him - her cavalier.
regardless Of the fact that there was =
Ma Golfer. who might e.~mably ob.
3ect 10 having her husband monopoliresl
In this way. A . matter OF TACT Mis-