People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-11-03
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Jack Manningl This is surprise!
How are you, old man? Haven't seen
you since / went abroad"
sob! It's Yardstickie. Glad to see
you What brings you to the Holl?"
'Just back from Paris. Been study
ing there,-worn sut,-quite used up
Old lady sent me down here for rest
cure. What brought you here?"
my yacht. Been atanchor here for
a couple of days"
Got yacht? You're in luck"
Eyes. just going on board. Won't
you come out and see her?"
"See her! Not married."
'Oh, dear, no! The yacht. Here's
my skipper. He's going off to the boat.
Come on"
With that Mr.. Manning led the way
TO ladder fastened to the upright piles
OF the wharf, and nimbly climbed down
into boat below. Mr.. Royal Yard
sickle saw man in the boat, but paid
no attention to him till he had de-
scended the ladder and had taken a
seat at the stern of the boat
"Shove off, Captain. Let's 60 aboard.
Oh, excuse me. Capt. Johnson, my
friend Mr.. Yardstickie of New York.
Capt. Johnson is my skipper, and man
that it will pay you to know"
Mr.. Royal Yardsticks was for an in
slant surprised, but recovered his self
possession and bowed to the blond
giant who sat before them, oar in
hand.
Morning, sir. Glad to meet you.
Come down in the boat last night,
didn't We? Thought I'd seen you be-
fore. Guess it was at the landing last
night"
With this he bent his immense
strength to the oars, and the little boat
seemed to surge suddenly through the
water.
easy, Captain. Don't perform
your great steamboat act just now. W.
are not spearing sharks to-day"
The young man at once began Il
paddle as quietly as could be desired
and kept looking ahead, as if to fine
the way to the yacht.
"Dare say the brute is vexed abou
something. Well, it does not concern
me-"
This Mr.. Royal YardsticlSie said t,
himself, talking absently meanwhile
with the young owner of the zach
on things Indifferent. Presently tn
boat reached the yacht, and by tn
help of sailor on deck the two friend
scrambled aboard.
"Come below, Royal The ladie
must be at lunch"
Mr.. Manning led the way to tn
cabin, and there they found a merr
party at the little table that circled tn
big mast that came through the dech
Here we are again and I've brough
company. Let me present my friend
Royal Yardstickie. Mr.. and Mrs. Va
Cliff, Mr.. Boylston, Miss Boylston, an
Miss Johnson"
The Young man bowed to each il
turn Mr.. and Mrs. Van Cliff SCENE
to be middle-aged people, well-to do
the world. Mr.. Boylston seemed
young professional man, and his siste
was charming girl about Is
Miss Johnson was Mai, the brunett
he had met at the stile, and the light
house keepers daughter. They a.
received him cordially as the guest q
the owner of the yacht, for they ais
! were his guests. Mai Johnson receive
him with gracious dignity, and CAV
not the slightest hint that she had eve
seen him before.
HConversation fell into sundr
nautical channels, and then after
little they went on deck and sat
, comfortable ease as if all were quite a
home. Through the conversation tn
young man began to wonder why
was this beautiful girl, daughter, as b
guessed, of the light-hous
keeper, should be on TIL
| yacht and apparently one of il
most honored guests. Could it be po
sible she was engaged to Mr. Manning
: He would be lucky man indeed if
: were true; and yet this Miss Boylsto
seemed to be in some vague mann
the mistress of the boat. Both Mr.
r Van Cliff and Miss Boylston treate
, Miss johnson with marked attention
and even affection, as if they ha
l known and loved her for long tim,
The time flew so pleasantly that the
hardly noticed the westering sun ii
I the skipper came aft and said,-
l Guess we'll have to up anchor
we want to get out before the tic
. falls"
/ "All right, Captain. Have a ma
: ready with the boat to take Mi
= johnson ashore"
Then, turning to Mr.. Yardsticki
e Mr.. Manning added, Sorry we can
( take you with us this trip. We al
t going to run up to Providence, an
then shall come back; and if you ar
: here should like you to spend a fe'
t days with u.s."
t Royal Yardstickie was profuse
r his thanks, and said he should ava
the return of the party with pleasur
e "Here's Capt. Glass coming in. 7
r hail him, and mebby he'll put NJ
G Yardstickie and Mai ashore"
q A fShinV-hoat was heating nm n