The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-12

Returning to the rocks, he paused
TO view the magnificent panorama OF
shore, wood, water and field, embel-
lrshed by browsing cattle, handsome
cottages and sailing craft, with now
and then q resounding steamboat on
the Sound, when he was recalled from
his reyerie by the stentorian voice OF
Charley, shouting;
"Ship-ahoy! Come aboard!
His glance lowered to the water
line. he discovered in o shelf-ilke
crevice OF the rocks pair OF small,
neat russell pumps, which undoubted-
" had been left by their fair owner IN
her fight on the approach OF the
boat.
His first impulse was to capture as
trophy this pair of pumps, and 'neh
that he would mark them for the par
pose OF future Identification. he
OWNED he would never discover the
fair owner by taking them to the hotel
and enacting Cinderella-like comedy
of having them tried on by ali inc
girls until he found the right one, ana
decided to mark them, and for tins
purpose he took them to the yacht,
where he interested his comrades by
telling the story.
1t CHANGED that the sailing master
was somewhat of chemist, NOT
wegian of good education, and OF tue
several plans suggested for Identifying
the shoes, his was adopted.
He suggested that daub OF phos-
informs be made ON the rear of each
heel, which would not attract atten-
ton in the daylight but which would
be luminous at night Shrewder than
the rest of us, he suggested that the
shoes be returned to the rocks, to be
found there by the fair owner, who
would undoubtedly return for them II
We went away on sail. We oil agreed
she would never claim the shoes II we
left them at the hotel desk to be re-
stored to the owner. Z.
In few minutes the mainsaii was
hoisted, and the jib flung out and the
Olga glided away like a bird before
good breeze that put her starboard
bow in the water.
took a station on the after deck,
= glass in hand, and watched the shore
and particularly the rocks. Sure
enough, as soon as the Olga left th'
. scene and the coast was literally clear
= I espied q beyy of girls emerge IRON
% the cornfeld and hasten along tn
shore to the rocks to recover the miss
ing shoes. In the group I could no
I discern which one appropriated them
V as they kept we'll together for mutua
= protection, but I could hear thel
= merry shouts Of success.
- After q spin on the Sound the Olg
10 WAS once again anchored off the rock
!" out of the chaunel,,a little bit calme
!. it seemed to me, by her sailing, b'
''' still FESTIVE as if anxious to be O
:" again. To me yacht often seems
tn be imbued with the animation oil
an nature of bird, like living thln
b. restless. ambitious. chatting under u
restraint of the chain, like o m etti'
ID steed in his stall waiting to be out.
in The day wore away oil too slow
for ms. pleasant as was the scene a.
tel weather. as all shared my curiosity
nd discover the owner OF those t
?" small shapely pumps. What If
ck, did not wear them at the hop! rerl
eli, the thought, for the summer g
if always wears her cosey comior1a'
self russets.
the We went ashore after o delight
little dinner on deck, that is, IN
put cockpit under the awning. 1t seen
ull- that the shades of night would ne
he fall over the earth and envelop
he in the darkness necessary for the
age cess of our discovery. The sun
large. red, fiery orb, never sank
ex- slowly. His iridesccnt rays ne
rise fingered longer in the horizon. IN
hem was an illuminating glow in the pi
tinted and purple sky longer
the nsual 1 don't believe that the b
shot manager ever INDUCED before in 6
general lighting of his lamps
into swaying Chinese lanterns.
mp But finally it was dark a TACT
r to claimed by the locusts and the Il
into and the katydids, and there was a
NO n aral assembling of promenader
5hite the grand piazza, preparatory 70
heir dance in the dining room, that was
ould ing actively cleared by the col
,eipQ servants of its tables and chairs
of a a hasty dinner.
n of Pretty girls in charming wni'e
chts- colored linen attire OF the mos' =
and ing designs, trooped down the D