New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

M Doane afterward said "about mejum.' He
then went to a closet and selected ~ 81 n.
from carefully preserved store or aver the
ping paper This fragment he adjusted ~, ~ Tic
comb teeth He placed himself just oen'n" ,.a'
wfes chair tried his instrument ny n rev ma per.
liminary toots with lips pressed upon '''e p"'~
covered comb. Then he said: .
"All aboard, Mar. Fire away! ,~.asure
If you have never heard the tripping neass'
Of Money Musk" played upon ? eWsnar ntI we
comb. you have no idea of the entertainments We
now enjoyed. ., an HE
Mr.. Riddle got up and danced. mostly on do, mo
toes, with an occasional accentuateu stamp ,bart
on his heels. gyrating about the room. 80 AIDer'
cried out, ooh IL l only had my bones! III ,,aa
ring. not to his own anatomy, but 10 so-caneu
musical instruments which he had leIt at ho,i ' =,
II was a very pleasant hour and when at las.
we were on our way again. Amabel aVoWeo an
intention Of writing 1t up In what she caleu ne
day book. This Is something IN piank wIi. .o
paper bound in olive green; Ii Is more IMAM two
inches thick but It has not what Amapel ue-
dominates a large acreage. sometimes, wneii
we have reached a temporary stopplng-piace, ny
friend takes small pencil from It's socse. a. ho eI
edge of the cover and writes in her day doom.
From the first have been very curious 10 Know
what Is put down in those pages When cues
ton her, Amabel makes answer tnat she IL WHY,
ing for posterity / am half resolved that VIII
anticipate posterity .. ~.
Doanes's toward Dennis. We left the railroaG az
orr right and followed the stage route TO East
Dennis When It was practicable we nad re-
solved to keep near the coast as possible. AS
were after. Perhaps there is no place In the
world where one can get so much shore ana sea
as when travelling on the Massachusetts PENN
sula below Brewster But we could not get too
much 1t was glorious to feel that when the
wind came from the west and the south II was
sweeping over the salt water. when 1t came from
the east or the north IT was also from the salt
water The scent Of the brine was strong In our
nostrils. That salt dampDess must be very COCO
for the growth of the cranberry. The cape CVu
cranberry commands the highest price In the
orke ma bpl down
book: she said 1t was almost the only pam lact
she had yet recorded She Informed me that sne
did not Ego in for facts much as for suggested
ideas; anybody could make collection of facts.
The inference was that suggested ideas were
not so easily caught 1t was pleasant rid-
ing along this almost solitary ROAD WIN NJ
tie save crows and chipmunks to look az US
The robins and bluebirds noticed us little
The going" rather heav. and was grow-
ing heavier. But we who were riding morse ,.
did not particularly mind this. Albert, how,
ever began to labor He pulled and gr0aned
as his feet forced the wheels round througn
the sand. His sister professed not to pity hii''
Now was her hour OF triumph
you knew" she said. that we were com
ing down on the Cape; you knew that it wasn't
a wheel that you needed, but morse. nov
aren't you sorry for what you've SAID ABOUT our
horses? The scofer is frequently punished.
"Oh, shut up, can't YOU" was the Response.
For many weary half-miles Albert walked
beside his wheel. frequently hopping MS race
Sometimes there would be a little stretch wher
the way was more solid then he pedallsd WIFI
an air of exultation
IT wonder how riddles going to get over THESE
tarnel roads" said Albert
We had wondered also Mr.. Riddle had bid
den us an apparently eternal farewell when we
had left Mrs. Doanes house that ended TO inc
road. Speaking strictly for mysef, nad Nkeu
Mr. Riddle very much better since had seen
him dance Money musk by the music or the
jewsharp and comb / liked him. but could
be perfectly reconciled If never met him again
II was, therefore. with wild thrill Of Joy
that when rode up to the public house Al
Wellheet the first object saw distinctly was
tall figure in knickerbockers leaning against
the frame of the door. This figure was one of
some half dozen, but the others saw vaguely
Mr.. Riddle came promptly forward. There
something in his manner, as ne hastened
to Amabel's side, that limited that he. for
one was perfectly accustomed to seeing women
ride horseback in that way. and that those peo-
pie who stared and were surprised, not TO say
shocked, at this position. were people who really
did not know what women were doing IN the
great world that was outside the cape.
This mpressveness of Mr. Riddle continued
as he accompanied Amabel up the steps, car
rying his cap in his hand He was bending
his head toward her and laughing at some
thing she had said.
Albert compassiorately came to my side TO see
that my skirt did not catch the horn as !
dismounted ! told him distinctly that I could
dismount perfectly well alone and that he
needn't trouble himself.
In the bit OF a parlor Mr.. Riddle was still
laughing. and Amabel was smiling. l won
dered what it was that was so amusing. The
young man explained that ne had come on
ahead OF us and had dropped word all along
the way about the millionaire heiress VINO had
resolved to take a horseback ride on a mans
saddle She had exhausted every known amuse,
ment and had taken a fancy to try this, ana
to act as If she not millionaire heiress.
Il told EN-" said Mr.. Riddle. that she had
been bothered to death to think OF ways III Whlcn
to spend her money so fast that it shouldn't rot.
Now hasn't everybody been respectful, tell me
that? Parayzed with curiosity, of course but
respectful. And I've dropped a word as to
prospect that the heiresS might buy up the coun-
try from Orleans down to Race Point and make
IT into one vast cranberry bog. Wipe out the
towns you know; plant cranberries right
cent within twenty-four hours. Don't buy now.
while the boom is on, Miss Waldo: wait"
He turned to Amabel with this advice
girl with the largest puffs had yet seen on
sleeves now appeared at the door and asked If
we would like TO see the rooms. Amabel and /
followed the sleeves and their wearer up the
stairs We selected room from whose windows
we had view Of Well1eet Bay and its sheltering
line Of islands, and beyond. the wider stretch Of
tops here and there breaking into white foam.
for the tide had turned to come In and the wind
"veerng"
The next day we meant to reach Provincetown
Our rooms were engaged for indefinite time
at the Pacific House. We had engaged rooms
there because friend who had been there as
sured US that the landlord OF that hotel not only
knew how fish ought TO be cooked. but that he
cooked them himself, and that the place wasn't
stylish" We said could endure anything
but STYLE
Meantime here we were in Wellfeet, which is