The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-11
FAvoRINc GALES.

AnVihlh6s anu ucclubQ career Tor me,
and Il isn't painting, after ALL" said
Phebe Russell, fastening into the lit
tie sitting-room Of her mothers cot
tage.
What do you mean?" cried her
mother, who was engaged in the home
ly occupation of busting the furniture.
Uncle TOby's yacht got adrift from
its moorings last night and / found
her high and dry on the sand In our
little cove when I went out this morn
ing. The fayoTing gales / just men
toned are those which drove her to
this point She suggested a brilliant
idea to me- Uncle Toby's rheumatism
prevents him from going out IN her at
all, now. you know, and she is 70 be
let for the season. or rather, she was
TO let until about two hours ago. /
have hired her myself until the middle
Of September. and have just been SUI
perlntending the efforts Of Pete Long
and John Moran in pushing her off
into the water. and repairing the old
slip which needed new planks. But
don't look SO frightened, mother" she
added, after a little pause. 1T is not
because love idle pleasure that have
committed this reckless deed. Il Is for
the purpose Of taking out summer
boarders and thereby putting money
in my purse. can manage a boat II
can't paint pictures"
"Phebe Russell, what are you think
ing OF You must have gone crazy.
You take out summer boarders! Why,
Il Is beyond everything. We need not
stoop TO such an occupation as that, II
we are poor. We are still ladies.
hope. DO make haste and give up the
boat. at once. II you really have com
mitted so Wild a deed as TO hire r.. Let
Pete Long or some one suitable for the
situation take out the summer people.
II there we're no other reason that you
shouldn't engage IN such a dreadfully
rough. masculine undertaking, you
would have no custom. They would
not trust themselves with YOU"
so much the worse for them then,
for I shall make a remarkably good
captain. As for Pete Long. he is In
reality not to be trusted. The Allan
tic House people have been clamoring
for some one 10 take them out for a
week or more. but be knows better
than 10 offer his services. He came
very near sending two helpless females
TO a watery grave last summer In
fact. there Ia no one In the place az
present who Is capable Of managing
boat but myself. with the exception OF
Captain King, who is too much 0ccu-
pied IN attending to his guests TO be
able 70 engage IN any such pursuit
Listen 10 reason. mother dear. and ac-
knowledge that have done brilliant
thing. You must know that ! am
10 be trusted with a boat like that,
anywhere IN these waters. ! know
every rock. every shoaL know all
the desirable points for picnics also.
the views. the breakers. the echoes
in fact. everything which charms the
ear and pleases the eye. as the guide
books say. And then. since / have
failed 70 sell my pictures. what am /
30 do TO earn my daily bread this sum-
merg You are pinching yourself every
way for my sake and T0ny's, and my
wardrobe Is In such ac0ndition ! should
really disgrace Frank IL should go to
keep house for him In September with
out replenlshing H. These Western
college towns. II they are small, have
quite swell people In them, you know. ="
Il think We could manage very well
for this summer, and you don't mean
TO say, child. that you are going to
give up your painting. altogether.
Mr.. steyner, himself. told me that
there was no reason IN the world why
you should not become famous some
day; that you had real genius"
"Oh. Mr.. stoyner says a great deal to
the mammas Of his pupils. and I ind
the prospect Of future fame a decided
ly broken reed to lean upon when
have not even money enough to buy a
new piece OF canvas. / do not yearn
10 give up my painting. most certainly,
but just now in the midst OF this iso-
lation and deadness. I cannot do any
thing at H. can get no inspiration.
To meet the people az the hotels In
any way. win do me good. am sure.
"But 4 Is your fault that you are iso-
lated. You are 50 proud. YOU never
viii meet any advances. No. Phebe.
nothing that you can say would con-
vince me that such an escapade would
be proper OF profitable. and / cannot
give my consent TO It."
But she did give her consent to Il
finally. though still protesting against
il. and IN the morning. Phebe. arrayed
IN her old blue flannel yachting dress
which she had thoroughly repaired and
deprived Of the litlle embroidered
anchors which had heretofore embel-
liahed the collar. that Il might be se-
renely business-like with no suggestion
OF c0Quotry. and a sensible but highly