The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-22
The Globes Daily Short Story

ION, it's all right, then. Wen send for
it"
mo, no; really must refuse. You see.
have written to friends at Newport. and
they are expecting me-"
Mr.. GleesOn looked annoyed. We'll
anyhow, you'll spend a few weeks with
US at the summer cottage, won't your''
he asked. We'll be down there in a week
or ten days now"
Certainly, | shall be very glad" was
the reply. II expect to be in this part
Of the country several months, and Will
have plenty Of time at my disposal. Where
is your cottage?"
'Newport-Newport, of course. Over
near the rocks" Mr. Smith looked inter-
ested. Why the friends / am going to
visit are named GIeeson, and their cot
tage is at Newport" he exclaimed. What
a coincidence"
"Oh, / don't know" said Mr.. Gleason.
indifferenty, 1.-The name is common ut
Newport Some are relatives and some
are not"
1t was late in the evening when they
entered Newport harbor. AS they ap-
preached the wharf Mr.. Gleeson turned
suddenly to his guest.
i believe l have told you how we came
to be out yachting just now" he said.
with a whimsical glance at Maud, who
sat beside him. we don't usually 20 til
September"
Papa" she demonstrated.
"Oh, it's all right, my dear" he said,
good-naturedly, Mr.. Smith will under
stand Anybody would have done the
same under like circumstances, and be-
sides it's something of a joke, although
it reflects somewhat On our hospitality.
You see, Mr. Smith,, throwing his head
comfortably back upon his hands and
stretching his legs to their full length.
Il met an old college friend In Chicago
last year, and he said he was going TO
send his boy East after awhile. / didn't
prove very responsive, for L had heard
something of that same boy-a wild,
drunken desperate, who rode wild horses
and shot Indians on sight"
papa, We didn't hear that he drank"
Just the same, my dear, we heard that
he was the most reckless cowboy on the
ranch, and that he used bowie knife as
a toOthpick. If that doesn't mean whisky
and all the rest then m no judge OF hu-
man nature. Well, the upSEct Of II was
I received a letter this spring stating that
he was coming to Newport to spend the
summer Fancy! The summer! And he
was gong to make my house his home:
A demOniac cowboy, in shirtsleeyes ana
coWhide boots, spending the summer in
my house. Probably he would pick his
initials in my front door with his bowie
knife and fill the fence posts with MS
bullets. Very ilkely ne would DIAlS us
lariat and IassO my girls as they went
in and out. Ughi What could ] dor
Nothing except 90 yachting, laugh
ed Mr. Smith
Exactly. That's what I thought IL
it had only been the reprobate boy who
was concerned it would have been all
right, but there was the father. I didn't
wish to offend him. However, II I was
off yachting and didn't know Of the boys
arrival nobody could take Ohense, could
they?"
"No-unless perhaps the boy should
happen TO drop down on your yacht
from passing steamer and hear some
such vivid description OF himself as you
have given me-
.What?'
'Oh, it's all right" laughed Mr.. Smith.
you We're only describing somebody you
had never seen. Shall I go TO your cot
tage or to a hotel2"