The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-13
Concerning
Cranberry Cove.

cynthia used To say.
cynthia standing In one OF these
windows, the sun hot on hrr yellow hair
v, was = running her flng,srs trough = Pile p.,.
their sweet. sitting smell.
-. itere corn. the Midge' into ,he mar.
back from carrying his father to Hock-
He was 70 bring that friend OF his Mr
i.ec-Ciaudc lee-back with him. added
Helen
Isn't that the man whom thcy say is
from the blg rocking chair whore she was
knitting and teasing Helens ruby span
''Yss. lac is older than Harry. md
Eunice SAYS she doesn't know what she
shall do with him FOR two weeks, for
HIM 10 play with, and he hates girls"
ought 10 be educated up to appreciate
them, mdrnurcd Cynthia lnzily,
Kate.
Cynthia gave side glance under her
ions iashes to where Helen YVES sitting,
plncidly sewing on some fair. white stun.
the broken gleams from the suniit ripples
dancing on the wull above her head.
"oh. do you think could'" she
breethed with gentle dsnreentien; ..
Cynthia. FOR the sake OF giving the rest
| OF us some excitement"
CYNTHIA turned around.
"Wha3 is Il you wish me to do, KateT'
she inquired. politely.
| why, teach this Mr.. Ice toto under
stand about girls and nirtation-and all
that"
II should bc very glad TO assist Mr..
| Lees studies In the occult science OF mir
tation-and all that, II felt myself sum
Client past mnster"
| "Ahi Cynthia. IL you would only look
at him as wickediy az thnti Come. ynu
| really must III wager you my turquoise
buckle against your silver necklace that
you don't refuse him before two weeks
| from to-day. Is that enough induce
mentf' And Kate started up. upsctting
! Cuba.
Now Cuba had with great courtesy sub
mitted TO all the tirklinEs of his ears ana
! the stnbbings of hts paws with the knit
| ting needles, but II was more than he
could live and bear to see that fuzzy
wuzzy ball roll under tho table so FOR
II. 10 biissfui and wicked scciusion
SO great an inducomcnt." laughed
/ cynthia. Tint need no other, not even
] the Joy OF seeing Helen try as hard not
to look shocked as she Is doing this mo-
! mont"
.'RememDer dear she suggested.
that when anntie left you TO spend the
summer with US ! promised her you
"a very rash undertaking on your
part retorted Cynthia. But never
mind. am only your relation. and there
your friend and your fault. hut ! have
I no time to lose. and II am TO win the
must meet MIR. Lee" with an irreprcssi-
BILE glance into the long mirror. this
/ very day"
Having settled details OF the wager.
Kate started TO 20 home, and Cuba be-
Ing discovered on the end OF her yarn
{ was torn from his nefarious JOY and
made to go TO bod-a frlghtful humllia-
I tion.
Then the cousins were left alone.
standing in the wide dusky hallway OF
! the house that Helens father had built
so close 10 the water that nothing else
/ could be seen from some Of tine windows,
unless you hung your head out to look
down Mt the rocks, to quote Cynthia
I again, with the mrs close on the other
side that there wnH always an undercur-
rent Of sleepy murmurs from them. Helen
would have tried % persuade CYNTHIA 10
done anything except lnugh. but this Is
an argument against which the best rea-
soning falls to make an Impression.
Mr.. Holiiwcll came slowly across the
piazza. vague; kindly smile In the
sreases as. IA about sps his pssls gray eyes his
My dear he said helplcssly. what
shall ! do with these7 John has Just CIV
arrange % % the s fowers @ dIrsetiy city afper fHS bronx
fast, and ! don't want TO trouble you"
An right. ,papd; IN take tnem.' said
Mr.. Honwoil resigned them into her
hands with relieved sigh.
And MIR. stockwell has been here" he
continued, TO ask me 10 sail with him
Tuesday Do you think my blue overcoat
Will be warm enough, or shall take my
ulster7"
I'VE can tell best about thnt Tuesday.
papa. when we see what sort of a day IT
Il think III take a rug. too. You know
Mr.. Stock~ell would insist upon my TAX
ing his IL Il was cold and / shouldn't
want him to feel the need of II"
Cuba appeared on the lower landing. He
did not dare make any sound tor fenr he
should be sent back, but his grieved feel
ings vented themselves In noiHeless moans
which puffed out his little cheeks. He
reconnoitered carefully through the bnn-
listers, and when Helen went away 10 put
the ragged sailors in water he crept
down. Jumped up In Mr.. Hoiliwells lap
who had seated himself to read black
woods and who welcomed cuba with
gentle. bsent-mindcd little pats on the
top OF his head and settling himself rap
idly for a nap was snoring 40 peacefully
the heart to disturb him.
Cynthia was good as her word. when
all Cranberry Cove started out Mt noon
TO watch the boat come In. ana then loaf
about the old wharf until the mail was
sorted and they could sauntcr over To
the small postofilcc for their letters, she
began race with Cuba past the Deans
gate. Her shoestring conveniently came
lust az Mrs Dean and the two young men
came up with her. Helen, walking be-
hind with her father and Miss Lucretia
conway. saw the whole thing with vexed
Indeed she gave very divided atten-
tion to Miss Lucretias long and detailed
account of the latest woes OF the Park
ers fisherman's family, always in trou-
BILE But Mr.. HoliweliH tender heart
was much touched. and he listened to the
recital OF Jake Parkers sloop's dragging
ataving a hole in. with the deepest CON
corn. In spite OF the fact. delicateiy
siurred over by Miss Lucretia. that the
Initiated had their doubtH-or rather had
no doubts at alias to Jakes condition
the night he left her TO play such n
prank.
.,rhere was hardly any wind. for re-
member | said to Priscilla that evening.
II Is 20 stiil that we can hear the sound
Of the rowlocks when any one rows
across the harbor. n must have been
I that jake dIdnt arrange things properly-
stiI one would not wish to be nasty In
eondcmning-"
no indeed" from Mr.. Hoiliwell.
but as I said to Priscilla
Helen" called Cynthia, "Eunicc wants
us to go sailing tomorrow and take our
tea with us"
/ Indeed Eunice Dean who had been In
har hr. l.a In usagfa agI-