Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-08-22
AT FULLER'S DOCK.


retorted Betty. 4 am covered with
moss now would like TO roll some of
IL OF"
sidney Kirkland doesn't think YOU
are covered with moss. said her mother.
significantly.
sidney KirtlRnd," echoed Betty.
sidney Kirkland was another 90 lSctty's /
grievances. She had a sneakinE idea that /
he was leading up 20 something Her |
mother was sure OF Il and gently en- !
couraCc6 him.
And from sheer perversity towards !
her mother. fate and Sidney Kirkland. |
she forthwith snubbed the latter and
BEGAN q desperate Irritation with Mort
Crane. who was OF the sports. sporty.
/ Sad-eyed Crave and reproachful. Sid
ney Kirkland looked on from sfar. while
! her mother scoidet and grandma talked
about goinE through the woods and TAX
inr NJ with s crooked stick. Then papa
Morley had HIS innings.
Hunting season opens to-day. Betty.
l he announced. one morning. and am
going 20 the wiids Of northern Michigan
and stay ar a summer resort I shall
take you with me"
Just ny luck" gToared Betty. Ito
/ &c 20 s summer resort IL wiuter-as you
mirht say"
Il seemed 20 her the jumping OF place
when they reached the terminus Of the
railroad. but their destination was some
miles further and accessible only by
stage coach.
She admitted that the air and scenery
were delightful. but one cannot exist on
air and scenery. Ia day she had eN-
hausted the resources CT the place. She
was soon bored 90 death
Two weeks passed. and each day she
ionEed in vain Tor ar adventure. The
elderly couple with whom they were
staying now began 20 watch for one a
the events q their nves-the arrival q
the uplake passenger boat
one evening. when her father was
awsr on a hunting expedition. Betty
went 20 bed az eight o'clock from lack ~
anything else to Co. Three hours later
she vas awakened from her serene Stun
her ~ hearing the deep. far-away whis-
tie of the lonE-exHected boat She ieaped
7. out q bed and hurriedly threw on gar
ue-tE most available.
or course" Eroaned Betty. as sh'
rsn % the dock. the boat would come al
the hour when 81 the passengers arr
asleep
. The boat Is here an hour yet sait
he- landlord. who was busy hili1i
goods. do YOU want 20 waltz
no. I am roirE back 20 bed" Sd
answered.
She changed her mind. however. and
uuobserved. went OF board. She lounge
comfortably in one q the plush covere
seats Ia the cabin. The warmth % "a
place made her drowsy. her hoa
nodded. her muscles relaxed and 81
soon fell into a deep sleep.
Wien she awakened she heard The rel
Z uiar chuE-chug sound Of machinery. 81
raised hewiIdered sleepy eyes. and n
= held sydney Kirkland looking az her VII
- surprise and undisEuised devotion.
Where an =" she asked.
- "Or board lake steamer"
-How did get hersf"
10 4 don't krour-unless you came a 81
Ewer 20 ny prayers-
~ = know" she said. wisely. I 4
asleep
so did 7 - be replied
= How far are We from Fuiler's Dock
she asked
About two hour
- Ian glad q g." she said. I an e
&c 20 leave that place h any way"
She then related 90 him the circu
'-' stances By which she was made u
p, ssnEsr.
have accounted for my presence,
-oe' how about yours ." she concluded.
! was on my way 10 see you be
piled. They promised 10 call ne NJ
they reached Fuiisrs. bot they for
>O me 7 awoks. dressed. and came
here. determined not 70 miss the 2
&C stop Imagine my surprise when &
you asleep here"
Where IS the next stop"
go Some little point not very fsr =
-~-' our present whereabouts We can
col the stage from there 20 Fulier's."
y But Il doesn't gst 10 Fuller's %
slFe noon. and how can 20 auywher'
II broad daylight in this sarb-" she Ct
III looking down g. cismay.
az Her feet had been thrust into Eiipp
and her gown was cross betweei
"a tsthrobe and kimOna For heads
'kec she had caught up her landiady's %
cinatox"
7 think" ne said. slowly. that
J. me never looked prettier."
sBu, 7 can't ride down IN the .
9 OF this way" she protested
blue His eyes Wandered resfleesiy a5ou
cabin. and suddenly Frightened
n. The very thing" be exclaimed. a
that fre the cabin. and picking AZ dark
rslncoat from ore u The seats.
"Just the right length" she cried