Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-07-03


Not to greet Put; no, indeed. For If
teen years he had passed through the
straits once week from May to No
vember, and not girl had waved her
hand to him except Joe Nevaire's Ga
brielle. She had watched for him from
the first year when he had swabbed
the decks of the Bon Ami, and now the
last year he returned her master, steer
Ing her as captain and owner both.
The word had gone before him like
silver tongued herald that with the
schooner had also come to him as an
Inheritance from old Scott Mandego,
his father, the little house down on
Mandego point and matter OF 5000
! or $1,000.
So Put sailed as cOnQueror. and OF
all the bright eyes along the shore that
glanced to greet him the only ones
which lured him ON belonged to Gay
Nevaire and were the only pair that
had no welcome for him.
II was the first time In all the fifteen
years. As boy he had rowed over to
the island to chat with Joe and watch
thC kIOht bulin WNAt
sent to him from the twin shores and
weave and knot his fish nets. Joe's
deft fingers were as noted along the
straits as the black eyes and red lips
of his Ave daughters.
And Gay was the youngest. She was
eighteen now, slim and dark eyed, with
the poise and step OF demoiselle OF
(iaQnnnu a nd n NUnndrnt.o trlrlr M tho
eyes, n sldelong look between narrowed
lids, with long curved lashes to cast a
shade. All Of Nevaire's girls had 1t,
but little Gabrielle had it.wOrst, and It
took the heart out OF a man.
Only a mile to the southeast Of
Moose island lies Mandego point. From
his shore on sunny day Put could
catch the flash OF pink petticoat here
and there around the old weather
beaten cabin, but the courage never
came to him to seek her and tell her
what had been IN his heart all the way
from Chicago.
"You forget old friends when the
good luck flies your way. IL 1t not so.
Putr' laughed old Nevaire when they
met at the half breed Petit Jeans
place on the mainland. els 1t Marie2
Fanchon2 Babette2 Elisef MOI Mon
Dieu. It IL the little one, thenT
ut IL Gabrielle" said Put stolldly.
However he might fear his love- he
had no fear for Nevaire himself nor
ten like him. but she has no smiles
for me this year." he added moodily.
Joe laughed more. Did the wild duck
lutter near until she heard the decoy3
Was Gay Il girl to lay her heart bare
before she was wooedf
Put listened and smiled as he awak-
ened to his folly.
IL Will WOO her." he said, and he
kept his word He sent Danny Der
mot, his successor to the deck swab-
bling question ON the Bon Ami.
Danny was blue eyed, the best
dancer along the shore and still win
ter's length from twenty. He listened
TO Puts instructions of what he should
tell his love and straightway forgot
Put and all else as he leaned across
the open window sill at Nevaire's chat
ting with Gabrielle and catching the
trick OF her long dirk eyes.
The dreamy golden days OF summer
nosaed and Tho snmoc aaunted scarlet
bonners on every hillside that dipped
to meet the straits, and still the Bon
Ami swung idIy on her ropea at the
old holf sunk IandInR at Mandego
mint put,a nujses Ieaned every time
he looked from her to the broad sweep
Of blue water that called to him to
come back. but every breeze that cir
cIed around the point bore the love OF
his heart TO Gabrielle az Il danced
ON dawn 10 the island. 40 he stayed on
and trusted his fate TO Danny's soft
tongue.
Under the rose vine Gabrielle would
listen. n rose stem between her teeth.
while Danny smoke OF Mandego point
Hes too old for you, Gay. darling.
It's thirty two he IL II he's a day, and
the old devil thinks you'll fly like a
bird 10 him II he only whistles And
ita Ionesome down there on the point.
You emit gee the Mackinac lights
dancing n liz with themselves in the
water the way you can here. And II
isn't n Thousand at all. Gay. darling.
| IfH ONLY "A hundred or no. ana the Olu
man will soon drink that IN over at
Petit Jenn's. 80 you see Il won't be
riches at all that Mrs. Mandego will be
oottin0 b,,t old put bimaelf. Do Won
mind me Gav darIIngY
GabrIelIes white teeth closed over
the heart OF the rose, and she ate It's
sweet petals In silence. but her eyes
looked sIdeIonR at Danny.
"And the Tidy ABLY OF Petoskey
sails on Tuesday. Gay" Danny reached
up and pIucked n rose that touched the
girls bowed head. 1--WE the promise Of
a berth on her at the wheel. II IL bet
ter than the deck on the Bon Ami
Gay, and II you say the word you can
kiss your sweet hand TO Chicago az
Mrs. Dermot in a week. Could you be
ready nv Tuesday. GAY. heartT
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