Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-23

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THE LADIES' WE'RE AT sUpPR8 WHEN WE
blue skies which had slowly replaced
the gold Of the sun?
II never thought OF that" she muir
INJURED by and by. "Not once" s
arose. "Shall we go on toward the
boarding house for ladiesT' asked.
AS we walked through the crowd /
said, Don't think of 1t again"
1T Isn't that I, too, haven't had at
tention." she said presently, apparent
ly apropos Of nothing. ~ have all
along. But i have not cared for any
Of them; not In the least. There is a
young man who wants to come after
me Saturday and wheel back to Lon
don with me. He Is very fond of me-"
"Let him come. then,", i advised.
The sea had turned to delicate pur-
pie. The white sloops showed exqui-
sitely against hazy skies. The Sky
lark, manned by a jolly crew, hove to-.
We could hear the captains voice CIV
Ing stentorian orders.
"Would your" she questioned
"It Is just as well to have two strings
to your bow" said 1.
A group of small boys leaped into
the sea. A iifeboat veerad around to-
ward them watchfully. Climbing into
the stern, they dived gleefully into the
sea. .aa..
Boys have the best Of It," she de-
clared, "from the time they are little
children" After long while, 'oThey
don't have to wait"
Once more we rose and walked
through the crowd, which had in,
creased.
The ladies were mustered In long
rows at supper when we arrived. We
took our places In shamefaced, tru-
ant manner and listened meekly to the
conversation going on. The dovecot
was in terrible way. There had been
bullfght at Boulogne. English trav-
elers had patronized it. To think that
English travellers should patronize
bullfght! Horrible! They elevated
their eyebrows; they rolled their eyes.
II should like to see a bullhght,"
said defiantly.
"Should your" There was a hutter
Of wings. pluming Of combs. and, set
tling down with difficulty, they OBJ
served me out of blazing eyes lavish
Of scorn.
'Why in the world did you do that7"
exclaimed Jane outside in the hall.
"Do you want to get yourself dis
likedT
ut Is 30 weary here" complained.
ut pleases me to get up little excite
ment. If stayed, should purposely
shock them periodically. What's more,
I should deliberately throw an occa-
sional bomb in the shape OF proposal
to introduce a man."
Jane threw up her hands. "a manp
she repeated hoarsely. Then she laugh.
ed. s.'S
"Did you hear the maid ask me
whether I would have cucumbers or
picked beets?" 1 went on. "When I
told her would have both, she was
paralyzed for the moment. Another
thing, took butter and marmalade at
one and the same time. A little old
lady next to me was struck dumb see
ing me do It."
In the drawing room sat at the
piano for one brief moment. A sign
confronted me: mo Practicing Al
lowed. BY Request" got up and
went to the window. A sign blazoned
itself there: "This Blind Is Not to Be
Pulled Up Until the Sun Goes Down
For Fear Of Fading the Carpet" I
walked to the mantel. Another sign,
"Only Two Gas Jets to BE Burned at
Once"
faced Jane exhaustedly. whats
all this" begged to know.
Don't ask me-" said she grimly.
TITS the way they have Of talking to
you. It's that Invisible principal who
does It, She is mind reader. The
other day I thought would bring my
sewing downstairs, where there was
more room. I had hardly settled. my
self comfortably when, looking up, 1
spied sign, No Dressmaking AL
lowed In the Drawing ROOM"
IT can't stand it!' groaned. "Come
upstairs with me. We can look out
the window there and look at the sea
and breathe the atmosphere without a
| special written request to deslst.'
This was how 1t happened that Jane
| and came to live In the open air, like
| birds. We ate and slept in the Old
Steine road. That was all. Frequent
| ly we found It impossible to go back
to eat. We went into little restaurants
| instead, where we had skate or a
fried sole or some other toothsome fish
fresh from the sea. We sat on the sea
front and watched the clouds. We
| took a sail In the Skylark. We went
o. L.. ~ "a H.,
weather beaten sailor, who, finding that
we were able to row, left us with the
sculls and, ensconciDg himself In the
stern, Lit his pipe and fell fast asleep.
We had paid for an hours rowing.
While he slept we made straight for
the horizon, from whence 1t took him
two mortal hours to row back. We
strolled along the beach, where the
fishermen were mending their nets,
asking them questions, to which we re-
ceived answers totally tncomprehensi,
BILE to landlubberly ears. We took rare
baths early Of mornings, dragged into
the waves by the curious little wagons
and out again.
We took a trip on the sea car, visit.
ing the home OF Rudyard Kipling. Go
Ing, Jane concluded she would marry
the youth who was to wheel back to
London with her on Saturday.
Coming back the skies shone with
splendor. They mingled with the soft
blue Of the sea. Perhaps he Is sail.
ing home to me now" she breathed
"Who knows? will walt for him."
Good" said I. do"
She took my hand and held 1t. 81