New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-01


aid not m Know sS HIM nat for n, s.s
io E GIoSe oy and lit his pipe
Basil was standing barelegged and knee deem
IF f1 SIN shrimp 50 that it only when he at last
ne noticed the stranger: then he besmed. fsr
po!rrtunity he had Iorg been seeking 's' ne %
L, aoW 90 You do2' the little boy inquired polite
while he asped his net with ths " other fg "s' ana 9Sn q
P1edsed 70 have met you. I've wanted to for ever
r That's very nice Of YOU said the man. and
sure the pleasure Il I,HTd quite young Il am
o,I I've somsthing INST perticker to ask YOU
pool 70 sit on the rock beside him. and it seemed
EiSSe either It's for Viola-you know Viola oy
Vow It happened that the Jockey man. like mos,
oe a1 people In that VILLAGE knew Viola BY sight
erai and Basil were as speedily pointed AZ o,,f -
SsS n Ssra9ger WHO srryed as though they had
m sT and nd the village vas proud Of them
srI5sr she ,, your sister asked the tokev
Yes and she's two years older than me but sha
a 1na'mseHe / dare saw voT,ve sen "a jt nss
It's been such bore having her ber@ b,7t 99,
to-moTrow, and then shall 10 just what We
like. for there will be only Harnet and Polly. ard
we like them Grannie had to 60 on quite sudden
week ;..s so thersn be nobody bur grandfather and
oIea1thless beamng at The pleasant picture he had
The jockey man put his pipe back into his mouth
ana waited, but IT had gone out. so he Just laid it
YOU wanted 70 ask ule3"' -
IT'S rather difHcult 70 explain Basil began.
turning very red and rumpling his hair "It's
Nlola; YOU knoW she wants so dreadfqly 10 como
know, but grandfather saws = Here Basil paused
fernoiat5 nIgsticT, SIS you SNOW ne II
or any daughters he thinks no end Of Viola
and father and mother are In India and he
jockey man shortly: so they are. he's perfectly
right
The jokey man looked at Basil and Basil looked
boy said very earnestly. DO yo1 think that YOU
There's that one about the giddy little girl IN the
big black hat tnat MIR Montmorency sings. grand
amusing. is it? And Viola does want 70 come 50
The jockey man made no reply, but stared straight
out 20 sea WIN very grave I3ee ternaps ne was
thinking OF az those other Eto'as who listened
cared about. kept out Of harm and zchemed fSr.
safe in love as with a charm"
Basil waited politely for some minutes: then as
the jockey man didn't speak he continued earnestly
You see. she can just hear that there is music
50 NJ anu Eu $3.50 u Wo,,u , pe LUIS -
I'm not at all sure Of that said Mr.. Smith,
think especially if they don't happen &c have wise
b done, and let you know;
Is knd t NJ Y6u YOU Viola Wit be 50 sase She's a8
the village. now with Polly. or Ia fetch her to
Now while Basil was talking he noticed that the
ders and that the leather looked as worn "a tire
coat he rightly deiuced that at some time or
Of a Sportsman and asked "D'you ish at aIi?''
Not here said the jockey man. but I've done
some fishing in my time Have you had good
Then Immediately ensucd a long discussion on the
relative merits Of hies and Basil save forth his
opinion an 0 TVss fbat the s r5
fly FOR that negghboTh9,od but but that there we're
" good results miSht be obtained BY using red
Sonfded to the jockey man that he had Just got
oea1tlIuI new spur Saae roo i S}n nc ssa
possible opportunity and they speedily became the
Soas G t6s actual G sport f Is 1S @
sportsneu in the world than ardent followers OF the
SaoT and sesey a 5f q a sSad 3gT:s sa!
selves. yet have the most delicate appreciation %
tel member OF a fishing family b this rare snd
Next morning the jockey nan called az tho ho.el
and asked for Basil az the door lie w9ulcnt como
only waited saw hastily. III like 70 brine
Sst s Eoad Sc a ght Then he @ 6efor &
could thank him and was so1H Pou I5,IIs w. T.
though he were training for q mountaineering &c"
lay the case before his grandfather. vino
HE promised you know ne concluded iloilanoy.
40 she can come can't shee
rhen Vioia came and laid her fresh sofS ehsss
,sanst his Is , mam@F t b pe SBrS v6 Ss.R
ana made stipulations about heavy cloaks. and the
'hdren knew the day was Won
And the end OF IL al was that at $50 O'clock
hat evening grandfather Basil and Viola were
Gated on three chairs In the very middle OF the
Dad that ran past the 'Alfresco Entertainers
&c. but as the road ends abruptly IN precipt-
Gus rock some thirty yards further along. theirs
: no fear OF being BY traffic
What an evening OF delight that was! How Basil
md Viola laughed. and how pleased was grand
athert Another thing Is quite certain-that tne
4ifresco Entertainers in way lost BY the
.iseratfons they had made IN their programme.
ne rest OF the audience seemed a. pleased =
and Viola and one appeared 70 miss the
'gfddv little girl IN che big black hat the least
ittIa Bit in the world
Really IRIS vastly civil o. Mr.. Thingummy
aid grandfather. on their way homo
Go DO cootlnued9