The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-06

IA hand, helped me into the boat.
steadied il. and motioned me to a seat
in the stern. He grasped the oars, and
with strong. firm pull or two spun
into the sound and anchored. He drew
out his line, fastened the bait securely
and cast it.
Unless you keep quiet now. MISS"
admonished he. the fish won't bite"
III keep quiet" | promised. hum
bly,; for as a matter of fact, that was
the condition upon which | had been
permitted 10 come.
The yacht was not far on. II lay
yacht. the sails gliuering white in the
afternoon sunshine. the shadows Of .
gray. delicate as the breast OF a dove.
merging into purple OF so soft a shade
as TO appear TO be pink. Beyond.
against the horizon, two cat-boats
dotted the tender pearl of the sea.
BY and by. forgetting. | said. It's
q beautiful yacht"
Andrews gave a sullen jerk TO his
line. drew IL out. and flung Ii dis
custody back again.
Il had a bite then. miss" he COM
planned. If you hadn't spoke up an
skeered IL away"
Afraid TO breathe. | lasped into ST.
lence like the grave.
After a time. CHANGING sidewise at me
beneath eyebrows Of the thickness of
underbrush. and seeing me sitting
there so very still. he repented some
what.
Yes" he began, Its a beautiful
yacht'-he pronounced IL yat. the same
as cat "A trim enough yacht for any
body Ii belongs TO cid man Smythe.
up there on the hill n you look you
Kin see the steeple o. his house jest
over the tree-tops TIM. | knowed
old man Smythe when he spelt his
name Smith. like other people: but
that was before he had a run O luck
an made his millions Him an 81 Slo-
cum vas fast friends then. too. an
the children growed up together. that
boy Jean o. hist an Beth. 81 Slocum' 5
gal: but there's a difference in men,
There's bound To be. or there wouldn I
be no millionaires. an what would this
mere country Ue MltHout RAC EniilAtt-
aires, They're a necessary evil
.'Ieastways, startin' out with what
seems like an even show. one man goes
up an the other down What with
sellin bit o property here IN there,
an inyestin' u judicious IN some o
them tail buildin's in New York. old
man Smythe got pretty soon TO own
70 "a roa - .
what was wuth ownin'- As for 81 Slo-
cum. he don't own nothing The best
he ki.. do is 10 rent the few feet o
earth his hu..se squats on. Hes got
TO he content with that No. that he
amt content enough. Too content. &C
cordin' TO his wife. Liza. Let him e
round with a briar pipe stuk De
tween his teeth. an his hands in his
pants rockets. an he's happy. sh'
saws. He thinks he's got about whats
comm TO him He don't want for moth
ing more. The world may 20 hang fo
all him. an welcome. Miss. be quie
there. will YOU There's somethin.
nibblin'."
The something" nibbled and quit
Ouce more out ttt -
gave a dissatisfied rrunf. and com
nenced the story where he had lief
on.
Them two children. that boy an
ral- said he. was together most
Inc time-,he boy. old man Smythe'
rs say. an the gal. 81 Slocum's. an
bigger. nner. strappin' sunburned ga
YOU never see, alvin in the open all
i.shin'. swimmin'. rowin'. bathin. ar
xnen there want nothing else O
:,and. Jest walkin' about. takin' lon
brea,hs O. what them city folks call
ozone an what We plain folks ca'l
ar :,
NO. that gal didn't need the wall
~ no house to hold her 'cep'in 10
sleepin' purposes. The blue sky wa
walls enough for her an plenty nea
II YOU could "a seen her swi-n
would "a done your heart good--tn'
curly head o. her'n Eoin' out. ou'' ou
duckin'. then comm up agin a
Guchln. another an another time In
al want afraid O. nothing IN y