The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-11-30
CHAPTER XIX.

iN RANK MASON had consoled
II himself during the nany
ksrNs1w months OF hard stuly With
49, visions CT II yachting trip IL
Jriy and August. when perhaps IN
some manner Alice rage coull be In
ducej to come. with his mother an
SISTERS to cbaperon her and Eer broth.
CT ana some other friends to complete
the party.
He had tie Gypsy put in fist class
shape and all her staterooms refur-
nls.ed. and one in particular. which be
intended Alice should occupy. uplol-
stored III blue. So well formed were
his plans that tc timed tie start so rs
TO utilize the July mool for the first
! ten days and mapped out Il trip taking
in all the Maine coast. spending Il week
ut Ear I.arbo.. and then Il run uo is
far as Nova Scotia.
lie Lad described all the charms Of
this trip to Alice and extended TO her
the most urgent invitation. He had
Obtained her brothers promise to SUP
ploIlcnt ii and also to make one OF tie
party. ard he Lad persuaded Lis sister
E..ln1h to aid Lin With his mother. bat
lie Lad met encouragement Oh NJ sides.
In tie first place. Alice w.otc it WAS
Doubtful if she could go. 1t would he
ii delightful outing and one She would
enjoy. Dut ii would not be right to
leave Aunt Susan alone for 50 long. and
tl;en. as Ler school did not close ra.iI
TIE last of Juaa. sac would lave no
lime to get ready.
To cap tie climax Of Franks disconl-
future. when July came his mother am
nounced that she lad decided to 20 TO
the mountains for TIE summer.
Its no use. Cert" lie said to his
sister TO 70 10 Maine with us and moth
or and TIE girls and II few more TO
make IL party. hut lis 10 20. | can't
induce your sister to jo.l us. and it's
no use If she would. 70: mother has
determined 10 80 to Tie mountains. ami
that settles it. II you ana | have any
outing on tie yacht we must MAKE up
II sander party
That suits me just as we'll as. ana
in fact better than. the other PLAN re-
piled Albert co~nsolingly. IF we have
n lot of ladies along we must dance ut
tendance upon them. ana if not we can
fish. smoke. play cards. sing or 20 10
when we feel Ike 1t. | tell you.
Frank" he continued. evidently desir-
ing TO cheer NJ that young man. girls
are all right as companions ut home or
ut balls and theaters. but on Il yacht
they are in the way"
y week aftcrward. ana early one
bright morning. the Gypsy. with
crew ana Il party CT eight
jolly young men on board. sailed out
CT Boston and that night dropped
anchor Under the lee of an island in
.asco bay. She remained there one
fill day and the next ran to Booth
bay ana found shelter in IL landlockeI
cove forming part of the coast line
of Southport island. 1t was after din
ner next day. ana while the rest Of
tie party We're either playing cards or
in hammccks under the avn
ing. that Albert Page took enc of tie
boats. his pipe and sketchbook and
rowed down the coast Il mile to an in
let he had noticed tie day before. The
ou point CT this was formed by Il
bold elf that he desired to sketch. AMI
tie lost well up behind the
point. tying the pain,er to Il
rock ANA taking the cushions along.
he founl II shady SPOT AMI SGT down.
The sloring rock lie se.ccted for Il
WAS II little damp. but he thought
netting CT It. and lighting his pipe be-
gan s~ke:ching.
He worked for an hcur putting tie
weed draped rGcks ana long swclls
that broke over them into lis book.
ana then. lulied perhaps by the monet
onors -rlrthn of tie cceso-lay back