Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-13


July and August, when perhaps in
some manner Alice Page could be in
duced to come. with his mother and
sisters to chaperon her and her broth
er and some other friends to complete
the party.
He had the Gypsy put in first class
shape and all her staterooms refur-
nished, and one in particular, which he
intended Alice should occupy, uphol-
stored in blue. So we'll formed were
his plans that he timed the start so as
to utilize the July moon for the first
ten days and mapped out trip taking
in all the Maine coast, spending week
at Bar Harbor, and then a run up as
far as Nova Scotia.
He had 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
plement it and also to make one Of the
party, and he had persuaded his sister
Blanch to aid him with his mother, but
he had met encouragement on all sides.
In the first place, Alice wrote 1t was
doubtful if she could go. 1t would be
q delightful outing and one she would
enjoy, but it would not be right to
leave Aunt Susan alone for so long, and
the last of June, she would have no
time to get ready.
To cap the climax of Franks discom-
future, when July came his mother an
nounced that she had decided to go to
the mountains for the summer.
''It's no use, Bert" he said to his
friend one evening. 81 wanted your
sister to go to Maine with US and moth
er and the girls and few more to
make party, but it's no so. I can't
induce your sister to join US, and it's
no use If she would, for mother has
determined to 60 to the mountains, and
that settles it. If you and l have any
outing on the yacht we must make up
gander party"
THAT suits me just as well as, and
In fact better than, the other plan," re-
piled Albert consolingly. IF we have
q lot Of ladies along we must dance at
tendance upon them. and if not we can
fish. smoke. play cards. sing or 60 to
sleep when we feel like it. l tell you,
Frank" he continued. evidently desir-
ing to cheer up that young man, girls
are all right as companions at home or
at balls and theaters, but on a yacht
they are in the way"
4 week afterward, and early one
bright morning. the Gypsy, with
skipper. crew and party Of eight
jolly young men on board, sailed out
Of Boston and that night dropped
anchor under the lee of an island in
Casco bay. She remained there one
full day and the next ran to Booth
bay and found shelter in a landlocked
cove forming part Of the coast line
Of Southport island. 1t was after din
ner next day, and while the rest Of
the party were either playing cards or
mapping in hammocks under the avn
ing. that Albert Page took one of the
boats, his pipe and sketchbook and
rowed down the coast q mile to an in
let he had noticed the day before. The
outer point of this was formed by a
bold cliff that he desired to sketch, and
pulling the boat well up behind the
inner point. tying the painter to a
rock and taking the cushions along.
he found a shady spot and sat down.
The sloping rock he selected for a
seat was q little damp. but he thought
nothing of it, and lighting his pipe be-
gan sketching.
He worked for an hour putting the
weed draped rocks and long swells
that broke over them ipto-his- book.