Mower County transcript., 1905-09-27
ghastly picture and one that held his

lghaastly picture and one that held his
attention from all the rest. i s,. ssSsss
T was framed in d broad, nat mold
ling covered with Shells He was still
gazing at it when he heard Uncle Ter
rvs voice bidding him good morning.
Amt ye up little arly?'' said that
worthy: - hope ye slep' well. Igin-r
orally roust out by daylight an put out
the light an then start fire, but thar
was no need Of you gittin' out so soon.,,
Il think the waves woke me,'' replied
Albert land the morning is so beau
tifulz couldn't waste it in bed"
| I'm goin' over to the cove to mend q
trap continued Uncle Terry, "an' if
yere W1llln I'd like to hev We go along
too. The wimmin III hev breakfast
ready by that time, an then I'll take
We up to Seal cove an see if yer boats
thar
He seemed depressed and not inclined
to talk. and Albert sat on an overturn-
eu uory and watched him puttering
away over lobster trap His hat had
fallen off, and the sea winds blew his
scant fringe of gray hair over his bald
head. His brown shirt was open at
the throat, disclosing bony neck, and
his we'll Worn garments showed the out
! lines of a somewhat wasted form.
what Impressed Albert more than all
this was the detected manner of Uncle
Terry. When he finished fixing the
trap he pulled dory in that was moor
ed out in the cove and carefully bailed
and wiped it clean. When this was
done he said almost wistfully: "Tve
worried a good deal bout what ye
told me last night, an I'd like to have
a good talk with We. l s'pose ye're anx-
lous to see Yer friends an let 'em
know yere all safe, an I'll take ye up
| the island the fust thing an then 20
an pull my traps, an then if ye're will
in We'll sot down, if it ain't askin too
much O. ye to wait" he added almost
pathetically "rll get Telly to show
We her picturs, an mebbe We can give
| her some p'ints as IL help her.
Il shall be more than glad to do So"
replied Albert, ''but if that shipwreck
me-
Uncle Terry looked pleased, but made
no answer. On the way back to the
house lie said, I'D ,ruther ye'd make
no mention to the Wimmin of our hev-
in any talk
At the breakfast table he seemed i'll
better spirits and more like himself.
Il think We told me last night" he re-
, marked, addressing Albert, that ye
painted piciurs yerself some' And
then, turning to Telly, he added, 'Mr.
Page is comm back here binleby jest
to look round, an mebbe he'd like to
! look at some Of yourn.'
! Telly's face flushed slightly. 81 shall
be delighted,' added Albert, ''if Miss
Terry will favor me. Will your he
added in persuasive tone.
II do not feel that my pictures are
| good enough to show to strangers" she
answered in a low voice. Il have
shvoY ne"
! "From what I've noticed in your sit
! ting room," responded Albert quickly.
"you lSeed not be ashamed to show
them to an artist. l am not one. |
only sketch little, just as remem-
brance of places L visit, but love pic
lures even better than music
Il will gladly show you what have
DONE" replied Telly simply, and there
the conversation ended. When the meal
was over Albert observed, "With your
permission, Mrs. Terry, would like to
make a sketch of your home and the
lighthouse, and after Mr.. Terry has
helped me to find my friends l am COM
! ing back" Then, turning to Telly, he
added, Il can then feel easy in my
mind and shall enjoy looking over your
paintings"
"Won't ye stop to dinner with U.S.
! asked Aunt Lissy as Albert thanked
her for her hospitality. "We'N be glad
to have ye.''
Il will, thank you,'' replied Albert.
"This point, and in fact this vill;> &c,
was such Il surprise to me and is so
charming l am going to devote all my
day to it, Then, bidding the ladies
good morning, he followed Uncle Terry
over to the cove, where they boarded
his dory and started out to find the
Gypsy.
"And she has the soul Of an artist
in her." Albert said to himself, as
Uncle Terry pulled the dory out of the
| harbor and up the coast toward where
he had been left stranded. "lAnd what
eyes, and what perfect form!''
AS good luck would have it, when
they rounded a point, there was the
Gypsy following the island shore down
| to meet them. Albert stood up and
waved his cap. He was answered by
| the whistle and in an instant every one
OH board of her, even the crew. were
| out on her bows and waving caps
Justify. The skipper kept the whistle
blowing, and as the yacht slowed
down and Uncle Terry pulled along
side, Albert was seized and almost
ragced on board Frank was so over