Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-07
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SURPRISES
By H ward Fielding
Copysht. 1904. BY Charles w. Hooke
By H o ward Fielding
Copwsht. 1904. BY ChAhe. w. Hooke
o." said the skipper, we won't
fall overheard. He'll hang
on to We, or I'm no judge"

nc SIIuucu DrOuuly at the
young man and the pretty girl who
were making themselves comfortable
On the long, overhanging stern of the
steam launch.
"NOw, how the deuce does that old
fresh water pirate know that we're en-
gagedY muttered the young man as
the grizzled pilot of Muskoka lakes
turned to go forward to the wheel "He
does know it, and he thinks it's funny
GLADYS told him, l guess" said the
girl. eve may expect some merry jests
from her before we get to Clavering is
land
''But why should Gladys put up any
jobs
She'll never forgive me. l didn't tell
her that you were to be here. When she
saw you on the wharf at Muskoka
landing she positively beat me. My
shoulder is black and blue"
"Why didn't you tell her?"
ooh, just for fun She felt so dis
tressingly happy because Tom could
come along and because her aunt said
he might stay at The Bluffs. And she
derived so much amusement from pity
Ing me. SO let her think that was
coming up here for a lonesome month
with my dearly beloved but not too
cheerful grandparents. And when she
found out that had let her make a
goose of herself she took it very hard"
flush! Here's Gladys" said Carol.
A jolly little girl in gray and an elon-
gated young man in fannels and
white sweater strOlled across the land
ing stage to the stern of the launch.
II hope we don't intrude," said the
tall youth grinning. "We'll sit for
ward of the engine all the way up the
lake"
ut was a great idea of yours. Tom.
to shift from the steamer to this
launch" said Haven How did YOU
happen to think of it?''
Gladys and l talked it over on the
way up from Muskoka wharf. We
shall beat the steamer nearly two hours
from here to The Bluffs"
"Aunty will arrive in time for sup
per-" said Gladys putting her arm
across the shoulders Of a comfortable
looking lady Of middle age who joined
them at that moment. land that's
quite a consideration for a plump per-
son with ravenous appetite, isn't it.
aunty?''
I'm uneasy about our luggage" re-
sponded Mrs. Earle. II think we
should have transferred it from the
steamer"
Couldn't" said Tom. ut will be
put ashore all right. We shall be there
to see about it, you know"
"Mine is marked Clavering island
plainly enough" said Carol I'm not
worried about It."
At this Gladys and Tom began to
shake with Internal laughter
"They say that Clavering's hotel is
very nice this year." said Gladys. And
Tom suddenly exploded and turned
away. pretending that mosquito had
flown down his throat.
whats in the wind. Carol?" said
Jack Haven softly as he stretched
himself in his former position on the
overhang. Where's the ioke?"
81 don't know" she answered. "un-
less they've had some additional in
formation about my grandfather. Tom
got telegram and letter at Musko-
ka wharf, and I didn't hear what was
In them That was after you came"
you showed Gladys your GRANDPA
TIERS letter, didn't you-the one that
you sent to me in Montreal?"
Eyes"
"He didn't express himself very COR
daily about me-
"He never does. But so long as my
mother isis
Resigned to the inevitable" said he,
I'VE won't put it stronger than that,
Still, your mother isn't to be there. and
you haven't told your grandparents
that I'm coming. 1t may be that Tom
has had private tip which lead him
TO anticipate that my reception will be
cold"
Carol shook her head.
ut isn't that" said she. Perhaps
they've merely heard that Clavering's
is full You haven't really engaged &
room, you know: you've only writer
for one
'"Tbere's no other hotel on the island
of course. | remember the place vel,
enough. though | was there for only a
day"
They sat together until Tom came afi
to tell them that the sun had touched
the hills and that Clavering's was only
half mile away.
Haven helped Carol to rise, and they
both looked forward over the top of Tx
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