The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

, cried hard-once. P'r'aps-p'r'aps-
you've Gated all your eandy?" ,>*IS
You've hit 1t, Bess, this time. That's
just it. I've Gated all my candy -.
There's more-in the shops" Il =
Bess went back to her seat. A
|:steamer&was passing. over the water
to the pier, and her attention was
caught by 1t. do steaming- boats 60
to bed at night?" she inquired abrupt
ly.'@ ~ 1919 = - y - :"f511s !.
= don't know. No, don't think they
do. or course they do not" - ,
1T would be. a dreftul +. big bed.
s pose the shops hadn't any big enough,
60 they couldn't have none," said Bess
tEoughtfully. Then her mood changed.
She crushed her wide hat down over
her ears and laughed out at him from
Under the impr66 ttised. bonnet when
the sun shines-hard; then I do this u
she said. What do you do!" =
rs Grin and bear IT, said Langham,
:carelessly. Then he caught her puzzled
Stance and reproached himself. I
come here, Bess, and lie in the shade.
as you see. It's the best plan"
- Its drefful dull. Don't you ever
play yourself?" The childish eyes al
most held pain at the thought of his
dizziness. II:
"Oh, yes, of course-what am:
thinking about! You never saw any
one play as do. Why, play at heaps
CT th1ngs!" -,
What flrst?" asked Bess. the mex.
orable. -:
Langham cudgelled his brains. ''Oh,
Curiosity, thy name Is Woman!" he
muttered. A struggle to repress the
laughter which he felt would offend the
small Miss Dignity beside him brought
but another fit of coughing. When it
was over. We'll, make fairy boats, to
Eegin WITH" was his declaration. ~.
The rejoinder was inevitable. Make
some now" commanded Bess.
The mans hand went weakly to. his
pocket. He brought out a letter and
shook it out of its envelope. The two
sheets of notepaper were yellow and a
little worn. He looked at them for a
moment. Then he folded sheet in
two. Bess forsook her seat and crept
over the sand to watch. She dug
little elbow into his chest to steady
herself, and he bit his lips and then
painted; but he did not ask her. to
move it. AS best he could, he fash
Toned a boat out OF paper, and as he
Cid SO there came a rush of remem-
brance Of his own childish days, and
his fingers trembled. = r
1T takes dretful long time to make
tcat!" complained the small maid,
with a sigh; and 1T does,' said the
: bEoatmaker, with sigh not less deep
than hers. ~~,.. -. 49, :
At last it was made and Bess clapped
heT. hands with delight. The boat had
a charming sail in the middle OF 1t,
and looked quite real, and was beauti-
fully light. There was a little space
underneath it into which you could
poke your little finger, and so hold the
interesting vessel up to view. Then
there was some writing on one side
which looked just like the name, Bess
said. Her little form quivered with
glee. She was in raptures. "Now, I'll
60 right down an sail it," she cried,
shrilly. Il can quite easy put my fin
ger underneath AMI hold it q weeny,
weeny bit. It won't know"
Presently another thought came to
her. She patted the tiny craft with
loving forefinger "Of course the fair
les sail in it; almost forgotted. When
you're asleep-sound-then they come
-heaps-an' sail, an sail, an sail"
"And where do they sail to-" asked
the man.
Il don't know" said Bess dreamily.
"Somewheres drefful good, I expec'."
she said, after pause, and she took.
UP the little yellow white boat and
kissed it.
Then she started to her feet. There's
nurse now, and she's looking-that's
for me. You must take care-heaps-
of the fairy boat till to-morrow-day,
and watch. Then you can tell, when
I've coined, how the fairies sail in it.
Cause I'm coming to-morrow-day, an
the next, an the next an you must
make heaps OF fairy boats. Of course,
va il must be drenul careful the fairies
do mt see you watching, you, know!'
Langham had recovered his breath
sty the. time she had stated her 1nten-
stion and Instructed him in his duties
"In be dreadfuny, careful" he said.
u She: turned when a few yards away
and kissed her hand to him. iii be
sure and come tomorrow day." she
cried; and her eyes said, :Be drenul
csretul"&I II <: G2S;;;n ..,ee;:.,...s. T..
5Langham lay and looked at the little
boat. A fairy vessel it was-and fash
toned from an old, old -letter-of
the woman who had married somebody
else: :. He lay, for long time. Then
he made azzlittle hole N. the sand and
buried the fairy boat: THE. last one"
he. muttered, and they none Of them
sailed 6, s,.j s..%ssszs. - ..%
Well, perhaps the, fairies sailed in
them: He would soon find out. ..aa
F When at last he rose, 1t was with an
effort and with a gray tinge about his
lips. He looked along 1.-THE yellow
shore A week since he had been able.