The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-17
I home because q the long southeastern

broomsticks TO repel the invasion at
their doors. The fire engine was drag
gcd out; forty hands, men and women
sprang to the ropes and ratified ii along
at Il breakneck rate The sheriff har-
messed his horse into light wagon and
drove at speed down tile cove road
Every thing that could move started for
he Judges place. Only the intifm Old
persons stayed in the doorways. re-
screamed, while the housewives ran
upstairs and down TO collect their small
valnabies before fleeing from tho be
sieged village, And all the time the fog
horn walled and cried hoarsely for help.
When the van of the crowd reached
The shanty Of Rosas the young men
wanted to burn the old rats nest. as
they called 1t, and they might have
done SO but for q selectman who was
also chief Of the fire department and
threatened to turn the hose on anybody
that should break law and order. As
he had all Hakeport bay and the Allan
tic ocean beyond to draw from at need,
they obeyed him and went up the road
to the Judges house There they found
trouble
The morning, which had dawncd
with such peaceful radiance, yelled in
silvery mists. with rosy reflections on
sky and sea, was one of pleasant OK
pectancy at the villa on the point The
judges grandcllild. little Elfrida. had
put her dolls early 10 bed the night be
fore that they might rise early TO wei
come her papa and mamma, who were
TO arrive that day, She had invaded
her grandfather's room before daylight,
so that he really needed a nap in The
forenoon to make up for lost sleep and
he established himself in his steamer
chair on the broad veranda, ostcnsibly
to read the newspapers. Efrida
brought all her dolls. and, like the swal-
low in Brownms's poem. set them on
the rail looking seward. She sup
posed that her papa and mamma would
come in their yacht, as they did in
their trips along the south shore Of
Massachusetts. II was true that
grandpapa had brought her ana Marie,
her nurse, by railroad. but papa was
always pictured to Inr mind nobly
erect on his quarter deck in a general
glory of brass buttons and wigwagging
Jolly signals TO his friends Of The yacht
club.
Efrida knew that she must not be
noisy, because grapdpapa had spread a
newspaper over his face. behind which
screen She suspected that he was fast
asleep She chose her fa@orite doll a
dreadful old image with a face 81
black silk, gown Of red bandanna
and yellow turban. Having carried
this friend TO the fGrthest end Of the
veranda. Elfrida stated her designs
some Of us ought to go down to the
landing 10 meet them, Topsy You
are the only one that does not spot
with water so You may come win
me"
With the devoted Topsy under one
arm Elfrida started for the landing.
A rowboat was ticd TO the float, and
the little girl took her scat in IT, She
began 10 rock the boat. singing
Now we go 10 meet them.
Out 10 sea and back again;
There's brly the sea tili we come 10
Spain"
Which, being her own song, she was
not soon tired Of repeating
The boat rocked and The rope knot
was a landsman's knot. tied
by the hosiler-and the outgoing tida
sucked under the ripping surface OF
the water and all ne once Efylda |
found herself far from the float and OF |
her way TO SPAIN Then she was sorry |
for herself and for Topsy and began TO |
scream az the top of her little voice for |
for Marie, for somebody. |
She saw old Miguel come to the door of |
bis shauty, but he had not heard her; !
le Ind only brought out n rod flannel |
shirt 10 dry. One reason that the Hake- I
port women distrusted him was that |
10 was liable 10 wash his clothes any /
lay Of the week instead of the tradl-
ional Monday. But the red shirt would \
not have come Into the story except /
hat it suggested to the mind Of little .
Elfrida that here was chance for a |
vigwag IL is true that she did not
snow the signal code. But. then. she
lid not know how to spell ia any alpha
)et. All the same. she could go through
he motions. She seized the red gown
a Topsy by the waist and gave her a
series OF jerks TO right and left, now
md then bringing her TO the pcrpendic
liar.
No wonder that the captaius thought
hat the wgwag had gone crazy. They
'Oud not. viewing il from far away.
ee that The signaler was baby wav-
ny red rag doll
ola Rosas. mile nearer. could see
IN that he answered by waving the
cd flannel shirt tumblcd over himself
nto his dory. took the oars ANA rowcl
way with surprising contortious orhis
Uncertain shoulders. Just as the cap
aims raised the spyglass Elfrida's boat
FITTED round the point and was lost -
light But by force of oars and tide the
paniard would soon oyrrtakc her. She
so much aud cncoura gel
he doll. we are an right Miss Tonsr /
Old Mr. Rosas IL com
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