The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-08-31

There's more--in the shors.'
Bess went back 10 her seat.
steamer was passing over tae water
to the pier. and her attention was
caught by 1t. DO steaming. boats 20
TO bed at night" she inquired abrupt
y.
Il don't know. No, don't think they
! DO. or course they do not"
1T would be drefful big bed. !
/ sposc the shops hadn't any big enough.
so they couldn't have none. said Bess
/ troughtfuly Then her mood changed
/ She crushed her wide hat down over
/ her ears and laughed out at him from
Under the improviscd bonnet. When
| tho sun shines-hard, then | do this"
| she said. What do you do"
Grin and bear It. said Langham.
/ carclessly. Then he caught her puzzled
/ Stance and reproached himself Il
/ come here. Bess, and lie IN the shade.
| as you see. It's the best plan"
ITS drerul dull. Don't you ever
| play Yourself" The childish eyes al
! most held pain at the thought Of his
/ dizziness.
"Oh, yes, OF course-what am
thinking about, You never saw any
ono play as do. Why. play at heaps
CT things"
! What first" asked Bess. the inex-
orablc.
Langham cudEclled his brains. "Oh,
/ Curiosity, thy name is Woman" hs
muttcred A struggle TO reprcss the
laughter which ne felt would o1end the
small Miss Dignity beside HIM brought
but another ~ OF coughing. When 1t
was over. Well, make fairy boats. to
lrgin with. was his declaration.
The rejoindcr was inevitable Make
some now commanded Bess
The mans hand went weakly TO his
pocket He brought out "A letter and
shook i, ont OF It's envelope. The two
sheets OF notcpnpcr were yellow and d
little worn. lie looked at them for a
moment Then he folded a sheet in
two, Bess forsook her seat and crept
/ over the sand 10 watch She dug a
/ l!itlc elbow into mis- chest to steady
herself and he bit his lips and then
painted; but he did not ask her 10
move IT, As best he could, he fash
toned boat out OF paper. and as he
did so there came rush OF Temem-
brancc Of his own childish days, and
his fingers trcmbled
1T takes a drehu long time to make
. tCat." complained the small maid.
with a sigh, and 1T does" said the
boalmakcr with 1 sigh not less deep
than hers
AZ last It was made and Bess Clapped
her hands with delight. The boat had
a charming sail In the middle of IL,
and looked quite real, and was beauti-
fully light. There was Il little space
underneath 1t into which you could
poke your little finger aud so hold the
Interesting vessel mp TO view. Then
there WAS some writing on one side
which looked just like the name, Bess
said Her little form quiyered with
Elec. She was in raptures Now, III
80 right down an sail it," she cried.
shrilly, Il can quite easy put my fin
Ecr underneath AMI hold 1t weeny.
wCcny bit. II won't know"
Presently another thought came to
her. She pattcd the tiny craft with a
loving forcnnger "Of course the fair
les sail in It; almost forgotted. When
you re -sound-thcn they come
--hcaps-an' sail. an sail. an sail"
And where do they sail to-" asked
the man.
Il don't know" said Bess dreamiIy.
"Somewheres drefful good, expec'."
she said. after pause aud che took
~ the little yellow white boat and
Kissed It.
Then she started to her feet. There's
nurse now and she's lookinS-that's
for mo You must take care-heaps-
Of the fairy boat till tomorrow day,
and watch. Then you can tell, when
We coined, how the fairies sail in IT.
Cause I'm coming tomorrow day, an
tho next. an the next. an you must
make heaps OF fairy boats. or course,
YOU must be drefful careful the fairies
dor't see you watching you know"
Langham had recovered his breath
hy the time she had stated her inten-
y.
I'm be droadully careful" he said.
She turned when Il few yards away
and kissed her hand to him. I'm be
sure and come tomorrow day" she
cried. and her eyes said. Be drenuI
CCrcfuI"
I.nngham lay and looked at the little
boat fairy vessel It was-and fash
toned from an old, old love-letter-or
the woman who had married somebody
else. lie lay for a long time, Then
he made a little hole in the sand and
buried the fairy boat. The last one"
he muttered, "and they none 81 them
sailed"
Well. perhaps the fairies sailed In
them He would soon find out
When at last he rose, It was with an
effort and with a gray tinge about his
lips. He looked along the yellow
shore week since he had been able
to crawl up and down It; to-. day hs
loS with dirUCtltv mammal IN oman