The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-08-25


There's more-in the shops.
Bess vent back to her seat.
steame. was passing over the water
to the pier, and her attention was
caught by it. do steaming- boats 60
to bed 1t night?" she inquired abrupt
~.
Il don I know. No, don't think they
DO. OF course they do not"
at would be 4 drefful big bed.
s'pose the shops hadn't any big enough.
20 they couldn't have none" said Bess
thoughtfully. Then her mood changed.
She crushed her wide hat down over
her ears and laughed out at him from
Under the improv,sed bonnet. When
the sun shines--hard, then I do this"
she said. What do you do!"
Grin and bear It." said Langham,
carelessly. Then he caught her puzzled
glance and reproached himself. Il
come here, Bess, and lie in the shade.
as you see. It's the best plan"
tits drefful dull Don't you ever
play YOURSELF" The childish eyes I'll
most held pain at the thought OF his
dizziness.
"Oh, yes, OF course-what am
thinking about! You never saw any
one play as l do. Why, play at heaps
OF things!"
What frst?" 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 1t
was over, We'll, make fairy boats. to
tegin with" was his declaration.
The rejoinder was inevitable. Make
some now" commanded Bess.
The mans hand went weakly to his
pocket. He brought out letter and
shook 1t out Of It's envelope. The two
sheets of notepaper were yellow and
little worn. He looked at them for a
moment. Then he folded a sheet in
two. Bess forsook her seat and crept
over the sand to watch. She dug
little elbow into mis- 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 boat out OF paper, and as he
did so there came rush OF remem-
brance OF his own childish days. and
his fingers trembled.
ut takes drefful long time to make
a tcat!" complained the small maid,
with a sigh; and 1T does," said the
boatmaker. with sigh not less deep
than hers.
Al last 1t was made and Bess clapped
her 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 little space
underneath 1t 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, III
go right down an sail IT." she cried.
shrilly. Il can quite easy put my fin
cor underneath AMI hold 1t weeny.
weeny bit. 1t won't know"
Presently anuther thought came to
her She patted the tiny craft with q
loving forehuger. "Of course the fair
les sail in It, | almost forgotted When
you re sleep-sound-then they come
-hcaps-an' sail, an sail. an sail"
And where DO they sail to-" asked
the man.
Il don't know" said Bess dreamly.
"Somewheres drefful good. expec',"
she said, after pause, and she took
rp 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-hcaps-
OF the fairy boat till to-morro y-day.
and watch. Then you can tell, when
lve coined, how the fairies sail In Il,
Cause I'm coming tomorrow day. an
the next, an the next. an you must
make heaps OF fairy boats. OF course.
you must be drefful careful the falr,ss
don't see you watching. you know"
! Langham had recovered his breath
! by the time she had stated her lnten-
! ton and instructed him In his duties
/ IN be dreadful!y careful" he said.
She turned when a few yards ava,
and kissed her hand to him I'm be
sure and come -morrow-day." she
cr'ed: and her eyes said, BE dreful
ceveful"
Langham lay and looked at the little
boat, A fairy vessel ii was-and fash
toned from an old. old loye-letter-of
the woman who had married somebody
else. lie lay for a long time. Then
ne made little hole In the sand and
bnried the fairy boat The last one"
he muttered, and they none Of them
4 sailed
Well. perhaps the fairies sailed in
them He would soon find out.
When at last he rose 1t was with an
effort and with gray tingc aonut his
lips lie looked along the yellow
shore \ week si1ce he had been able
to crawl Up and down Il: to-day he
had with difficulty MANAGED 10 creep
up slowly slowly, 70 the shadow under
the first rocks; to morrow