Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-02

Inauguration transformed MIN to q yell
low.haired Viking and his up-to.date
canoe to q battle galley with a SER
pent's head prov.
The man saw the girl standing
straight as birch sapling on a huge
brown rock gazing out at him over the
water. Fancy painted her siren
rocks at her feet. Without mo.
ment's hesitation he decided It would
lie pleasant to be lured. He arched
his hand above his mouth.
: ''Ye-ho!" he called her.
She mimicked his action.
"Ye:ho!" she answered back.
The next stroke Of the paddle al
most lifted the canoe from the water.
and the girl meditated ignominous
flight; yet. knowing who he was, she
decided to remain.
He certainly Is all that rumor paints
him in the way OF strength" she soli-
loquized, as she watched, fascinated,
the play of the muscles of his mighty
arms.
When he was near enough for her
to see she colored at the unstinted ad-
miration In his eyes.
You're glorious!" lie cried, impul-
sively az ne deity shot the canoe
pto the rock.
You're extremely bold:- she re-
torteu. nervously.
He smiled irrepressibly.
"I've come dor you-get in" he
said, preemptorily. cit needs only
you, leaning against that forward
thwort, to make the morning perfect"
"My goodness" she gasped. you
are Viking!" o.
You're making fun OF my hair
he said. Stimulating offense. you
shouldn't call me such hard name
simply because my hair is tow,col.
ored."
In moment she was seated among
the pillows.
He watched her trail her fingers
In the brown waters awhile and then:
I'm Edric Standfords' he said alb
ruptly. "Aud you?"
Jeanette Hartman, OF Pittsburg,'
she answered. eying hum furtively.
He stopped padding for moment
and looked at her in amazement.
mot Malcom Harriman's daugh-
teri" he blurted.
Yes" she said simply.
you know who | am?' he ques.
toned.
She nodded affirmatively.
"And yet-and yet" he found
cred.
WELL" she querled. finding he
"and yet-what?"
"Oh. nothing" he answered. lamely
and fell to padding furiouhly.
After all, he thought, what did 1t
matter? Only q vacation episode-it
ont,ld hn n0thfno mn yunnl1
carry it out In the spirit in which he
had begun.
A morning of encnan:ment was
theirs They visited a spot where
sharpnosed pikerel leaped with twink
ling frequency. They slipped through
ain Eden of immense golden-cupped
water lilies. wide open to the glory
of the dawn They glided stealthily
along in the shadow of the shore
fringe until presently they saw stag
with his softeyed wives. come down
to the to the shore to drink. He
brought her nearer to nature than she
ever before had been.
81 shall come here the first thing
tomorrow morning." he said, as he
helped her UP to the rock where he
had found her. "Shall find you
herei"
Perhaps" she answered; but there
was half-promise in her manner
when she waved him goodbye from
the hilltop.
He was earlier than she next morn
ing. Int he had not long to wait. In
n few moments she came smiling to-
ward him down the hill
sIf you like" he said, as he helped
her to her seat. "we'll visit the ca
gle's nest on Bald Mountain. ] have
been up to her aerie and seen her
baby eagles"
Jeannette's eyes sparkled. ~
They started while the mists were
still gray. Jeanette wore a short
red coat In anticipation of the cool
ness of the air at the high altitude
OF the mountain. Shortly before noon.
after wearying climb. they gained
a spot where 1t seemed advisable to
eat their luncheon.
eve must wait here until Mrs.
Eagle goes preying for the family din
/. ner." Stamford informed his COM
panion. "'lnen, by hurrying, we'll
+ have time to climb and take peep
at the little eaglets and get away be-
fore the old bird returns"
In few moments they saw the
Z mother bird soar upward with great
spread of wings and circle out over
the valley.
COW is our time" said Stamford,
springing up and leading the way:
out we must hurry"
hard scramble over n series OF
ragged powders brought them to the
crag where the eagle had built her
nest. Four young eagles stretched out
I,n,tr oil Inv,