Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-14

'H" t"tl tnc early morning sun
caught the broad blades of the oars
with CLINT like the flash of diamond
but presently the boats of Indian is
land, and Nan turned to her aunt
''Well,' she announced brisllv.
we are all alone for the day. lust
think OF that. auntie We can imag-
inc we are original settlers and alone
in the trackless wastes"
Mrs. Edmond shivercd at the sus.
geston.
Don't child" she cried. lis it not
enough that we should be left alone?r
1t the most delicious thing that
has happened this summer" declared
Nan
Just think OF having the whole of
this Queen of Quagmond lake and Won
are the dowager queen. guess. Let's
clear away the remains OF our royal
banquet"
Suiting the action TO the word. Nan
briskly attacked the breakfast things
washing them in the tiny brook that
went singing over the pebbles to the
waters of the lake. 1t did not take
long to dispose of the soilcd thines.
and presently the girl turned TO hcr
aunt, her nut-brown face glowing from
the exercise
Whit 40 You want 10 do. DEAR
She demanded.
Whatever YOU wish Mrs Edmond
smiled into the radiant face softly
framed in the masses Of soft hair. Il
suppose that we had better wait nnl.l
Mr.. Leland comes over"
"Wint Leland is not coming over
said Nan decidedly II want To 70
somewhere now Let's take 4 lunch
ana climb the mountain It's such
tiny mountain. 1t won't tire YOU Ne
can stop every little while I nate to
have TO climb and climb the way
Whit Leland wants to-"
we will do it your way" said Mrs.
Edmond gently, Shall we start ut
once?"
You're the dearest auntie that over
was" declared Nan, as she planted
an enthusiastic kiss upon The ladys
withered cheek and danced off to pre-
pare the lunch. Mrs Edmond motto.
cd that the girl kept scanning the
iake ana guessed the cause. Nan was
afraid that in spite OF the prohibition
winthrop Leland might come pad.
dung around the corner as he had
done every morning since The Rank
in camp had been opened.
The rest of the party would never
have gone across the lake had they
not supposed that Leland would be
there TO do squire duty. 1t was SO
like Nan not to lot them know. There
must have been a quarrel last night.
She let her troubled glance wander
ont along the shore. hut there was no
sign OF the canoe and presently they
tied the tent flaps and plunged into
the soft green of the woods
Tlu1 1,tiI
of climb for Mrs Edmond and. a
stops were frequently, II was well
past noon when they at last hautel
Tor lunch, establishing themselves up
on grassy plateu divided by a tiny
stream that later cut past the camp.
Both were hungry and the sand.
wiches quickly vanished, but neither
made move to go. Below. the lake
glittercd like a sheet OF FURNISHED sill
yer i'll the glare OF the sun. giant
saver framed in the chang ne green
of the trcc-clad banks. Mrs. Edmond
leaned back against the huge rock
and sighed contentedly Nan dropped
down beside her and rested her head
against her aunt's knee
ITS lovely up here she said soft
~. III wish that we didn't have t,
go back-cver"
You would tire of it." said the cid
er woman with n smile 'You ar,
too young and too active TO turn re
cluse. Nan, besides with an allusiol
TO the girls speech that morning. "th,
Queen should not seclude hersel
from her subjects"
Not even when the subjects ar
unruly? Nan asked with sigh.
Then least of ALL counselcd Mrs
Edmond. she should restore han
mony 10 her subjects and show hcl
sell truly ruler. What was the MAJ
ter last night. Nan?''
The girl started and colored at tn
drcctness of the question. She ha
not meant such literal application
OF her remark.
'Wint was horrld last night" sh
said slowly. her glance directed tc
ward the tiny Indian island out in til
lake. He was so certain that w
could not do without him that | toll
him not to come"
And then soft hand fell loving
ly upon the girls soft head.
And then he said he would com
anyway, because he knew ncve
could run the camp alone. and toll
MIN ! was perfectly able to run TIL
camp and care for you, and that
didn't care If never saw him agar
and he said probably never SHOULD
and then he went away, and neve
even said good night"
Did you expect him TO come afte
you rudeness?' Mrs oEdmond's vote
gave no hint OF the smile that wa
playing about her lips and in the COZ
nor OF her eyes, Nan. looking straish
out across the lake did not see.
Gle might have baen polite.' sh
said aggricvedly