Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-01-31

shoulder Come out to the starting
line. Mr.. Siwanl. All the Positions are
marked with golf disks What sort
o. ground have We ahead Dawson:
Hind ~ still. miss sriunei the
ke.per. Pity your genilcn'an ainf
,ra wed the meadows sn' Savhein hii'
tn, VIII you ch"o>e your dog. sir.
You have your dog. you know" Oh
served Sylvia demurely. anj siward.
s.anciug am.ug the impatient settlers,
saw one white. heavils feaiherei de
str.iiliu. nt his leash and waeglng
frgn,ieally. brown ewes fXei on hiin-
Tie next moment Sycamore was
free. deyouring his master with ca
resses. the girl looking on in smiling
silence aud presently. side 10y side, the
man. he girl and the dog were stroll
Ing Or To the starting line. where al
ready geuple were gathering IN groups.
selecting dogs. fowling pieces, com
pairing Mum ers and discussing the
merits of their respective lines Of al
vance.
Feran. busily energetic aud in high
spirits. gr,e,ed them gayly. pointing
out the red disk hearing their mum
Der. Z. where IL stood out distinctly
above the distant scrub Of the fore
land.
You tw" are certainly up against
IT, he said. grinnlng. There's oaly
one rougher line, and you're in for
thurns aud wafer and n scramble
pcross the backbone Of the divide"
lis il any goody" asked Siward.
"Good-if you've got the legs and
Sylvia doesn't play baby
~ she said Indignantly. Kemp
you annoy me. And | will bet you
, now" she added. flushing. that your
old cup is ours"
Wait" said slward. laughing. I'VE
may not shoot straight"
"You will Kemp. I'll wager what
ever you dare"
Gloves? Stockings-ugainst ciga-
rette case?" he suggested.
| ing forward along the skirmish line,
/ with n nod and smile for the groups
how disintegrating into couples-the
Page boys with Eileen Shannon and
! Rena BonneSdel. Marion Page follow
ed by Alderdene. Mrs. vendennIng and
Major Bewether and the Tassel girl
conveyed by Leroy Mortimer Farther
along the line. taking post. she saw
/ Quarter and Miss Caithness. Captain
/ VOUCHER with Mrs. Mortimer and 9th
ers too distant to recognize moving
across country with glitter and CLINT
OF sunlight on slanting gun barrels.
/ And now Ferrall was climbing into
his saddle beside his pretty wife. whC
sat her horse like boy. the white tia.
lifted high in the sunshine. watchm-
the firing line until the last lasgar,
was IN position
a right. Grace said Ferral brisk
ly. Down went the White flag. Tn
far tanged line started into notiol
strait 1T across country. dogs III heel.
From her saddle Mrs. Ferrall coulC
see ne advance strung ont far atielt
from the dark spots moving along III,
FEELS boundary to the two couples
trave sing the salt meadows TO north
Crack 4 distant report came faintl!
over the uplands against the wind.
voucher" observed Ferrall. "proha
bly, snipe. Hark! He's struck then
again, Grace"
Mrs Ferrall, watching curiously
saw Slward's gun fly up as two bl.
dark spots hoated up from the marsi
and went swinging over his head
Crack. Crack! Down sheered thu
black spots. tumbling earthward ont o
the Sky.
. Duck" said Ferrall. "A double 70
Stephen. Lord Harry, How that maj
can shoot! Isn't 1t pity that
He said no more. His pretty wife
astride her thoroughbred. sat silent
gray eyes fixed on the distant figure
of Sylvia Lands and Slward. nov
shoulder deep In the reeds.
Was 1t very bad last nightY" sh
asked in a low voice.
, Ferrall shrugged He was not OF
fensiye. He walked steadily enoug
upstairs. When | went into his room
) he lay on the bed as II he'd bee
struck by lightning, and yet you Sc
how he is this morning"
, After awhile" his wife said. ut
, going to alter him some day dreadfu
ly, isn't it. Kemp"
"You mean like Mortimer?"
, Yes, only Leroy was always a pig.
AS they turned their horses towar
the highroad Mrs. Ferrall said. ID
you know why Sylvia isn't shootin
. with Howard?'
I NO" replied her husband indiffel
emily, do you?"
, No" She looked out across the sur
lit ocean. grave gray eyes brightenin
with suppressed mischief But hal
suspect"
WHAT"
= "Oh. all sorts of things. Kemp"
q whats one of 'em?" asked Ferral
q only laughed.
. "You don't mean she's throwing he
4 flies at Siward, now that you've hool
e ed Quarter for her. | thought She
n played him to the gaff"-
[ please don't be coarse, Kemp" sal
$ Mrs. Ferrall. sending her horse fo
:, ward Her husband spurred to be
4 side and without turning her head sh
{ continued: "Of course Sylvia won't L
foolish. If they were only safely ma
6 ried But Howard Is such pill
, What does Sylvia expect with How
n ards milions-a MANI
n Grace Ferrall drew bride. ''The CT
r rious thing is. Kemp. that she like
O him."
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