Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-10

Pretty soon he had to stop and hustl.
upstairs. for tie Twins was shouting for
their buds. For grown men they was
the most helpless critters; his lordship
was sort OF nurse 10 EN-. YOU
might say.
After a while he had 'em dressed and
ready. and they come down 10 breakfast.
Nate had brought over feather beds FOR
them. so they had slept pretty well Van
Brunt was rugged up special. because he
was going TO Eastwich that forenoon 10
see his girl.
I'd cooked whopping big breakfast.
but twas only just enough. Van was
regular famine breeder. and Hartley
want far as.ern of him. The natural
life was agreeing with both OF en- fin-
SO far. Martins cheeks was filling out,
and him and his chum was sun-burned
to brick red.
After breakfast they went out for their
usual promenade BY and by heard EN-
railing me from the back OF the house.
When I reached EN- they was standing
by the barn. with their hands in their
! pockets. and looking as happy and proud
as if they'd discovered America
Come here: skipper says Van. ID"
you see this
He was pointing at a kind OF fiat place
in the lee or the pig sites. Twas sort
of small desert. az you might saypa
bunch or two OF beachgrass in the middle
of it ana the rest poverty grass and
sand.
Il don't sec much.' says L. What do
J you mean"
Il mean the location" says he. Here's
where we'll have our garden.
I looked at him to see ~ he was joking.
But IL appeared he want.
Garden" says I.
Sure" he says. It's an ideal spot.
! Sun all day long.
Garden" says I.
Sure. he says. Its an ideal spot
Sun all day long.
You could make garden here.
couldn't you. Sol?" asks Hartley.
+! Maybe | could SAYS I. III ] dug
through to Chiny and hit loan on tother
side. Otherwise YOU couldn't raise MOTH
ing in this sand but blisters.
"Scudder could bring us loam.' says
Van. We've thought Of that"
Starting a garden in July" says L.
What do you carlate to raise-Christ-
mas trees?
Late vegetables. of course" says Van.
Martin and intend to stay all through
September. Think OF 1t. Martin: green
corn from our own plantation. And Gu
cumbers in the morning, with the dew
on en-
And tomatters already baked in TIL.
sum-" I says, Disguised. You take my
advice and buy your green stun OFF
Scudder.
But they wouldn't hear Of it. Called
me jeremiah and so on.
"All right" says l. finally. Have 1t
your own way. But who's going TO work
this cucumbers and dew FARM"
why, We are, OF course" says Van.
| That's part of the game. isn't 1t. Mar
tin? Nothing SO healthful as outdoor
work for Gagged birds like us. Maybe we'll
have two gardens. one apiece. Then we'll
| see who raises the first CROP
i could see 'em doing II! But there
was no use arguing then. l put my
| trust in Scudders not being able 10
fetch the loan.
Pretty soon Nate heaves In sight in the
dory with a cargo Of skim milk and
store eggs and butter. Van Brunt and
went down to meet him. Van didn't
give him chance to talk: just as soon
as the stuff was put on shore he an
nounces that Scudder must go right
back and drive him over to Eastwich.
Nate backed and filed as usual telling
how busy he was. and how he hadn't
ought to leave. and SO on But Van corks
him right up with a five-dollar bill and
or they went.
/ lugged the milk and butter and the
rest OF the truck up to the house and
started in on another stretch of work.
I'd had a vacation Of ten minutes or so;
now twas time to begin again. After
I'd cleared up round the kitchen and the
like Of that. / went off down to the Dora
Bassett and tackled her. Van Brunt had
cut away about everything but the mast.
and had to rig new halliards and sheets
and downhauls and land knows what.
Drat that Heavenly: twas a two days
job.
While / was making a start on ii Hart
ley comes loafing down from the house.
Skipper he says. lets have another
one of your chowders for lunch. Will you?
They're the real thing
We'll. I tell you, Mr.. Hartley" says /.
IF we have chowder I'd ought TO 60 and
dig the clans right now. on account OF
the tide. And. honest. | hate TO leave
this work I'm on. Still. of course, if
you say So why
Whats the matter with my digging
'em?" he says.
far as I know. except that it's something
Of job
..Joo!" he says. It'll be fun. Tell me
where to go-and what to dig EN- with.
and-and how to do 1T
1 told him to take the skill and clam
hoe and a couple of buckets and row
across to the mainland. There was
CLAIMS all alongshcre there. / knew.
You go along till you see lot of little
holes in the sand I says. then you dig.
Want to look out that they amt sand
worm holes. nor razor fish. And when
you begin to dig" I says you want t.
lay right into it. cause the CLANS are
likely to be 'run-downs' and they get
under fast. So"
Hold on minute" says he. How
am l going to tell worm hole from
clam hole. or clam hole from a-what
was it?-barber-fish hole?"
Razor fish, says L. Not barber.
Well, / don't know how to tel you, ex-
actly. If it's sand worm there's likely
TO be a little tiny hole alongside the
regular one; that is. there is sometimes
and sometimes there amt And il it's
razor fish-well. / can tell 'em. but I call
late you'll have to use your own judg-
ment."
He said all right. he guessed he'd get
along. So off he went and pretty soon
him and Lord James comes down and
gets aboard the skif. His lordship was
loaded with no less than four buckets.
besides clam hoe and the garden hoe
nd he
imposing clam hunt outfit ever ! see. II
I'd been clam and see that battery COM
ing my way I'd have took to tall timber.
Sure you've got hoes and buckets
enough?' | asks. sarcastic.
II guess So says he, looking around
at the weapons. I'VE might need an
other pail perhaps. but if We do I'll send
James after il.