The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-13
BRADLEY'S
BUILDING.
By ANDREW PHAIL.
copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.

Barton BradleyS own, and he was I'M
nersely proud Of his possession.
Four years earlier his physician had
ordered him to spend the summer in
Tie woods TO escape an impending at
tack Of nerves" He had rented this
little island from its woOdsman owl
and had spent delightful sum-
chopping his own wood. frying his
bacon and in the Intervals planningA
play that had brought him recognlt,
His first royalties had gone to
for the little island. and now, W
Bradley pitched his tent early In
he went to work to build Il log hut t
should form a more permanent CAM
Since success had come he was !
position to build camp AS eaborl
as any OF the electrically light
steam heated structures which n
queraded as camps in the fashlona
colony at the upper end OF the Ia
but Bradley would have none Of the
AS far AS possible the camp shoF
BIZ his own handiwork. He even
belled at the necessity for assistance
raising the logs when the walls reaq
ed height above his ability to han
the heavy logs.
He made the, island his sanctuary !
d thing apart from the busy months
the winter season. No one save Sta
had ever been invited to the place, g
only the guide who sometimes came
see that all was we'll Or leave Ii
when Bradley lacked the time to r
down to the little village ever braN
the No Irespass'' signs with VIII
the shore bristled
SO il happened that Bradley. tran
Ing over his five acre domain, W
aStouiShed to see a canoe on the ShOlS
and Il girl calmly eating a late lunch
under the very sign forbiddins a land
Ing.
She was undeniably a pretty girl,
with crisp brown curls escaping from
taln-o -shanter and straying over a
cheek on which the red showed brave
ly through the tan.
Bradley approved her costume Of
brown. 1t was SO unlike the frocks
OF the fashionables. who dressed not
for the woods. but for the men in
camp and with an eye for spectacular
effect.
But WiJhstandin the fact that
Bradley approved Of the slender. we'll
built figure he resented the Intrusion
On his island.
He hated tile fasliona Die crowd, and
here was one at his very door, per-
haps the advance guard Of a horde Of
lion hunters who would oyerrun the
place and guShinxly assure him that
they dotted CA his plays even while
their conversation showed that they
had been more intent upon the chatter
In the box than upon the dialogue on
the stage. 1t was this habit Of using
the boxes for Social visits that had
first given Bradley his distaste for
society.
1T is too bad that YOU cannot read"
he said. with what was intended to
be cutting sarcasm. though insensi-
bly, his voice softened as he looked
into two glorious brown eyes.
Il know what you mean" declared
the girl, with laugh and a meaning
glance at the forbidding sign. but
was tired padding and when | saw
you at work on the hut knew that
the owner was not here. and | sup
posed that the sign was enforced only
when the owner was here Can you
be brtbed:
She held toward him the Well filed
Lunch box With its appetizing sand
Wiches and dainty cake.
In human enough to be hungry"
she explained. with little laugh, but
! always carry more than | need"
Bradley ooked into the brown eyes
ana vas lost. He accepted a sandwich
ana sank down on rock opposite the
Ole Oh Which she was sitting
w 10 is the horrible man who won't
let Us land on this little Eden" de-
m4nded the girl.
He's New York chap" explained
Bradley nOncommittally He doesn't
Ike the people at the upper end OF
the Ia ae, and he stuck those signs up
Il hereby preventing NE from find
AAS icit5F tlpiI inc pay cdupSTS,
SAID the girl severely lie should
-han2e the sign to read No Trespass-
Ing by People Who DO Not Under
stand There are people even I'D
there who love the woods and hate
Tie poor Imitation of Newport New
port. She added in explanation. rs a
fashionable colony down on the Rhode
Island shore
I've heard Of il" ,assented Bradley.
lie scene Of whose latest comedy had
been 1id in that very resort. He was
glad thar Ills girl nistoOk him for
sGiGe. IL M,Hld be Il pity to unde-
eei.e her aud place their impromptu
acquaintance upon cOldly formal
basis
She ch1tttd of the lake and the
woods. and Bradley more than ever
"dh!ired her when she grew eloquent
regarding the beauties Of his beloved
lsae. 1t formed common bond OF
sympathy
The girl forgot that she was talking
to 4 guide. and Bradley in turn forgot
that she was Il member of the hated