Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-10-01

asorl Stately Islands! Net 40 paany
eigh elins as like. bat rocky points
1attsd out into the ocean and sturdy
old hoUldsrs were hraaad IN to nsot u .
waves Of aa< sa1a.
TAarSs tAs prspsrty." crtsd tAs
nAnASA<. painting - sAs saStar.
share.
th4ak NJ eyes aaahah plaaaure W.
saw = miles aVay. Thaas raarpinn.nt
treas pAT%a1 1sst enough to anhanc.
Ne t72Fess 81 tAs osttnEe ON IA.
AaAA K vsS halSai6aL On Tia r,rbt
~ white ssa-AsAaA. saarh,iar IN. !,
hvsas4 pAvs2Ss& n freat af the
sotta0s saG ~ tAs cave at tAs Lat Law
great peaAd r~ekG wAara. Tar can.
tllEtas, Aay had haAa pnnas.ala6 sd
srsHzd ~ tia saA drew n len 9
breath We eazas alaaEEIls tAs wooden
pisx. en- walsh I lsaksA haak long
enough to feel how completely the
vtsv anz~sssz TN 6aAor1,neu, 0n.
We veat W 70 szFvsy the pzAnines.
The eettase va Just t. my liking
fn-atshiAEA. to. EAAa Ws returned r.
she piazza
fAs kas ledge SVEN e sss,IsEsl.
Cam atTeaAa vasARd abont Tie hay
angular paAAs q the No-wina asroas
the AASats az ~ WtaA An cid sail
lay On the rnshs saA4 aad TIC allah"
az tho canvas - ] erarRRlaA Il n nay
hands had q 6Al&GAtfsA nanad. Ths
salt air vos rsfreShlaR. Aaroes ths
cove the shadows of ovezhAngiax oaks
fe1 On tbs rocks An old orchard
oraned upward along ths rampant
bank green with gFAAS-VeAsTahls
trees. hOAz with apple blossoms. SYM
bols OF age and ataEnAl youth Out
ON the southern horizon neecy puns
rose like tufts Of foam annat ON the
sea-
There It WASH Just what wantedl
Mine. II ! had only said the word
there and then And left It! Yes,
Left 1t without eliaching the bargain.
1t was cheap ensSSh At two thousand
Fool that was. I wanted to chatter q
little, and get 1t for less. That was
possible-anyway had the option on
1t till refused. So We went back to the
city.
The manager seemed disappointed
at my rsticsnce. After We reached the
Office I was ready to 0haRez, but the
stSnogrAphOF interrupted ~ as we
entered.
Telegram frcm Mrz. Dutch, air."
"Confound iti What does the wom-
an want nowf~
Hold properly. oEsseA two thou
sand. WIN writa.'"
Us this = put-up 10, sir2" blurtsd
out He turned red to the collar.
No. no, my dear R3Ri Believe mel
By Jove. but It looks like 1t, doesn't II!
That woman oan't leave the property
In my hands ~ ho1rs without inter
ference. Now, I'll tell you what-do I
understand THAI you want Il ct 81, 600 2"
'sYes, Sri"
4 think you have the option on It.
But ! mustn't offend Mrs. Dutch. I'll
Ax 1t up IL can. and at that figure. If
more 10 offered. ! assure you. you shall
have opportunity"
I confess my heart sank. thought
of the other property. But to find II
would require telegraph message to
Maria Gould, and the lot might be
anywhere along shore between Cape
Porpoise and Camden. Besides,
didn't really want it under considera-
ton 1t might lead to adherence
of opinion with my wife. took the
train home.
George" SAID my wife, calmly, aft
er her sffecuonate greeting. eve sat on
tbs sofa together-that's one thing /
married her for) "Are you too tired
to talk about itf''
well, think / can brace up to It."
! said. with an inward shudder az /
prepared to confess failure. What
do you want to knowf"
"Oh. everything IL there anything
coy about TT"
Nothing 50 coy a. this. my dear"
You may guess what happened.
There. George. Weren't there any
dainty hooks and shy retreats, sweet
flowers and lovely iounging. places
such "a Priscilla's letter described of
the place she wrote aboutf"
groaned. Il didn't see any, darling.
But don't worry. didn't buy, and-I
don't know but you were right last
night. my dear. Perhaps / can't at
tard it."
I'm glad" shs said, relieved Il
thought you couldn't ] bought mine.
I telegraphed Maria Gould last night
to bid mine In at any cost up to two
thousand. That's what you said yours
would cost, didn't your
FOR heavens sake. Linai" ex-
claimed. For the first time In my life
I giared at hsr-yes, sir, / glared at
that sweet womani And for the nrst
time In my life was spsechlsss. The
door-bel rang.
SIT down. George. Do be calm. It's
only the newsbcy."
1t was a messenger boy with tele-
gram.