Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-03-06

to the perfectly proper methods en-
ployed by his newly self constituted
guide aud mentor. No; that was no
conce.n of plank's, All he had to do
was t. be ready. AS for Quarter any
body could forecast his action when
once convinced of Syivia's behavior.
He lay there bordering several meth
obs of imparting the sad but neces-
Sary information TO Quarter. one
thing was certdin-thcre was not now
time enough before the house party
dissolved 10 mold Plank into acqui-
esccnt obedience. That must he till
ished in town unless Plank invited him
To stay at the FelS after his time was
up III Shotovcr. BY heaven, that was
the idea. And there'd be u chance for
him AZ cards. Only, of course, Plank
would ask Leila too. But what did lie
care? He was no longer afraid of her.
He'd soon he independent OF her and
her pi,tance.
And SO, immersed IN the details OF
his dirty little drama, he pondered over
the possibility of an Interior gentle
man as he moved heavily to and fro,
dressing himself, his neuralgia being
much better, and presently descended
| the stairs to lind everybody absent,
engaged, as u servant explained, IN a
| game OF water basket ball IN the
swimming pool. So he strolled of to-
ward the north wing of the house,
| which had been built for the squash
courts and swimming pool.
The Page boys and Rena and Eileen.
on one side. We're playing the last
match game against Sylvia, Marion
Page, Siward and Ferrall ON the other.
The liz, slipping, glistening ball was
flying about through storms of spray.
Marion caught 1t. but her brother Cor
don got it away. Then Ferrall secur-
but Kena Bonnesdel caught him under
water; the ball bobbed up, and Sylvia
flung both arms around it with lit
tie warning shout and hurled 1t back
at Siward who shot forward like an
arrow. his opponents gathering about
him in full cry amid laughter and eX-
cited applause from the gallery, where
Grace FerraIl and Captain Voucher
We're wildly Offering odds Oh the blue
and Alderdene and Major Belwether
were thrifty booking them.
Mortimer climbed the slippery mar
BILE stairway as fast as his lack of
breath permitted, anxious for his
share of the harvest if the odds were
right. He managed to make several
apparently desirable wagers with
Kathryn Tassel and one with Beverly
Plank, who was also obstinately back
ing the blues. the losing side. Sylvia
played forward for the blues.
Suddenly through the confused blu
of foam and spray the big, glisteninl
ball shot aoft and remained.
Blue! Bluew exclaimed Grace Fer
rail. clapping her hands, and little
whillWind of cries and hand clappins
echoed from the gallery as the breath
less swimmers came climbing out o.
left Tor word or strength for a ges
turc coward the laughing crowd above
Nc timer, disgusted. turned away
already casting about him for some
body to play cards with, It being hi
temperament and his temper to throw
good money after bad. But Quarrie
and Miss Caithness had already re
turned to the squash courts. the ma
iority "t the swimmers to their sever
III dressing rooms and Grace Ferrall'
party. equipped for motoring, to tn,
lawn, where they lost little time II
disappearing into the golden haz
which sudden shift of wind hat
spun out of the cloudless afternoon
sunshine.
Ho vever he got Marion and also, a
uSull the two men who had made
, practice of taking away his money
, Major Belwether and Lord Alderlene
He hadn't particularly wanted them
, lie wanted somebody he could pla.
/ with. like Siward, for example. 0
, even the two ten dollar Pages. No
, that their combined twenty would d.
him much good, but 1t would at leas
, permit him the pleasures Of the cart