The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
THE EVENING STORY
At Towser's Point.
(By Donald AIlenl

| er Towser. and Farmer ToWser and
| his good wife were uncle and aunt
TO Miss Jessie Carnot. whose father
was lawyer in the city. and VINO had
come to the point to spent the sum-
mer and be coddled uD like a child
| of ten.
MY stars. but how handsome she
Isl! exclaimed Aunt Rebecca
| She's certainly as clipper as the
chipperest, and If there were forty
fellers around here they'd all be after
her" added Uncle Joe
Opposite Towser's Point were Bay
side and Penny Cove and Lobster
Beach. At all these resorts there were
numerous camping parties Uncle Joe
had skiff, and Miss Jessie took to
boating and fishing at once. She had
not been out more than three times
when she came home one day and
said:
"Aunty. something's got to be
done.''
"Wen. tell Uncle Toe and he'll sure
do it,
But I don't want a fish line or
anything of that kind. There's a
camp of men across the bay and this
morning two of them came out in a
boat and fished right where 1 was
me to themselves. but I never looked
up. just know they will make some
excuse to speak to me-"
Men are dreadful creatures-aIl
Il.
But what shall I do? 1 want to
row and fish,
'If it was me. I'd keep my eyes on
my fish line and my mouth shut.
That'H discourage them. If it don't
I'll have Uncle Joe row out there and
tell them that speaking to a good
looking girl unless she wants to be
spoken to is the same as assault and
battery"
"Oh, aunt, but you've given me an
idaQ-SnNh xyfI he
the funniest thing in the world. You
and Uncle Joe must help me-"
We certainly will. child
Then I'm going to play deaf and
motions that I can't talk. Some of
them may come over here for vege-
tables some day, and you mustn't let
on Say, it will be immense! I'll be
deaf and dumb this very afternoon.
We'll, it won't do no great HARM,
was Uncle Joe's reply when he came
in to dinner. Lots of women ought
to be more deaf and dumb than they
are. Too much hearing; too much
talking"
"And lots of men folks ought to be
made to sew on their own patches
and do their own darning," was the
retort of the wife, and then the SUBJ
ject was dropped.
That afternoon as Miss Jessie row.
ed out to the oyster beds and drop
ped her line a boat with a single oc-
cupant came stealing across the bay.
He was young man and he seemed
self to WOO the fish. He threw out
his line here and there, but soon
sought another place, and at length
brought up just where he had been
aiming for all the timeAwithin thirty
feet of the girls skiff. She raised her
eyes to him and he pleasantly inquir-
ed:
Having any luck here, may 1 ask ?"
With her free hand she made mo-
lions to signify that she could neither
heard him utter low whistle of sur
prise and then mutter to himself.
Hanged if that isn't a pity in the
case of such a good-looking girl. 1
want to talk with her now worse
than ever
Both parties caught a few fish and
now and then glanced toward each
other, but after a time the young man
found it stupid work and lifted his
anchor. Miss Jessie looked up at the
splash of his oars and he lifted his
cap. She went home and gleefully
related her experience
ct guess you've scared them off for
good. but I've knowed men to fall in
love with deaf, dumb and blind girls. |
It's just as they take a notion" said
Aunt Rebecca.
Soon after o'clock next morning, |
and while Miss Jessie was out feed |
ing a
house. It was the young man of the |
boat and he wanted vegetables. He |
also wanted to know. in a confidential |
way, if the poor girl was born thus. |
His questions were partly answered
and partly evaded, and he went away |
saying that he might return the next |
m orning, as he was very fond of Gu /
cumbers and tomatoes.
What does he look like when you |
are close to him % queried the girl of
her aunt.
Hes a good-looking fellow. and he
talks as good language as do. Jessie, |
I'm afraid you've got into scrape."
''Why, how?"
and he's just going to keep a-coming.
1 could see 1t in his eyes. How are
you going to get over being deaf and
dumb ?"
won't be around. I won't go out in
the boat today and that'll discourage
him.
But the girl was mistaken. The un-
known not only returned in the morn
ing but while Aunt Rebecca was pull
ing the tomatoes and picking the
he walked straight up to /
the "unfortunate' and wrote on pad
he had brought for the purpose:
Fishing was good yesterday
hoped you would be out.
IT don't care so much about fish
Ing" she wrote.
7'wouldn't you like to sail on the
bay?''
She shook her head.
'I see no hammock here. / have
spare one and will be glad to put 1t up
for you"
Another shake, but she signed her
thanks at the same time
1T said he'd come. and he did
come" observed Aunt Rebecca after
the young man had departed. Here's
1 card he left. He lives in town and
paints pictures. What's the name
Clarence Denton ??
"Oh, he won't come again I'm go
ing fishing today and If / see him
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