Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-12-25
CHAPTER V.

| Their happened to disturb nv equanmity
of mind. and / was getting back to my
accustomed serene outlook on the beach
when at dinner | found tiny note lying
at my plate. Charles frequently stopped
at the Penguin Club on his way from
marketing, to see if by chance any mail
had lodged there for me- This time he
had discovered the diminutive missive
aforesaid tucked into the box that was
reserved for me, and which usually con-
tanned only the daily papers. The en-
velope was square and of a delicate shade
between violet and gray. and my name
was written on it In a fine, bold hand.
Inside was a single sheet
MY Dear Mr.. Pirate or Hermit (which
ever you are):
Il shs II visit the Ship Friday after
noon-uhen the tide is low"
Th1se was no name, not even a bare
initial.
! looked at my calendar was apt to
forget the days of the week-and found
that it was already Friday. | folded up
the note and put 1t in my pocket, hardly
knowing whether to be vexed or pleased.
The truth of the matter is that ] found
Miss Graham's last visit disconcerting.
strange manner changed the tone of the
beach. Instead of being place for calm,
solitary musing, il had assumed the as
pect Of q spot made for company. j had
never before felt the need of pointing out
the pink shades of the sands and the
golden crests of the rolling combers nor
of requiring another's admiration of the
circling gulls. Now ] did, and the result
was that the more beautiful the beach,
the more restless was I, and this did not
suit me at all. ] was not so dull as to
miss the cause of this change, and that
was the reason why the note both vexed
and pleased me. / was vexed that /
should be glad, and yet glad that ! was
in the way Of being further vexed.
] looked at the barometer after din
ner: it was falling. ] glanced at the
sky: II was still a deep. dOme-like blue,
but there were clouds stealing across il
that betOkened storm. The wind was
yeering into the northeast; We might
have bad weather at a moments notice.
At the appointed time ] went up the
beach and cambered aboard the ship.
There was no one on board. I descend
ed into the cabin that was empty.
climbed the stairs and. coming again on
deck, saw Miss Graham starting across
the causeWay. II was low tide. and the
path was above wafer covered with
shells and barnacles ] threw OYER a
rope-ladder that ! had made and hung al
the side. and helped her on boari. She
bad on a soft. white lace hat that drop
ped AT the edges and looked delightfully."-
summery. Her gown was white indeed.
the only color she wore was a gold chain
and ioclzet that hung low about her neck
She pointed proudly 20 her stout tao
walking shoes
- am wiser today she said "muca
more Of a sea-Noman."
had thought once before thar ha ;
lasted fully the sense of exploration Of
the Ship, but nov ! found thai j bad
not Like two inquisitye chiloren play.
ipg at being explorers. We rapsacked
ey>ly corner Of ihe cabin humping the |
boards for secret hiding places, peering
Into ihe dim reoessee 0f fAe buukf. She /
opened fhe brafs-bound chest There
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