New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
THE MARION THE DOOR
NO. ".
By Joseph {. Lincoln.

(Copvright 1891 ~ A :. Barnes & CO..
One nice moonlight evening me and Cap'n Jona-
Dab and Peter T. having for a wonder h1l@
time 10 ourselves and free from boarders was
setting on the staTboa-d end Of the piazza SNOW
sng when who should heave in sight but Cap
Fri Hedge and Obed Nickerson. They'd come over
from Orham that day some fish business ana
had Grove down 10 WeImouth Port on purpose TO
rut I'D al the Old Homo for the night and shake
hands with me and Jonadab We was mighty glad
: TO see EN-. now I tell YOU
They'd had supper Up ~ The fshman's at the
Centre SO after Peter I had gone in and fetched
out handful Of cigars settled back fo~ a good
talk They wanted TO know how business was and
we told 'em. After speL somebody mentioned
the Todds and I spun my yarn about the balky
mare and the Creased Lightning. II tickled EN-
most 10 death. especially Obed-
"Ho hoi" says he That's funny. amt it?
Them power boats great things. amt they?
had an experience in one-or, rather. in two-a
spell ago when 1 was living over 10 West Bayport.
5iy donEs was with gasolene, though, not cleo
tricity. Twas something Of an experience. Maybe
you'd Ike to hear it,
, WAY come 10 be over there on the bay side
Of the cape Ike this West Bayport, where my
,shanty and the big Davidson summer place and
the Eaunderss house was used 10 be called Punk
hassett-which is Intun for the last place the Al
mighty made'-and If you've read the circulars OF
tie land company that's booming Punkhasset this
year you'll remember that the principal attraction
OF them Glgg1nEs Is the magnificent water priv
aeges' Twas the wafer privileges that had
hooked me Clans was thick on the fats low
ttde and fish was middlng plenty in the bay !
had two weirs set. deep-water weir. a half
nils beyond the bar, and tother just inside Of il
thai I could drive OUT 10 at low water. A two-mie
drive twas too; the tide goes out long ways
over there had power boat-seven and a half
power gasoiene-that I kept anchored back of my
nighest-in weir IN deep wafer and little Lkin
shore 20 row of 10 her in.
The yarn begins morning when I went
down to the shore after CLANS. I'd noticed the
signs then They was stuck up right acrost the
path: No trespassing these premises and
All persons are forbidden crossing this property
under penalty OF the law But land, I'd used that
shCrt cut ever seEce I'd been IN Bayport-zyhich
was mOre'n a year-and old man Davidson and
me was good friends, so I caTlated the signs was
intended for boys, and hove ahead without pay
4ng much attention to EN-. Course 1 knew that
the old uaa-and, what more important the
CID lady-had gone abroad and that the son was
expected down, but that didn't come 10 me al
the tIne neither
II was heading for home about g. with two big
dreensrs 1uu Of clans, and had Just climbed the
bluff and swung over the fence into the path
when somebody remarks: Here your 1 Jumped
and turned round and there. beating across the
field IN my direction, exhibit which II
surned out later. ticketed with the name Of
sAlpheEs Ianeergra1 Parker Dav1dson-,Allie' for
short
and AIlie was q good deal OF an exhibit in his
way. Els toys We're cut to fit his spars and ne
;rGrried EN- well-no wrinkles al the peak or sag
along the boom His agurehead was r1ore'n aver
sse regular. and his hair was combed real nice
fhe part In the middle Il looked like II had bean
aSlo our with plurnb-line. Also he had on white
shoes and glory hallelujah stockings Altogetber
ne was alone Tuth the price Of admission and
what some folks. 1 s'pose would have called =
handsome enough young feller. But I didn't Ike
MS eyes; they looked kind OF tired as II they'd
ssen bout ali there was see OF some kinds ~
.iIe- T~enty-four-year-old eyes hadn't ought 10
Tsook that way.
% Here. you.' says Allie again. What e-a .,
crossing this field for?
7 heard him, but was TOO busy counting t.s,b
70 pay much attention. You ought to feed that
dog says absent minded like. He's hungry
EumphF says he Well rnavbe be.li b Ca
L. minute Did You see those signs?'
Yes says I: saw EN-. They're real neat and
pretty anu
PrettyP He fairly choled. he was so mad
Why, you cheeky. long legged jay he saws
III What are you crossing this field forg
SOS TO get 20 tother side Of it. l guess says
J. ! was Hing up bit myself. You see when a
1ellers been mate OF schooner. like I've been in
my Gay. II don't come easy 10 be called names L,
looked for minute as II Allie going TO have
8 ft, but he choked II down
Look here: he says 7 know who You ar.
Just because the gov'ner has been soft enough TO
let you countryrnen walk all over him il don't
foAer that I'm going 10 be. I'm boss here for this
GUNNER. Ny name's-.' He told me his name
and how his dad had turned the place over 10 him
for the season. and lot I put those signs
up. ms says. TO keep just such fellers as you are
Of my property. They mean that you amt to
cross the field. Understand?
Il understood / mad clear through but
I'm law-abiding, generally speaking AN right
7 ssyE- picking Up my dreeners and starting for
fae further fence. 7 won't cross fl again
You won't il now he says. Go back
where ycu come from