Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29

The solitary life makes you q phflose-
pher." he said. Il envy you. I'm as
restless as hawk"
l smiled. AN uneasy conscience9'
'No; I'm no Etienne. believe the
only place for such men is under lock
and key. But I hate to sit still and
think-in my present condition
He did not seem disposed to explain
that position. and would not press him.
After a time we adjourned to my bal
cony and sat there enjoying the day. car
rying on a somewhat desultory conver-
sation. l found that l liked this man /;
there was a frank camaraderie shout
him. an openness of face and spirit, :hat
irresistibly appealed. He seemed the
better sort of young New Yorker, thor
oughly optimistic. always at his ease.
could see he had the knack Of knowing
how to dress; even his loose, baggy cut
ing clothes set well upon him
'Do you ever shoot at gullsl" he
asked, noting the birds that wheeled con-
tinually in from sea and over the cliffs.
"No; it's bad luck to shoot them. In
stormy weather. when sailors can't see
their hands before their faces. they can
hear the beating of gulls' wings and look
out for hidden rocks. One comes to
think great deal of seafarers down this
way"
Il dare say. II must be beastly work
in storm at sea-"
II often think that when I'm In bed
on bad night. The Shoal Light yonder
keeps most of the ships away"
g.. L., al
"What a contrast" Islip said at length,
between this quiet beach and the folks
at the club! l think like this the bet
ter of the two, but l should want COM
pany."
"Many people over there nowT ]
asked.
"A goodish number"
who are they?" inquired idly.
"Oh, the usual crowd of city mag
mates with their wives and families.
James G. Purviance of Oil, with the
Mrs. and two marriageable daughters
The Mrs. has her eyes ON Colonel Eel
loves, the man who judges the hackneys
at all the shows. l think he'd rather
stay single. but the nets are tightening
and Mrs. Purviance isn't going to let him
slip. Then there's the Gregory family
The old man sits at the telephone most
of the day, giving orders how to run his
railroad, though he thinks he is of ON a
summer holiday; and the three girls and
the boy cut capers on the golf-links, and
get up theatricals in the evening. Then
there are two very decent unattended
bachelors, Philip Leroy and Arthur Saw
age-well, l suppose l might say three
because I'm bachelor"
"Yes" | asked in tone that asked
delicately for more.
'0h, there's Mr.. Divine Of Rock Bot
tom Lead, and-let me see-there's q
Miss Elizabeth Corey and her niece, Mis-.
Graham. of New York"
| watched him out of the corner of my
eye, but his tanned face was placidity L.
self.
"What are they like2" l asked.
VERY nice. Miss Corey is quite tn,
grande dame, in gentle way"
"And the nieceT'
Now detected a shift In Islips posi-
| ton.
"Well. she's very nice, too, very nice
| knew her quite well In town." ii,
broke off definitely.
l changed the subject. / didn't car,
very much about the rest Of the guest
at the club.
A little later Islip took up his fishing
rod and his empty basket, and we walked
up the beach together. At the farther
end | pointed him out his road home.
MAY / drop in on you again II I'm IL
the neighborhoodT he asked as we sale
good-by
II wish you would. Next time I'll pu
you on to a place where you'll get al
the fish your basket will hold I've lit
tie place of my own"
Thanks. know you don't care fo
the club, or I'd ask you up to dinner
If get word of sudden break In tn
market, III let you hear"
| 1t was plain that he couldn't keep hi
thoughts long from Wall Street. smile,
at the apparent incongruity of his word
there on the beach, then | watched hin
climb the rocks and disappear. II wa
pleasant to have company, | considered
but for some reason | found the Ship
when l climbed on board to try m
paints, rather lonely. | was not used +
having two visitors in as many days
Ito be continued.)