Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-26

Inc SOLITARY nIe makes you pniioSU'
pher," he said. II envy you. I'm a.
restless as a hawk"
I smiled IAN uneasy conscience"
mo; 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 l would not press him. !
After time we adjourned to my bal
cony and sat there enjoying the day, car
rying on a somewhat desultory CONVEX
sation. l found that l liked this man
there was a frank camaraderie about
him, an openness of face and spirit, that
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 out
ing clothes set well upon him.
"Do you ever shoot at gulls?" he
| asked, noting the birds that wheeled con-
tinually in from sea and over the cliffs.
mo; 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 QluuSu TOChSs OhC SOAhSS ~
think a great deal Of seafarers down this
way"
II dare say. 1t must be beastly work
in a 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"
We smoked for a time in silence.
"What a contrast" Islip said at length,
"between this quiet beach and the folks
at the club 1 think l 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 manageable daughters
| The Mrs. has her eyes on Colonel Eel
loves, the man who judges the hackney
at all the shows. l think he'd rather
stay single, but the nets are Tightening
and Mrs. Purviance isn't going to let hin
slip. Then there's the Gregory family
The old man sits at the telephone mos
Of the day, giving orders how to run hi
J railroad, though he thinks he is off on
! summer holiday and the three girls an
/ the boy cut capers on the golf-links, an
get up theatricals in the evening. The
! there are two very decent unattende
/ bachelors, Philip Leroy and Arthur Saw
age-well, suppose l might say three
because I'm a bachelor"
0 "YesT l asked in tone that aske
Q delicately for more.
[ "Oh, there's Mr.. Divine of Rock Bot
t tom Lead, and-let me see-there's
/ Miss Elizabeth Corey and her niece, Mis-
t Graham, of New York"
Q / watched him out of the corner of m
| eye, but his tanned face was placidity II
self.
9 what are they like2" asked.
{ every nice. Miss Corey is quite til
grande dame, in gentle way"
Q "And the niecer'
0 Now 1 detected a shift In Islip's pos
ton.
' 'Well, she's very nice, too, very MIC
|. knew her quite well In town." q
broke off definitely.
changed the subject. 1 didn't car
: very much about the rest of the guest
n at the club.
: A little later lslip took up his hshini
: rod and his empty basket, and we wake
= up the beach together. At the fartht
t end pointed him out his road home.
g "May 1 drop in on you again if I'm
e the neighborhood" he asked as we sal
d good-by.
II wish you would. Next time I'll pr
9 you on to a place where you'll get a
J, the fish your basket will hold. I've Ii
:. tie place of my own"
s Thanks. l know you don't care Il
9 the club, or I'd ask you up to Dime
v If l get word Of sudden break In Il
y market, I'll let you hear"
o It was plain that he couldn't keep h
thoughts long from Wall Street. l smile
L at the apparent incongruity Of his wort
there on the beach, then l watched hi
y climb the rocks and disappear. 1t WI
d pleasant to have company, l considere
It but for some reason found the Shi
y when / climbed on board to try n
70 paints, rather lonely. 1 was not used
), having two visitors In as many days.
y Ito be continued.)