Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-04
TWO IN A
GALE
The Results Were Pro-
pitious
By cLARISSA MAcKIE
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.

The mountains lifted blue green
SUBMITS to the soft blue skies. and
their shadowy slopes were reflected in
the cool depths Of the lake at their
feet. In the two storied pavilion that
overhung the sheet cf water three
young men watched the hotel bus roll
ing up the incline to the many win
dowed hostelry perched on the eastern
mountain.
Dick Fanchcr lifted a pair Of field.
glasses to his eyes and scanned the
tiny objects emerging from the bus
"Girls, girls, everywhere. and not a
man in sight" be misquoted complain
ingly.
Lester Pennington leaned back in his
chair and yawned widely; then. as II
suddenly reminded Of something I'm
portant, he jumped up and found a
seat on the railing.
"Did you see the masculine young
woman that came with the Bowker
partyT' he asked. with animation.
They nodded assent
"Say," he went on. tell me why a
good looking girl will get herself up to
look like half baked dudei Did you
note the dinky panama hat, the stlh
collar and four-in-ha tie. the white
shirt waist and black eutaway coat!
Who could make love to a girl Of that
sortT
81 couldn't" said Dick bluntly I'm
fond of fluffy rufiiy, lacy sorts Of
girls"
$50 rye observed" chuckied Billy
Satterly. knocking his pipe against the
railing.
"You haven't expressed your opinion
Of the mannish young woman. Billy"
suggested Pennington
''Alail's in. Are you chaps going up
after our shareE" asked Satterly ir-
relevantly.
Going after our own letters; then
we shall sit on the piazza with the
Bowker girls Come up and get your
own mail. you lazy bcEgar." Penning-
ton poked Billy sugEestively as be saun-
tered past "Come on. Dick Perhaps
we can ring in a game of tennis, So
long, Billy boy"
Great Scott. it's hot here. believe
I'll climb up to the peak where the
wind must be blowing some miles a
minute" Billy pulled his hat down
over his eyes and set forth on the
narrow trail that wriggled up the
mountain.
The wind was increasing, and the
pines and cedars rustled and whisper
ed noisily. All the wild scents of pine
and hemlock and trailing sassafras and
other more elusive odors assailed his
nostrils as he climbed upward, stop
ping now and then to rest and gaze
over the view that widened below rs
he went on The long afternoon was
before him, and he outlined vaguely
delightful period Of repose on the peaa
with nothing above him but the tendel
blue sky and the aeecy white clouds
sailing along toward the south.
'If none of those giggly girls from
the hotel break in on me l ought tt
have a bully old time" painted Sat
terly as he tolled up the last steer
ascent.
He crammed his hat down farther
over his eyes in defense against th'
EsIe that was blowing up here. Brac
ing himself against the wind he turne,
to look down into the valley below
when he became aware that he wa
not alone on the peak.
Near him. and apparently oblivion
to his presence. was a slender, boyisl
figure, whose black cloth skirts whip
ping back IN the wind accentuated tn
masculine appearance of what prove'
to be a girl. ''and mighty pretty cir
at that" thought satterly as he looGe'
at her.
This was the girl who had arriee'
with the BOwkers-the one Pennine
ton had been making all sorts of asl
nine remarks about Billy maneuvere
himself into her range of vision ant
barred his head.
''Stiffish gale" he remarked pleas
antly.
The girl swept him with contemptu
Gus eyes from which all the softnes
had fed and bowed her head so yer.
slightly that Billy admitted It woul
have been better If she had made n
sign of recognition whatever
His brow darkened under the brin
of his hat; then he pulled the hat Of
again and stood bareheaded in tn
wind. He would make her speak. b
vowed.
"Stifiish gale" he said again.
No reply this time, The girl ha
dropped her hat and framed her eye
with her hands. looking intently at tb
figures like mannikins dotted abou
the hotel grounds below.
''Stlfish gale" repeated Billy obst
nately, still looking at her.
She made no reply to this origina
remark, but the young man though
he detected quiver Of the sensitiv
mouth.
"StifIish gale" he yelled angrily, JUS
us the gale took her light hat an
swept it with stinging force agains
his face. Il told you II was a Stills
gale" be added rebukingly as be he'll
the hat toward her.
"The hands came down, and the soi
eyes cleaned mirthfully upon him a
she took the hat
''Thank you" she said demurely
.'Then you're alive. after all.
breathed Billy relievedly You wer
so silent I thought you were petrias