Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-09
TWO IN A
GALE
The Results Were Pro-
pitious
BY CLARISSA MACklE
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.

summits TO the soft blue skies. and
their shadowy slopes were reflected In
the cool depths of the lake at their
feet. In the two stored pavilion that
koyerhung the sheet OF water three
young men watched the hotel bus roll
ing up the incline TO the many win
owed hosiery perched on the eastern
fountain.
Dick Fancher lifted pair OF field
glasses TO his eyes and scanned the
tiny objects emerging from the bus.
I"Girls, girls, everywhere. and not
man In sight," he misquoted complain
Y ingly.
Lester Pennington leaned back in bis
hair and yawned widely; then. as II
|lddenly reminded OF something i'm
ortant, he jumped up and found
keat ON the railing.
4 ibid you see the masculine young
woman that came with the Bowker
ApartyY' he asked. with animation.
They nodded assent.
"Say," he went on. tell me why
good looking girl will get herself up to
ook Ike aahalf baked dudef Did you
lote the dinky panama hat. the stin
collar and fourth hand tie. the white
shirt waist and black cutaway coat!
1Zho could make love to girl OF that
81 couldn't" said Dick bluntly. "Vm
"a Of fluffy ruffiy. lacy sorts OF
B."
I've observed" chuckled Billy
hrly. knocking his pipe against the
hg
Fou haven't expressed your opinion
the mannish young woman, Billy,
dggested Pennington.
MAILS in. Are you chaps going up
fter our share?" asked Satterly IT.
relevantly.
"Going after our own letters; then
Re shall sit on the piazza with the
pwker girls Come up and get your
N mail. you lazy beggar-" Penning-
poked Billy suggestively as he saun-
I'D past. Come on. Dick. Perhaps
can ring in. game of tennis. So
g. Billy boy-e
Great Scott, it's hot here. l believe
climb up to the peak where the
d must be blowing sonn miles a
ute" Billy pulled his hat down
his eyes and set forth on the
Nv trail that wriggled up the
tain.
wind was increasing, and the
and cecars rustled and whisper
oisily. All the wild scents OF pine
Ihemlock and trailing sassafras and
r. more elusive odOrs assaiied MS
rils as he climbed upward. STOP
now and then to rest and gaze
the view that widened below as
went on The long afternoon was
pre him, and he outlined vaguely
\,htful period of repose on the PEAK
3 nothing above him but the tender
sky and the fleecy white clouds
ing along toward the south
e none of those giggly girls from
hotel break In OF me I ought to
a bully old time" painted Sat-
as he toiled up the last steep
ht
crammed his hat down farther
bis eyes In defense against the
that wss blowing up here. Brac-
|mself against the wind. he turned
box down into the valley below
N no became aware that he was
plone on the peak
ar him, and apparently ohlivious
presence, was q slender, boyish
whose black cloth skirts whip
hscS in the wind accentrated the
line appearance Of what proved
n girl, 'and a mighty pretty girl
ts thought Satterly as be looked
was the girl who had arrived
e Bowkers-tbe one Penning-
been making all sorts Of ash
harks about. Billy unanswered
into her range OF vision and
s head
n gale" he remarked pleas
swept him with contemptu-
from which all the softbess
Ind bowed her head so very
at Billy admitted It would
better II she had made no
ignition whatever
darkened under the brfrn
hen he pulled the bat on
TODD bareheaded IN the
ald make her speak, be
!" be said again
time. The girl had
and framed her eyes
roking intentIy at the
rikins dotted about
below.
fpeated Billy obsti-
at her.
b to this original
|ung man thought
of the sensitive