The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

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fighting for bread and cheese, you
find that you are supplied with suf-
ficient excitement to he able to dis
pense with the games other men
amuse themselves with
Evelyn glanced at him with som"
interest
Il don't think you are much to be
pted. Mr.. Reece." she said After
all. ole is sent into the world 10
work, | suppose; and there must he
q great deal of pleasure in making
your own way
Yes YOU make it," he said. his
eyes narrowing Sometimes You
DON'T
81 hope am sure, you WILL said
Evelyn, with an air OF conviction,
which was not without its effect on
ReeCe
They drove down the steep Hill,
his hand closing on the rail beside
him. as the young horses tried to
make rush for it; but Evelyn had
them we'll in hand, and they reaehe
the bottom in safety As they enter
ed the narrow street of the little
town she said:
"l want You to notice the people.
| Like the place, they live apart and to
themselves; they are nearly all sail
ors or fishermen, and good sailors,
too. 4 man has only to say that he
comes from Port Dale and he is at
once engaged by a captain. They
have the character of being very
fierce, almost savage and quarrel
| some In the old times, indeed, not
very long ago, they used to fight
terribly, and not seldom used the
knife: you see, they are nearly all
of them foreign, and have Spanish
or Italian blooa in them but they
have been much queter lately; and
they are always kind and nice to
me"
Some women, nearly all of dark
complexion, with black hair and
eyes. came to the doors of the small
and quaint-looking houses, attracted
by the sound of the carriage, and
their teeth flashed with a smile,
and they nodded in a friendly but
by no means servile fashion to Ev-
elyn. who nodded and smiled back
at them Children ran about the
streets like rabbits; but the intelli-
gent horses picked their way care
fully amongst them, with that regard
for children which horses always dis
play,
They are all barefooted,' re
marked Evelyn, nor because they
are Door. but because they hate
boots and shoes. They put them on
to 90 to Sunday school and chapel
and church, but most Of them take
them off and carry them over their
| SIOuluPIN NHtu lH'S diV ''i"S
out. The soles of their little feet
must be like leather, for they can
run about the streets and over the
beach without taking any harm
The carriage ratified on to the
cobbIe-paved quay, at the edge Of
which gently rocked the small trad
ing vessels and fishing boats. Some
men were standing about in groups
in the purposeless but contented
manner peculiar TO the seafarin@
man when he is on shore
There was foreign look about
most of them; some of them wore
their dark hair long and almost i'll
rnglets: they were powerful-lookin9
men. with a certain air OF indepen6-
ence in the expression of their faces
and their manner of carrying them
selves. Some of them changed their
lounging attitude to an erect one,
and all of them touched their fore
heads. and smiled a pleasant greet
ing TO Miss Evelyn of the Hall.
She pulled up the horses and, look
ing round with a smile, said;
Good morning, What beautiful
weather. isn't it? Have You got any
salmon lately"
Parrish. miss; not terrible
siAt." replied a young giant, taking
his hands from his pockets and ad-
vancing TO the carriage. They have
not been coming up so plentiful for
the last day or two
"Oh. but this fine weather will
bring them," she said brightly, and
with a little nod of assurance. And
how is your mother, Sandy
Her don't mend much he re-