La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11

fresh breeze blowing across the bay.
hustled the cofeepot on to the little
stove In tn. spotlrss galley. planted
the frying pan bcSide II and then Went
and sat on the bowsprit and waited
for the bakers boy to bring the break
fast rolls.
The Lovely Eva lay In wooden era
dies just above high water mark. Salt
grass and the white sandy beach form
ed her garden plot. Beach plum trees.
pungent bayberry bushes and. In sea-
sou. the tall pink mnrshmalow clus-
tered about her black hull
! Above deck all was shipsbape. In
summer comfortable chairs and table
under n sail awning made an open air
lounging place for Captain Bum and
his associates. In winter they gather
ed about glowing stove In the cozy
cabin.
While the coffee frothed In the pot
and the bacon sizzlcd crisply In the
pan In the galley. wheels cruucbed
down tire beach road. aud the bakers
wagon rolled down on the sand. turned
and went better skelfer back again
under the bow OF the Lovely Eva.
Several hours passed In this con
genial labor. while the sun mounted
higher ana the beach became n bIaz-
Ing white stretch, A woman stepped
slowly along the sand holding her lilac
print skirts primly above her neat
shoe tops. She wor. wide lilac sun.
bonnet. and her bright brown hair and
fresh. youthfully pretty face were
framed In II like pleasant picture.
| Her brown eyes changed expression as
she came upon the busy captain In the
lee of the sailboai.
"Howdy howdy. Miss willie;' CHR
ruped the captain d.lighiedly. Tell
me how she looks tine Ms silk. ehr'
1T looks beautiful. captain" said
Miss Willie Deems critically. 1T
shines like n frosted cake. What have
you named herr
"Notbing-as yet" returned the cap
tain uneasiiy.
What are you going 10 name herr
insisted Miss Willie.
i suVukhs w " w
! been trying to think OF something
/ pretty"
u must say I'm Interested In what
you're going TO call your new bOat."
xaM Miss While. The captsin's blue
eyes met hers In puzzled inquiry. Il
dare say dar. say" he murmured.
looking away from the lilac sunbon-
I
boat. Miss WiIiie.'
Miss Willie turned slightly and sur.
veyed the nautical home Of Captain
Bunn With \ putzxicnl eye Tint lin.
gered on the name painied In small
gilt letters under the bow. $50 long ms
you've named the sIoop after Eva Ray
mond you ought TO name the sniIbOai
after sometssdy else" Her gaze came
back To the captains reidening face.
The color sprend under the gray
whiskcrs. mounisd 10 his forehead aud
disappeared under the peak VI his
white duck cap. Tie removed his pis.
anu waved II ner'ely In the air. hi.
eyes bIaxins "ninousiy.
Eva itsyusOnd.' be- snorted. Who
ssid ID named the nloop after h,~;''
,''she .mId ~. returned Miss Willie
compisceniiy. "snd Evaugriine caok
says Il wss Aanas-d after h~r. and Eva.
lIua Taylor asys II WAS uamcd for
h~r: they sii ibr~r ft II Vui, nys years
seO ~ the ml.aL0nHry s0cis.ty. and
they're not through talking sboui the
mean things thst WAS passed to and
frV ~ this very day. They hate each
Other ike poison. sii Gu account Of the
ssminS Ut that sl0Dp.'
THAT sioops bs-.n named Lovely
ESs for the is~, teo yesrs."
!"Bui whst you going 10 name the
utw ;h,ai Y ssk~d Nias Willie sw~etiy.
CaHaiu Runn tramp~d through the
sand until nv stood ts.sIdr Miss Willie.
I've h~u wanting tO tell you zone.
thing sor n long time. Miss Willie. I
thought unyb~ I could say II better
out on the bny With good sti6 breeze
dlllnE the snils and the water running
under tho ks.s'l of the new l,oat. I've
thought of = name for the boAi. but
wanted you 10 suggest IT, liz was
looking very red and uncomfortable
indeed. but his squire shoulders were
set youihfnIiy erect. and his handsome
face was dcndiy IN earnest.
Miss Willie snw all this through her
long cy.la-l,ss. aud her voice wns u
little shaky Ms she replied. "seeIng ms
the big bont II called Lovely Eva. why
don't y"u nnmr the new one Rsnuiiful
Evni Aud the skIn you can call Lit.
tie Evn. Then the whole three would
i'r satisfied. That's my suggestion"
The captain stnrrd dnyctiiy. ''rhrn
you believe I named the big boat nfirr
ose of them wosneDY'' h. demanded.
II Invent thought much mtout H."
Ind Miss wilii~ carriessiy. They're
your boats. Name 'em 10 suit your.
seif."
IAN right. Mrs Wiilse. Then I shall
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