The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-08
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A Case Where the
Little God Cupid
Takes a Hand
By CLARISSA MACKK

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relieved here and there by the more
sollber hues of mems garments. At
Seahurst there was proportion Of one
male guest to every seventeen of the
opposite sex Polly Skinner had fig
ured it out on the back Of picture
postcard she had just received from
Dick Westford who should have been
there if be had not loved the Maine
woods better
Think of his impudence!' complain
ed Polly to group of her friends in a
corner Of the piazza Il wrote to him
that it was lovely down here on MiZzen
island, and he merely sends this kodak
postal showing himself sitting around
a camp fire with half dozen perfect
ly stunning looking men. all wearing
flannel shirts and looking contented
and happy, without a single girl in
sightv' She passed the card around
for inspection.
81 suppose everything is very messy
there" remarked Bell Sears after
casual glance at the pictured group.
Ella Frond balanced her slender
form on the piazza railing and looked
pettishly over toward group of mar
ried women. whose husbands sat in
tanned submission near by reading the
morning papers.
Polly was figuring rapidly on the
postal card Dick Westford had sent,
and it was then that she announced
her statistical figures.
Just fancy. girls: there's just one
man to every seventeen women in this
hotelv'
did you count in Billy Pinckney?'
"Of course | did" laughed Polly.
"Well. he hardly counts. he is so
girly.'' complained Lily Deane. He
actually asked me to show him how
to embroider. said he'd always want
ed to try it. it looked so fascinating"
What did you say"
II promised to give him a lesson
this morning. And here he comes
now. the bore!'
Lily looked up and smiled in sweet
contradiction as Billy Pinekney drew
near.
He was a soft looking youth with
pale hair. a long nose and kittenisn
manners. His clothes were remarka-
BILE for their color harmonies and their
variety. Now he was wearing suit
of pale blue flannel with shirt to
match and a ring on one white hand
with a turquoise sunk deep in the
gold
He was a dream in blue.
"Ah. Miss Lily" be murmured gent
ly. with significant glance around
the group Of maidens I'VE have an en-
gagement to sit on the beach. be-
lieve?"
Certainly, Mr. Pinckney. Excuse
me. girls" And Lilly dropped her en-
broidery in her silken bag. slung the
ribbons over her arm and departed
toward the sandy beach.
The five remaining girls watched
the couple out of sight. and then they
exchanged glances.
I'VE have come to this pass" said
Polly sOlemnly. when even the atten-
tons of Billy Pinckney are looked on
with envy. Nay. don't expostulate.
girlies feel that way myself I'd
rather go walking with Billy and lis
ten to his inanities and shudder at his
| lavender and pale blue fannels than
to sit here and gossip with you! There.
| don't you all feel the same way? ALI
in favor say aye"
layer they shrieked in chorus.
1--WE are desperate Some fine day
Billy Pinckney will propose to one Of
us. as is his habit. and through sheer
ennui one of us will accept him"
"Ugh!' Shuddered Bell. with glance
over her shoulder at a talkative group
| of elderly women Imagine having
| Mrs Pinckney for a mother in law
Don't worry" laughed Amy Wrenn
| from the hammock Mrs Pinrkney
would never permit it to go as far as
| that
| How could she stop it?'' asked Bell
Trust her cleverneSs She wouldn't
make big fuss and bother over the
engagement-oh. no! She'd be perfect
| ly sweet and lovely and all that. but
she would invite whole lot of men
down here to cut Billy out. She knows
he wouldn't stand chance beside any
other man." declared Amy contemptu
ously
why not do it?" asked Polly coolly.
do whatY'
Zone Of us become engaged to Billy.
or. at least all of us pay him so much
attention that Mrs Pinckney will be
come alarmed and send for help of
some sort I wonder what she would
really do?" Polly's cheeks were pink
with mischievous excitement.
"She would communicate with Rillv's
nearest male relativeand- mercy" Amy
Wrenn suddenly sat up straight and
beckoned her four companions to a
secret conference. When the heads
were close together she whispered.
did you know that Dick Westford
was Billy's own cousin and the near
est male relative as we'll as the finan
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