The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-05
HE GOT STILL ANOTHER FLAG.


! Where did you get IL? 1t ain't-it amt
/ the one that was down to Little's, but
it looks like it! Where did you get IT,
He was eXcitedly shaking out the
folds of the big flag. and his feeble old
| fingers trembled as he saw that it was
quite as large as the one his mother
| had made so many years ago.
Aunt Rebecca was crying with de
| light She helped him spread the stars
and stripes on the grass
This blue" she said. touching the
star sprinkled field. lis made from my
blue delaine-my wedding gown. Pc
! ter"
"Oh. Becky uttered her husband
reverently
land the stripes was made from all
the white poplin dresses I've had. and
| there was sight of the stuff-some OF
| it dyed red-and"
Uncle Peter had her in his arms. and
| they were kissing each other, and I'm
| Gle Peter was trying to tell his wife
that he would rather have hung up bis
best Sunday shirt than have her cut up
| her wedding gown. II know how VIM
| men feel about such things" be apollo
| gized, trying to keep his delight out of
his faded eyes.
Don't say word. Peter. It's the
happiest day of my life!' cried Aunt
Becky warmly. Lets hist her up
now, Peter. and show Little River
| we're still on deckr'
Just then there was a light step on
the graveled path. and Eta came
around the corner of the house with a
huge bundle under her arm When she
saw the flag she stopped and stared.
'Why, where did that, come from?"
she gasped
Aunt Rebecca proudly explained.
would you believe it?" exclaimed
poor Eta. Look here ma and par
She unroIled the bundle under her arm
and spread it on the grass.
1t was another flag, just as large as
Rebecca's, but made Of new material
some sort of cheap bunting neatly
sewed into flag Uncle Peter was
openly crying.
"Did you make this, Etty?" he de-
handed
Every st1tchv' she said proudly. 'sIf
I'd only known ma was going to make
one-but there. ma. if I'd only told you
you might have saved your wedding
dress, but amt you smart to make it p
'I've got two flags" sobbed Uncle
Peter, made by the two best women
in the world"
Look at what's coming" cried Eta,
alert with new interest. Its Job Lit
tie and three men from the lodge"
When Job Titles speech was con-
cluded Uncle Peter found himself the
possessor Of another immense flag.
gift from a few of his closest friends
who wanted it to fly from the tallest
I staff in Little River.
And that was not all. Later the ex
press wagon drove up and left Peter
box which turned out to contain anoth-
er 1ag--this one made of silk that rus
tied richly as it fell from the box.
"Who the landY' gasped Aunt Re
becca-
.Compliments and best wishes of
John Hamilton and family-for Uncle
Peter Mason. Long may she waver'
read Uncle Peter brokenly from the
card in his hand
"Who would have believed them sum
mer boarders would have remembered
our old flag was wore out" comment
ed Eta practically. Now. pa. what
you going to doi Here you've got four
flags. You can't hang EN- on the pole
all to once without some being half
mast"
Uncle Peters hat had been removed
long ago. when be had brought out the
tattered remnant of his mothers flag
and the setting sun gilded his white
head and glorified the faces Of the men
and women who stood about him.
II shall use 'em alternate, announc-