The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-25

lIdt IL IL udo uoI DSCu, IsoLnohSO hou |
dangled her Turing wisp O. light in
vain. Several of his new schemes had I
worked out we'll, his subordiaates
were of one mind with him, trade was
flourishing. He felt he could afford
little spin.-
Jimsy's radiating fancies focused
themselves, at last, on the vision OF
trig little sail-boat, "a Jug Of wine.
loaf Of bread" in the cabin. with
possibly book. of verses underneath
the bow, or more suitably, in the
shadow OF the sail; and Aleck Van
Camp and himself astir in the rigging
or plunging together from the gun
vale for an early swim. And before
I get of, I'll hear q singer that can
sing" he declared
He telegraphed Aleck, who was by
this time running down the eyelid OF
the sQuid, to meet him at his club In
New York. Then he made short work
with the family. Experience had
taught him that an attack from am
bush was most successful.
Look here, Edith"-this was at the
breakfast-table the very morning OF
his departure Edith was sixteen. the
tallest girl in the academy, almost
ready for college and reckoned quite
a queen in her world-"You be good
and d. =: chores fon me while I'm
n | oyaD -npH TIL hr{n, xou horno duke.
Take care of mothers bronchitis. and
keep the house straight I'm going on
q cruise"
3 "All right, Jim"-Edith could al
% ways be counted on to catch the bal
y -"go ahead and have bully time
lie and don't drown yourself. I'll drive
a the team straight to water, mothel
at and dad and the whole outfit. trus
n. mel"
Id Considering the occasion and tn
to correctness of the sentiments. Jlr
ad forbore, for once, from making tn
or daily suggestion that she chasten ne
n language BY the time the family al
ry peared. Jim had laid out rigi
es course of action for Miss Edith, VII
OF rose to the occasion like soldier.
"Mother'll miss you, of course. b'
en- Jack and Harold"-two OF Ediths a.
i'm mirers-"Jack and Harold can con
rly around every day-stout arm to lea
upon, that sort Of thing. You kno
to mother can't be bit jolly witho
md plenty of men about. and since 81
IT'S became engaged she really doesI
nd, count The boys will think they a
the running things, of course, but they
a see my iron hand in the velvet glo
are You can throw blue chip on tn
In Jimsy. And don't kiss me. jim.
of Dorothy Smell and | vowed, when
ney wished each others rings on-on' w
it. brothers don't count"
this And 80. amid the farewells OF t
hat der protesting family, he got
imp leaving Edith in the midst OF, one
up her monologues
ut I There was telegram in New Y
ONE saving that Aleck Van Camp wo
an ioin him In three days, at the lat
AIDE. Hambleton disliked the club and
d to It although his first intention
bout been to put up there. He picked
ieve a modest, uptown hotel. new to
cunt for no other reason than that II
and nretty name, The Larue. Then
body began to consider details.
hem The day after his arrival was O
MED in making arrangements for
do boat Ae put into this matter
10 of same rainstaking buoyancy that
o,nt, had nut into a dull business
ter Twelve wears. He changed his p
49, ho,f q dozen times and exceeded t
;, ~ wholly in the size and equipmen
= ont the little vessel, and IN the CO
oasa event expense; but he justified
,tino self as men will, by dozen
aes asona The trig little sail
= - turned out to be a respectable y
.,encs steam, at that. She was called
80. 80 c. Gull Neat In the beam, st
- he n the bows. rugged for coasting
:. - ~ nnov,ded with decent living Q
U ~ sba was good enough for any g
husi man !. In the opinion OF the agent
ae SS rented her. Jim was half asham
con- giving up the more robust semen
:, ."p sa,,,ng his own boat. with Aleck
some vague and expansive
so area him ito -see," as he
~, ",s =. what It would be like to go as "a
az OIL ~ Fast as we please" While
worse sa,, w. were about IT. they would call on
9 uell' cousins at Bar Harbor and get
Il h,a fun out Of 1t.
= a n,S The idea of his holiday grew
|, a anS nlayed with It. As bis spin 70
- a and more complicated characte'
- s sas yest rose. He went forth on y
M na,t aou feeling as II some vital chang
: and impending. His little cruise !
isnaras m large, important. epocnal.
1llea ~ laughed at himself and thougn'
anacss his customary optimism. that 9
q wind ton was worth waiting twelve
o, life for If waiting endowed u Wi.l
INQUIRED ! favor. Jim knew that Aleck
relish the spin, too Alexis
al, MIN was that Of o grind tempere'