Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09

"Ah, good evening"
IF you are on your way to the
| Sailors Reading-room, wish to in
form you that have been obliged to
lock up for tonight, on account OF an
urgent errand at the village" Jimmy
stared vacantly for a moment at the
pale, washed-out countenance OF his
interlocutor. 81 thought I'd tell you,
the youth went on in his copy-book
style, so as to save your taking the
long walk / am the librarian of the
Reading-room."
"Ah, thank you. But wasn't go
ing to the Reading-room tonight. l
am on my way to the village"
We'll, there's a large majority OF
| people do go to the Reading-room,
first and last" the youth explained
with pride. "And some of them are
not worthy of its privileges. l am on
my way now to prevent what may be
frightful accident to one who has
enjoyed the benefits OF our work"
Jim gazed at the youth. "A fright
full accident! Then why In Heavens
name don't you hurry?"
The youth exhibited a slightly in
| jured air, but did not hasten.
II was just about to continue on my
way" he said, when it occurred to
me that you might be interested to
know"
That's good of you. But what is 1t
all about?"
Some time ago, very profane and
! impatient gentleman, waiting for
money to be telegraphed him from
| New York"
We'll, man, go on! Where Is her,
81 know nothing about the move
ments of this ungodly person, but 1t
appears that today, for the first time
in it's history, the quarry up yonder
has been robbed. Circumstances lead
the manager to suspect that this same
gentleman was the perpetrator of the
/ theft, and am on my way to further
the ends of justice"
mo need to be so particular about
calling MIN gentleman. But what Is
the accident likely to be?"
| "It Is feared that the thief may not
| DC dWdIS VI Cu0 AdLuAO VI ShC al IiSAO
he has stolen, and 1t is very danger
GUS"
| What on earth is it,"
1T is a fairly large-sized stick of
dynamite"
The youth might have been discuss
| ing fancy dance, so suave and polite
was he. Jim interrupted rudely.
4 &c old
Chatelard, he ought to blow UP. Serve
him right"
I'm surprised and panied at your
words, my dear friend. No soul is
utterly"
Eyes. it is. Which way did he go ?
Where is he?"
81 don't know The manager sent
me to inform the sheriff"
"It won't do any good. But you'd
better go, all the same"
The Judge in chancery went on his
dignified way. He would not have
hurried if he had heard Angel Ca
briefs trump. The news he had
brought was in the class to be consid-
cred important II true, but there was
1 .
He took the shortest cut to the shore,
found flat-bottomed punt that was
regarded by the village as general
property, and pushed of.
The Sea Gull was thy craft, and
looked very gay with even the half OF
her festival flags on view. But the
gaiety did not beguile Jim's damp
| ..S -0s-;&z uo xua0f ohoord fooIip q
that he'd like to rip the idiotic things
down; but the yacht, at least, offered
a place where he could think. The
sunset light on the water blazed yer
milion-just the color that Jim all at
once discovered he hated. He looked
down the companionway, but finally
he decided to stretch out on deck for
a few minutes rest. He was very
tired
Off on the stern was vague mass
which proved to be few yards OF
canvas carefully tented on the floor
Some gimcrack belonging to the ships
ornamentation had been freshly gild
ed and left to dry, protected by an ole
sail-cloth. This, weighted down by q
rusty marlinspike, spread couchwise
along the taffrail, and offered to jim
Just the bed he longed for
He lay down, face to the sky. and
gave himself up to thoughts that were
very dark indeed. He had beer
thrown down, Unexpectedly and quite
hard, and that was all there was to 1t
Agatha, lovely but inexplicable maid
| waa NOT fnr him She had heeu 70
ceptive-yes that was the word; and
he had been fool-that was the plair
truth. He might as well face 1t al
once. He had been idiot enough tc
think he might win the girl. just be
cause they had been tossed together
in mid-ocean and she had clung to
him. The world wasn't an ocean; II