Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01


with scarlet beak and legs and there's old, fond tale
says how King Arthur turned into when he
died-not that l hold with like that being
told to the young people; though nowadays, of course,
they wouldn't believe it.
fine afternoon they had for their fun, and the sea
being smooth glass, which it seldom these savage
Shores few boats put out and to add their pleasure
lot Of boys and girls went out fishing, to they
could catch pollock two. Then, after the great
business of tea Simon Kea who had eyes for alone
the folk scatter and marked where Jutta wander
ing aside with her little one had crossed the steep place
to King Arthur's Castle. He them again presently
the top of the grassy down above the ruins; and he
knew it them because though Julitta looked like
anybody else at that distance, her little Betsy,
bright scarlet frock could be seen for mile.
With that, his work done for a moment, Keat started
the boys playing cricket, and then slipped off after
Juitta. The day and the time didn't to him
overmuch suited to such delicate piece of work: but
he'd got Jimmy Mites warning ringing in his ears and
he took his chance and delayed more.
But the fact was out after, that Juitta had
gone lonely spot t'other side of King Arthur's
Head to be out of sight of the land and somebody
else. Twas Billy Nanjulan's idea, and he'd babe her
slip off that way and promised to follow after lew
she found and watched the begin
down to the sea, while Betsy picked the purple sea
lavender grew there and made little nosegay of
flowers and gulls feathers for her mother.
Jutta knew what coming, and this time she in
tended to say yes Deep in thought she was, with the
great shining spread aore her and the music of the
birds and the glory of the evening catching fire from the
And then she heard mans footstep just behind
the stone where she and lifted her head and smiled
and saw-Smoni
He there only minutes before Billy: but ten
minutes proved quite long enough do his business
Twas like old times, and when she refused him gently
it seemed to Simon if the years had rolled back and
it was his twenty birthday again. She respected
him something wonderful and always going to be
friend to him in the future she had been in the past
and But she felt, taking it all round, that he
wasn't the husband for her, and she'd
make him half so happy as he deserved to be- A bit
to the purpose she said. In fact she talked
about it than Simon did He only listened with
his mouth open.
And then came along the conquering hero and told
Simon very pleasantly that two company and three
none; and Simon, man of amazing self-possesson
took it very quiet and just going off with his tail
between his legs when that happened to stay his steps
TEAT had got his back turned and was slouching
~ away, and Billy had just axed Jutta if she knew
what he going tell her. when sound louder than
the seagus struck their ears and the mother knew what
it meant if the did not.
"'Tis Betsy she screamed out. AOh my God she's
over the cliff"
And true it was. Along of her affairs, Julta
had forgot all about the little one and seeing her red
frock minute before close at hand, forgot how far
child go half minute The three of them rushed
down steep place, and then the over a ledge
two and the scrambled after them. The guls
properly shouted at EN- and swung about their
ears very near close enough touch EN- with their
wings; and some of the birds laughed birds WILL
and sounded if they laughing at their trouble
For forty feet and below down in the green
water, like red poppy in a cornfeld, the baby.
Thank God It's you.' said Simon to t'other man.
otis Providence you was sent!"
He thought Billy would be in the afore he could
finish speaking but he thought wrong Twas neck
nothing of and good chance of death for any