The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28

been down for thre, perfect days to
the seaside. Don't you remember
What a really fine day means? a
milk white sea, as smooth as glass,
with blue white heat haze hanging
over II, one little wave talking to itself
on the sand. warm shingle. four BATH
ing machines, cliff in the background.
and half the babies in Chrlstendom
padding and yelling. II was a queer
little place. just near enough to the
NAN line of traffic to be overlooked
from morning till night. There was a
baby-an Ollendorfian baby-with
whom fell mad,y in love. She lived
down at the bottom of a great white
sunbonnet; talked French and Eng
lish in a clear, belllike voice, and Of
such / fervently hope will the King
dom of Heaven be. When she found
that my French wasn't equal to hers
she condescendingly talked English
and bade me build her houses of
stones and draw cats for her through
half the day. After | had done every
thing that she ordered she went of to
tax TO some n else. The beach be-
lonSed to that baby, and every soul
on ii was uer servant, for / know
that We rose with shouts when she
padded into three inches of water
II sat down, gasping: Mon Dieu!
Je suls mort" l know you like the
little ones, SO | don't apologize for
EARNING about them. She had a sister
aged TIA lovely child, without a
scrap Of circumstances, and enor-
nous eyes. Here comes a real trag-
edy. The girl-and her name was
Niolet-had fallen wildly in love with
a little fllow of .. They used To
walk up the single stree. of the vii
lage with their arms around each
others necks. Naturally, she did all
the little woo.ngs. n Hugh SUBJ
mitted quietly, Then DEVOTION began
To pail, and NE didn't care to paddle
with Violet. Hereupon, as far as
can gather. she smote him on the
head and threw him against a wall.
Anyhow, II was very sweet and nat
ural, and Hugh told me about it when
| came down. shes so unrulable.'
he said. Il didn't hit her back. but
| was very angry" OF course, Violet
rcpontcd, but Hugh grew suspicious,
and AZ the psychological moment there
came down from town a destroyer of
delights and a separator Of companions
in thu SHAPE Of a tricycle.. Also there
''' iAl'''s ANNAt b'N y 'll 1T b'lN IL
rude, snoutInE, rompinE little chaps
VINO sad: come along" "IIullo!" md
used the wicked word "bcast.y!"
Among these Hugh became a per-
son of Importance and began to
realize that he was a man who could
say 'bcastly" and Come on" with
the best of en-. lie preferred t. run
ABOUT with the little boys on wars OF
expedition, ana he wrigglcd away
when Violet put her arm around his
waist. Violet was hurt ana angry and
| think she slapped Hugh. Relations
Were strained when ! arrived, because
n morning Violet, after asking per-
mission, invited Hugh to come to
lunch. And that bad, Spanish eyed
boy deliberately filled his bucket with
the cold sea water and dashed It over
Nlolct'S pink ankles, IJoking apart.
this seems To Toe about the best way
of refusing an invitation that civiliZa-
ton can invent. Try II on YOU Colo
nell She was madly angry for a mo-
mcnt and then she sad, Let me carry
you up the beach, cause of the shin
giles in your toes" This vas divine,
but it didn't move Hugh, and Violet
went off to her mother. She sat down
with her chin in her hand. looking out
at the sea for a long time very sor-
rowfully, Then she said, and 1t was
her first experience; 81 know that
Hugh cares more for his horrid bicycle
than he does for me, and If he said he
didn't wouldn't believe him"
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