Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-03

tomorrow. l must be back In New
York by the morning following"
"Weli I don't know, Mr.
Graves is my name"
II don't know. Mr.. Graves. This
amt goin' to be a pleasure cruise ex-
actly. You might get pretty wet"
II don't carr. | can get dry again
when ] got there. OF course ] shall
share the expense OF the livery. I shall
be greatly Obliged II ! may go with
you. II not. l must try Tor q rig my
self."
"Oh, II You feel that way about Il,
why, come ahaad and welcome. ] was
only warnin' you, that's oil. However,
With me aboard FOR haslast-I guess Szs
won't blow away. Watt q fifty TIL I
get after Pete
He entered the ticket Office and rails
cd O big hand to the little crank OF the
telephone bell
"Iet's see, Caleb" he called, "what's
shattuck's NUMBER
-Four long and two short" answered
the station master.
Graves, wondering vaguely what sort
Of telephone system was In use on
CAps Cod, heard his prospective pilot
ring the instrument for q full two sec
onds, repeating the ring four times al
together. This he followed with two
sharp tinkles. Then came q series of
shouted "Hallosr' and at last fragments
- anA hnI% - = Aeoto,n,n
'SThat you, Shattuck? Know who
this Is, don't your Yes, that's right.
Say, how many folks listen every time
o bell rings on this iinef I've heard
no less'n eight receivers coms down 90
FAR. Two OF 'em went up then. Did
row bear 'em7 Sartin. l want 10 hire
q team to go over home with. Tonight
-sartin. 1 don't care. Yes, you viii
too Yes, you will. Send my man
back with It tomorrow. / don't care
what II Is, 30 it's got four legs and
wheels"
And so ON for az least FIVE minutes.
Then the captain hung up the receiver
and came back to the waiting room.
Bargains made, Mr.. Graves" he an
nouncsd. "Pete1l have some sort of a
turnout alongside soon's he can get It
harnessed- II you've got any extra
storm duds In that satchel OF yours I'd
advise you to put EN- on. Ws'rC goin'
20 have a rough passage"
Just how rough It was likely TO be,
Graves realized when he emerged from
the station to board the Shattuck bug
ey. Pete himself had driven the
squipage over from the livery stable.
II wouldn't do this for anybody but
might be called a ~roproachful shout
Wouldn't do whatT" replied the cap
tain, booking first at the ancient horse
and then at the battered buggy.
"Let this horse out a night like this"
"Humph. / should think night
would be tho only time you would lot
him out There, there! Never mind.
Get aboard, Mr. Graves. Put your
Gatchel on the floor between your feet.
Here, let me hist that boot for you"
The boot was a rubber curtain
bRttoned across the front of the buggy,
extending from the dashboard 70 3ust
beaow the level OF the drivers eyes.
The lawyer clambsred In behind 1t,
the captain followed. the end OF the
Fcfns was passed through a slit in the
boot Mr.. shuttock, after inquiring II
they were all taut," gave the com.
nAnd, 'Gid-dapI" and horse and buggy
moved around the corner Of tho station
ont into darkness.
The view ahead, over the boot, was
hseknsas, bardered by spidery trees
and branches whipping In the wind.
0eeasionslly they passed houses ait
ting web back from the road, a Bghted
Haadsw cleaning coEily.. And ever,
Il