Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-05

come into Douglas
that day. in flan-
-. .,,yr ncls and straw
HALL N" hats. in eager
Ipirts and With high steps. to look on
Ms sights and scenes.
M II was late afternoon. and they MADE
6rt for the pirr. where a crowd or
ncoplc had already assembled TO VII
moss the arrival of en incoming steamer.
She was dcnsely crowded. Every inch
,f bcr deck seemed 10 be packed with
n,sscnsers, chiefly young girls. as the
,ounc men thought. some Of them hand
some, many Of them pretty. all Of them
someiv, With sparkling eyes and
laughing mouths they shouted their sal
ustions to their friends on the pier.
while they united the handkerchiets
,hich they had bound about their heads
10 keep down their hair in the breeze
on tho sea. and pinned on their hats
before landing.
The young men found the scene de-
lightful. A little crude. perhaps n little
common. even little coarse. but still
delightful
Then they walked along the prone
made. and that. too. was crowded. From
thr waters edge TO the round hilltops
q, the back of the town. every thor
i ouahfare seemed to be thrilling with
2joyous activity. Hackney carriages.
plcd high with luggage and higher still
with passengers. were sweeping round
Che curve Of the bay windows and doors
were open and filled with faces. and the
whole sea front. from end to end.
seemed to be as full of women's eyes
bs midnight sky of stars.
For tea they Went up to Castle Mona
IA srave-ookinc mansion in the middle
Of the bay. built for n royal residence
BY one of the Earls of Derby whcn>they
were lords Of Man before the AthOls.
but now declined to the condition OF a
hotel for English visitors. with it's
wooded slopes to tho sea lwhPrcin more
than one Of our old Manx Kings may
have pondcrcd the problems Of the island
Kingdom, transformed into a public
yea garden. on which pretty women were
sitting under colored snnshades and a
string band from London was playing
Oh" latest airs from Paris.
Til" young mon took a table at the
eeaward end Of the lawn. with the row.
Sng boats Skimmng the fringe of the
ra'er in front. the white yachts scud-
nhg across til" breast Of the bay. the
D,Fown'sailad luggers dropping ont Of
we harhor with tho first flood of the
n..wng tide; md then the human tide
p Joyous III" running fast on the prom
made below--girl~ chiefly. as they
Wrought usually in white frocks. white
t,@Kings and white shoes. skipping
sNns IKE human daisy chains with their
sfns cntwined about each others
SSS's. and sometimes turning their
Ieads over their shoulders to look up AT
chem and laugh.
The sun went down behind tho hills
y the back of the town. the string hand
%upped' the colored sunshades disap-
"en. ,hc gong was sounded from the
tnn GS' OF the hotel and they went indoors
.n'E Sa' ny an open window OF the
ccaey dining room wherein our old
Larls and their Countesses once kent
."nrt' and being in higher spirits than
tpr py RMS time. they ate of every dish
~ "a, was l'Nt before them, drank a bottle
.na'hphgne. toasted each other and
h0. p,"''F woman they could rempm-
Tu Il me many they had seen that day
,,a. ."rr M '" mat fin" girl with the black
snd Mno was Standing by the funnel"
"".a, ""a looked a, intervals at the scenes
".,l"c J".h, until the light failed and tbn
"",hness claimed them
..Mm one moment they saw tbe d,rl
M nau OF another steamer. liz nm In .vsrr
s,'.,ho'e, gliding toward the nier ana
ns,n neAl tor what seemed like the
Of H,h, 'ss"o''hg sg across the white sheet
their dini 'roIh 'h' uncovered windows of
drown' 'In'hg room. a large blue landau
M W pair Of Irish bays, driven
>up to Ioor Ir',ea "oachman. Cell leaped
b. thu h"i Co., h" rried. "T think that must
~ !s' said Stowcll.
insdo" "o y, INA, : the Governor bimself
NO doubt.
u,, ana no the lady sitting beside him i.-
Il was HI! S'SS,-upon my soul | believe
m.mbepIi nl% said StowelI. and. re.
though, ~ NJ What Janet had told him. he
Tbcv ," no more OF the matter.
after turned to the lawn TO smoke
dark amd "'a'sr. ,h. and then the sky was
psar: m ,ha ,if 'ne stars had begun 10 ap.
silent tba ''ue was up, but the sea was
the shinvIo '"Win boats were lying on
wsfe nt onoh VI "a" beach; the yachts
the 6sbin"." ""Inor h IN the bay; the last OF
" binnaclo' 'o",S' each with lamp in
brow OF III" ,e i've We're doubling the. black
lgb,hooa II the revolving Iiphi IN '"ISa ,ha
ts",house was swcon;n ~ 'h'