Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-03-02
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Mr.. Danzinger plunged his hands
into his Scotch tweed pockets. and be-
meath the visor of his Scotch tweed
travellers cap smiled down at Miss
Lefkoyitch blushing there beside her
mother the rich raspberry red of
shame.
"four mama's all right, Miss Es-
thei She isn't going to let any of the
fellows on this boat get too fresh with
her, are you. Mrs. Lefkoyitchg
She would venture no reply, but
passed the field-glasses, via her daugh-
ter. back to him.
Il tell yon, Aaron, Colt sci dank, IL
that black line what we see out there
is land under our feet Just see how
far away 1t looks"
Mr.. Lefkoyitch thrust forward a
face covered with stubble OF black
and gray beard. A smile broke through
ii like the white grin Of faun show
ing through bracken.
'Humph - he said. Mama. tell
you but that Is sight for you"
ApCht NGiC titS SilOulustIS, DIS IL dtIUSS
his back lay pack filled with years.
Four decades previous there had been
pack there-a literal pack of the
small goods housewife buys at her
stoop. Time and the inch-for-inch
doggedness that had stopped his shout
ders had metamorphosed that pack
on the back into a plate-giass EN-
porium with mahogany inners, occupy
ing twenty-five leased feet of the most
expensive Broadway frontage in the
world
But even Atlas relieved of his vault
would, for sheer physiological reasons.
have to face the world stoop-shoul-
dered. So Aaron Lefkovitch, with his
latter years light, still let his head
rest like ball in the valley between
his shoulders.
THAT such piece of string out
there, Bertha, should be land!"
Il tell you, it amt none too soon
for me. Enough of sea I've got Never
so long until / die can | forget them
three rough days, Aaron. Like my
own feelings wasn't enough, / had to
have you yet on my neck and crying
like baby / should lay down by you
to die
Zach now, Bertha, never in my life
did / ask such thing"
Enough to see is enough, let me
tell you. Like | say ten times day,
if not for you wanting Europe and to
meet new people. Esther, your papa
and me would ten times over rather
be home in our comfortable fiat in
New York. Amt it, Aaron? Ten
times more as this Amt it, AaronY
ia, Bertha, but enough of your
life you've lived on land not to be so
restless on sea few days"
ION land, Aaron, many things can't
happen what happens on sea-"
The fail end Of her glance, pointed
and dartingy quick, was for Mr.. Dan
Tiger and his arm, which lay along her
daughters in an approach to caress
Mr.. Lefkovitcll turned from the rail-
ing and the white froth of water kick
ing out from the ships huge flank
and the quiet swish-swash of q quiet
sea, and quirked his left eye with
lightning quick and vulpine slyness
toward Mr.. Danziger.
Tonight, Danziger, Officer Childs
says we can have our last little game
up in the homegrown, so through the
windows we can see the Gibraltar
when she comes in sight"
Aaron, L"
ZACH now, Bertha; tomorrow don't
we land in Naples for good? | ask
you, the last night does 1t make any
difference a little game more or lessy
II wish already this minute II was
time TO get off the boat in Naples"
Zach now, Bertha, my last night on
the boat, What you bet when | got
up today put on my winning clothes?
| got on today enough winning clothes,
Danziger, TO beat you If you are ten
times so lucky like always"
THAT talk, Aaron, don't get no
where's with me. Lose just so much
as you like. | don't worry no more.
That's how Disguised me and the
ladies on this boat feel about how all
you mel lose your shirts off your
backs to Mr., Danziger Pull here my
chair, Esther; that's how Disguised l
feel The shirt off your back you can
lose"
Mama =
Miss Lefkovitch lowered maiden
eyes before the allusion. assisted her
parent to the steamer chair and
packed the rug close about her frank
~ dlstended ankles.
Mama, you-you mustn't say such
ihingsm
Nice talk don't 20 no more with
your papa. Esther. I'm ashamed
enough, TOO. that even in front Of you
| got to talk to him plain, like feel"
"But such feeling ] got in my
bones for winning tonight Bertha,
you should know
"All the feelings what you got In
your bones. Aaron, is rheumatism for
me TO rub"