Evening star., 1922-05-28

- that, however. He insisted on
giving us all the details, including
just which hotel we should stop at
and the names Of the managers. He
told VI where to find the best golf
courses. which Joints were running
roulette casinos and where the bridge
stakes were highest. And the last
advice he gave VI. as Fe bowed us
over the side into the mahogany ten
| der was along the Same line.
| Don't hurry NORTH" says he. And
If you run across the Ogden Burkes
or the Twomblsy Cranes at ,Pineland.
give them my best. will you?"
couldn't tell how the others had
taken 1t. but somehow I felt almost
- though I'd been slapped on the
wrist And for q wh1le after We got
hack to the Pyxis We just sat around
and looked At each other without say
ing a word. At last Ines, who AZ
ways hits straight from the shoul-
ders. cut loose with q pertinent re-
mark.
I'VE shouldn't 20 by New York yet.
hey?" says she.
TT seems" says I. "to be an ex-
tremely common thing to do"
But lotta trains run up" suggests
Inez.
For the hoi polloi. yes" says 1.
The crude tourists 60 right through.
Not members of the real smart,
though. You caught what ]. Burton
had to say on the subject, didn't your
Well" comes in Barry. he knows
what, Mr.. Scott does. HE'S the real
thing. when 1t comes to the social
stuff" Swell. that one." says Inez,
who has sucked in two slabs Of gum
and 10 comfortable once more.
"Of course" says I, we don't want
to do anything to disgrace tho yacht
ing fraternity. I'll admit that I was
anxious to get back, and perhaps
said as much"
You certainly did" reproves Barry
Told him we were all planning to
rush up there by the first train.
didn't see the necessity for that"
"But-but. Barry!" protests. That
was the scheme. wasn't it,"
"Oh, I might have agreed to some
thing of the sort" says he. but I
had no notion Of going around shout
ing about it And I can think of no
good reason why we shouldn't change
our plans If We feel like it."
well. then" says I. lets talk it
over. What do you say. Inez?
Hes smart setter, that Mr.. Scott,
amt he" she demands.
I Gnh rA~;.fAe>l al
l. still. we might slip onto q New
York sleeper without his getting wise
and after we really get home 1 doubt
IL We meet him again. What's your
notion. Uncle Nels?'
| "Me?' says he. II don't care SO
much. But I amt gonna have any
body call me cheap skater on this
trip. If it's swell to stop OF at them
North Carolina places. then why don't
we do it? Hey?"
| You win." says I. I'VE do. Barry,
get those time tables and let's pick
out a mountain resort where we can
hang up for a few days without being
crossed on Mrs. Astor's list"
| GO that's why. instead Of loafing
along up the coast to where we
sailed from. we made q daybreak get.
away from Marco Island and kept the
engine turning over at top speed until
we pulled into Fort Myers. late in the
afternoon. The captain had told Uncle
Nels that this was a good place to lay
up the yacht for the summer. or put
her on the market next fall. which
ever he decided to do. Also that we
could get q northbound train from
here at 7:1o in the morning.
"At Tampa" adds Capt. Mears, you
oan get into 4 car that goes right
through to New York"
Huh" says Uncle Nels "No good.
We amt like that. We stop of, take
It easy like"
"At White Springs. and Sulphur
Pines. and swell places like that"
adds 1nez.
| "Oh. sure!" says the captain. That's
the way some Of the folks in them
big places along the river does 1t.
Lot Of EN- goes In private cars, too. "
Wouldn't you know" whispers
to Barry, that some one would drop
a chunk Of rock salt in the ice cream ?
Just as we thought we were saying
the last word. too!'
| "oh. I don't mind" says he. ~.
Burton scott's way is good enoush
for me. I'll trail along with him and
call 1t square"
| So we rolled out of our hunks while
It was still dark, had last break
fast in the cosy little dining saloon,
and went rumblins UP through a
misty, dew-drenched Florida that
seemed to be mainly great stretches
Of 1onE-leafed pines. sprinkled here
and there with orange groves and
truck patches.
| TT was after we had changed At
Tampa ana were well started toward
Jacksonville that Barry came back
from the smoking compartment to
where was struggling to initiate
Inez into the mysteries Of Russian
bank.
'Why the foolish look on your face.
Barry boy" asked. siancins across
the aisle rs he slumps down in his seat.
EN-" says he. "oh, we'll, since you
noticed 1t suppose might a. we'll rive
the whole tale. Tits about that
Scott person"