Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-23

"A private yacht" repeated sam
, sliding trifie closer. ave would sal
, about, visiting desert Islands which
lay like Jewels In the heart Of tropit
seas"
"We?"
"sfost certainly we. 1t wouldn't be
any fun If you were not there"
That's very complimentary"
well, 1t wouldn't. I'm not fond OF
girls as a rule
"Oh, aren't your
mol" said Sam decidedly. IT was
a point which he wished to make clear
at the outset. mot at all fond. My
| friends have often remarked upon 1t.
A palmist once told me that had one
J Of those rare spiritual natures which
cannot be satisfied with substitutes
| but must seek and seek till they find
| their soul-mate. When other men all
round me were frittering away their
emotions In idle f1irtations which did
not touch their deeper natures, was
l was well, / wasn't If
you see what I mean"
"Oh, you wasn't WEREN'T"
mo. Some day 1 knew I should
meet the only girl I could possibly love,
and then | would pour out upon her
the stored-up devotion of a life time
lay an unblemished heart at her feet,
fold her In my arms and say, AT
lastp"
How jolly ior her. Like having a
circus all to oneself"
well, yes" said Sam after a mo-
mentary pause.
when l was a child l always
thought that that would be the most
wonderful thing in the world"
1.-THE most wonderful thing in the
world is love, a pure and consuming
love, a love which :"
"Oh, hellol" said voice.
All through this scene, right from
the very beginning Of it, Sam had not
been able to rid himself of a feeling
hat there was something missing. The
line and the place and the girl-they
we're all present and correct: never
heless there was something missing,
ONE familiar object which seemed to
cave a gap. He now perceived that
what had caused the feeling was the
omplete absence of Bream Mortimer.
lie was absent no longer. He was
landing in front Of them with one
g advanced, his head lowered as If
e were waiting for someone to
,ratch 1t. Sans primary impulse was
offer him q nut.
"Oh, hello, Breamr' said Billie.
"Hullow said Sam.
"Hullol" said Bream Mortimer.
Here you arel"
There was a pause.
Il thought you might be here" said
-eam.
Yes, here we are" said Billie.
Yes, we're here" said Sam.
There was another pause.
Mind II join your" said Bream.
Mo-" said Sam.
No." said Billie again. mo
At Is 10 say oh no, not at
There was third pause.
ON second thoughts" said Bream.
believe I'll take a stroll on the
deck, II you don't mind"
fhey said they didn't mind. Bream "
'rtimer, having bumped his head
ice against overhanging steel ropes.
lied away. ri
Who is that fellow7, demanded Ii
N wrathfully." m
He's the son of fathers hest n,
md" w
Jam started. Somehow this girl had B
avs been so individual to him that in
nad never thought of her having a yc
ler. fo
we nave known each other all our 81
s. continued Billie. Father thinks pr
tremendous lot of Bream. SIM M
II was because Bream was sail
by her that father insisted on nv ST.
ing over on this boat I'm in dis 70
e. you know. 1 was cabled for ex
mad to sail at few days no tn,
- boz
Oh. helloi" the
Why Breaml" said Billie. looking I'm
I'M as he stood on the old snot IN me
same familiar attitude with rather S
affection than the son of her a. fac
8 best friend might have expect eye
i thought you said you were wa
down TO the promenade deck"
did 90 down 10 the promenade S
Ana I'd hardly got there when clol
low who's getting up the ship's +"
ri tomorrow night n0bbled me sior
couple Of songs. lie wanted ..
POW II knew anyone else who u
hfip ! came I'd 10 ask YOU . fhol
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