The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-12-21
THREE MEN
psssssyss ssss AND A MAID

makes me wish that I had a private
yacht"
sIt would be nice"
"A private yacht" repeated Sam,
sliding q trife closer. "we would sail
about, visiting desert islands which
lay like Jewels In the heart Of tropic
seas"
''Wer
Most certainly we. II wouldn't be
any fun II you were not there"
"That's very complimentary"
"Well. II wouldn't. I'm not fond of
girls ms a rule !"
"Oh, aren't your
"Nol" said Sam decidedly. It was
point which he wished to make clear
friends have often remarked upon It.
A palmist once told me that had one
Of those rare spiritual natures which
cannot be satisfied with substitutes
but must seek and seek tilt they find
their soul-mate. When other men all
round me were frittering away their
emotions In idle fiirtations which did
not touch their deeper natures, was
was well. wasn't, II
you see what I mean"
"Oh, you wasn't -. WEREN'T
"No. Some day I knew l should
meet the only girl could possibly love,
and then / would pour out upon her
the stored-up devotion of a lifetime,
lay an unblemished heart at her feet,
fold her In my arms and say. AT
lastr"
How jolly for her. Like having q
circus all to oneself"
well, yes," said Sam after a mo-
mentary pause.
"When was q child I always
thought that that would be the most
wonderful thing In the world"
''The most wonderful thing In the
world Is love, a pure and consuming
love, a love which Fl. :"
"Oh, helloi" said a voice.
All through this scene, right from
the very beginning Of 1t, Sam had not
been able to rid himself Of feeling
that there was something missing. The
time and the place and the girl-they
were all present and correct; never
theless there was something missing,
some familiar object which seemed to
leave a gap. He now perceived that
what had caused the feeling was the
complete absence Of Bream Mortimer
He was absent no longer. He was
standing in front Of them with one
leg advanced, his head lowered as II
he were waiting for someone to
scratch 1t. Sans primary impulse was
to offer him a nut.
"Oh, hello, Breamp said Billie
"Hullo" said Sam.
"Hullo1" said Bream Mortimer.
Here you arei"
There was q pause.
II thought you might be here" said
Breams
"Yes, here we are" said Billie.
"Yes. we're here" said Sam.
There was another pause
"Mind II I join your said Bream-
"N-no." said Sam.
"No." said Billie again. "No
ALL" ~
There was a third pause.
"On second thoughts" said Bream,
Il believe I'll take a stroll on the
promenade deck, II you don't mind"
Thpy said they didn't mind. Bream
i hox nj hvrvV e. hAo
twice against overhanging steel ropes
melted away.
"Who Is that fsllowr demanded
Sam wrathfully."
Hes the son Of fathers bes'
friend"
Sam started. Somehow this girl had
/ always been 90 Individual to him that
he had never thought Of her having Q
| father.
1--WE have known each other all oul
lives" continued Billie. 1Father thinks
tremendous lot Of Bream. sup
pose 1t waS because Bream was sail
ing by her that father insisted on my
coming over on this boat I'm in dis
grace, you know. I was cabled fol
and had to sail at q few days no
dce. :"
"Oh, hello"
"Why, Breamw said Billie, looking
at him as he stood on the old spot ir
the same familiar attitude with rather
less affection than the son of her IA
ther's best friend might have expect
ed. Il thought you said you were
going down to the promenade deck"
IL did go down to tho promenade
deck. And I'd hardly got there wher
fellow who's getting up the ships
concert tomorrow night nobbled NJ,
to do q couple Of songs. He wanted
to know II l knew anyone else wht
would help. came up to ask you
he said to Sam. III you would do some
thing"
mo-" said Sam. II won't"
Hes got a man who's going Il
lecture on deep-sea FISH and coupl
OF women who both want to sing Tn
Rosary but he's still an act or tw'
short. Sure you won't rally roundr 7
"Quite sure"
"Oh, all right" Bream Morrime
hovered wstfully above them. "It'
great morning, isn't itr'
"Yes" said Sam.
Il