Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-17

pick. Remember his saying Wait
till tomorrow Now. naturally he
did not know 1t would be foggy. or
course, we know that. But suppose
he did this. Wishing to be talked
about, wishing also to spoil his
cousins wedding day. he simply
disappears. II they had been mar
ried at the time they planned, this
story of his being drowned would
have come in just before the we'd
ding. Think of the stir. suppose
he went away somewhere Tor rev
days to stay till the thing was
over"
But" I argued. think also of
the trouble he would be in when ne
returned"
yes" he drawled. mo doubt OF
that, but he never thought OF II;
People of his kind of a mental
makeup never do. They never Iook
ahead at all. But IL that was What
he did, the fog was q godseno 10
him."
cd then rose slowly to his feet. say
INC II was time he went to ped
rating the hint, 1 went into my
hedroom and undressed. thinking al
fine time of what he had just said
II might be so. 1t was odd that
there was nothing in the clothes OF
the Young man. In my pa1amas'
| came to the door and asked:
"Do YOU think he did that?
| hartley turned from the window
where he had been looking out. he
seemed to think a second before he
answered:
ooh, I don't know, one theory
| is as good as another. but ina.
reminds me, what color SUIT was ~ !,
that Maxson left In his oathhouse
~ blue one" was my answer. a
Slowly shaking his head as 4
amused. he said, That's queer. Ihe
hutIer saws he wore a gray one when
he left the house this morning.
More About Maxson
After we had breakfast the next
morning, the first thing | did was
To drive BARLEY to the Rice home
He expected to spend most OF the
day at the inquest. which l was not
to attend. For some reason. he was
very keen that / find out at once
about the advertisement that mad
, been placed in the paper. regarding
the missing boat. Just why he was
interested in the boat, did not know
and he did not enlighten me.
AS SO often happens at the shore,
there had come a beautiful sunny
day after the fog and rain. The
| lawns were fresh, the bright spots
| of flowers in the small gardens CIV
ing . touch of color to the green
backgrounds. AS we rode along the
/ side of the bay, could see that
PEOPLE already were going. out In
! their boats, whose sails tapped
! loosely under the slight breeze
Three miles across the water. the
| white roofs and church steeples oil
| Stonington could be seen.
Leaving BARLEY at the house. IN
| front of which stood number oil
cars, I turned the machine toward
| the Golf Club. The young man
| was to see lived in another section
| of the Hill. 1t was newer part
with large summer homes-a sec
ton that stretched almost to the
Golf Club itself. and 1t was nc
! trouble to find the house. large
rambling place of granite. which
! looked cool and new. But the
butler, when he answered my ring
! informed me that young Giles was
| at the Golf Club and l could reach
! him there If l wished.
The Golf Club was only mile
away and soon l was climbing the
| hill that led to it. Few clubs In
| the country have a more beautiful
spot for their club house. 1t stood
| high on the very top of a hill, from
/ which one could see the wide eX-
panse of the country and sea.