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

went round the grass tennis
stopped the car and went in ~
where the young man was.
discovered that he was ont ~, oa
links and that I would have ~ NE
till he played the ninth hole H., G
after him. Fuass
So I went out on the veranda A.,
sank into chair. Fer a WIZ -,
studied the view. The air wasIcl..i
and bright. Far of could ~,
glimpse the dark. tall line az ~. W.
lighthouse at the end OF us
Island-miles away across the ,sra as
Nearer. to the left. Block ,Nsa ae
stood high above the water @a
air was SO clear that NOT -. &c
could l see the sand cliffs. h,,e S ~
the white houses near the harho.s sS
The sea was like glass. 4 a.,
blue sea-scintillating and daAosIA
under the sunlight. A few Nh
were near shore. and furthe,'0 vas az
a great ocean steamer bound WI
Europe. '@
Finding on a nearby stand a,r.
York paper, l picked it up, eager V !,
see what they might have said 30 %
the murder. l knew that n ~. 49,
cause a stir, the circumstanonS wiz
Rice being killed the day M ~
daughters wedding being S
dramatic than the usual crime. NJ
sides, he was one of the hest.kraS
men in New York. we'll known w.
liked. But after had read the , ".'S
article that was on the first mas" wy
the paper. l found nothinp
what knew. In fact the NV, vi
seemed simply to have the hars nv
of the death and little else, thn zen
they had padded out the article wi,s
a long account of his business M
Just as l finished the article
young man spoke TO me:
SAY. came the voice, are ,.u
the chap they told me in the c Sv-
was looking for me-" 'S'
looked up. Before me mae
young man OF about twenty dr,,,.a
in a golf suit. His, face was, ansSs5
from the exercise and he ca,ed :.
me with rather an inQuiring lo's
in his eyes. ''V'
l judged ii was the Young ma,
wished to see and asked him n A.
name was Giles. He simply nodd.5
lighting cigarette. Then / SsS.s
him If he had lost his boat y.
grinned in reply. !"
Blamed if / know" was his a.,
swer. The old boat has co...
that's about all / know. Nav6s :
broke away. maybe it was SWIM
DO YOU know anything about 4 -
l had to confess that | did NJ,
Know anything about the boat :,
answer that caused the younv ,,s-
to look at me. as If WONDERING NH
under the heavens | had askad h,a
about 1t. But IL he wondered =.
said nothing though his next ren,,t
made me start.
You know" he added, "tD,,
planned boat took u fine time 10 e,
lCst-just as MaXson and | .ys.
about to go on a trip"
| was a little startled AT thi, n.
Fad no idea he knew the yopr,
man that was drowned. He rsT.
me no time TO ask about the ,irir
continuing: '"h
You know, | don't Just see bou
IL happened Manson should o.,
drowned. He was a good swimms,
Why, l have seen him swim m.
miles in n rough sea. Knocked N,
nat when i heard what happened n
MIN. We were going on l,,,
camping trip in few DAYS,
interested, l suggested, "YOg
! must have been good friends?"
On, l don't know" he ansv,r,l
a bit. 'Ve''"''
He was a queer fellow, but nc,
SO bad at that. was sorry 10 hr,,
he was drowned"
1t seemed TO dawn on him all =,
once that he was talking a HI,
IIeeiy with q man he did not know
ana VINO had not told him n,
errand. He dried up at once, look.
ing me over with a glance that tOId
me he wondered why | had Wisba5
10 see him. But l did not tel him,
instead. asked him where they
would have campcd IL the boat had
not been stolen or drifted away.
thought for a second that 4,
would not answer. But evident,
he decided that having said as mucs
as he had, he might as well ansW,
my question. So he told me th,
Maxson had little camp on Nyst,
Island, and that they had mtendes
to spend several days there Ahe
saying this, he got up from u,
chair he had dropped into. SO "a.
as he was concerned the intervlsu
was over, and he went away, CIV.
ing me a wondering look as he pass
ed round the corner.
AS L went to the ear. heard BIZ
voice evidently telling his sI
perience with me to some friends
smiled at this remark: "Darnsd
IL l don't think that fellow was a
policeman or something. He ntvs