The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-18

laugh when tell you where we wen,
-Coney Island! We SAT in the sand
and watched rhp surf I'D had dinner
at little italian place and
please take letter to the S'uIiard
line. think ; shall 90 70 Europe In
July for d vacation. | need it,"
So Peter was able To go to Caney
Island. was he. and sit in the sand
and eat spaghetti? Well. that was
that He'a 90 10 France. Maybe he'd
get over this fool notion, this hoping;
he dictated rapidly.
II think that will he splendid for
you Mr. Livingstone You do look
tired-and need Il rest And if you
do mol mind | think | shall take my
vacation al the same time and 20 up
in the mountains to my aunt'S little
camp there. Peter and will he regu-
lar lndians-pay AMI sleep and eat
and hike We love it,"
She ieft the office on Saturday for
her vacation and he was TO sail the
following week. lie was going to
drive up TO Boston To see his sister
for Il few days before sailing. and
would leave his ear there While he
told her all this. when she came in
10 say goudby. he held her hand in
his-the little white hand he loved to
watch She was looking up at him.
He wanted to mold her close and for
get Peter.
If you drive TO Boston," she was
saying you will 20 straight by the
road that leads into our camp If
If YOU have no particular dislike for
camp life, won't you stop and have
way up? We would love to nave you"
Her blue eyes told him she wanted
him He didn't want TO meet Peter,
but he accepted with alacrity. 1t
would mean he could see her again.
II was very hard to say "goodby" to
Leila Candice.
She gave him minute directions to
their camp and he found her waiting
for him when he drove up the next
Tuesday. She were blue checked
SlISlldlII uiSSS anu ''tI uSuF''S SiNNh
hair was disheveled by the wind.
I'VE are having beauTitul time al
ready. Skipper, the dog, and Peter
and me. Had picnic yesterday and
SAW such beautiful sunset over the
mountains" She whistled slrilly, a
peculiar call. Lunch is ready and
Peter is down at the trout stream
fishing" she explained.
lie was sitting with his back to the
door watching Leila as she moved
about in the little Kitchen beyond
when he heard steps on the gravel
walk. Peter was comingi HE fOnnd
himself tense as he waited. He was
going to meet Peter at last. and then
something whirled through the air and
landed, plop, on the knees of his care
fully pressed trousers. II was very
small, very slippery, very much alive
fish attached 70 Il string thai extend
ed over his shoulder to the Out-of
doors behind him He iurGped 10 his
feet and swung around. He heard
Leila gasp and then
'Pe-tRer! You naughty, naughty
boy. What have you done?"
I'm sorry, muvver," said the small.
sun-browned overall clad boy in the
doorway, us he slowly woinL up the
slack line on his reel drawing the
squirming fish toward him across the
floor. "You see, Skipper jumped at
the fish and frew ii up in the air
to fool him. and the line unwound
and il came straight in the door" de
turned to Livingstone and !Goked up
at him with Leila Candice's blue eyes.
I'm sorry" he repeated. "cuz muv-
yer said | must he very. very good
boy when the incest man in all New
York came to see us today, and she
said she liked him most as much as
she-did me-"
peter" said Andrew Livingstone,
show long will it take you and me to
drive to the nearest telephone? have
two calls TO mdke--One to cancel my
reservation to Europe and the other
to tell my sister I'm stranded for a
week or so by the wayside. but she
can expect us all later on our honey
MOON"