Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

an hour and make that ole boat out there sick
at its Stummfck!"
Most Of the other boys we're telling each
other all about how they were going to have
speed boats with outside motors better than
Eddie's and not paying any attention TO little
Pauie, or to each other, for that matter and
as their conversation seemed pref y limited and
the noise made by Eddie's boat wasn't very
pleasant, I started back to our cottage But
on the road just beyond the wharf met little
Paulie's father, Mr.. Undertake. and his great
friend, Mr.. Carmichael who lives next door to
hin on the harbor, and both Of them were
looking considerably put out.
do you recognize the boy in that disgusting
boat?" Mr.. Timberlake asked me. Isn't it Ed
die Bullhnch? If it Is, somebody ought to
telephone his mother and father and ask them
how long they're going to allow him to ruin
the peace Of this community. The noise on
the waterfront is simply outrageous!
Outrageous Is too good a word for it." Mr..
Carmichael said fiercely. TITS been going on
now for over an hour and there isn't q cot
tage on the harbor where you can hear your
self think. My wife's aunt, very dear old
lady, Is staying with lis and that horrible din
had upset her so that she's gone to bed with
q headache. At the Floyds', next door, game
of contracts being utterly ruined and they had
to give up playing. Margaret Floyd asked me
to find out how long this uproar Is going to be
permitted to continue. If it's going on all after
noon, she said she was going to telephone that
traffc officer IN the village and demand that
he do something about it. Do you know who
it IS that's making this disturbance, Mr.. Mas
sey? Is 1t Eddie Bullfnch?"
I was embarrassed because, as my own daugh-
ter, Enid, in the boat with Eddie and
abetting him In the nuisance he was making
/ naturally would be. So instead Of answering
right away, began 10 kind of cough a little,
the way people often do under such circum-
stances, and before got through coughing little
Paulie Timberlake came running out from the
wharf. "Papa!' he shouted. Papa. got to
have of those right this minnit!"
Mr. Timberlake looked pretty dark. "One OF
those what?" he said, and his voice was right
cross. "One Of those what?"
"One Of those" Paulie began: then he
looked at his father with his sharp. bright little
eyes and stopped. Papa, where's mammal"
he said els she at home now?"
'Yes she is, and you'd better trot right along
there yourself"
I'm goin' to-" little Paule told him. That's
where am goin', papa" And he ran off down
the road in hurry that looked fairly purpose
full to me.
4 AR CARMICHAEL stared after him. Il
M wouldn't let child of mine have of
those things IL she cried her eyes out" he said.
IF my daughter even asked me for one, I'd
have her mother punish her"
This seemed a little harsh to me, especially
as Mr.. Carmichael's daughter is only years
old but Mr.. Timberlake agreed with him. ANY
parent who would allow his child to disturb a
whole community in that manner" he said,
would be guilty not only of causing the child
to be regarded as a menace to the general peace,
but also of abomnable parental selfishneSS.
People who haven't strength Of mind enough to
prevent their children from becoming COM
munity nuisances should be made to understand
clearly that the public opinion of Marys Neck
Is against them
Absolutely" Mr.. Carmichael said. Eddie
Bullfinch's parents ought to be made to under
stand that absolutely, and so ought the parents
of the girl that's with him. Absolutely"
Well, this made me feel more embarrassed
and kind Of guilty than ever. So, after cough
ing some more and laughing, sort of, in way
I meant to be non-commttal but genial, drifted
on the porch, sewing. I told her what was
Carmichael had been saying about the noise,
which was still sounding, but Mrs. Massey didn't
take any stock in 1t.
Those two men have a lot to do, I must
say, making fuss over >childrens having a
little innocent pleasure" she said. IT know all
about it because I was down there myself
earlier this afternoon and was pleased to see
Enid having such a good time. OF course that
machine does make q pretty loud hunming,
but from up here it's rather soothing sound,
and there's this advantage about it: As long as
we hear 1t, we can tell where she is, and that's
certainly satisfaction"
It seemed to me she was right At least,
that's the view I took Ut 1t at the time but
the next day ct the beach could tell that
Mr. Timberlake and Mr.. Carmichael and the
Floyd family and the 1SaeGregor family and