The daily independent., 1937-06-30

ing had been salo, DIS II lioClilils
had happened -.
It would be he who would feel
a fool.
He jumped out of bed, shower
ed shaved, dressed. He hoped the
noise of the running water hao
not awakened anyone. He threw
his clothes in the old grip and
with it in his hand went cautious
" downstairs. From the window
seat across the room a small fig
ure rose to confront him. His
heart sank. Sally.
But it wasn't Sally.
Rose said, and indicated the
suitcase beside her.
I'm driving up with you, Jon.
We'll, for heavens sake!" he
exclaimed helplessly.
i've left a note for Sally. She
won't mind" said Rose, thinking
that she knew how little Sally
would mind. On the contrary, u
was going up after breakfast any
way. So why wait Or won't
you take me?"
I'D be delighted" said iona.
than quite formally. For no reason
at all they looked at one another
and laughed. Like conspirators
they opened the big front door
and crept out, across the lawn and
down the path to the landing pier
Jonathan carrying the bags.
1T looks like an elopement," be-
gan Rose and then blushed furi-
ously. But Jonathan wasn't lis
tening. He said puzzled, 1.-The
boats gone. I was sure it was
here last night. In fact made GER
tain that it was
They looked at one another In
astoniShment. There was the punt
moored across the water. well
I'll be hanged" commented Jona-
than, annoyed. Il can't be ex-
pected to swim for it. I wonder If
we can rouse anyone"
He cupped his hands to his
mouth and shouted. They were
far enough distant from the house
not to risk waking anyone there
Presently one of the men thrust
a tousled head from the upstairs
boat house window. Several of
them slept there in summer. JON
athan made explanatory gestures
and the head vanished. A few
minutes later the man, blue dun
garees pulled over his underwear
and with bare feet thrust into old
shoes, came running out of the
boat house and jumped into the
boat.
While he was rowing them
across Jonathan said, II thought
the boat was on the island side,
last night"
so did I, Doc, and that's a
fact. Sure I saw it there myself
before 1 turned in. I had the ca
noe and the outboard in the boat
house, giving them a going over,
as you might say. But the punt
was docked at the Island. Miss
Sally said it should be left there,
she said you were leaving early,
and would row yourself over"
"Oh, WE'LL" said Jonathan, lone
of life's little mysteries, I sup
pose"
Presently he and Rose were in
his car with the suit cases thrown
in the back. 1t was an exquisite
morning, pale gold, deep blue.
The trees were as green as spring
except now and then where a
lovely maple had Redeemed in an
early frost. Crows were noisy
above the field stubble on their
left and toward the right, past
field and fence and strips of wood
and the chasmS of gulleys, the riv-
er flowed, placid, smooth as blue
glass. The air was still and cool,
not yet warmed by the sun. They
could hear a train whistle in Can
ada. A farm dog ran out to bark
at them, and the farmers boy,
tanned, ragged, friendly, whistled
to the animal and waved at the
car as it passed.
Smoke rose from chimneys, and
the road wound ahead of them,
narrow, and rutted. Once they
stopped at a cattle crossing and
waited until the COWS crossed the
road, slow moving, implacable,
stupid, with great unastonished