The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 11, 1904, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO:® SUNDAY CALL. s ; . L SWART PETE 1SGoIN TORE PIARRIED, AN’ EVERY BODY 15 ZTHE Avcien I TINER. W TEE [T vOUT TCEMENT s e seen her one day, what's got a ' t' think she takes e —anyway to huft~~an’ he didn’t usness uv the bout two years, r no wed@in's come ties been 2 . i cktle 3 parties an’ n’ to be suddintly % called 'pon t ¢ these twb pal WHERE % tatin’ hearts piumb rattled "im. He said he dldn’t kn ow to go- &t 1, X je;\: pint blank refused to:‘tempt the heard of the country called Any- 3 where?” “T'm afraid I don't follow you,” he ’E‘HE CQUNTRY OF ANY By Richard Shelton cumbed to prior caiami- quired. “That it prohibits one from being u are going back there a suburbanite of the aforementioned boys heard thet ther” t atch havin’ to be ‘count they cor- r . ‘she said. variety. Van,” he said, rising sudden- said stifly. & v perli he returned bitterly. ly and standing by her chair, “I never “Listen,” she sald, “and I'll tell you he persisted In forget all about us up ‘here intended to teil you, but perhaps we'll about it. It is a very deugmtull coun- durt PT’JJd‘ i3 1o el gl uv the clipped lawn od week or so,” she said lightly. both feel better if I do. I went down try, Teddy, no matter what .$s en- mn_mur:‘ ;“s 3 £3 g ” “. wighds ¥ ae completely, you won't there intending to makeé my pile and vironments—hot or - cold, peopled or nmunity riends an" relatives 'il's of which ne.” come back here to marry vou. The desert, fruitful or barren. It is always ‘'ud hev a oppertunity to.plant flowers v rods forget,” he sald fer- pile is still to be made and it looks charming to the girl who really car on his last restin’ placeé: The Jedge to be near enough to fur- of light as because it is his country ln? !I;e there. It.is lovable because o She stopped, half frightened by ner submitted peaceful. He fixed up some as if I were doomed to stay there for- ever. But don’t think it was because r one thing it I didn’t love u enough or because' seen the put of the arggyment an’ g = = vhe haven't done my best.” own words. He stood quite stil} for kind uv a cermony an® lernt it by et lamp. Even wn there when I e my | tor & . latio e rf, ban rrfvs uitoes people you know it The girl looked up at his earnest moment, then suddenly bent over k‘fr heart. O . Rt S iy appy. You get to face and something in it filled her and took both her hands in his own. ~well, at last the day uv of the big 1med moisily about and w uly of things.” with pity. She had intended to reply » prompted, as he lightly. - Instead her eyves fell and she e W silent. it personal,” he sug- You understand, don’'t you?” he 1 I think of vou I imag- said afier a pause. to some-nice, re- “No, I don’t understand,” she said who comes out sharply. and finds you She was aware he stepped back as if and a fire burning in he had been struck. “Dear little girl,” he sald; “dear, g5in'g arrove. All the boys.e brave little girl! You tempt me into s gl he seifish cowardice of taking you 70T (he B early. Alsc the cele- ety bratin’ commenced early. Pete wouldn’t She feit his blg hands tremble; then lét nobody pay for nothin’ that day, he stood erect. 80 you can jest bet the booze shops did “Bfit you shall not make that sacri- a howlin' biznes. Some of the boys fice,” he announced with determination. caught two Chinks right after break- She looked at him squarely and heT gug an' tieq their pigtalls togsther an’ ed and slaughtered. o) | t is neck T und this neck of fick, stretch 1l hev to inform about. 28 the still in a low rocker shadow ef the vine wi ittle shoe. very awful down the Lie i, ice and dinner ready in “1 don't undérstand how—how you gray eyes never faltered. set ‘em to figh said he sardon- 4 could misjudge me £0,” she said, “The 1and of Anywhere 18 warth the ‘o o o flshtin’. Say. have you ever 1t racked by earth- ith a mock- ‘“Misjudge you! 1 5 sacrifice,” she said. ear xv’vo in! i cumity el other In g o s b : she said, " just what e hrongh the open windows acrass Chinese? Well, if you ever get the op- begin to take theee little ature as & matter of course, me peaceful old valcano, that se ts declare has been extinet for innu- merable centuries, lets itself loose drfi nice, respectable you have dome. Do you thi r [ loomed on the h ‘g g o e d. hopes are bounded a house in a conventional suburb h a conven- Hardwick tional lawn and all ‘I’“ rest of it?" of that She turned her head and looked ir- across the well-kent lawn. When: she o e ot i oeary : o had softened. ey o 1L ED ¢ "“We have found it"Gearest,” said the UP b the morto X L LB CC s e e weddin’ was scheduled to take 3 place at noon. Pete wasn't muthin’ if rable. Long ‘fore that time ¥ * WHEN LQWE HE?SIT ATED @ ¥ =23y omrs Shoe Charlie arrove they wasn't no BGOSR ITT TR TRO LTI 0000000 f i room fur ‘em to get in, but seein’ as M FERRIS, stroke on the Yale house. He had not realized till then » .- A mighty breaker ROW thev'd been performin” a public row, twiiol M Mas BN Texs lightly he had ciasped his legs {BV Dorefiby Daug]as e tower to aistract the attention ot dash into the sur g occupant fr met the lifesaver, but he went through duty, Jedge Smith made some uv the 3 ¥ " tight around the post of the South “le o g g s fl.e risking it like an arrow, and struck nru: lgr others move out ah' make a place rel- q " Lat Dot s - 225 the man, who was goinz down for the fur ‘em. Beach lookout and pulled his yel Sy L ot e torm that" had just been criticiaing his clerk for - As the days went by s became last time. The sea was like glass out “when Swart Pete an’ his bride en- »w duek hat viclously over his eyes. ased. -l :,,-, :id ‘:hr:fizgtgt eTfier:“h: offering a reduct to Mr. Ferris, accustomed but not r to' her here and the man sank slowly. Fer- . ..q4 ina door the band struck up ‘The Then he shoved it back again and couareq his shoulders and threw up his i, had been merely a question of presence at South Beach. He might ris recognized at a glance that it was e “icde oo’ stared straight out to sea. head proudly. v e Young college men who could have felt better if his life had been a case of cramps. '- swim and handle a sailboat and Iead 4 “a mere ac but .the bathers Ferrls dived like a fish and came fittin’ strains, after the weddin a4 git It had been a direct cut and he . . . .4 thought th . Cotillon were not to be permitted to were ais careful. An occa- up to fight for his own life as well Darty ranged themselves In their re- a weddin’ 8t haan't expecte wished ey e A It e oAt~ leave his hotel without a strenuous ef- sjonal dash after a frightened girl or as the bather's. There was only one corners an’ the doin's com- expected it of her. He ter over and repented of her -udeness, fort s £ wouc that some foolhardy swimmer would g0 for that night when they came face to Ardo\{‘vhtil,rm " 1‘,]“" mmszr?pr! 3 iRe cate. 41 some_ chilileny Bussma e WAk A S AR Y 5 et e vucell The Jedus: G by ey . beyond his depth or be seized with face in the hotel dining-room she. jng enact, J'\ T i ”;medy was ‘be— charge was the extent of his duties as ing dragged duwn.dhe nru%k th m?‘n ther was anybody presert what hac yut beyond his depth o v ote ng enacted Nell Standish was walking Jife-sas a mighty blow and then floated the .,y ;o090n to offer why this w . o v ; ‘s g ¥ L] o of s weddin’ a cramp, so that he might go out ater 00Wed to him. not with the old air of “qutifully at her mother's side on the . Then came . an inert_body to the beach, whére the THY WRSCR O ST WAV T8 WO comradeship, but with a forced polite- ean pathway, a picture of sim ~hil . nd battle f 1 s cture of plicity the pongee para rowd of hysterical women and c - . case s bim and battle for life among the ness that he felt almost as keenly as in embroidered white linen amidst the yestly ander his. Dost. Gran closed In updt him. ‘He'fo hand crept round kinder keerless ifke . - breakers. But Instead it proved to be the morning cut. He bowed gravely be Se LOWR e e g - hy of th’ propo- i - o 4 ¥ elaborately gowned th: tanned hand which showed beneath it them apart and carried his silent bur- toward where he kept Ris :hootin’-iron, Pete was a dead 8D aggravatingly dull day. The sea was and crossed to his table, which}‘;a‘s on “It certainly seems v sald MEs cb\pr-d @ large package of letters. den up the beach. As he passed the an' nobody had nuthis’ to say. 't "fraid of Smooth as glass, yet the bathers clung ;‘hfi SaE e e "‘;‘,‘,‘ . hialf an Standish with @ puazled expression. Evidently Miss Standish’s mail had observation post he saw Nell leaning - “The Jedge -eded, but some- tenaciously to the ropes. nfig'“‘}(‘x;} tf)r“:(!!*rm ene“!“r‘lmpzsosl: Nell shrugged her shoulder impa- been a heavy one. She sat down on against it, white to the lips, and still pow he got rattled -an’ hie » any was He had always looked upon the self- bje that he should reimain In the same & il < ; the sand within the range of Ferris' holding the fluttering pages In her . ...n got mixed up in his mind. * It's the eccentricity of wealth. vision and ovened the mail, which, hand e supporting men at college as fellows to house with her under the circum- of genius. It used to hurt me when he could see quite plainly enough now, « « o o & o & ‘s Swart Pete,’ he sald real solum, ‘do s th’ kind to be be envied. They were always doing stances. He had once thought— But ywe were in London to hear young men had been forwarded from various T ight b ther sent for hip YOU Promise that you will luv, homor es an’ he begun to things. It took mettie—it took merve— One may think many times on an In- criticized for thelr freakish tastes, but points ah“l oo bmfife,m",,:" - b T an’ obey this woman what you're mar- take notice. Wimmin the sort of nerve he had felt the need CO”;‘B "{ ""d“ “;‘7“";‘1“‘ a {'l"g'd il really I am beginning to find there i§ Her slim, firm hand was turning :r?elrrlf‘tue p“,o,y She gave him the TYin® for the balance uv:your natural so blamed plenti- of that very morning when he had ’e alrxlrdnecom;e‘x—:“cgdyio tchrmwethhta ® some truth in the criticism. I pre- pages rapidly. She whirled upon her letter to fead. It was the onme her ~days? id before,. Pete was ¢ >0 E o Soske 8 i ey v €S sume he enjoys posing as a life-saver, mother with a sudden, excited ex- i<y o7 Expicr & v an’ it looked as if looked down to meet the eyes of Nell inio nis trunk and grip. Then he sat an umateur Greek strong man— In clumetion, and both women turned ana Drother had written telling: of the dead gam he said ‘yes' ‘thout hev a hard time pullin' Standish changing from amazement to down on the edge of the bed and spite of her hot anger she ecouldn-t oored at nim. He felt himself flash Wréck of the Ferris fortune and Ji turnin’ ir. oft a certain contempt which he could not laughed at himself. It was all so ab- forget how superbly strong he had even at this distance. Perhans they n‘IYucl'ymdettir’;:i'_:‘l’iml;‘gn:".ug: ;‘OH “‘Liza,’ said the Jedge to the blushin® ver, it so happened thet understand. surd and childish. This was a fine be-. Jooked, verched on the observation- knew. how curious he had felt about MiNE that SFeReCr=rHIoCRE SORC "0V bride, ‘do you promise to feed an' sup- time ther’ was a little gal Before her coming it had been a mer. EINDINg for @ chap Who had his way to tower in his bathing suit. “He had their mail. He was a beastly cad. “jp “|orS, B8LIE S8 Q0 “CIRT , cport Swart Pete to the best uv your ho'd come out to civilize ry morning. Small boys had chased E o the grace not to wear his college col- Suddenly the girl rose to her feet. ability, so help " at the first shot. She would guess why ors. but ] am amazed that Jim Ferrls She was coming directly toward him, STaye smile. . ‘“Liza tumfoozled, but an’ incident’ly to teach him joyously down the beach, and pret- he had left, and a mere difference of should want to pose before a lot of with the French bulldog capering _ Yes It's true; I am tutoring the , 50, ari’ sad she would. € it she found she was up ty girls and flirtatious young matrons hotels could not prevent his meeting silly, chattering, summer resorters.” ahea The open letter was still in Douslas hoys at “their father's ‘mz- Then 1 pernounce you fnan an’ wife apainst it good e’ hard. She GiAn't hed chst him spproving giances, He her. The resort was smsll aii exclu- - ‘Sia'sooks BINEE m ik b Gide Dy thae o0 t:; a‘;e"‘”':?flc'gy”‘::k{n;“ 10d~ an’ may God have merey ca-you both, m to be kin’ what you might had felt that the wages of a private Sive You were forever stumbling over ghie were not ome of the’elass which _Buddenly trom the crowd bobbing ;. CO0S PYT % 9L 0, countieven 2men: said the Jedge. za' the boys success of th’ clvilizin' life-saver near a fashionable bathing DSOP'S ¥OU . let alone the people Whe was- excoriating.” The next shapelessly, aimlessly In the white-- e Snow.” turned loose a yell an’ shot all the . » you didn’t like to meet. morning she carefully avoided the ob- ‘capped surf there arose a cry. He re- the pennies, mow you Rnmosw. winders out, jest-to shaw tAat they ap- (.ml teachin’ ‘wasn't al! pavilion were doubly pl-.id.|b\|t 1;0"'-' So he emptied his trunk, hung up his servation post daring bathing hours, alized on the instant that it was no Nell looked up at him ;hyg. then Dmvéd‘u»~ s o She was a nice lookin” The tide came booming in and drove garments and went cown to tell the and sat on the other side of the pier, small demand upon his ability ana her eves drapped before the blaze 1o |, 5 abeent-minded Woment uv keer- lerco, t0o, with big the bathers out of the surf, lunch gongs clerk he had changed his mind. The A certain bull pup, however, did not strength. The man was some dis- Dis- 2 lessness perforate! a Chink What hap- ar tful kind of a 100k summoned dawdlerg from the sand and proprietor of the hotel happened to be share her feeling and- deliberately tance beyond the ropes, and he went “T—F think I'd like to try my hand pened to be standin’ '-ross the road in s if she needed somebody Ferris slipped dowll from his post and in the office and he looked atly re- sneaked away from his mistress and down for the second time before Fer- at—at—helping you, dearest. the way, but as he Zidn’t owe not are of her. limped swiftly toward the bathing- lieved over Ferris’ decision. fact, he planted himself at the foot of the lit- ris, swift swimmer that he was, could (Copyright, 1904, by T. C. McClure.) nuthin’ ther wasn't no harm done.” the way floated the tinkle of the piano pertunity you don’t want to miss it and the snatches of song. Hardwick It's wuth the pr uv admission easy. bent over the brown head that rested But this was fest a kind uv side issue. on his shoulder. & The motto of the day was, “drink “You and I will find this land of _, .o .0 oren’ an’ everybody ltved es seem to pan he will,” the e Pete hed ars he stru God been her 1nt— Was chas & runaw one of th' g happened 1t see nde: Erdent < o} not fa: 250000 tion had been(-,,w S0 LOSO0