| Show IDLE ISLAND By ETHEL HUESTON 1 Copyright 1927 1921 by The Dobbs Merrill Ca Co Service STORY FROM THE START STARTOn On the verge vere v rg of or nervous collapse col col- lapse due to 10 overwork Ga Gay Cay Delane De De' Ian lane lalit successful New York artist arU rest rent at el Idle Island gland She rent a cottage collage the Lone Lon Pin from an III Island I character th the CaptaIn and nd the hip sister l t r. r Alice Alire Andover administrator O Cay y ands the collage cottan I III II tenanted bran by br byan byan an elderly lid lady who consent t le Ie move to 10 another an other abode the Apple Tree free Awaking from sleep deep Oar Hay Imagines Imag ines Inee he ehe see the face ruee of a China Chins peering In the window WIn On Onan Onan Onan an exploration of the Island lay Handing on the seashore IB Is horrified hor hot rifled b by the appearance of or the drifting bod body of a drowned men man which she nerves herself to bring to 10 the shore hore C A bullet wound In the temple tempi shows show theman the Ih man to have been ben murdered Gay day makes make her wa way to 10 the Ih Captain with the story returning with him to the shore they find and no nobody nobody body borly there ther and Gay Cays story of the th Incident Is le set let down to 10 an sn attack of or nerves nerve lay Clay unable to convince her neighbors neighbor of the th truth draw draws a 8 picture of the hp face race of th the dead dad man Intending to 10 lend end It to the authorities She meets meeta a stranger apparently another an anether other ether visitor to whom she tell lell the story and shows the picture lie Ile II asks her to let him lake take It but Oay lay refuses Next Nut day after a night spent pent with all Gay Day finds ands the picture has hns been taken from the the cottage CHAPTER IV Continued IV-Continued Continued d 6 There you have hU me Ine In a nutshell Th Island d dynamiter burner and bomber bomher Got Cot anybody you want blown up Hands Hand's home Hand who she OilY Cay n was that haunt heard the tile words a hundred limes Whet Kami comes home she had never felt fell Interest to Inquire And who l lHand Is Hand Many times limes again would toy lay Delano nr hi-nr those words word hut but never ne again without a 0 thrill of personal In interest tere IlI terest t. t hope end Joy Wallace I Oil Oh h. h youre you're another Wallace I l am nm nol not only another Wallace I Iam Iam am om n II whole section of tt them tl em The Wallaces Will Wal laces Inces run In branches Im I'm the third branch brunch All the other branches bronchI's I dwindle off Into uncles and aunts and nephews sons som anti and cousins Rut Bill I Im I'm Ima a whole series oil all by myself its it's quite Quill a distinction tiny Ony laughed as she pressed the electric button that turned the heat Into Inlo her ten Ila kettle Wel have hll a 0 party she said solid Were so glad Rinds Kami's home hums And while we are ore for tor the water to boll boll tell tell me where does your jour our series tit III Into the tout ensemble of or House Wallace Wallaces Wallace's In of ot the family history a Q very facetious lip Ilip punt panl and slangy version begun with willi the first 11 In Wallace who was hl his greut Kreut The present Tup III lain he the explained carefully was real really really ly Iy his Ida great grent uncle although Ii lie hI e on IU culled I II led Ill him hits Cm in p. p hl herons tiK n DO 0 he t ul ill the Ihl other r es call him bum himo o Crump 1111 and It avoids 11 confusion The Mrs ii rs Alice lr Andover 1 wn trot III tits his grent mint Your nur voice e except that It tins has some ente expressiveness Is rather state of Ony ii y Bald sMil III glit lit II hut Hill 11 1 do du in III seem M-em like th Ih others You rou ore arc different I My SI I fill father her committed a 0 faux Taus pas pus I tie hie M il lie Ile II murrl ti 1111 a net ress from New IW who was lucre here with the nears nears' Mini 1 summer iner t me year Ilir I I. I lit the I 1 am the hue tutu 1111 Hint hilI results from HIP Ile of tit and ami tie the stale of f It 11 II has his been beau 11 O 11 rill III lo n the whole sin stair I. I tie hi added l ly ly Your ur pun ills tiny iny prompted I rut with v his hi II ll uil lit Isle Vi ui were r ri till nil IIII 1111 I I. I u II h h. h hunt ul ulu uth rm-uth II er I nil nn 1 surf of r remember It It i. i i i I 1 AS US II a Sadden bat ha haI I weal over iner 11 Strange I I Isn't ul It 11 The Th wore were hush hull I strung Irn shie good 1 C wi vi used to In Hie tine sen I 1 w was us 11 u But I hooted ashore In III nty m r's rs hints She die III was dead 1111 my f fn thi-r thi w uIs fiend dead Hut But en me I I tHi Ii Ih I that Is U very ry lid stud lays lay's lay I eyes eye I with tier her ready s h tier her glint film lIm totals tin rid together i lie Ile 1 n nl lit tier her To tilde hide her I sod Mid UtI I Hen 11 dill emotion shy n turned Q quickly to tn I th thin 11 Ina of or ter I But hei hll desire re for fur Information fM III II j this surprising person wins was lini 1111 1 Ship She hp to 10 know about his I education dut where be lit bud hili sane gone lo In loi i school i The grades grades- In n the Island i It It II seemed he he hail had per persisted doggedly bi and und took tk n II great den deal I of quiet in et ex Pill that tie the three missing beneath I the lie on the Corner bt been tn removed 1 by liN hl own I hands nt nl the Ih age of 01 nine yens 1111 I. I to In hi his departure from front the the- sent seat of tf learning t tier the Ihl teacher leather rIll reached for tin Ihl well Ill known r birch branch lie hI entile entire high curse he had Iund encompassed If It not nol with honor at III least without serious Ious mis hap In the city of lit And then darned If I didn't go to l college j tin bR told tier bet hut But dont don't blame me I J bud bad to go My MI late lamented lamented la Grandfather Wallace put It into his will that I 1 couldn't Inherit until went to college Left Lett me an Infant In arms arm ItS ns you might say soy the arms of ot a 8 guardian Guess who The he administrator darn dorn her hats bats what got gut her so 80 stuck on she did such a 8 good Job jot with me It II wouldn't hurt you fOU to go to 10 col lege loge Going to college colle would ue be simple enough I had bud to go I through I dId I hated bated to 10 go there I Iwas was Id I'd turn out a n poet I thought It h was required for linn hut But Gramp was dead set on tin Well I 1 went II It did meno meno me no harm Ive I've never ne even eVIn written vers Ir II Though sometimes I I feel f It II come clime over me ml all 1111 of ot n a sudden 1 I feel It now when I look nt III you fOil yon Gay Cay frowned nt III him but bul be he e smiled sm disarmingly Ills was o u u smile Ills lips were I thin their curve half cynical half humorous half very ery sen srn The he vaunted mustache was ns hilt but a shadowy outlining fringe Ills 1118 skin had n bet fair no doubt sn e for fur forthe forthe the rUh coat cont of tan i lint covered him III Ills hard bard and ami brown small tor their strength smaller smatter than her tier own she slie noticed quickly When he lie sold at last reluctantly that thaI he be must I gA ge and ond see she went with him to the door Come owe orne again she told him pleasantly pleas antly j I come I feel myself slipping he said sail sad sadly ly Iy slipping However er I am no cow ow owa a ard Id I'd Ill I'll come Later Loler In the evening Jay Gay went do downto the Tier Pier grocery store On every ery lip tip was the laughing word lands land's home Hut But whereas before she site hind had taken no notice now she experienced ex acute Interest paused breathless at ot the name and und drunk In every ery word that fell from nil native live lips lipson on the subject of ot Randolph Wallace The combustion of ot the union bel between Manhattan nail the state of ot Maine was not nol entirely ld on the Island she gathered but bul altogether loved ld although al though the Island never ne openly acknowledges acknowledges ac Its lis loves lons As the dusk fell she went out alone I unafraid Into the little whispering forest for est eat and walked up and ond down slowly deep In thought The Island seemed changed to her warmer wormer softer She he felt vaguely troubled vaguely pleased strangely stirred When her thoughts turned turnell to 10 the young foung man unit and her surprising encounter with him her lips curved Into tremulous smiles and her p eyes es brightened with pleased expectancy She shook her head at herself warningly She he was not de tie- She knew these 8 symptoms She liked but feared them also 1 For or the first time the practical boyishness of ot her costume was dos tasteful ti to 10 her and ond when she gt got lipon up lip upon upon on the morning after hands Hond's return for the first 1 time lime since Inee she came clune to 10 the 1 Island she discarded her knickers and silken shirt Half ashamed of the Ihl he that thai prompted her hut but none the the less obedient to Its guiding sh took from her trunk a 0 costume that was one of her chief treasures n studio suit sill patterned after on Improved d style all In block bluet and Miry fairy blue the Ihl trousers Ion long Ong and und wide willI the coal cont which II was really un an nver over Mouse reaching to the Knees richly embroidered all ull soft lines anti and delicate curves ur With dainty brae old gold slippers r nil anti sheer s ken IKen hose huso It tans a studio con deal designed for I hIli t ef f feet Inspired for the Ihl en orun of or nn un II II IIII n 11 Guy City bunged hei hll ea easel lusI el considering now not nt ni 1 t-o t 0 much the lie of or gaud light lIt for fur her work MIS unobstructed ed rd view for herself and silt where by hy bythe bythe the Ihl s urn turn of fir tier her eyes ejes her she he r i rould u fl commune the tue entire slope to 10 the Ill orchard below and the th lane that P Sad led from lII the IiiI pier 1111 to the Captains Captain's house Whoever er ventured forth must puss 1111 1 that way ny At AI ten 1111 minutes to eleven I ln he hI came cume down mud and crossed creased Into Inlo the Ihl Gay clay leaned forward Did he be turn lurn left to 10 the Apple Tree free No o. o straight toward the till lotie Lune he his way Om-e Om he tie stopped to tp pick Ins taste Ie und and toss away awny u o little littlegreen littlegreen green apple Again he nitwit to an un answer saver the III ginger calls of or the lie h boys hs s 's atthe nt I the pier But he hI came cump on He lie cunie to 10 u tit sudden halt hall outside the tile window and stood a II moment sl spellbound She h. h looked up UI then Ihen ant and smiled You are blotting out my sun sunshine shine she sold said saidI I 1 fondly hoped hlll that I was It he he returned Impudently Dont 1 get up up I tome rome right in He tie suited stilled action to 10 hl his words word and om and sat sut In the he window sent close to 10 her elbow lilY lay turned about in her chair anti and him pleas antly Is here he asked apologetically No she isn't isn't she at the Apple Apple Apple Ap Ap- Tree TreeT Well I didn't really stop to In s see e. e I thought though Id I'd better Inquire here lucre So she isn't h her hark r Dear llor dear all that Ihal I long walk tor for tor nothing Not 01 for tor nothing I 1 am Just going to have e my ml breakfast and you JOu shall have coffee calfee with me Without moving from her chair Jay Gay swung up a 8 wide tray that hung to I the wall willi and ond connected the electric toaster As AI she gave him a cup of ot coffee their lingers fingers touched and their eyes met Hands Hand's speculatively smiling Gays Gay's a little cloudy As they drank their coffee slowly she studied him furtively noted his easy slouch In the comfortable e win win- dow dow t sent dow sent at marked the brown arm on the Ihl window nut Hut she avoided meeting the merry gray groy eyes beneath the dark up curling lashes Do Vo you ou flirt Mr Wallace T she asked suddenly Hope to 10 tell 1111 you 1 J do be he answered an an- s warmly Ob Oh I Then Theo you jou ou need no warning We the have hll quite a wicked little flirt dirt In III Inthe the neighborhood and ond I was going to tn warn you But Hut do you can COli I take care core of yourself t. t I Oh Ih Oh I thought you meant yourself I thought II it was a 8 sort of ot like lite the ads 1 I ell ed newspaper was willing lo 10 o apply Again the silence To one like Gay Cay whose religion was wu work whose god od accomplishment It Itco co came camens me ns as a 8 distinct shock to know that Ihal tills one with the strong hands the he ready wi wl and the smiling eyes 1 1 I M d F i The Present Captain He H. Carefully Was Really His HI Great Great- Uncle was an no Idler a Q dawdler on the furl fare of the earth that he had no profession protes sion slon and ond wanted none Done no business and andOs tyros Os glad of ot it no ambition and delighted In Its absence He lie called collel himself a retired gentleman and ond said It was a poor Island that couldn't support at 01 least one In fait tint he said sold the entire state of Maine united lo to support him hint But nut dont don't you do anything You dont don't Just loaf Inot do you your Certainly not Bums loaf loot Landed gent gentlemen retire Gay Cay scrutinized him hInt gravely ely remarked remarked re reo marked the muscular arms the straight shoulders the vigorous tun tin the Ihl deep and understanding eyes ejes And And he wn wa nn an Idler In Ihl this Ibis rn I nand She he shook hook her heat head regretfully A world full of ot to 10 be done she said slowly And you jou do nothing He Ile explained that fat foi ten weeks he III had been doing doIn the lie const ot of Canada with a photographer In a 0 fishing schooner getting gelling pictures He Ile hue had returned to tn the Islam to finish up n II little work he hI was dr dOin on Oil a n motor launch for Bemis n II lumber pr man at 01 Bangor He III was to 10 get gel the boat hont ready and ld with a 0 couple of or men ns as crew take It to Miami to la for Hernia Bemis when he be we went weal at down for the Ihl winter season later loter on oa Ue He had expected ex u petted to finish the Job on 00 the Island IslaM lie hI said flold Ir It three days duys but now he was wai beginning to feel it II would take toke his bin bina hisa a 8 week He lie said sold he had gone gooe with MaC I. I Ian lall on un one ot of his trips to the Arctic had hod been to the Arctic circle twice twirl lo is fact but be he didn't like It Said Sold It was wai too cold Wished somebody would plant the next pole In Florida or Met Met- lee Ico nice warn warm arn place ploce to look took tot tor things Ue Lie had been In the World Worl war and served overseas seven months tie Ile said he be did not nol like that Ill I'll either her Why not noU Gay Oay was a little bitter Were ere you afraid Or are you i a pacifist Or i t you bad to get getup getup up too early In the morning No I 1 didn't mind those things It II was the uniform I 1 couldn't stand the uniform The Tho collar collor made my neck Itch I My ne neck k Itched ched I for fifteen months without stopping One line gets get tired tire of It that's nil all Gays Gay's eyes were dark She tell felt sad This aimless hopeless hope less leMS dear deor young mat mac violated her het highest Ideals outraged her lIer finest feelings Ue lie was utterly Impossible she told hi herself furiously But Bul when her eyes eyu met his Involuntarily she smiled Impossible but how pi pleas pleas- ens hate ft hi m th th er I 1 n th th a w I d ow nut to lu IV nave liliu tu itic U seat sent at drinking her coffee smiling at her with the dark dork gray grayeyes grayeyes eyes beneath those softly curling lashes Ridiculous she said sold to herself herselt that thata thata a a amon man mon should have gray eyes and ond curly lashes but bill something very disturbing disturbing dis dis- dis- dis rather |
