Show I IDLE ISLAND STORY fROM THE START STARTOn of ef cot col- tin On the verge vetoe overwork Ua y Ua lapse lape due dua to New Naw Si H York art III lane Ian uc Idle She SIe uk cottage collage r rest lit et at e. e th the lori Lone tIne rent a Island laland character ter the from an Alire end and his hla elder Gay Oa Ando cottage la I. tenanted b by the tM 1111 11 ladY Udy miry ahler elderly an B to tn a another an II the nl u to move mova abo ho con COI the Apple Appl Tree abode other from Bleep Gay Oay Image Imag A of a Chin China the face fm-e S Ines he ehe Veering ef In window eu of In man of ot the la lamia d an on the Ibe la le hot hOI of appearance or ot me tle rifled Iy by the Drifting body of a drowned man drifting hereof to 10 nerves she he hleb to the Ibe shore hore A bullet bulletIn bring wound In the temple how the them themen ve been murdered Ony Gay h m men n to Captain In her way to the mk melee with the tory Return Returning In with him to 10 the tha hore they no flO nobody body hody there there ther and Gay i st y of l Incident Is le net eat down to an n attack the ol 01 Oay una hie her neighbor bore of f the con to o of nr the truth draw picture lace fact face of 01 the Iha dead man Intending She to tend send It II to the authorities metis a ranger 1 l apparently an an- other to whom the III tell ifIll the etory and shows show the picture lie asks ak her to let lat him take taka it It but Gay Oay refuses Next dAY clay after sifter e a night pent with has been bun Oa Gal finds ands the picture taken from the cottage Rand Hand Wallace wanderer and consid considered fred erect something of a a. black blacksheep sheep by the tle Islanders expecting expect log Ins to find And cur ur ur prise GUY Gay at household tasks taeka She fide liken like him at once CHAPTER V Continued V-Continued Continued 7 1 7 The di days das s flew away like things tray lay ay had never ne been heen so Sll Imp Imp- py although RIe neglected her ned 00 10 and brush How Ilow could coul l she work flork with lIh Rand Hand sprawling In the win dow sent dow at 01 her side brown hand touching her hN hand gray groy eyes holding her ejes e es livery Every day he worked fully tully m an the yacht worked very ery hn hard Id I'd for tar n few hours fn to spare himself mote mOl time to 10 he with her appearing nt ot the Lone every I morning promptly 0 nt at I eleven en o'clock 00 the hour of her late Inte breakfast which was OS breakfast nod luncheon In one olle So this Ibis Is 19 how V one lives hives on noth nothIng nOI h hIng Ing a 0 year jear she ale snit said to 10 him bin one line lily lillY laughing Well Nell I nm om relieved ed I 1 know nt ot least that you ou will never oe starve elorre The next morning he handed ed her lier a 8 pound of the best hest coree obtainable atthe nt at I the Pier grocery store lie Ile was very ery haughty I 1 may be he low hut hul I have hn my pride he said lily My coffee I And when It If Is I gone kindly not notify me More will he ie forthcoming torI Dont forget the electricity she reminded him gayly go Iy It must mus' he n a nickel a week And laughingly she accepted the ding dingy coin he selected carefully from froma a handful tn to give ghe her E EIEry tiny day he lit went up time the slope to III the Une tene Pine nt at sunset that sweetest hour of 01 the day 1111 mid 1 1 sat 01 with her In Inthe inthe the IIII window seat on the west looking down to 10 the hay where the sky burned with fresh fresh blown blown gold and fin flame me 0 and n II n amethyst sl burned fiercely y fur for u white before It p piled to 10 smoking embers pastel shades of If f rose violet and cream And when wilen the embers em bers hers had hod faded to 0 gray rny ash Ihl they went lutu the u woods nulls and ana talked up anU down hi the he trees that hot gossiped to 10 tine another above b ne them and onel deeply of the tile in spices of the forest forest pine and une spruce and tir At AI Him dint hour they never neter talked but bUI slowly here and anil there lucre sometimes over oyer the twisted l lM aid M roots of lit trees tees or fallen logs still slid till lug i mer er I rocks holding like 1111 children smiling smiting at al each cacti 01 tit her One Itne IIII lilt they lingered lung long la Ill the forest fure I M ton that Iha dusk was the IIII shadows wll when they turned up u III ho hind lie Hie Little Chit Ir that pathless Ill hit nf of I HIP hp p w nd I d As they went I on tin atly and ou st 1111 1110 slid mid I hi is H R Still sound ml they came 1111 up UI upI h I in one fine ne who I was I walking tI toward reward them I swiftly surely the he shoie shore All f i full fall softly un on m the Hie II ll Mini 1111 nt tit pine lilac needles nail drs misses Inn III hse IhaS feet feel Unit That runt mine to I Pet meet tin tin-in mule amide no nn sound at sill all A As A they IhlY vii dime sit together Gay tay looked up lip l It n It-n III n hip but friendly Interest In to see sel win willi in III her dor W HM iii st III l night foil and then n she ghe caught ia her 1111 with III B n su Men d intake I Hie Tho hup fair t she saw In the IIII dusk Was n sharply n II Jn 1111 tittle II hate fill tint that showed shu yellow V III In the like like yellow with narrow sloping pr r mid III t eyes ejes IM and one IllI ne of nf them a 1 mark rU like Ilk n a when In the IIII 11 Where n spar nr seared II the a llesh the face 01 of n A nine aid nto n In the rhe hisk us its she hurl hud wen seen II it tie tie- e fart Slip she saw II It lignin oguIn aid In the IIII true frac lull 1 a fir rif n moment the dusk dUIk received hint r again tn noiselessly as It II bud luid re f f l l is 1111 ti before lay had lIa not nol 0 hy by nn Any means forgot t ten her hp night m sin n tie he ne Island when Ie fin lay Iv alone ollIe In ln the 1 on ail the Ihl TH I te tit III f the woods In n her cr great M ex nassa of ml mind and ond al when sleeping she had n l seemed t to In fret fl fit i 1 in to a l ze a upon n hEr ner- nail I stirred L lW or nr st she s an w. w w the thin yet yel e rut e In ln the e gloaming nod and halt had Ire tinned again lI tl td her er sheep had I it II wan bul but a dream ln hie he however r mode inquiry casually find and h hUll haft hen 1 rind I lucre here were no rest dent nl no Q ih the Island but bu that By ETHEL HUESTON Copyright 1927 by The Merrill Hobbs Co Service on rare rore one oae came on un errand train from Portland for the of packages perhaps or a II days day's work l It was on only I BS as In n a n dream drum that she hod remembered tile the face Rut nut now with sudden sodden fear ins nj knew II It wits was no nu II dream III She waited for or tn to come carne up 11 tn to tier her hid see hini you sec fh she The rhe Yes es The Tile nira III IIII I t the he down nt nl the club house hou They rut ways S 'S bring gome one cue along niang to i cook usually a hut but once onre 11 It was a 8 Jap Jup they're mi till n ha 1111 linn inns a 8 try by limn then Th- Th he fIll felt Gays Gay's MV In lu her silence the Closeness of ut hei Itel hand on 1111 It Ills his I Why II by fitly Cay hul Is 18 the nut r Youre You're nut not afraid of hint hunt Durt he of lit H R hinkle they never ne harm You ou afraid I A woman who lives lives alone and not recording to 10 and ond brass brags S about It I l Although h Guy Ony realized that the IV Ie moles males mice ns as he en called them must most no hit lung binet have e 11 told Hand the IIII a tory story lit of f Ilie In III I the he cove e us as 1111 they knew v It he hp lm l r rr a r a aArI ArI jd Ar Walked Up and Down Beneath the Trees Treel never oe referred to 10 It by word wor or by bv suggestion It ft was 11 that Innate cour courtesy tesy test that Ihal delicate New V England re reserve serve ser which held sacred from reference refer ence me a 0 subject that ml might hl give pain Now suddenly Gay Cay wished he would speak of 01 It would ask her whim what same lie had sen sl n. n or thought she he saw v. She wished greatly to 10 talk freely with him to tn tell 1111 him him the surprising thins things 3 that had happened lo In her on the Is ise land The closeness of her clasp on his hand relaxed I 1 am not afraid sue she suhl easily I 1 Just jill wondered who ho It II I was os There was wo no sound from the wild 11 growth lh of brush Hint that lily Iny so thickly about them no faintest ablest crackle ol of dried dent dead crumbling needles nelIes of pine hut but as liS Jay Gay finished speaking king a 0 dark lurk shadow slipped II a away almost from beneath be hp neath her hand hondo slipped d like arid and melted with the other shad ow And neither her Gay Clay nor Hand lIun su sus peeled one shadow mart I or less among the ninny many on an either slit side Even K when the Paso was remly ready at ot last for the trip d down wn the Ihl coast put pul off nit his departure as us ling as 88 he Ill could jail and when delay 11 1 Im tin Impossible possible p he seal bent his Ids hags bags n aboard anti and wit with II all uli In readiness fur for sit RU Ilin wll with II the IIII two Iwo men chosen for rM his crew lie he slowly climbed the Ihl hill hili for tr tora 11 II final 1 with OilY Guy ay nl III ell eleven o'clock Guy 11 tens IUS er very verj wistful very nry sad sud 0 II She could not eat although the break bren rust fast tray for tor two was most enticingly arrayed her Oer her cup cUll of coffee her herf f eyes 9 clung citing to 10 Hands Hand's e eyes ejes ls my very large very ery deep darkly I troubled cd hand please eat she begged You will be er very ery hungry before night I lat Kat please eat cat I l Gay Jay I I For nr the first time lime In my II life te my Illy appetite was nil all tilled up alt before I begun began I 1 hate hale to K gin RIll cud a IK I leave I you Guy you arent aren't of going way the first 1111 of September e er II ore arc re jo sou till I will III litO make ke t the he trip trill ns as mist fast I III as its I can Oil but I 1 cannot be tie buck back hy by the You ou go before I 1 re return return turn would your you Theres really not nothing to hurry me ml away she MIC he reasonably I 1111 1 like II it here and I do need more nore rest ami and and- they say city lIy the weather Is 19 v very rf nice In September The I Are Arc you sou slaying for forI forthe I ho the weather cul hr OilY Gay ny shook her head No for Nil for you nand stood up anti and tiny Ony too luu rose rup slowly third Hard In hand hund they crossed the pleasnat pleasant room to 10 the tile door that lint opened down upon the tiny hay where the Ito sn waited for hand to take Ink him away I 1 kissed you full when I dime carne the first time lime he said uld softly II it 1111 rather her url art your feelings If It I went II less away less 0 affectionately OilY Gay nodded Terribly I should think you didn't like HUe mind took look her In tits ilia tins nail and kissed her not no once onre but hul ninny many times throes Were you JOlt ou ever eler In love iota before V Jay Gay oy asked ORiNI softly admitted yes jes lie Ie Kr Er weren't weren't you you SOU Well Kell yes fes she chic acknowledge 1 wailing Hut Bill never like this no land lid never nc like this tier Her cool firm rm slender lingers fingers en ca reseed his hIli hair touched his lips hips cradled the curve e of nf his chin Hand she whispered Hand At three o'clock with smiling stalling trem rem ulous lips and tears streaming down her face but Gay may uy stood In Inthe inthe the highest window of the IIII Ione Lone floe fine nod blew a 0 kiss to the wind Ind aa ns stand turn turned d the east cast to 0 sea CHAPTER VI With Ith the first of ot September carte cane the breaking tip et At f the sumner col ony any Gay Guy was grateful for the he silence after the clamor of young voices twanging l ukuleles whining saxo phones Adorable waiting wafting clone alone nl al tile the top ot or the I III nu hll Jl ll for IlIr Rand 0 u i camel comei I If It sometimes slit she was troubled by bv n II vogue vague presentiment a sug su that all her future life would he be something like me that waiting for forHand Hand she stilled It resolutely be felt that It was Will doubly sweet to 10 he be alone In awaiting ol his hits return turn that Hint ol of all 1111 the summer slimmer rotor she alone olmie re rev d walling There ns n a point high on the rocks to the tha east of the Little Lillie club where sh she f often if I en Slit silt by hy the hour dour thin chin In hand hund gazing dreamily niT olT to 10 son sea Hand would not nol return that hut way oy Me UI would conic come by hy fastest of Malae express but hilt It was I the he WilY why he line had gone nod so 1 Intrigued her fancy Chin bin In hand e eyes ls misty with will dreams thoughts ht fur fill awny to 10 sea seu lithe li III the south she silt sill one day tiny when a n voice nice called up to her lIer from a II lower place among omon the lie rocks Miss 11 8 l Pi I Slay Mity I come came app Gay turned quickly and her hu t eyes es es contracted wonderingly l She 1111 smiled It was the man she lIe hail had 11 reeled directed tn to the landing on the fateful hateful day diy of fIt her he discovery In I the he cove e fame Come up hy lit all means menns she sal said cordially And as liS lie hI cume clime up uI cure care carefully fully Putty and with a II caution Hint t spoke of mil little lithe custom CUlI she gave go Mm Liar her he hand In greeting How Ilaw In the slid did you joti know V my she sill naked Interestedly Oh film Jay Guy I It II was on tin n you f honk book Iliac diy inv Ito In tell 1111 me mite mite-I tint have wondered It II kit so ninny lime fines whatever carne came of tit II all oil Hi the IIII pollee trace him DM hid you yon ever lr set get bark back the Ilse sketch ami and and- Very briefly she told him of the tie ills appearance of the sketch Are Are are you fOU surer sure he asked doubtfully almost It seemed to her quizzically It II seems well very very well unnatural you fOU know h Why IChy nobody knew new about It It- It Didn't you fOU drop the hook woM Couldn't It II have fallen out It seems Now ow dont don't you think I am aln crazy she said with lIh some pent heat I else does dills nut I R am m trusting you yon lo to trust nip me meI I 1 will trust rust you SOli he hI said quickly I do It II Itus wits was timid bad luck luik all the way 01 round cud and Im I'm sorry I wish Ish I hail taken the sketch from you by main force I hate linte that worst of sit nil losing los lose ing IlIg the sketch sk Po ho you remember the hand tery Ery very flue one one- Dont lonI she site said Dont talk of ot It I should have done dune something for that pw poor it r hoy t but n w what could I do dot Dont t think of It Lets Let's talk ot of something Are el else Arc you remaining long on the Island It seems seems very ry quiet here bow The summer people have e gone cone hll have e I they n not Of OfIn In spite spile I of her hlf best efforts the lime l' l Interest 1 of his hili eyes eves e eR and his words Ony lay fell her face lush Hush for her hr lingering I was worn out oUI she else explained quickly iI I 1 had to hl e a 8 long rest I shall stay sIn n 1 little tilde longer longer longer-II n week or orto two t perhaps While the weather Is nice I like It better liNter now nOI the summer sumS sum mer crowd Is gone Just I the he nice good religious ls ore lire left heft And me I like It But Idid I I not expect to 10 see you here again I 1 wish I could say soy I had hod come cume only he i d b I h afro 1 1 I u u see M-e you ii U u ne e t inn ut i inn i 01 I dare clore not go 10 so fur As a mutter of ot fact fort I have learned that Hint they are nrc an an- flit her a 1 land boom hOllm around here In the next nex two Iwo or three years anti my partner and I are arc hoping to pick up something for a n song and sell II it after a hit bit for a a welt well a 1 grand opera I am om scouting out lInt the land Innel thaw How Interesting How lIo very rry |