. Isles in summer seas : (beautiful Bermuda). her fea-tures that was most charming. Beautiful Bermuda 183 Hers was an accidental intrusion into our com-pany. I reflected sagely that probably she andher friends would move on in a day or so andleave us to oiu- work. I picked out Baldy of theShip near her and speculated idly upon the parthe might play as the rival of the Artist. Lookinghim over I noticed a tall, lanky youth leaningagainst the platform, a little to the right of theArtist. The face seemed familiar, but it was afull minute before I remembered him as the slimchap who drank from the L
. Isles in summer seas : (beautiful Bermuda). her fea-tures that was most charming. Beautiful Bermuda 183 Hers was an accidental intrusion into our com-pany. I reflected sagely that probably she andher friends would move on in a day or so andleave us to oiu- work. I picked out Baldy of theShip near her and speculated idly upon the parthe might play as the rival of the Artist. Lookinghim over I noticed a tall, lanky youth leaningagainst the platform, a little to the right of theArtist. The face seemed familiar, but it was afull minute before I remembered him as the slimchap who drank from the Love Well at thepretty girls bidding. Then he made a grimace,but now the expression of his face was painfullyset and stern. His manner of looking at the Art-ist was scowling and ferocious. Things were get-ting to be a bit interesting, and I laughed softlyto myself as I thought of the evident complica-tions in the situation. In the midst of these reflections a sea-faringman forced his way up the stairs and came breez- i84 Isles in Sunimcr Seas. ily into the hall. Ho was a stranger from a brig-ant ine. anehored in distress otf the North Im-ehed treniblii^gU- into a seat at the head ofthe stairs, among the blacks. Thathe had reached the Tovm Hall by\Na\- of Riun Alley was very evi-dent. He had been seated a fewnni\utes when Hazel, of the Inn,gorgeously arrawxi for the festiveoccasion, entered. The sailor,with an elephantit\e bow, ollered her his seat,sajTng: Ship ahoy, Kitty! how are you?An attendant promptly shoved the sailor backinto his seat. Another colored maid came romidthe head of the stairs and the sailor tried to cm-brace her. The attendant ptilled hun away, butthe sailor retaliated b>- blacking his e>e and split-ting his lip. There was instant uproar and com-motion. He was hauled down the stairs by fifty Beautiful Bermuda 185 or more willing hands. Following sundry sober-ing kicks, he was headed up the Alley and allowedto study navigation back to the North
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