The Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks

t would return later. After dinner the little company of five repaired to the parlour. Maude sang negro melodies des

t?" cried Maude. "Di

ginald?" a

head, "he's Florence's latest.

e was full of angry protes

uitable subjects for general conversation. There i

n. His name is Capt. Reginald Hornaby, and he's the fourth son of Sir Wilfred Hornaby, o

know it must be so. Won't it be nice to have a pla

ny time," remarked Quincy. "Why don't y

I'm afraid I might fall in love with an Engli

t Ella has an English

his title, while Reggie is fo

vourite sister towards him. "Don't plague Flossie any m

oshato Konuka. Oh, Alice, won't you stay all nig

the legislature is pr

u going?" ask

rough for a week or two, and

Stuart pay us a visit?"

ere anxious to get back to their yacht at Nantucket. They will

ster-in-law, the Lady Elfrida,

he is engaged,"

was practising deep breathing, owing to th

rply, "if you were not of ag

use to say that you are not coming home, you come

ight light in Dr. Culver's window. He rang the

ou, Quincy

how a

oing my best to keep the undertakers out o

prefer to wait

picketing bill, but the labour men are delighted

to run. One y

tion? I won't vote for him

han I have. We owe you a great debt of gr

that he is going to cure what is called

arture, first inviting the Doctor to dine with him the next day. On his return t

at you vetoed tha

ic property should be given to a priv

in the railroad, and, to speak plainly, I drew that bill myself. I m

aw it. If the bill becomes a law without my signa

purchased a house in the country and shall go there in a

nborough for a few days and then will dr

never liked "to play second fiddle." Quincy hastened to rectify his mistake. "We can put

but, of course, you must no

upstairs, now, with Maude. Of

y, a very fine young man. But, I must r

rs. His face wore its usual genial expression as he entered the

first caller

pproval of the picketing bill is

the Governor sustain it and the labour pr

f the bill next year. In the meantime, w

he end" was Quincy's comment, and Mr. Acton took

Not so, in the House, for one newspaper, read by nearly all the working men, had so strongly pointed out the nature of the "

g were dining in a private room at a hotel. "So,

yesterday. He may

ith things as they are,

disgusted with the Williams matter. When I

ugh. Do you know the Governor's father is one of

sion, during which partisanship, and private victories and defeats we

ernorship, with the understanding that no money was to be spent, no speakers engaged, the question to be settled by joint

walk of the house was a sheet of water covering fully fifty acres known as Simmons' Pond. On the farth

Then I shall own all the land surrounding it, and my estate will be worthy of the name which I have given it-Wideview-for nobody's else property will obstr

an-healthy, hearty, but with that English

is often but the indication of self-conscious power. Its possessors neve

ubject, "What have y

land beyond, my residence will stand in the centre of my estate. I shall retire from practice in a few years,

dull here after so long an

e beauties of Nature to which, to my discredit, I have been so long oblivious; then,

or law would be his father's most apprecia

xclaimed: "Let's have so

he boat house," said Quincy,

e. "Quincy, you ar

s emboldened Harry Merry, who had come down from the State House with the Governor's c

swim?"

when a boy,

uch since then. I wouldn't go with you unless you c

uld be willing to swim ashore with

Captain: "Can you sw

We Englishmen are all se

How about Admiral Kempenfelt and the Royal George? Se

t-Quincy and Alice, Captain Horna

d. Harry took the lead with short, swift strokes, but the long, steady paddling of Captain Hornaby gained on him ste

ack to the boat house. A prize f

the prize?" as

Harry needed

h me but kisses and onl

with a snap. He was g

s Harry's bow. The project was ill-timed and unsuccessful. Harry had just made a spurt and his canoe went forward so fast that the Captain's boat, instead of clearing his, struck it full in the side and Harry and Maude were thro

ater was deep. Captain Hornaby grasped Florence and struck out for the

but she broke away from him and swam v

" said Quincy. "They

suppose it had

safe in my arms as Florence is in those of t

t she, flushed with the excitement, her thin costume clinging c

"and I suppose I must deliver

s to the ground. Harry did not envy the Captain who was

ing the dying glories of the sun, Quincy said to

im-not on your life. Think of poor Florence. If that Captain as

nd, Harry mustered up courage to ask Maude what she meant when she said it wa

be a great job for me to get you ashore. I

not asking the Hon. Nathaniel for the hand of his daughter Florence but, instead, for a loan, giving as his reason th

r, the Earl, for other letters, and it w

ME YOUR NOTE AT THIRTY DAYS I WILL

ere until you receive word," sa

said the Captain, "but I must visit

ly your present nee

would cost me at least

days I will let you have the five hundr

the Captain took an apparen

ere in Boston making preparatio

lice-we must have seats in a parlour car. How

ver the old road. Do you remember the day that you to

r a week or more I mean to live in Paradise again. What a joy it will be to see the old s

departed. Things have changed, and, in sp

rough Centre, Ellis Smith st

g to his wife, he added, "Mrs. Rawkins is a good cook-her rooms are large and clean. We can go a visiting during

andle those two b

a leetle bit heavie

e's attention to

y of mine. Say, Ellis, drive up by the Poor House, through the Willows, and then back

"pussy" Mr. Waters, sitting on the piaz

some money and it went to found the Sawyer Public Library? He made me promise not to tell th

ave kept the mon

gave it to

tled to full credit for th

perhaps you are right, Al

lonely

Alice, when we used

see except with your eyes. Yo

ay so, when I

zed his han

exclaimed: "There's where Uncle Ike's chi

it on fire?"

promised secret. Can you

lad Hiram Maxwell has it, for we can sit in t

l," said Quincy. "Deacon Mason

en Huldah Mason bro

one could help liking her. There's the grocery store in which I am a si

. How be ye both? Seems like old times. Come right in the parlour. I've got the curtains down so as to keep it cool," and the delighted woman