Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper: A Story of Cape CodCooper, James A.
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Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper: A Story of Cape Cod
Cooper, James A.
Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction
Therefore she was quite as mystified when she fell asleep at dawn as
she had been when first her discovery was made. She was half
determined to probe for an explanation of the coincidence when she came
downstairs to a late breakfast. But no good opportunity presented
itself for the broaching of any such inquiry.
She wished to make preparations for the fishing party in the _Merry
Andrew_, and that kept her in the kitchen part of the day. She baked a
cake and made filling for sandwiches.
Betty Gallup accepted the invitation to accompany Louise on the sloop
without hesitation. She approved of Lawford Tapp. Yet she dropped
nothing in speaking of the young man to open Louise's eyes to the fact
that he was the son of a multi-millionaire.
The activities of the moving picture company increased on this day; but
it was not until the following morning, when Louise went shoreward with
the tackle and the smaller lunch basket, that she again saw Mr. Judson
Bane to speak to. As she sat upon the thwart of the old skiff where
Washy Gallup had mended his net, the handsome leading man of the
picture company strolled by.
Bane certainly made a picturesque fisherman, whether he looked much
like the native breed or not. An open-air studio had been arranged on
the beach below the Bozewell bungalow, and Louise could see a director
trying to give a number of actors his idea of what a group of fishermen
mending their nets should look like.
"He should engage old Washy Gallup to give color to the group," Louise
said to Bane, laughing.
"Anscomb is having his own troubles with that bunch," sighed the
leading man. "Some of them never saw a bigger net before than one to
catch minnows. Do you sail in this sloop I see coming across from the
millionaire's villa, Miss Grayling?"
"Yes," Louise replied. "Mr. Tapp is kind enough to take us fishing."
"You are, then, one of these fortunate creatures," and Bane's sweeping
gesture indicated that he referred to the occupants of the cottages set
along the bluff above The Beaches, "who toil not, neither do they spin.
I fancied you might be one of us. Rather, I've heard that down here."
"That surmise gained coinage when I first arrived at Cardhaven," Louise
said, dimpling. "I did nothing to discourage the mistake, and I
presume Gusty Durgin still believes I pose before the camera."
"Gusty has aspirations that way herself," chuckled Bane. "She is a
character."
"I wonder what kind of screen actress I would make?"
He smiled down at her rather grimly. "The kind the directors call the
appealing type, I fancy, Miss Grayling. Though I have no doubt you
would do much better than most. Making big eyes at a camera is the
limit of art achieved by many of our feminine screen stars. I do not
expect to put in a very pleasant summer amid my present surroundings."
"Oh, then you are here for more than one picture."
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