It was after ten and Harry scurried around for her things. Roy brought
the canoe alongside and Harry was helped into it, her precious deed and
her presents in her lap. Then Roy and Chub followed and lifted their
paddles.
“Good night, Mr. Cole,” said Harry. “I’ve had a perfectly splendid
time. And I can’t tell you how much I like my picture.”
“Not nearly as much as I like the original,” answered the artist
gravely. The darkness hid Harry’s blushes. Then:
“Please be very careful of my island,” she called.
“I will,” was the answer. “Until to-morrow!”
“Until to-morrow!” they replied. And--
“Until to-morrow!” echoed Dick as he stepped ashore and headed toward
the camp.
Mr. Cole pulled his tender over the stern and then paused at the studio
door. From across the darkness in one direction came the faint sound of
voices and the sibilant swish of the paddles. From down the beach came
the sound of a merry whistle. The artist smiled.
“‘Until to-morrow,’” he murmured. “It’s a good world where we can say
that!”
He closed the door behind him, and, as he did so, a great golden moon
pushed its rim up over the edge of the eastern hills and threw a mantle
of radiant light over Harry’s Island.
THE END
Transcriber’s Notes:
--Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).
--Punctuation and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected.
--Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
--Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved.
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