Seeing that Cap'n Amazon was busy with some men he had met, the girl
walked out to the little vestibule of the church. Here a number of
women and men were discussing various matters--the sermon, the weather,
clamming, boating, and the colony at The Beaches. Two women stood
apart from the others and presently Louise was attracted to them by the
sound of Lawford Tapp's name.
"I dunno who he is exactly, bein' somethin' o' a stranger here," one of
the women said. "But I was told he was some poor relation who allers
lived among the fisher folk. But he does seem to know how to run thet
autermobile, don't he?"
"I should say!" returned the other woman. "An' he's well spoken,
too--from what I heard him say down to the store."
"Yes, I know that too. Well, I hope he buys the outfit--Jimmy wants to
sell it bad enough--an' needs the money, believe me!" And thereupon
the two women took their departure.
The conversation hung in Louisa's mind and she looked exceedingly
thoughtful when Cap'n Amazon broke away from those with whom he had
been talking and joined her.
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