I am not going to New York -- I do n't want to go . I 'd rather stay at home with you . '' For a moment Aunt Rebecca stared at her . Then she stepped forward and flung her arms about the girl . `` Oh , Jane Lavinia , '' she said with a sob , `` I 'm so glad ! I could n't see how I was going to get along without you , but I thought you did n't care . You can wear that chiffon hat everywhere you want to , and I 'll get you a pink organdy dress for Sundays . '' -LSB- Illustration : SHE EYED CHESTER SOURLY . -RSB- Mackereling Out in the Gulf The mackerel boats were all at anchor on the fishing grounds ; the sea was glassy calm -- a pallid blue , save for a chance streak of deeper azure where some stray sea breeze ruffled it . It was about the middle of the afternoon , and intensely warm and breathless . The headlands and coves were blurred by a purple heat haze . The long sweep of the sandshore was so glaringly brilliant that the pained eye sought relief among the rough rocks , where shadows were cast by the big red sandstone boulders . The little cluster of fishing houses nearby were bleached to a silvery grey by long exposure to wind and rain . Far off were several `` Yankee '' fishing schooners , their sails dimly visible against the white horizon . Two boats were hauled upon the `` skids '' that ran from the rocks out into the water . A couple of dories floated below them . Now and then a white gull , flashing silver where its plumage caught the sun , soared landward . A young man was standing by the skids , watching the fishing boats through a spyglass . He was tall , with a straight , muscular figure clad in a rough fishing suit . His face was deeply browned by the gulf breezes and was attractive rather than handsome , while his eyes , as blue and clear as the gulf waters , were peculiarly honest and frank .
Two wiry , dark-faced French-Canadian boys were perched on one of the boats , watching the fishing fleet with lazy interest XXXXX their inky-black eyes , and wondering if the `` Yanks '' had seined many mackerel that day .
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