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Several weeks ago I read “One Family’sAutumn’’inoneofyourrecent issues(Winterguide1992,byKevin LeDuc).Iknowofafamilywholost twosons,whowerehemophiliacs,to AIDS.AfterreadingthearticleIfeltcom¬ passionforthefamily,butIalsofelt considerableangerattheportrayalof theworkshopheldatTelstarRegional HighSchool(page13).
Thisangerhaschangedtosubdued frustration.KevinLeDucaccurately reportedwhattwostudentswrotedur¬ ing an AIDS workshop at Telstar RegionalHighSchoolthispastfall. However,Mr.LeDucdidnotreportthe entiredetails.Mr.LeDucmustbeun¬ awareofwhathappenedpriortoand afterthosequestionswereverbalized thatafternooninourschoolaud¬ itorium.
AsPaulHarveywouldsay,“Now,for therestofthestory.”Ibelievethatthe studentsatTelstarRegionalHigh Schoolaresomeofthemostinformed andunderstandingstudentsinthe stateofMainewithregardstoAIDS.We have had many informational and positivepresentationsonAIDS.IfMr. LeDucwouldreallyliketoknowofone school’sstorybattlingtheAIDSdil¬ emma,then1wouldsuggestandre¬ questthathetraveltoTelstarRegional HighSchoolinBethel.
WhenKevinwroteaboutTelstarand thatday,hewaswritingaboutmypain andfearofhavingthosequestions asked to us by students. We were sittinginmylivingroomtalkingabout mylifewhenItoldKevinthatIdoAIDS education. I told him how HURT & ANGRYIwasthatday.IalsotoldKevin howmostofthestudentswereupset aboutthatday.ItoldKevinthatthat didn’tmakemypainandfearanyless;1 toldhimhowmuchthosequestions hurtme.
Mr.Craigfeltsostrongaboutour sharingthispartofourlifethathe statedinhisletterthathisstaffand school,alsostudents,knowfirst-hand aboutthelossoflifetoAIDS.What aboutthepainandfearIhaveformy familyandfriendstoknowthatpeople arestillaskingquestionslikethose? Thatstorywasaboutmyfeelingsand how hurt 1 was. I answered those questionsbecauseItoldthosekidsI wouldansweranythingtheywantedto know.Ishouldalsobeabletotellhow frightenedIwasthatday.
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This New England poet always spenthersummersonasmall islandofftheMainecoast.For mostofus,islandlivingisonlya romanticfantasy,butthisyear mightbethetimetoturnthedream islandsinourmindsintoreality.Prices have been reduced on many of the state’scoastalandfreshwaterislands currentlyonthemarket.Wefound fourteenofferedfrom$35,000to$1.7
With94percentofallMaineland being privately owned, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a publicly funded,non-profitorganization,pio¬ neeredtheuseofconservationease¬ mentsinordertoprotectlandessential tothestate’scharacter.Inparticular,it focuses on Maine’s coastline and islands.
Theeasementsarevoluntarylegal agreementsthatplacepermanentre¬ strictionsontheuseoftheproperties, whileallowingthelandtoremainin privateownership.Anownersellsor donatesonlycertainrights,whichhe orshedesignates.Termsofanease¬ mentarewrittenintothedeedand remain binding on all subsequent owners,thusprotectingtheland.
DickermanIsland(above)isafreshwaterbeautyonMooseheadLakethatoffersviewsofMt.KineoandSquawMountain.It'slistedat$275,000. ledges,privatecovesandinlets. Anotherday,youcanboatfromthe woodendock(withrampandfloatfor accesstodeepwateranchorage)tothe moresparseLittleCampIslandand enjoy a picnic surrounded by the shaggy green heads of many other nearbyislands.
leadingthemutineersinsearchofa hiddentreasureonthisislandbythe same name, but you may find it a treasureinitself.Recentlylistedfor saleat$830,000,thisone-acreisland hasthedistinctadvantageofbeing accessiblefromthemainlandbya bridge.
ToviewTreasureIslandfromadis¬ tance,takeRoute96toOceanPoint, makealeftturnontoKingPhillipsTrail (alooproad)andwhenyoureachthe southernmostpoint,lookfortheisland atthemouthoftheLittleRiver. Theisland’stwologhouses—one large, another smaller—have been
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The price has been reduced to $1,095,000(from$1,300,000lastyear) forthis68-acreislandoffBoothbay Harbor.YoucanseeitfromGrimes Cove,alongwithaneighboringsmall islandwithalighthouse.Aboutone milelongandone-quartermileatthe widestpoint,thereare12,800feetof oceanfrontage.Boldcliffsdominate theeast-centralshore,withdramatic rocky crags along the north. The southernthirdoftheislandhostsagull rookery.
SometimescalledHuckleberryIs¬ land,the714acresoflandsitsjust offshoreintheUpperNarrowsofthe BagaduceRiver.It’sprimarilywooded, with both hardwood and softwood trees,andthere’satidalmarshonone end where you can dig your own musselsandclams.
DeerroamCascoIsland’s50acres, 30ofwhicharewooded,another20 openmeadows.Theshorelineranges from high granite bluffs to five beaches,withsealseverywhere.Andif youenjoywhalewatching,thisisthe idealplacetospendtime.
Habitantsofthismostlywooded island with a rugged ledge-bound shorelineincludedeer,seal,andos¬ prey.Therearenobuildings,buta good-sizedgravelbeachonthenorth sidewouldmakeanexcellentrecrea¬ tionarea.Yoursfor$285,000.
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Otherfeaturesincludetwocedarlog homes and two small, fresh-water brooks.Duringalowtide,atidalbar allowsyoutowalktoneighboring PompIsland,whichisalsoforsaleat $249,000.
HopeIsland,$1,825Million
AmajorCascoBayislandisforsale, locatedjustoffChandlerCovebetween Cliff Island and Great Chebeague Island.Listedat$1,825million,the88acrepropertyfeaturesa12-roommain house,whichsitshighonabluffwith panoramicviewsoftheislandsandthe entrancetoPortlandHarbor.Thereare fivebathsandalargegreatroomwith anoversized12-footstonefireplace. The house comes completely fur¬ nished.Otherbuildingsincludea generatorhouse,aworkingbarn,and anoldfarmhousewhichisinrestor¬ ablecondition.There’salargepier, dock,andfloatcombinationonthe southwestern cove, which can ac¬ commodatemostlargerprivateboats. NearbyRoguesIslandisincludedwith thepurchaseofHopeIsland.Inaddi¬ tion,a38-footlobsterboat,Range RoverJeep,andaduckboatwithan outboardmotorgowiththeproperty.
A 42-page monograph has been preparedbythefamily,whohaveto selltheislandbecauseitisnolonger “economicallyfeasible”forthemto keep.Thislivelydocumentcolorfully
Built in 1914 by businessman GeorgeW.ElkinsofPhiladelphia,the U-shapedsummerresidencewasdei signed by prominent Philadelphia Iarchitectsandfeatured,initslarge(24’ x40’)livingroom,oneofthiscountry’s firstpicturewindows,whichopened outontoabooming15-milesweepof sea.ThestatelyJuniata,theElkins’ boat,wasasummerfixtureonthe island.Servants,children,andguests allcametogetherforformaljacketand tiedinnersservedeverynightat7p.m. HopeIslandisthesecretretreatwhere theWitalesofAugustfilmcrewstayed whentheycametoMaine.
andabundantwildflowers,including lady’sslippers.Aclusterofsmallcoves andprivatebeachesaffordviewsof black ducks and many other wild birds.“Eachspring,”saysthelisting agent,“deerandfawnsappear...sus¬ pecttheyswimoverfromFernald’s Neck.Theycomeveryclosetothe houseanddisappearassuddenlyas theyarrive.”Also:gloriousviewsof Maiden’sCliffandthemountainsof CamdenHillsStatePark.Thisfully surveyedislandincludesanupdated four-bedroomhomewiththreebaths,a dockandfloat,aboathouse,andaboat which will whir you back to the mainlandinascenicfiveminutes.
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Zmiewsky is sentenced to 18 months in prison and made to pay $147,000inrestitutionforhiscon¬ victionofconspiracytomail$20,000 worthofstolengoodsoutofstate. Therearebiggerstakes,however. Oncesentencedandinthecustodyof theFederalBureauofPrisons,Zmiew¬ skycanbenursedbacktohealth.
U.S.AttorneyJayMcCloskeysaid,“In theparlanceofdrugtrade,(Michaels) waslookingtowashhisdrugmoney," and that after the deal between MichaelsandHurtubisewasstruck, Hurtubise’sbookkeeper,PaulineCar¬ ter,whohadbeengrantedimmunity forturningstate’sevidence,warned himaboutthedangersofsuchadeal.
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“Themostimpressivemomentfor measanattorneyhappenedatthe JackieBevinstrial,whenwewereable tosecurebailforher,”hesays.Iwas there.Shehadlegshacklesandleg ;chains. That was the moment—when theytookthoseoffandtheyfelltothe Iground.Itmademeveryproudtobean attorney.”
ThestatelookedonastheJackie Bevinstrialbrokenewground.Local newspaper accounts unfolded the events:
Assistant Attorney General Tom Goodwinadded,“Itwasnecessaryto reloadatleastoncetodoit.”
Thestatepleadeditscasebefore the media and according to Goodwinitwasironclad.Jackie Bevinskilledherhusbandto preventhimfromgoingouton thetownwithhismistress—again. “Shewasgoingtobepubliclyhumil¬ iatedandshewasn’tgoingtoletit happen,”Goodwinsaid.
According to Richard Perkins, ownerofPoorRichard’sTavern,“It was common knowledge he was a womanizer.”
Lilleyarguedanewdefense,the “batteredwifesyndrome,”andtoldof countlessthreatsandactsofviolence committedagainstJackiebyJack. LilleytoldhowJackhadbeaten,raped, andthreatenedJackie,howhehad urinated on her and told her she shouldkillherself,saidhewouldkill herhimselfandthatJackiehadhad enough.
Lilley devours law books and magazineslike Trialduringhis freetime.“It'skindofabusi¬ nessman’sholiday.”Heloves music.“Iusedtoplaythealtosax (professionally)—jazz, big band, Basie,modernstuff.1enlistedinthe Navy(1957-1961)aftergraduating fromHoultonHighSchoolandwentto theNavySchoolofMusic,"playing withNavybandsandsmallerservice ensembles.“Istillplayonceinagreat while...afterNewYear’seve,”hesays. HereceivedaB.A.inHistoryand Government from UMO in 1964. In 1967,hegraduatedfromBostonUn¬ iversityLawSchool.
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“I’mnotouttotorturethepoor bastard.Hemusthaveademonmuch greaterthananything1candotohim,” saysLilleyofCole,thoughhefrowns onCole’sturningupattheCumber¬ land County Register of Deeds on January24ofthisyear,transferring massivepropertiesoutofhisnamejust twodaysafteradmittingtohaving sexuallymolestedboysin1986and prior,beyondthestatuteoflimitations. “InancientGreece,beyondthearmof thelaw,”asLilleyputsit.
ThePortlandPlayers,420Cottage Road,SouthPortland,willpresent theclosingshowoftheir1991-1992 season, AChorusLine, by James KirklandandNicholasDante,with lyricsbyEdwardKlebanandmusic by Marvin Hamlisch, from May 29 through June 20. Forticketsormore information,contactthetheaterbox officeat773-6276,10a.m.to2p.m. daily.
Lakewood Theater
The 1992 season of plays at the Lakewood Theater of Skowhegan willbeginon June 11, withBreaka Leg, acomedyaboutatheaterpro¬ ducer who vows vengeance against ahatefuldramacritic.From June 25 to 28, and July 1 through 4, InherittheWind, atautdramaabout thefamousScopesMonkeyTrial,is onthebill.Thisyear,thetheater hasaddedanextraSundaymatinee, inadditiontotheregularshowtimes of8p.m.,ThursdaythroughSatur¬ day, and Wednesday matinees. In addition,thefirstseasonofthe Lakewood Theater’s Young Per¬ formers’ Campforchildrenages10 through16willbegin June 29. The camp consists of two, two-week sessions in which skills and performance will be emphasized. Informationabouttheseeventscan beobtainedbywritingCurtainUp Enterprises, at RFD#1, Box 1780, Skowhegan,ME04976,orbycalling (207)474-7176.
Portland Lyric Theater
The Portland Lyric Theater, 176 SawyerStreet,SouthPortland,will performLaCageauxFolles,aFrench
musicalfarceaboutlife,love,and howtheotherhalflives,on May 2 and 3, and May 8 through 10, with matineeson May3,andMay10. For moreinformation,callthetheater at799-1421or799-6509.
Biddeford City Theater
Carousel, aRodgers&Hammerstein musical which takes place on the coastofMaine,willbepresentedby theCityTheaterofBiddeford,205 MainStreet,Biddeford,from May 8 through 24. On May 29 and 30, the SharonArnoldLuxSchoolofDance willhavearecitalatthecitytheater, and on June5and6, therewillbea recitalbytheTurningPointSchoolof Dance.Showsareat8p.m.onFriday andSaturdaynights,andat2p.m. onSundays.TheCityTheaterwill alsobeholding Auditionsfortheir Summer Youth Programforchildren ages9to14,datesandtimesyetto beannounced.Allseatsarereserved. Call the theater at 282-0849 for ticketsormoreinformationabout theseevents.
The Chocolate Church
TheCenterforPerformingArtsat theChocolateChurchinBathwill present a performance ofAlicein Wonderland, by the Charleston Ballet Company, with the Bangor Symphony Ensemble, on May 2 at3 p.m. On May 9, actorJayO'Callahan willhaveaone-mantheatershow, at3p.m.StudioTheater’sRumors, writtenbyNeilSimon,willcometo the Chocolate Church from May 22 to 24, and May 29 to 31, with performancesonFridayandSatur¬ dayat8p.m.,andSundayat3p.m. Call 442-8455 for tickets or information.
Mad Horse Theatre
From May 28 through June 21, the Mad Horse Theatre, 955 Forest Avenue, Portland, will present Insignificance, aclassiccomedyby GarsonKaninwhichpitsinnocence againstcorruptionandbrainagainst brawn.CurtaintimesareThursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundaysat7p.m.Reservationsare required, and can be obtained by callingthetheaterboxofficeat7973338.
Children’s Theatre of Maine
The Children’s Theatre of Maine willperformaplaybythewinnerof its YoungPlaywrightsContest, on May 10, 16, 17, 23, and 24 atthe King Middle School, 92 Deering Avenue, Portland. Saturday plays are at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; Sunday plays are at 1 and 3 p.m. Ticketsare$4forchildrenand$5 foradults,andareonlyavailableat thedoor.Formoreinformation,call 874-0371.
Hackmatack Playhouse
The Hackmatack Repertory Thea¬ tre,10FranklinPlaza,Dover,NH, willpresentBiloxiBlues, from May 7 to 10, 14 to 17, and 21 to 24. CurtaintimesareThursdaythrough Saturdayat8p.m.,withmatinees onSundaysat3p.m.Admissionis $10 on Thursdays, $12 on Fridays and Saturdays, and $8 for the Sundaymatinee.Forreservations, call (603) 749-3996. The Hack¬ matack will also begin its 21st summer season at “The Old Barn” inBerwick,beginninginJune;for more information about the Hack¬ matack’ssummerscheduleinMaine, eitherwritethetheateratRoute9, Beaver Dam, Berwick, ME 03901, orcall(207)698-1807.
Center for Performance Studies
TheCenterforPerformanceStudies willofferweeklyTheaterClassesfor kidsages9to13.Eveningclassesfor adultswillincludebeginningacting, improvisation,Shakespeare,anda special Summer Stock Performance
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Thefollowingplaysarebeing considered for PSC’s 92-93 Season
TheMystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam
Rough Crossing by Tom Stoppard freelyadaptedfromaplaybyFerencMolnar
From the Mississippi Delta by Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! by
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A Doll's House by
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Class. Classes begin the week of June 29. Allclassesmeetatthe Center for Performing Arts, 25A ForestAvenue,Portland.Formore information,call774-2776.
Gallery Theatre of Damariscotta Thisactingtroupebeginsitsseason ofplayswith TheHabitualAccep¬ tanceoftheNearEnough, and The EyeoftheBeholder,twoone-actplays abouttheartworld,on May2and3. Projectedplansforthe1992Summer Season include The Children's TheatreWorkshop, be-ginningJuly 1 andculminatinginthreeshowsof afullystagedmusicalproduction. From July2through5, the company plansperformancesofeitherA.R. GurneyJr.’s LoveLetters,,or The RoyalFamilyby GeorgeF.Kaufman. PerformancesareThursday,Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., andSundayafternoonsat3p.m.,in theupstairsgalleryoftheOatsBarn. Advance reservations are recom¬ mended, and can be obtained by calling563-1507between9a.m.and 4p.m.
Portland Ballet Company
The Portland Ballet Company will perform FrenchInspiredBalletsat thePortlandCityHallAuditorium on May 2, inconjunctionwiththeAl HirschfeldexhibitatthePortland Museum of Art. For information abouttimesandticketprices,call thePortlandBalletCompanyat7729671.
Mystery Cafe
Mystery Cafe Dinner Theatre will presentthreeexcitingproductions thissummer.InKillingMr.Withers,a busloadoftouristsenroutetoLas j Vegasgetstrandedinthedesertat !the “Last Chance Pump and Grille” inDeathValley.Anotherproduction, MurderatCafeNoir,issetonthe islandofMustiqueintheeastern Caribbean,andisadetectivethriller intheclassicBogarttradition. The Boardwalk Melody Hour Murdersis setin1932ontheBoardwalkofthe ImperialBallroom,whereamurder takesplace.Theseshowswillrotate betweenthreedifferentlocations:
theBaker’sTableBanquetHall,434 ForeStreet,Portland;theRedJacket| Mountain View in North Conway, N.H.; and No Tomatoes Restaurant inAuburn.Performancestakeplace every Friday and Saturday night at 8p.m.Forreservations,ortosee whichshowisplayingwhere,call (207)693-3063,or1-800-834-3063.
Maine State Music Theatre
The Maine State Music Theatre, located on the Bowdoin College campusinBrunswick,willopenits 1992 season with the East Coast premiereofPhantom,amusicalad¬ aptation of “The Phantom of the Opera.” This show runs from June 9 through 22. Opening June 23 is SouthPacific, the award-winning j Rodgers and Hammerstein musical I Ticketsrangeinpricefrom$12to $24.Thetheatreoffersbothevening* showsandmatinees;forinformation। about showtimes or reservations, callthetheatreat(207)725-8769or 1-800-698-8769.
Ogunquit Playhouse
This year marks the 60th anni¬ versaryofthiswell-knowngroup, and they are planning on opening thisyearwithFunnyGiri, ahumorous butpoingnatstoryofthelifeofFanny Brice,aZiegfeldFolliesshowgirl. The production runs from June 29 through July 11. Performances are Monday through Saturday at 8:30 p.m., and matinees are Wednesday andThursdayat2:30p.m.Tickets are$19forallshows.Theboxoffice opens June 15; call646-5511fortic¬ ketsormoreinformation.
The Theater at Monmouth
TheTheateratMonmouthwillbegin its summer with a pre-season performance of WaitingforGodot, starring Jeremiah Kissle and MichaelO’Brien.Theplaywillrun from June12toJuly7. Beginning July2 isSt.Joan, byGeorgeBernard Shaw.Ticketsare$16foradults, $14 for seniors, students, and matinee performances. Call 9332952 (before July 4), or 9339999(afterJuly4)formoreinfor¬ mation.
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FolkmusiciansTrilliumwillgiveaconcerton June 26 at 7:30 p.m., at the Nordica Auditorium,MerrillHall,UniversityofMaine atFarmington.Admissionforadultsis$4; adultsage65orolder,andchildrenunder13 willbeadmittedfor$2;andtheconcertwill befreetoUMFalumniandtheirgue.sts.This concertissponsoredbyUMFandtheArts Institute of Western Maine. For more information,callDavidScribnerat(207)7787136.
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OnMay7,thefinalsofthePortlandSymphony Orchestra/Priscilla Morneault Piano CompetitionwillbeheldatthePortlandCity HallAuditorium.Formoreinformation,call 773-8191,or1-800-639-2309.
TheMusicatColbyConcertSeriespresents theColbySymphonyOrchestra.ColbyCollege Chorale, and the Colby-Kennebec Choral Societyon May 2 and 3 at8p.m.,inthe IxjrimerChapel,ColbyCollege,Waterville. CalltheSchedulingOfficeat872-3192for moreinformation.
ThePortlandFolkClubhostsMusic Swaps onthe firstandthirdTuesdaysofeach month,attheSwedenborgianChurch,302 Stevens Avenue, Portland. For more information,call773-9549.
The SeniorThesisExhibition1992,selected worksbyBates’graduatingstudioartmajors, isondisplaythrough May3,attheupper galleryoftheMuseumofArtattheOlinArts Center,BatesCollege,Lewiston.Inaddition, beginning May 23 in the museum’s upper gallery, PhilipBarter:Retrospective, a retrospectiveexhibitofMainelandscape paintings,prints,andsculpturebytheNorth Sullivannative,willbeondisplay.Opening receptionforthisshowisMay 22from7to9 p.m.BeginningJune14inthelowergallery isARTWorksII,anexhibitionofworksby disabledlocalartists,willbeshown.Opening receptionforthisexhibitisJune14from2to 5p.m.Museumhoursare10a.m.to5p.m. TuesdaythroughSaturdayand1to5p.m. Sunday.Theexhibitsarefreeandopentothe public.Formoreinformation,call786-6158.
TheTruthFromYouth:14thAnnualStudentArt Exhibition, selected work by area school students,willbeondisplayattheBarn GalleryinOgunquitonMay23,24,29,30, and31. From June 6 through 30, Bread.
At the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, WalkerArtBuilding, ThePoetryofColor: WoodblockPrintsbyMargaretJordanPatterson willbeondisplayattheBeckerGallery throughJune14.Holocaust:ThePresenceof thePast,photographsofconcentrationcamps, memorialsandgraveyardsbyJudyGlickman, willbeexhibitedintheTwentiethCentury GallerythroughMay31.ThroughJune21in theTemporaryExhibitionGallery,Visionsof Women, ashowofworksbywomenartists willbeondisplay.Thecollegeislocatedin Brunswick,andgalleryhoursareTuesday throughSaturday,10to5;Sunday,2to5 p.m.Freeadmission.Formoreinformation, call725-3275.
Over 150 photographs by USM Assistant ProfessorofArtRoseMarascoareondisplay at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland. ThisexhibitispartofaprojectentitledRitual andCommunity:theMaineGrange, which examinesthehistoryandsignificanceofone ofMaine’slargestagriculturalorganizations. In June, thisexhibitwilltraveltothe UniversityofMaineatPresqueIsle,andwill remaintherethroughoutthesummer.
Throughout the summer, sculptor George Segal’ssculpture, TheHolocaust,willbeon display,aswellasanexhibitofWorksfrom theScottM.BlackCollection. Museum hours are10a.m.to5p.m.Tuesday,Wednesday, FridayandSaturday;10a.m.tonoonon Sunday.Freeadmissionfrom10a.m.tonoon onSaturday;otherwise,admissionis$3.50 foradults,$2.50forseniorsandstudents with1.1).,and$1foryouth6to18.Formore information,callthemuseumat775-6148,or 773-ARTSforarecordedmessage.
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TheBall
FictionbyLawrenceP.Spingarn
ITWASLATEINTHESPRINGwhen
Stanwood chose the pond in preferencetothewhitebeachat theotherendoftheirroad.Atfirst, heandMarianhadgonetothe beach,butthebeachattractedtoo manyothersnow.Thebeach,alas,was nolongerthequietrefugeithadbeen lastsummer,orthesummerbefore that. Therefore, Stanwood walked throughthepineywoodstothepond, where he and his wife could find shade,andwherethewaterwasmuch warmer.
storewasmeagre.Marianwouldempty herpurseofsmallbelongingsand arrangethemonthesandwhileStan¬ woodandthechildwentinsearchof shells,pinecones,nails,andironrings from the tumbledown icehouse. A single warped board served for a counter.MarianandStanwoodwere theonlycustomers.AndCarlotta, collectingtheirpennies,wouldpush sticks,shells,andpineconesacross theboardinreturn.
ButStanwoodwasnotasleep,nor evendrowsy.Thesmoothsurfaceof thepondengagedhisshadedeyes, alertedhimtothepeaceandcalmhe hadsoughtandfound.Thiswasthe thirdsummeratthecottage,thethird summer that now was arriving too bright in his eyes. In swimming, reading,walkingthepathsthroughthe pineywoods,heandMarianhadtried tobreaktheirchainsbysubstituting onesetofhabitsforanother.Theyhad saidnothingtoeachotheraboutthis. Indeed,thelifetheysharedatthe cottagewastakenasmuchforgranted astheirlifeduringthewinter,when Stanwoodwentdutifullytohisoffice, wrotelaboriousbriefs,attendedcourt,
visitedthelibrary.Thecottagewas simplyanalternatehomewhenthecity failed,whenhotpavementsandsmall rooms were too much. And to the cottagetheyhadtakenthatvague discontent,thatsenseofsomething missedwhichhauntedthemincreas¬ ingly.
Herfacewasframed byherusualrestraint, heldtautbythemuscles ofjawandneckinits deceptivelookofyouth. Herhair,however,was asgreyashis;thelittle linesathereyesrecalled theiryearstogether.He feltgoodthattheywere togetheryet,butrecently theunknownstrainon himhadincreased,react¬ ingonheraswell.He couldseethestrainin herfacenow,buthedid notwanttoprobeMar¬ ianforthereason.Al¬ thoughhewatchedher sointently,hewasthink¬ ingofCarlotta.Summer was almost over; had Carlotta gone home? WhenStanwoodroseto hisfeet,Mariannodded andputoutherhandstobepulledup. Theycollectedtheirbelongingsand started back through the woods, walkingsomedistanceapart.
Nextday,urgedbyanexpectation theywouldnotmention,theStanwoods packed a picnic lunch and startedforthepondbeforenoon.Half waythere,hestoppedandputuphis handforsilence.
plained,rubbingonefootagainstthe other.“Wethoughtshe’dgonefor good. Yesterday, she didn’t come here..."
WindmuffledtheanswerCarlotta’s fathergave:Stanwoodnoddedvaguely, glancedatCarlotta’smother.Shewasa smiling,pleasantfacedwomanwhose features,unlikeMarian’s,weresmooth andfleshy.Whenshesaidnothing, Stanwoodstudiedtheball,thenthe tinywindcapsonthepond.Carlotta andherfatherwentonplaying.The ball did not come Stanwood’s way again. His smile vanished and he turnedaway,feelingthechilluponhis neck.
Theytooktheirdipfiftyfeetfrom Carlotta.NowCarlotta’sfatherboreher on his shoulders and marched her shouting towardthepond.Stan¬ woodturnedawayfrom Marian,whoseeyesfol¬ lowedthechild;hebent down,madecupsofhis hands, and splashed Marianasiftoremind heroftheirownlives.
Theyreclinedinthe shadeafterlunch,their bodiestouchingfaith¬ fully,theirskinstill waterdamp.Itwasnota timeforaction.Itwas tooearlyfortheheronto appear. And Carlotta was playing with her ball,hercriesenfeebled bythewindthatbrought theoceansmellinland.
Hiswasanunnecessaryaction.The ballwouldhavedriftedtowardshore, gottencaughtintheweedsandstayed caughtuntilsafelyfetched.Carlotta’s fatherhadnotgoneafterit,andStan¬ woodwatchedhimasheswamside¬ stroke.CarlottawaswavingtoStan¬ wood, waving and laughing. Even Marian,henoted,wasstrollinglan¬ guidlytothewater’sedge,asifhehad done nothing out of the common. Stanwoodagainfacedtheball,which wasalmostwithinreach.
Goingdown,herecalledthegreen wasteofhisdays,unexploredchan¬ nels,thepettydisciplineofhabit.He wasdruggedbytoomuchregret,and nowhewelcomedthattidewhichhe hadheldoffforsolong.Mariandidnot needhim,norcouldshelifttheweight ofwaterfromhim.Shemightpityhim, ibutshewouldnotmisshimforvery long.Hisfeettouchedbottom,feltthe springsthatfedthepond.Heopened hiseyes,glimpsedthesunthrough layersofdarkness.Whenhebrokethe surfaceandpainfullyexhaledair, Stanwood flung out his arms and grippedtheballwiththelastofhis strength.
Thepondanditssurroundingswere verystill.Calmandsmooth,thewater tracedlittlewrinklesaroundStanwood ashefloatedshorewardonthesup¬ portingball.Thepeopleonthebeach did not seem alarmed. Marian was talkingwiththeyoungcouple.Carlotta wasfillingherpailwithsand.Nobody hadseenhisstruggle,leastofall Carlotta...Recoveringbydegrees,Stan¬ woodpaddledforewardlikealazy swimmer who enjoys the sun, the silence, the wide sky. When he reachedshore,hestoodupwiththe ballinhishands.
“There!"hetoldCarlotta.“I’vesaved yourball."
WhenCarlottapushedtheballaway, Stanwoodstoppedsmilingandwent downthebeachtofindhistowel. WhenMarianapproachedhim,hewas staringatthespotinthepondwherehe had nearly drowned. How calm and smoothitwasnow,howpeacefuland deceptive!Andjustthentheheronflew bywithafishinitsmouth,settlingon thefarpileofbrushtofeedinitsown solitude.
