At this time neither of these friends of Richard, nor Richard himself, allied themselves very closely to the literary colony and its high thoughts, but devoted most of their time to sailing about Sippican Harbor, playing tennis and contributing an occasional short story or an illustration to a popular magazine.

But after the colony had taken flight, Richard often remained long into the fall, doing really serious work and a great deal of it.

At such times he had to depend on a few friends who came to visit him, but principally on the natives to many of whom he was greatly attached.

It was during these days that he first met his future wife, Cecil Clark, whose father, John M.Clark of Chicago, was one of the earliest of the summer colonists to build his own home at Marion.

A most charming and hospitable home it was, and it was in this same house where we had all spent so many happy hours that Richard was married and spent his honeymoon, and for several years made his permanent home.