Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-11
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the Foam up straight into the wind, drew the
sail fore and aft and drifted out slowly on
the ride, in the teeth of the fresh breeze.
The light keeper gave her q ''goodday" as
she passed, his great black Newfoundland
bounded and barkei on the shore, then
plunged in and swan off TO the boat They
all knew and liked Kit. She patted the drip
Ing head that looked at her so friendly out Of
the waves But she drove him off
"Of, Tower, off, sir, I've no time for
play. Poor boy, you'd help ME if You
could"
She put the helm to starboard, slipped the
sheet, then, bringing the boat up close TO the
wind, stood off half mile on the port tack.
Going about then, she ran down straight for
the other inlet, worked through slowly
against the ebb, and then Went bowling on
up Hilbury harbor, with a stiff breeze on the
port beam.
Coming to the head of the harbor she tied
up her boat TO the landing place letting the
sail fly out. 4 strange boat lay close by,
with BeSs Maynard painted on the stern
Kit bought few groceries at the shop near
! by, engaged Cliff Crackel 10 take the Foam
| back home, and then walked up the road.
| BY this time it was half past l. Hearing
voices, she looked forward Two men sat on
bench by the door of Mark CallOwells little
| shop; she knew them both The great I'M
wieldy, red faced and jolly looking fellow on
the right was Capt Tacitus Marlin Few in
| Hilbury. however, knew him by that name.
He had somehow got the nickname of
"Whaler,n and it stuck to him as such things
will Everybody in Hilbury called HIM
Cap'n TaSs or Cap'n Tass Whaler He had
lived there all his life, off and on, until a
couple of years back, becoming too
unwieldy for active life. he had gone
TO live with his married son, across the
sound Kit had known him Us long as she
could remember, and the old fellow had
always been fond of the daring, wayward
child She went up to him now, and held
out her hand
How do Won do, Cap'n TaSsF" she said
He took his pipe from his mouth, stared a
minute then got up and gave her both bis
great paws,
"ShirkS an finbacks, - he said, shaking with
a great inward laugh. If it amt little Xii
gone an growed womanl How dye do
Kitl How dive dor Y'r lookin' thin littlt
un That'H never do. We didn't never useC
| to look thin, when you used TO cut up 'rounC
the old kingfsher What Wild un yot
was, though, Kit Glad TO see ye, any how
glad 10 gee We"
She had eaten nothing since morning, Ittl
then She felt faint. She would 20 in an,
buy some biscuits. She passed IN. The tw
men went on with their talk Kit could hea
every word.
Seen this here, Cap'n Tass~ It was Pot
ter's voice
What That poster7 No, hain't locke
at it partickler Letssee 'ThouSan' dollar
reward Hello! Guess | hev seen it. &c
over here, Ell, has itf Let's hear 1t, Tom, al
| III tell ye bout it."
Zone thousand reward. The above +,
ward Will be paid by the subscriber TO ali
person who shall give such information {
shall lead to the discovery OF the schoont
Onward, which was sunk by the steamt
r Ticonderoga, in a fog, on the morning of tt
: 18th Of March last, supposed at the time
q be about four miles off Clerken light, bearir
t s, F., half f. information must be give
personally to Garrett Ingram, High stree
e Rutherby"
h "Ho, no, ho!o laughed Marlin. "Ho b
hol That's the stunnin'est Joke ever Sc
a Ho. no, hos Amt II a good un, Toni
u never told We, did II Well, look here.
II could take that there thousand if liked, a
ID | won't hev it know where TO put n
I, finger on that schooner, but won't knc
!" whyE Cause il make one thousan' out of
Cat Ingram'n make ten An ruthern tn
er I'd give a thousan' to keep him from find
70 her Me an Hst Ingram amt no friens,
y amt He sarved me scaly trick on
81 banks once that I'll never forgive him. F
- that's good I'M, that fs-'off Clerken Zig
On four mile sou'east half east Haw, ha
- - hawI The fact is Tom, they didn't nary G
b. on 'em know where they was-the fog was
thick. ! was out In the Bess that same art
noon, takin' look at things, ye know.
cruised roun' little an, takin' count
n wind an tide an the pint where the Tic
~ drogy run ashore, made up my mind
20 schooner wasn't sunk off Clerken light 81
nc east half east, waited till dead low wat
li'' an then run the Bess down where thou,
=. was about the spot Well, sir, We would
believe it, but wasn't twenty foot out o
- line 1t was more luck than anything, ]
Jon allus said, but, howsever, it was her an
L. mistake didn't let on to nobody, thou
w SAYS |, I'll let EN- hunt for her awhile, Il
I'll get fifty dollars out Of EN- for SHOW
be- where she lays, put my mark on to /
it We see Well, they scratched roun, drag
for high and low, an never got near her.
led went out an watched EN- every
my Scratch away, my heartleS, says |; bime
III put In my oar. Well, I'd just ali
wv, made up my mind to speak to the comp
his that owned her, when hserd how Cat
lrtl gram had bought out their right in her {
dof spec He offered fifty dollars reward ri
ty. away, an he's been huntin' fur her ever sil
the The rewards been a CROWN bigger n big
Use. till it's got to what We see But it'll grow to
owe thousan' afore Tass Marlin shows Cat Ing
l where the schooner lays in eighteen fati
OF at dead low water"
for Kit had heard every word She Iiste
you intently, unconscious of all else There
fire hope in the words, only faint CLEAN
DRY merest chance, but still hope, hopei
'ere shopman was speaking to her. She star
my, She had not heard him.
her Your crackers, miss. Ten cents"
tile She paid him and passed out.
for "Cap'n Tass, will you walk with me-"
'uld said al want to speaR to you"
n to ~ amt just built for walkin', Kit, he
deft But he got up and came with her. She
ave him down along the water side.
3 no "Cap'n Tass," she began, 81 heard
she speaking about the Onward. Don't you L
sent to show them where she is'"
II to He shook his head. grayely. "No, K
can't do it. I've had all nv dealin's aloI
was Cat Ingram. He don't deserve it, Kit
'me, more he don't"
the lyon oupbtn't to bear malice, Cap'n
nth 1t isn't like you. Tisn't Christian"
MN "Well, dknow, Kit That's what
Jane says, an she reads me piece out {
POM Book where it says how't man ID oul
IS he cut up to Teller same's he'd be done by
1rses l know tarnal well how I'd be done by il