The Press., 1892-09-15
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 "It's all outside with me-" said the captain. "Fd knowed you anywheres, though" And he offered his great hand and shook Miss Pam's for long. long while.
 Anyhow" said the spinster. I'm glad to see you and to hev you speak of that mitten, if only for me to make a statement. I've wrote 1t out, so's you could hev it sent to you eff died with out meeting you-not that you'd care now, but for my own satisfaction.
 "Well. well." said the captain sol emnly. "Well. l want to know"
 "Excuse me a minute" said Miss Pam, and went away and returned with the lockwood box in her hand. From it she extracted the blue paper parcel and the small manuscript.
 ''I've told full particulars in this," she said. "You can keep it to read If you like, but can say 1t shorter"
 Il didn't mean to give you that init ten, captain. In them old days was bashful and so was you"
 ''Yes.- said the captain.
 "Hd expected for awhile for to hev ,tou ask me what you did ask. and felt k though 1 couldn't say nothin, so took romantical idea into my head and pervided myself with this"-she held up the blue parcel-"when comin hum from the party you inquired into my feelins. 1 says, says l., My answer is contained ill this; don't look ut it till you get home.' and gave you little parcel"
 "With this in it," sighed the captain. holding up the nitten.
 "Yes, that was one of my mistakes" said Miss Pam. ''I'd knit that for Cousin Sarah's baby, and put it ill my pocket instead of this." and from the folds of blue paper, she drew two large pink sugar hearts tied with ribbon bearing the legend. Two hearts that beat as one"
 Being young and foolish" it seemed kind of nice, romantical way to an swer," she said. turning away as the captain stood, holding the pink hearts on his big, brown palm. "And now it is off my mind. It seemed kinder due to myself and to you-that you should how-and that's the end of it."
 "No," said the captain. that ain't the end, unless you insist ont. l haint never liked any one else, and like you still. You've staid siugie. You never meant to give me the lnitten. Say, Pam let's get married, after all" He walked up to Miss Pam and p.t his arm about her waist. On the instant. she burst into tears.
 "Oh, 1 do need somebody so much just now" she said. live got to point where I can't see no way out. want advice dreadful"
 "You're on the rocks" said the cap tain. "Tell me all about 'em and I'll get you off of 'em.~
 Then there was a long. long talk, and many deep chested roars of laughter. and afterward Aunt Pam went up stairs and brought Flossy down again and the three had supper together.
 When Norman Driscoll and his wife returned to Hingham. Miss Pam was at the Driscoll mansion to receive them. The greetings between the three were warm and tender, but they were scarcely over when some one inquired for MT. u and made salutation.
 "I am Captain Fosdick. of the schooner Pamela" he said, land I've got story to tell that will interest you. Just bear in mind that miracles do happen now and then, and that the sea is great place for them.
 "You lost little girl awhile ago, I've heard. Folks thought her drownded."
 "Great heavensr' cried Driscoll.
 Don't hope too much," said the cap- tain, "but 1 reckon you kin hope lit tie. It's quite some time now since cruising about little south of this place I saw something curious floating on the water. Getting my glass l saw that 1t was boat, and in the boat was little girl. When We took her aboard she was all right, but she couldn't tell us where she lived, only just said she couldn't make the boat go back It was an old wreck of 8 thing. Wonder it ever held together so long," said the captain, feeling the joy of romancer as new details occurred to him. Guess it was something some boys were play ing with and she'd got into 1t. Said her name was Flossy and talked about papa
 "It is my child!'' gasped the father, turning deadly pale and seeming about to faint.
 "Dont keel over," cried the captain. supporting him and drawing from his bosom a pocket flask, which he put to Norman's lips. "All's well that ends we'll. Dunno as we'd ever have knowed where to bring her. though, only for one of her little shoes. She'd lost the other. One day, looking at it, saw 'Hingham. Mass, printed on the lining.
 She belongs there, says 1; and as 1 was fetched up there myself. why knowed the place well. The child is outside, waiting. reckon it is yours. MT. Driscoll."
 f A moment more, Flossy was in her fathers arms. Edwina was kissing her hand and sobbing. and the captain. with as candid an expression as one could wish to see, turned to Miss Pam. ''Seems to me-" he said, ''I kind of recognize an old friend. Ain't this Miss PalmerY" But poor Aunt Pam was no actress. She uttered little inarticulate cry and went off into mysteries.
 No one ever doubted the captains story any more than they did his tales of the sea serpent, the Flying Dutchman and the mermaids. and every one said that it was like play. so lovely and romantic that it should have been Miss Pam's old sweetheart who rescued little Flossy Driscon and restored her to her father, and that they should have made it up and married each other after all. THE END. A GREAT BENEFACTOR. -" "Educator are certainly the greatest benefactors o the race, and after reading Dr. Franklil