Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-09-17

This wav, mim," and he led her
around to the after companionwaY
They went down tie brass rallied stairs,
,ud Es the cook knocked at the door Eta
noticed how spicll and span everything
looked
Al IA matter -! !"I', tn" tHp'I IN
view of Iady'5 visit had KEEP IA" cook
srurlring the wood anl BRASS" "rii all the
forenoon.
Captain, sir, lady wishes to sec
ye
The Captain. with half an hours work
in his four-in hand, bowed respectfully.
Il am Miss Bour"e, began Eta, x
came in response to your advertisement
in the Globe about a.
"Grs. mn'Hm. said the Captain, this
is the place. VIII you take II seat
AS Eta sank into an easy char
she glanced about her III astonIs''m'nt.
Si" had no idea that those ilt'l" low
houses on ships decks were so c"mt"rta-
BE as tins.
Here was dninty little s'ttInG-r""m,
with IL rich, soft ra'p I. n ahglnG lamp
of elaborate design, iu~e push easy
chairs and sofa, a pretty rattan rocker
and Il table strcWn with the latest maga-
Ems.
. beg your parton, SAID the tall cap
tam, who had been looking c'lri"tsiy az
her; but are You not related t" Miss
Annie Bourne, OF k"nnehunh
"Why, yes, ln'ler"; she is my own SIS
ter, ans cred Eta with animation.
81 used to go to SC .ool with her IN the
old Berwick Academy. years ago; but
didr't know she had II sister.
"Oh, yes, l went to the academy my
sell, but IL was a'ter S'e" @l""'''I"'
And was old Brown prIhc'pAl When
you were there
From this they went on Tor ten MN
uteS, and each knew so many th;'t the
other did that Icy soon became old ac-
quhlntances.
Ihe Captain ut once noticed that She
was remarkably neat and plea ant 'lt-
tie woman, ANA Etth l'"ufn" "n&hl I'e
Captain hhr looking man, Tall ana
strong.
We'll. Captain Spro"I, SAID she.
finally, Il mustn't forget what ! came
Tor. be'ieFr y"" nave hi'c 'i'le 'htt
you wish to sell:
Why, yes, &"'i IT," Captain, So onder'
i what on earth tins at'r cave young
woman could want OF ii ScN'"ht
And how ala Ao" come t" want /" sell
IT, pursued s''"' wondering "i'aV use
tins Sea-ctp'aI'' ha" Tor Typ" rl''E
I'VE ell, the tact Is, SAID the captain,
r"'ldennG a little, bou- | il new ""e
the "t er day when really d' 'At need
it, and of course haven't hsF Tor Two.
And. continued he, since turn ABOUT Is
fair play, am gong to ask you what
You want OF oneF
10 earn living wl'h' s'iu slie'
The Captain looked puzzled as he ent
int" his s'atefoom 10 get tIe srXtaht' lie
had heard at women were becoming
the rivals OF men l almost every ui'de
and profession, and he vaouely won
dcr"d II MISS Bourne was li't'h"lI'a
s"m' time to necome captain h'urne.
Wen, SAID me- coming back aho
holding the seHtaht OUT 'oNarh her'
"here 1t Is. Inc ivory ON the scale Is
little yellow, ana the 'ern'er glass mas
little crack across the outer edge.
but
lie stopped. Miss Bourne was holding
up her hands with amazehent.
"Why'-why-"h hat ls this she Stam-
mered.
why, It's eextant, SAID the Cap
tain. Il thought you knew what they
looked like.
But there's some misunderstanding
bera Jdon,t bava am, us. for a sextant
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| tOniShed in turn. NV by, no. Here s
the advertisement, and he put the paper
in her hands.
Now, as l have said, Eta Bourne was
a Maine Yankee, and in less than ten Sec
ond1 she had guessed how the mistake
WAS made