Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-14
ruAPTER XIV.

sdS. vork. painting ana tarr1nS anu
rew % vi W that the Sea Hawk looked
Fe'slI ls,c :. floating hive, about which a
b n a1h of strange bees were
18th restless industry.
rondit was not seaman; he
y, Ia, tho difference between the
y IT, W and remnant halyards, but,
ru.gIsn anham's adopted father. he
ksp1 Great responsibility had been
sa ~. on him by that young gentle
~ absence. He roweo ou-or:
.a., had himself rowed, for he went
. .4os crabs" as falling backward
csI Naad whenever he got an oar in his
cs,'o1 several times day; and he
an un oiimb up 20 the deck, and stand
u ~ his feet apart and one eye shut.
a ~ h s lace upturned to tho men aloft,
aa US that was highly amusing.
r,o.v man on board knew and liked
..onira and all dotted their caps to
Nan they came near; and he, in
l..,,ino Ignorance of naval forms,
u "sl 1I shake hands with them. call them
4 their Christian names. and present
|. snuf. box to their paint-stained and
nny fingers.
\. tho prospective father-in-law OF
.,ond Lieutenant Valentine l a'tOn,
Ia squire felt it incumbent on him to
acourage that young gentleman to
reater industry.
valentine, as was his right. made it a
oint to visit Ellen every evening. and
4 such times the squire would exclaim,
tth the surprise he assumed when ga
hhng an old topper, who had been
pusht before him for the twentieth
line, for reprimand or fine.
what you here, Valentine?'
'Rere again. squire" would be the
hesry reply.
And you are quite sure everything is
Alpshape and quite snug. sir, aboard
ASes HAWK"
yes, squire, everything right as a
evet'
Sure you've forgot nothing that
baght to be attended tor"
Quite sure, squire"
Because II you have, you know, it is
ot too late to 60 aboard, sir, and fix up.
Though Ralph Den-I mean Captain
Denham Is of to New York. | know he
forever thinking about the ship, and
now she's
oh, she's we'll, SQUIRE, and I'll bet
he's thinking about him as hard as she
BAH
Why, you young rascal, am speak
n about the ship"
And I'm speaking about Cousin
Oh, indeed" and then the Squire
rould 20 off and draw his wife to one
Tide, and chuckle, as he whispered to
her,
My dear. fear our future son-in-
aw is addicted to levity, and inclined
make light Of life, which, as the
Dominic tells US, Is solemn thing, and
lot at all to be laughed at"
squire Condit knew Valentine Day
on, ever since that young gentleman,
Without any volition Of his own. ap-
Peared In the village church for baptism.
ue knew Valentine Dayton's father and
aotner before they were married. and
often boasted that he could have cut
ne former out il And he would
i've many reasons, the principal ones
'elay tnat ne was a warm friend of the
salof layton, and was himself in love
lIa another 6 ri at the time.
Doctor Hedges had known Ralph
peanam father and mother he would
o ou, nave dreamt OF refusing him his
susnter; on the contrary, he would
ave placed their hands together and
created something like the thu eadbare
05nula' Bless you my children.
II he had known Ralph Denham's
a =. ana mother, even il they were
o,. 80 good stock as his own-and he
o ossereo himself, as every other man of
Is '1 o. standing in Sag Harbor did, that
Iatta, "u family was just little" bit
nld .nan any one else s-why, he
I aa nave offered no objections.
avs man who firmly believed the
aa on. VI miracles had passed for some
ba I ives. and he knew nothing about
H, 1aoctrlne OF Spontaneous genera
h.a ana wouldn't have believed it il
benh. amhe was fully aware that Ralph
{eona am like every other man of his
bother. iatner ana a
|Giabt me h tree is known by its fruit, he
3cion ~ love reasoned that Ralph was q
kbont good stock; but the mischief
lon p''laolce Is that 1t does not rea-
" \ wa inc more he thought it over and
NJ ne discussed the matter with
sr,. "ts- Hedges, who was not at all
ama 70 Ralph, the more settled be-
10, mus. MS conviction that Lea should
wi,S .i the young Captain.
) bis r ;ns determination firmly fixed
law ,h uo IL follows, as night does the
benin .uat, from warmly liking Ralnb
Sia ah' Doctor Hedges gradually grew
dislike j. I'm, AMI with positi, natures
The :, very near to hate.
ben 10 Doc'or went about with his ewes
be at. ana during Captain Fox's stay
kepca 90 to. and the evident pref
er, d;d mat gentleman for his dauoh-
lear. ~ ao. escape his notice, and in his
|erer's favored ,hs suit of the Wan
|ox WI uia not know Fox's father. but
lie re as man of wealth. a captain In
bnnocssou,a r navy. and, without doubt
le croa. with or member of one n
|nd =, aristocra:.s families OF Enc.
Is ,; ~ al of whose veins-it wac nj
Pwed. aihied-the blood OF royalty
y Doc1aass my only child, Lea" said
ben u. o' one one day to his daughter.
|eir Mn sie question uppermost in 9th
|e onl Jus was Icing discussed. Il
loud s -or You, and it is due that Won
r. spees my Judgment and obsy
Rave
fAsris ever diso5 yed you, my
"eo Lea. u ie, / 50 quietly