The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
THE b0ATSNA|N'S WATCH.
BY W. W. JACOBS.
copyright. 1896, by Barhellrr. johnson and
EachellcrI
PART l.

/ BY W. W. JACOBS.
! Copyright, 1896, by Bachelor. Johnson and
EachellcrI
PART !.
! Capt. Poison sat in his comfortable
parlrr smiling hrnisnly upon his iaugh-
! ter and sister. His ship after an alb
! s,>nIr of eighteen months WAS once more
. hrrthel in the small harlnr nf Sunset
bay aud the captain was sitting III that
state OF y"nd-lllturc,l aFtahility which
invariably characterized his first appear
: anrr after Il long ah>rutr.
mo news this end. l >uppoSr,' he in
! uuirrl, after lengthy rrrltal Of most
. extraordinarily w interesting adventures.
'N". much. said his sister Jane, look
! ing nrrvru>ly at her niece. Young
his father"
II dnn>t want to hear about those
sharks, said the captain, waning red.
, tell IN. about honest men,"
: "Iu,> Lewis has had !; months I'M
ori>"nn,rnt for stealing fowls. said Miss
twins: dear little fellows they are. fat
as butter. She has named one Of them
| Poison after ynu-the greedy one
ANY deaths?' inquired the captain.
SrappiShly. as he eyed the innocent lady
SuspiriouSly.
| poor old Jasper Wheeler has gone"
said his sister: ''he WAS very resigned
lie borrowed enough money to get Il
: liS doctor from London. and when he
heard that there was no ho" for him.
he said hr WAS Just longing to go. and
he WAS sorry he couldn't take all his dear
ores with him. Mary IIrNSon is mar
rirL I" Jack Draper and young Net
'n}tt> h;,nn> =" ny for the third time
next Sunday"
~ htI 4
, vind'rtivH captain: IVY hos the girl:
Some silly lit,l, fool. l know. She
ought to he warned.'
Il ,lou't believe in interfering in mar
ria=e>." said his daughter Christie, Shak-
ing her head sagrly.
oh. said the captain. staring, you
dont: Now ynu'v. put your hair up
= and taken to wearing long frork$. | sup
pose you re- beginning 70 think of it,
YES, -\un,it wants to tell YOU some
thing. said the daughter. rising and
crossing the room.
mo, DON'T" said Miss Poison. hast
YOU'D better do it," said ChrsSi,.
giving her Il little push: "thtrrS Il dear
III go up and lock myself in my room"
The face "l the captain. whilst this
conversation Was passing. WAS Il study
; in suppressed, rm"tiol!S. He was Il firm
advocate for i'm porting the manners of
the quarterback into private life. the
only drawback being that he had to
leave behind him the language usual in
that locality. To this omission he
usually ascribeu his failures
sit down. Chr>>it." he commanded
this aEou,:''
Il don't like t" tell yn'. said Chris
sic. folding her hands in her lap. II
know you'll be cross. You arc 50 unrca-
soma blr"
The captain <tarel-friyhtfully.
Il m going to be married." sale, Chris
SIC. suddenly. "Thrrr To Jack Met
call There: 50 you'll have to learn
t" love him. He's going to try and love
You fnr my >ake'
/" his sisters diSmay. the captain got
up and. bran'liShing his fists. walked
violently to and fro. BY these simple
but unusual means dccnrum WAS pro
served.
"'f You were only Il boy" said tn,
captain. when he had rrgainul his seat.
Il should know what to 10 with you.'
IT | were a boy. said ChriS<ic. who.
: having brarpd herself ny for the FRAY.
meant t" =" through with it. II
shouldn't want to marry Jack, D,n't
: be silly. father"
,,'!an"," said the captain. in 4 voice
which made the lady addressed start in
!; her cha'r: what Il" YOU mean by it,
1T isn't my fault" said Miss pn1son
f"'hly. II told her how it would M.
-\n' IT WAS :" gradual. He admired NV
Stran'unS ut first. and. of course. 7 w,s
otc'1'',l. There are 50 many poo Die
WI" ADMIRE my Scrani'lms. whether il
~ nt':,u>c the window has Il south as
: "Oh:' said the captain. r,,}.,,..
I1!!hhat'll do. Jane If he WASN'T a lawv wv,
sic is only ID. and she'll come fn, :,
!e;n' cruise with me. pcrhapS the son
alrl! strengthen her head. We'll sc" '
! "n0s master in this family
III sure don't want to be master. :"
: SAID his daughter. taking ii wcapon nf
TN" canlbric out Of her pocket and yc;.
ting ready for action. Il can't help Fix.
you. auntic:' AVN
Ives, said Miss Poison. hravcly.
cry good. said the autocrat
promptly. iii take you both for !:
YOU'RE making me very unbanDv >,
said Chrissie, buryng her face in lpii her
! handkerchief
You'll be more unhappy before I've
done with you,' said the captain, grilnly.
And while think of it. Iii step around
| nnH stop those banns.'
Ills daughter caught him by the arm.
as he was passing ami laid her face 81,
ish,' she walled.
haiti make it easier for you to
come to sea with me" said her father.
D0nt cry all over my sleeve I'm go
ing to see parson. Run upstairs and
play with your dolls, and if you're a
Eood girl LII bring you in some sweets. y
lie put on his hat. and. closing the
front door with hang went off to the
new rector to knock. two years off the
age which his daughter kept for pur-
! poses Of matr:mony. Tho rector grirvr,l
ut such duplicity in one young, met
him more than half way, and he came
ont from him smiling plucidly until his
on the other side of the road who was re-.
garling him with manifest awkWarln"Ss.
'1'ooh evening, Capt. polsnn.' he said,
crossing the road
"Oh.' said the capt;,in stopping. II
wanted t" speak to you. suppose You
! wanted to marry my daughter while l
was ont Of the way TO save trouble Just
Of You. I've stopped the banns. and I'm
going to take her for Il voyage with me.
You'll have to look elsewhere. my lad
! '''rhc ill-fceling is all on your side.
captain" said Mctcalfr. rcddcninS.
| "lll-fcelng!' Snortrh the captain; you
put me i'll the witness box and male me
| laughing stock in the place with your
silly attempts at jokes, lose me E1OO and
| then try and marry my daughter while
m at sea. lll-frrling Il" hanged
That was busincss,' said thr.othcr.
1T was.' said the captain, "and this
is business, too. Mine. III look ate,
it. promise you. | think I know who'll
look silly this time. III sooner see my
girl in Heaven than married to a rascal
! of a lawyer
| You'd want good eyrsight," rctortcl
Mrtcalfc. who was becoming rufll"d.
| II don't want to handy words with
yon.' said the captain with dignity. after
a long pause devoted to thinking of some
thing worthy bnndying. "You think
! you're IL clever fellow. but know Il clrv-
trcr. You re- quite welcome to marry any
daughter if you can"
II" turned on his heel and. refusing t.,
listen to any further remarks, went on
his way rejoicing. Arrived home, he lit
his PHI" and. throwing himself into IN
armchair. related his exploits. Chr;ssic
had recourse to her handkerchief again
more for effect than use, but Miss Pol