The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09

meant 70 nave try for Tke saIgs himself
ali "a d quiet way ons Saturday afternoon
Wien on duty, as kasagA DC w@s eat n
Es&4ing.
sir TN a bachelor; T II one Of those
men who 1--we 81 aioae ay themselves.
fsg know the yard I I've IN: there's al
Hays : Es4ghooc sitting - AL open door.
willing - Taa aEto yaFa y 50 be as AZ
are both So disposed. Being alone meant
THIS win rae that Elgat. after George
said goodbye: mean that there vas 30
fsn2ase WIKI the tears tTicaIing down taesr
Cheeks ~ psstsE HE into eo1tE2glEg some
thing &c creep far the ring With Fur.
OF. Stevsr I san hear them say. whilst
tlae babies Iay harrahlng n the Kitchen,
only tank OK fifty guineas lying ready
- yos-r aana. nothing &c do bat 20 set
your clever wits 70 work, and a10re you
gees 70 bed tonight yeu'u have inveated
the gerry cDnCTlvance that WI aft the
ring .ato your pocket Ma. Stree, / vas
alone sAnd Nasuf pestered-
'fI Mess George could have gwen NE Ike
bearings OF TIE place where ne had drop
ped ire ring within tw1 ar three faith orns
! might as well have swept the t+Gs.lsa
channel for X. Then gain tae steamer
was floating slowly through tie water az
tigs time; CO the top OF that. VINO vas ID
tell where ere ring lay Within u L-lie CT
deep water?
-
The narber 10 take a look round. L w4s
a bright morning. the sky curry with cloud
70 the horizon. The water came from ali
thar way CT. shivsring IN rip9ies wEica
grew into pretty little seas IS they ap-
preached the land. The 'arbor tug was
towing out a number OK fishing sraacks.
ard the water locked nvAiy enough. with
ehs celors of the tanning sails and the
white foam Of the red wheels Tying CT TIE
zfs4 F.ask 81 shs2r EgrS
''yN hetker Il was the sight OF fhose boats
or the quality or the morning. or the sight
CT old Tom Goldsmith fishing IN his boat
away past the green buoy, it came into ny
fancy I'd trp ok u fishing myself. So
I went home 20 get some breakfast, then
prepared myself for a fishing excursion
and started. I sailed away down into The
southeast yonder, making certain there
was na sport % be- got on that favcrite
spot Of mine where the ring had been last
after all the xcraping the bottom CT il had
undergone I passed Tom and sung oBt
What cheerT and be says nathIng. but
held up swo large empty fists.
II sailed out into about ten fathorn,
then bringing the spire Of the church OK
It. Baruahas or a Iine with The tower Of
: house beyond K. I let - my anchor. /
tad ashsd In this place before. ard had
had good sport. I had falr luck, sir. Be-
fore noGa I had loaded as much as I
reckousd would earn me ten shi#iEss.
When / get ashore almost tha first man /
met was ny relation George Ch4hD. He
was working along with other Trin!ty
net down IN the yard that belongs 10
Trinity House close 5y The pier.
. Steve. he says u ne, thats a fine
cod you've got there. mate. what VIII
yau take for him.
Z reakoaed the fish worth three shlI-
liugz % ne. hat George had a family. and
Trinity House wages aren't filing Nancy
SIR: they doa't keep Il man looking rosy
and greasy Win good living: they're ta4c
sort of wage wEieh q rise OF i shliAas
makes a grraI difference 10.
SO / says 70 George after lock- a.
the cod, you shall have him for a shl
Ling
Right says he. ard I thank you
Steve Just lay hsTa dowu here ard III
Fsrry hlsn bgTae when go 70 dinner. and
Mary 1taHt WAS his wsfe} shah bring tbe
money aioug . yea
II put Down tae fab sad taking III
basket arg me rcu1as with what rad
"a ght and { made about twelve sh.1..ugs
that morning w4s IN goal SPIRITS
aRd charged shifting en- Il piece OF tea
Gerloin, and ( a-sa tgok home pint OF
beer and a good crust OF bread and
cheese. for I rad earned dinner that
DAY, and meant - erjey what ! had
money enough 70 par before ne.
II sf9p2ea IN rf1c High street 70 look
az Gre 0f te1s cid posters concerning trx
ring st!I uncovered Stscd debating
" neither Il WASN'T NV duty 20 eons tlsgf-
cate what George had related 70 the gen
tieman who lad lost che ring 50 thae =
be erose re might employ sk5Iea Labor
In licking for Il. Twas no- "a X IL tat
been Last three weeks n that esra the
n70veu1er- Of ne sea az taa boftorr as-t
the sctt0u ~ eh& cf.rre1t. along Et-h the
hFAve < the swell might well have So
III ring w-teiy lear - fhe bearings +
hsd stVea $50 gentleman arc tess super
intendent- NJ. SIR. the -tng wEs iose o.
tc~c~r fH3t nl4f~r tae SAME as Il Et
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