Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-01-05
MIR. AND MRS. JIM.
RY CoRINSE ARTHUR STEWART.
Begun In issue of Nov. Ill

"And the Buttercup man says that he
likes storms, and that's how he was out
and heard me crying.
'And the Buttercup man says he came
down here purpose to see me, and that
he's got a real live little turtle up at Mrs.
Cunniughsm's where he is boarding.
"And he says his true name is Eugene
Weber, but he'd just as soon have me call
him Buttercap man
eugene Weber," / cried. and Jeane
started expectantly. She had not yet
seen him. roggins started out to find
the Buttercup man. He found him fish
ing off the lodges to the left OF Hopk ms
Point.
"I'm fishing" he said significantly.
"fve come to offer you my hand, !" said
Toggins with straig earnest
ness, his voice shaking with grateful
emotion. 81 want you to regard me as a
friend"
The Buttercup man scrutinzed him
keeriy.
Thank you" he replied airly. 81
can't catcht anything but sculpins."
The Buttercup man had an oddly in
dependent personality. He took no pains
to ingratiate himself into the good graces
OF anyone. He neither apoiogiZed for his
own actions, nor was inquisitive as to
the attitude OF others. He never brought
his good deeds forward, or, on the other
hand, attempted to conceal his bad ones.
He went around like book that PEG.
pie have to read, praise, criticise, COM
prehend or misunderstood for them
selves, without any help from the author.
Yet he impressed you as being honor
able, aud man OF sterling qualities. l
wa porplexed to think OF him as a
porgypsn. Yet from all appearances he
certain Y was one.
And he disappeared from New bury
Neck ~ suddenly and as mysteriously as
be had come.
1t MS the period for the large winter
cranberries now, and the law prohibiting
tn" Killing OF deer having been removed,
Tr;gins went hunting for the pretty
roam skinned creatures in his woods, bach
OF the house, that stretched over 20 Nor
ans Bay. 1t was also the time for the
killing of the lambs and the curing OF
the winter pork.
The porgee boats had not been seen for
over a month and half in any OF the
bays. | returned to Ellsworth; my sum
mer's work had been a failure as far as
playing the detective upon them went.
1t so happened that before | left,
called on Mrs. Asenath Curtis. She en-
tertained me in the dining room.
m 70 tuba
''to spend the winter with my tlaug liter in
ELLSWORTH. | have killed my pig, and
sold my COW, and have nothing more to
keep me
And how about the Weber claim?" |
asked.
"Oh, don't believe we ever riH get it -
she made answer. 'Its been twenty
years now, and it may be twenty years
more. But they do say that they've
found the other heirs, Ora and her child
So now the last obstacles are removed"
They've found Ord?" | exclaimed
"My brother from Portland says SO;
and he ought to know" she affirmed.
"But where?n | asked
81 don't know, | really don't know
anything more about it," she answered.
"Well, she's an impostor,n | exclaimed
ihPe'uousiS, oul checkea hyseii Just IN
li'he-i she Is any other woman than
Honora Godfrey" l added to myself
"" my "ffNa' l" ELLSWORTH tound
ie''ef III al uhlamiiiar writing awaiting
me- 1t READ
NEW YORK.
Manhattan Club.