The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03

, shut out In so many words. The white womei
! OF any sort who could be married were yer,
! few. There were three or Tour unmarried
women In the mission service, some at tht
compound on the beach, tho others at the girls
ladies' would hold themselves decidedly above
'hc captain OF tho cutter II was even more
manifest that the master mariner whose voy.
schedule. would never ally himselt with his
own consent to arciotmatory. That left only
beach TO whom such reinar ks could apply.
And the widow soon heard the CsptainI,s
AID was going to invite him to dinner but the
cutter had already sailed for windward:
r2T ne Ss W5M Wits dH nd a, hsr ,s
mourning brnssard from her left arm. that is
the mnHim9m manifestation OF grief which The
been running. Il little school for half castles and
such natIv. children as sought to learn Eng
liahment she now began to induct her two
Young daughters, ioresecing that she might
not long have the time to give to 1t. and at any
rate it was high time that tho girls were begin
ming to do something for themselves II you
had asked any unpreJudiced observer he would
made up her mind to accept the Captain OF the
cutter
1t is not known that any person asked the
no manner Of doubt as to what her answer was
going to be. Hitherto she had been content to
look out at the sluggish current OF Apa life
through her Jcalousies and base her news re
lorts on that somewhat restricted view. Sud
denly her horizon EXPANDED she had wider
world. Instead Of peering through the shut
tsrs she came out in the sight OF all with her
spyglass and swept the ocean expanse. Her
view to windward was blocked by. Matautu
Point and she might have relied on the pilot to
hoist the flag when the cutter hove in sight.
But she had to have moro personal part in it,
Of OFT the cutter tie the widow extended her walks
around the point us far as the last residence
made this the daily terminus Of her stroils and
she never failed to call for the spygIass that
even beyond the curvature Of the earth. All
her talk was OF the meteorological conditions
that might be expected about Tutuila and
Manua and the possibility of dangerous seas
running in the two straits. 1t would be II rash
thing TO assume to say that the widow was in
love; that is line OF emotion that seems to bs
clear that the widow was going to say YES when
the Captain Of the cutter repeated to her the
ton of male Apia. and there was good ground
to reason that II the hardy mariner did not
widow would not hcsitat" to take them from
the table on her own motion.
Prompt to schedule the cutter came back
to port, and the pilot SwearS that the widow
sighted it before his Savage Island boys.
desrI,e the standing reward OF shilling
to sight an incoming sail; BY, the time
the cutter had come to anchor tho widow
%TSls and co wtHs On the %q
ui her sailor. There was no means Of telling in
advance where he would land in his dinghy:
tho large harbor, or he might 60 to the small
harbor. Tho Mnltrat bridge was about midway
tn@ Being ana by U hmTy m e
direction to the landing place, The boat was
seen TO head in the direction OF Cape Horn and
the wreck of tho Adj or, "A sure sign that it would
through MataicIe and reached the wharf OF the
German Firm sooner than the rowers could
cover the distance in the harbor. She was the
hrst to greet the returning traveller. but Just
h"hind her was most consi dorable gathering
tfp Inu tft Ina nln hp hl1 ttirr a tt,a
he fun.
Tho Captain OF the cutter was warmly well
coined, but lovely woman ranked no higher
than third in his schedule OF engagements
He mad first to make arrangements to dispose
of the COBRA which he had brought in. Scarcely
for his thirst But when the widow reminded
him To I've sure to call on her that afternoon no
was delighted at this unusual attention and
was enough of the true sailor to make ready
promise. For the rsst Of the Captains enter
ianment the widow was not at all responsi-
hlc. The business was transacted with
despatch. Tho copra was sold at the best
market rate.
in his strictly professional pursuit. Thus it
came about that when the CAPITA N OF the cutter
able door hr was rather the, worse for wear
Whatever tho future might hold in store for
the man who should come home in that dis
tressul state the widow was now certainly
tolerant Of sailors, ways, when first they come
OH u voyage. She helped him into the parlor
aud brought out for him the best chair Then
She hurried UP a cup OF tea. What an English
woman thlnksis beyond the power OF tea to rem
cdy might lust rs well he given UP az hopeless.
into the Captain on top OF n mrid assortment
Of the many varieties Of spirits sold along the
farIng person to sleep. There. in the widows
purlor, in the vely chair which had never been
used since her first had died. tho Captain of the
cutter at > o'clock in the afternoon lay fast
asleep And he had not Vet proposed.
Just before o'clock his head sagged oyer to
tho left. and AZ the widow caught il and showed
il back into place, his lips parted and he num-
Yes. my dear Captain. the widow fastened
TO reply. but shs did not know what he had
laid. nor did he make any further remarks.
once again he mumhlcd in his sleep. and
the beginning OF u proIosal. but nothing more
came Of II. II was truly heartrending that a
man who had told u whole public house fun Of
men that no was going to marry should come
from one or many public houses so sleepy that
he could not even ask the only woman on the
beach who was available for such proposal.
At O'Clock the ,Samoans in house at the
back began their harsh singing Of tho evening
Tn, faskst p ts the he cRRp pG
tered the house he spoke words which could
be conlprehended
No, not Scotch. my dear Captain" the little
widow replied, but the next thing to It.. I'm
! yorkshire. and that's Just over the Scotch bor-
der"
But the sleeper was sleeping sound again.
BY \ o'clock the case was desperate. the
Captain slept sounder than ever. there was no
chance of a proposa until he should have had
his sleep out. the night was closing. in and the
widow had the propreties to regard. Reluct-
lntly she gave up tho wait there was nothing
left but to get safely rid OF her wooer who could
not WOO. She had hesitation about ing the
aid OF her neighbors. Public opinion is public
pinlon even IN Apia. where there Ia precious
little of it, and there was another good reason
i'll the fact that the widow was not on sppaking
terms with any OF her neighbors. But tho law
exists for tho benefit of poor lone widows, and
this widow had no hesitation in calling for its
minons to serve her.
Luckily there was some sort OF n native
f"stIvlty in the village at the rear OF her house
and sho knew that she would have no difficulty
IN finding all the police force OF four pat rolmen
enjoying the fun To help in her emergency
she called on George Scanlon, the American
mem Der OF the force. George was very obliging
and was quite willing 10 arrest anybody at any
time il II did not get him muSsy.
What shall arrest him for?' the policeman
askod Of the widow, after he had inspected the
sleeper.
II" told everybody in tho pub that he was
2 ing To marry IN" and he's come here OF his
own free will 10 propose. and now he won't do
i. and my house is respectable and always has
been. and you've got tn get rid OF him"
Mean while George was engaged in n study
ot IT." simp.e yet Draconian code known in the
local magistrates court rs the Police Offences
Ordinance. After while he saw light. as was
shown by his question.
Was II after | o'clock at night that he said
hat in the pub"
How should | know. mani" replied the
widow. What difference does it make. any