Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02


the sound of an orchestra was heard
and Mr.. Freshington and two girls in
red golf coats appeared on the piazza,
waving their handkerchiefs.
Don't notice Them" said Dobley,
"We'll have to get away by strategy.
Let the carriage proceed slowly and
wait around the bend Of the road"
Freshington came out to the gate
to meet them. "Dobley," he said,
"you're a brick! You are royal
host. This man has made prepara-
tions on great scale. He has had
a bowling alley put up ana May pole
and a shooting gallery in the cellar.
He said he'd have had links laid out
II he had had time. Let me introduce
the proprietor. Dobley, this is"
"What name is that?" asked Dob
lev. stepping on Freshington's foot
81 have seen it on tombstone IN an
old country churchyard."
Surely you don't forget your old
college chum, MacWaddle," said Van
Ripper, nudging Freshington.
Mr.. Freshington gazed in astonish-
ment at them just as the two girls
came up, but before they had time
to speak Van Ripper said:
"Mr. MacWaddle, ladies - MacWad-
die of Westchester."
about a quarter of a mile from
here" said Dobley, "there is most
picturesque little dell absolutely
grown up with marguerites."
Glow lovelyl" said both girls at
once.
eve might wander there" said Dob
ley, land gather some"
"OTo decorate the tables" said the
girls. "That will be sweet"
"Tables!" said Wobley, in astonish'
ment. What tables?"
"Why, we are all going to a pic
mic" said one of the girls. Aren't
you invited?"
NO" said Dobley; II know moth
ing about it. I merely stopped in pass
ing. attracted by the decorations anc
the air of general rejoicing"
"Well, the clambake will be ready
at six sharp" said the proprietor
"and If you meet this man Dobiey
tell him he might as well come ove1
and eat it, for he'll have to pay for it
don't intend to have anyone bunet
me in that fashion"
eve will return" said Freshington
"anon."
The reinforced picnlckers trampet
down the road where Mrs. Dobley ant
| Mrs. Van Ripper were waiting anx
iously.
81 think 1t would be better II WI
were TO break in attachments OF two
while securing ,ne surrounding res
taurants," suggested Dobley. Fresh
ington and 1 will go on as scouts ant
Van Ripper can remain here OF
guard.
CHERRY Gate is right up the road,
said the driver. "1t's a boarding
house"
Freshington and Dobley proceeded
to the door of neat little whit
house with green blinds. The doc
work to buy an additional piece to inak
1t up to one thirtysecond. The two sue
ceeded lust about the same time, an
each insisted on his right to be th
master. It was evenly divided, an
the managing owner said that he coul
make no division. On the quiet he so.
piecemeal TO Cap'n Davies to protec
his position as master, and piecemei
to Cap'n Davis to help him get to b
master; this was a good thing for tn
managing owner, for the Nellie b. ba
not been paying for long time, an
he had been thinking of having he
cut down, for a coal barge. Finally Cap
Davies and Cap'n Davis had bought
much of the bark as they could, an
they went in body, the two of then
to the managing owner to get him
appoint one or the other master. The
the managing owner told them he d
not have anything to do with it, SIM
: he did not own anything in the bark.
When they came to compare not
they had spent lot of money, af
were no better off than before;
, fact, the advantage was entirely wit
.. the managing owner, who had got
= good price for property that 1t d
not pay to run. Cap'n Davis had f
teen thirty-seconds, Cap'n Davies hi
fifteen thirty-seconds also, and the
7 naming two thirty-seconds was own
by the ships husband, South sire
j ship chandler. He played fair wi
| both shippers. He would sell half
: each if they wanted to buy him o
very badly, but he would not sell I
:, to one, and thus be party to giyil
him control over the other captains
e vestment. He suggested that tn
e take the Nellie B. turn and turn abo'
g and that's how 1t was that the bark b
= two shippers.
t. The way they fixed 1t up was tn
D when Cap'n Davies brought the Mel
re B. in from a voyage and had her d
re charged down to clean floor,
should turn her over to Cap'n Davis
g charter and load and sail until he 6
n her down to clean floor at the e
1T of the voyage. When Cap'n Davis b
her in charge Cap'n Davies was not
y go aboard, but he could come do
to the pier and find all the fault
)" wanted-and that was a whole lo
Id and vice versa 1t was caution to
re how each Of these old shippers put
bark into apple-pie order before II
ne came into harbor from a voyage 1
a paint and cordage bills, to say nothl
of white duck, must have been sor
r. ! thing big, but the ships husband..N