Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

she asked him. Then he would take
it, fer reckon he didn't think nothing
about what it did taste like; an
when he wasn't there Miss Bradford
used to go about singing like she
couldn't help it, an she didn't look so
troubled neither as when she first
cane aboard, or before she knew him.
She would go out walking alone an
she would come back along with him,
an then Miss Evie would could out
smiling. an say to me Put plate OH
fer Mr.. Kerr, Steward
Then after dinner l would hear
them all latin in the cabin, an the
last minute Mr.. Kerr used to come
out latin to himself; an latin all the
way he was running up the wharf.
Then the captain an the ladies would
fuss lot more than she used to be-
fore she knew him, an Miss Evle
would laff CT her, an sometimes the
captain would laff an say he wasn't
going to have no earls sitting round
on his crackerboxes. An when he
used to joke at the table the mate
used to look sly at Miss Bradford,
bekase she an Miss EVE used to Joke
with him about delaying the loading.
The mate would be on the wharf all
day, an of course, he seen how many
times Mr.. Kerr come aboard, an Mr..
Kerr used to tell him how he was go
ing to scuttle the ship so that the
cargo would be running out jes as fast
below as it was slowed in above. An
every day the ship would go lower
so her plank was level instead of
slanting down to the wharf, Mr.. Kerr
an Miss Bradford would stop an look
at it: an then look at each other. not
lafling at all. Days when Miss Brad
ford wasn't aboard-they used all to
go up in the country visiting He
used to come down an hang around
the ship until little fellar that used
to be with him had to iaff al Elm to
get him away. | used to see him get
mad at the little fellar. though
knowed he liked him. He used TO fix
ul things for him like Miss Evie did
err Miss Bradford. I know bekase
l
Evie latin when they couldn't find
Miss Bradford an Mr.. Kerr"
WAS Mr.. Kerr on a ship, too?"
asked Stewards listener.
From the war ships, Miss. The
fleet was stationed out there where
we was. Big white ships, like great
pond lilies, used 10 think, when they
was floating in the sun, with their vel
low brasses an their sides so shiny
against the water"
His father was a lord, or some
thing ike that | think. from What
heard ashore; but he was jes as nice
as anybody then. That is. at first
used to think so. But when Miss
Bradford used to look in her eyes like
him, an then, il Miss Evie didn't
know, would give him napkin with
a hole in it. know from what heard
them say one time that he didn't like
what Miss Bradford put on the pa.
pers, an he didn' like il bekase she
toll him she worked every day in the
States in an Office like men worked. /
used to hear them talking up over my
window nights, an sometimes there
would be 10 to them dancing or the
house. an making the peraner go in
the cabin, an there was one lady
from ashore that would sing fine al
high about not being cross aud things
what couldn' be-"
THE nights were fine ou- ,nere. The
lights in the harbor an the music
| from the ships. There was a big
mountain, hangin cover the town, an
up on the top of IL was snow like
clean tablecloth spread over II, an
the moon would shine on that until It
made you feel creepy, 1t was so grand.
guess Miss Bradford would like TO
see that mountain again. know she
an Mr.. Kerr both loved 1t like you do
love some fine places ashore.
Finally the mate toll Miss Bradford
he would lose his job IL he didn't get
the cargo in befire the next Monday,
an Miss Bradford asked him was it
really Monday, an she didn't eat no
more breakfast. She looked like
somebody struck her an she didn
wan no one fer to know it."
The precision of Stewards English
was air or variable in accordance with
the brevity of his sentences and his
lemotion.
Next Mr.. Kerr came hurrying
aboard. looking like he couldn't wait
to find Miss Bradford Il was a fine
bright morning, an he was stepping
like It was made fer them two; but as
soon as he como in he looked quick
at her, like he knowed what was the
matter, an he didn' let go of ner
little hand at all. When he asked the
captain when she sailed, he stiff
till Monday.
fened up a bit when he heard II WASH
Then other people began to come in
an Miss EVE talked an LATED fast
with them. so they wouldn' notice how
Mr.. Kerr was looking at Miss Brad
ford. He wouldn' take notice Of no
one else an KEEP counting four days:
fer that day was Thursday. An /