The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-07

"G-long! thirty-tew, ef She'S day
Eldest gal twelve years old. But
then it's the way she carries herself
Listen to them feet, Ell! She's as
good as half a dozen Urinary wimen.'
Captain Jim grinned at the remark
and sedately exclaimed, Il shud think
So What did her husband die Off"
He's not dead, more's the pity.
He's down in California"
How be she a wilder, then?"
ooh, Nan calls her, The Wildly
cause her husbands been gone nigh
four vars; went mimi down tibet way
somewhat"
The idea of a man leaving such a
splendid looking young woman as the
so-called wilder" for four years
seemed to Captain Jim Smeets incred
ible.
The thought of four years from her
repeated itself with such unconscious
vigor that his lips involuntarily be
trayed his thoughts in tones loud
enough for his companion to hear and
exclaim.
Eyes, four vars, an he never writ
onc't nuther."
Reckon a divorce wud improve her
future prospects," remarked Captain
Jim.
81 opine 1t wud, but Jim, she's out'n
duccats."
"Thet be a common complaint Tom.
but I'll allow she interests me power
fully You think she'd like tew git
er divorce?"
"Yep, don't know it, eff course do.
knows what's what, but then, it'll
take the poor thing manv var for
she's got few support them air three
little gals"
The silence that followed was
broken first bv Captain Tom strikine
the tenth match on his pant 10"
since they entered the room to light his
nine. secondly nv Captain Tm e'Nv''v
~emarking: Tell you conf1dentially,
Tom. I've half mind tew offer The
Wilder money tew git tibet air di-
vorce."
eff yer do tibet Jim, yer kin reckon
the widdy'lI show her gratitude"
CAPTAIN Tom then proceeded TO ~"
cupboard, opened the door and took
from the lowest shelf dark decanter.
saving as he did so:
can yer kin toot yer horn on tew
it tew."
Captain Jim broke the ensuing ST.
'ence with the thoughtful remark
Pears like safe craft, Tom?"
"Safe!" calculated Tom, as he look
ed at Jim in SURPRISED way: "safe
why, Jim, her timbers air sound ez a
mighty dollar"
Captain Jim did not like that remark
concerning a lady, who was then insid.
uously gripping at his heart STRINGS
He eyed Captain Tom, suspiciously,
and thev asked chow be you know
in of tibet Tom?"
Tom deliberately removed the stop
ner from the decapter. poured some
liquor into a tumbler. then placed the
decanter on ton of the cupboard and
turning to Captain Jim winked, then
RENTED:
'Why. do yer s'rose a lame doe
could hoe it down like thet?" nodding
toward the dining ROOM then drained
the glass.
The frown on Captain Jim's face re,
Taxed partly, because he deemed the
answer satisfactory and partly be-
cause be scented something pleasant
in the air. AS the two men looked at
each other. steadily in the face, Cap
tain Jim inquired, "Dew?"
Yep. know you don't fetch nuthin
strong, so I didn't tempt yer. Have
some, motioning with his hand in g
careless way, for Jim to help himself
Captain jim. thereupon. went to tn
cupboard, remarking, "the air be so
in-ter-mit nifty damp about these parts
thet a leetle warmin' in'ards does one
smart sight of good sometimes"
hn
cd straight at Jim's brow. ''the air
hereabouts does sorter wrinkle one
Up some. Dry an wet, dry an wet, an
more wet'll do it,"
Jim filled his glass, and with "well
the wilder be the word fer me-" drank.
Tom relieved him of the glass, for
Tim acted as if he were choking. but
he soon regained his breath and eX-
claimed, goodness. it stirs a feller's
in'ards up right powerful. The clear
strff 7 reckon?" Then he took srol'
red onion from his vest pocket and ate
it.
Tom replaced the decanter in it's
nlace and replied proudly, you bet
"her life. no gov'ment tax on tibet.
Tim what's tibet you air eatin?"
"Orion."
What fer?" inquired Tom.
"Disinfector." rerlied jim. "Onior
be powerful anti-liquor disinfector. I
allus carry one."
You do"
"T do" replied Jim.
Further conversation was interrupt-
cd by the appearance of Nan and The
Wildly. Nan YVES Captain Toms tall
and angular wife.
Captain" said Nan addressing Jim.
you missed a treat in not seeing An
ME dance the fling"
I'VE heard it. didn't We JIM" re-
plied Tom. "an' now you an me will
bava a fling fopather saizinp Mans