Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-31

holding out his hand, there's fOu
weather set in upon us. as you ma.
have heard, but have ridden out man,
worse squat, and please God, W.
shall all three OF us weather this on
also. though two OF us are a little NOR
cranky than we were"
MY dear friends, / came In to tel
you how deeply we sympathize with you
all. My girl has only just told m'
about it,
1T has come so suddenly upon us
Doctor" Sobbed Mrs. Hay Denver. -
thought had John to myself for the
rest OF my life
rest OF our llves-Heaven knows thai
we have not seen very much OF each
other-but now he talks OF going to
sea again"
AYE. aye, Walker, that's the only
way out OF IT. / was thrown up In the
wind with all aback I give you my
word that lost my bearings more com
pletely than ever since | strapped a
middy's dirk to my belt. You see
friend. l know something Of shipwrech
or battle or whatever may come upor
the waters. but the shoals in the city OF
London upon which my poor boy has
had been my pilot there, and now
know him to be rogue. But I've tax
en- my bearings now, and l see my
course right before me-"
What then. admiral?"
"Oh. have one or two little plans
I'll have some news for the boy. Why
hang 1t, Walker man. / may be bit
stiff in the joints but you'll be my wit
ness that | can do my twelve miles un-
der the three hours What then? My
eyes are as good as ever except just for
the newspaper My head is clear. I'm
three-and-sixty. but I'm as good man
as ever I was-too good a man to lie
up for another ten years. I'd be the
better for a smack of the salt water
again. and a Whit of the breeze. Tut,
mother. It's not four years cruise
this time. I'll be back every month or
two. It's no more than If / went for a
visit In the country" He was talking
boisterously and heaping his sea-boots
and sextants back into his chest.
And you really think. my dear
friend. OF hoisting your pennant
AGAIN."
my pennant, Walker? No, no. Her
God bless her, has too mary
young men to need an old hulk like me.
should be plain Mr.. Hay Denver Of
he merchant service. l daresay that l
night find some owner who would give
ne a chance as second or third officer.
Il Will be strange to me to feel the rails
II the bridge under my fingers once
nore.''
Tut! tut this will never do, this will
lever do, admirall" The doctor sat |
Town by Mrs. Hay Denver and patted |
Ter hand In token of friendly sympathy. !
We must wait until your son has 1t |
nut with all these people. and then we |
hall know what damage is done. and |
low best to set 1t right. 1t will be time
nough then to begin to muster our re-
ources to meet It,"
our resourcesr The admiral
aughed. There's the pension. I'm
fraid, Walker. that our resources won't
eed much mastering"
"Oh. come. there are some which you
hay not have thought of. For exam
lie, admiral. l have always intended
nat my girl should have five thousand
'om me when she married. OF course.
our boys trouble Is her trouble, and
lie money cannot be spent better than
helping to set 1t right. She has lit
e of her own which she wished to con-
ibute. but thought 1t best to work
this way. VIII you take the check.
RS. Denver. and l think 1t would be
'st IL you said nothing to Harold about
and Just used 1t as the occasion
rived? ?"
God bless you, Walker, you are
ue friend. l won't forget this, Walk |;
>l..<. y - l.
est and mopped his brow with his red \
Il
What is 1t to me whether you have {
now or then? 1t may be more useful
W. There's only one stipulation. If d
ings should come to the worst, and b
the business should prove so bad that 9
thing can set 1t right, then hold back
Is check. for there Is no use in pour
Z water into a broken basin. and If
E lad should fall. he win want some
ng to pick himself up again with"
He shall not fall. Walker. and you
all not have occasion to DE ashamed b
the family into which your daughter g
about to marry. l have my own plan. q
t We shall hold your money. my +
end. and It will strengthen us to feel ,,
It 1t Is there
Well. that Is all right" said Doc
Walker rising. And II little more
'uld be needed. we must not let him
wrong for the want of thousand
two. And now. admiral. I'm on for
morning walk Won't you come
?" n
No. am going into town" "
Well. goodbye. / hope to have bet. -
news and that sill win come right :,
'd-bye. Mrs. Denver. I feel as II the ~
were my own. and l shall not be ls
y until all Is right with him." "a