Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-06-12
CAPTAIN JIM'S COURTSHIP
.s*ss!s By A. E. RICE, Portland. .ss.*s.

undo me. May it plaise ye darlint,
don't look into it," said Smith. appeal.
lngly. He didn't want me to let yees
know at all, shure, an I'm tellin' the
truth, dear"
DO let me-" said she coaxingly,
Just one little squint, now Smith, do"
She laid her hand on his arm, and
looked bewitchingly into his eyes.
God loves yees, I'm always con-
Quered by women. Don't sphake wan
Wur-rud to any wan" He went into
the shed and brought a large parcel
and laid it ON the table. Annie closed
the door and stood beside him. her
eyes fairly dancing with pleasure.
Smith commenced to unite the par
Gel, at the same time saying, mot wan
Dit name, the best of the kind" said
he. "Shure," said |, "an' it'll be fittin
a quane."
At that moment distinct raps were
heard on the front door.
Good Father" exclaimed the star
tied Annie.
BE the power av light. it is he,
otherwise it's an off night for callers
More rapping on the door.
81 can't lave yees yet, darling,
must see the maatin' I'll go into the
shid an wait" Smith hastily picked
up the parcel and disappeared with it
through the kitchen door.
Annie stood with puzzled look on
her face. At length she said, in an
Is not so miserly after ALL" She was
stopped from further utterance, by
more impatient raps on the door, and
| IN, No. %,,,
Tom Webb. After slamming the door
shut he said, Hello, Annie! It's q
!, devilish cold night. Thought you
were never goin' tew let feller in
"You did not give me time. Is this
your first Christmas call?"
ooh, Nan wud come over, but Kitty
stepped in an they talked an
' laughed, them wimen air always talk
in an laughin." Aint they come
yet"
Annie smiled and replied, mot yet.
Il just sauntered on ahead, tew see
Ole Cheesebro, bout thet grocer bill
! afore l come on" said Captain Tom
"He jest billed over bout it, but
e squelched him with a promise teW
: squar up right smart now. On my
: way up here thought of thet Ole jim
Smeets' pile a-idlin' itself in thet First
e National"
mo doubt, some Of us could use q
:. little of it to advantage said she.
d Annie" he exclaimed in hall
!: whisper, "you jest hit him fer some
d You kin git it easy"
7 She stood pace or two from him
a and looked at him in a puzzled, hal
t angry, half amused manner. He die
}. not give her time to think much abou
S it either, for he grasped her left arm
drew her close to him, and in sub
n dued voice, almost whisper, said
'it wud tickle him all over, tew be abl'
q tew say he was your benefactor
J. Shore, Annie! He tole me so. Yo'
+ kin git any amount from him t.
oncet."
g At this instant Captain Jim SILENT.
q opened the bedroom door and looke'
e at Captain Tom. Annie smiled ant
said. "well, if had hundred just nov
e | should feel rich"
e "Only hundred. Oh, pshaw An
d nie!" exclaimed Tom, diseusted
Give hundred Annie, shore. Nuthir
n less nor five hundred. An then yo
d kin help me leetle, eh." And unde
e the impulse of his prospective goo
luck he seized her about the waist an
l. gave her a whirl.
IT CAPTAIN Jim shook his fist at him.
IS "Why Captain Tom, what ails you?
" asked Annie astonished. At the sam
e moment Annie's brother Joe entere
e the front door and quietly tip-toe
,r through the front room.
e CAPTAIN Jim caught glimpse c
l. Joe as he passed the kitchen thresf
old and promptly withdrew his hea
n and silently closed the bedroom doc
e Captain Toms back was turned
Joe, and he was so interested with hi
)" subject and being little "thick" als'
u was quite oblivious of the presence {
q third person.
d "Shore Annie" said he, whisperin
Is in her ear. "you kin git it an you
d. helm me out'n a hard fix tew."
e. Thinking the party whispering
X bis sister was Captain Jim Smeet
Is .Joe at once proceeded to execute h
id nurpose. Some three or four month
mast CAPTAIN Jim had him put ashor
h near Oswego. because he was shol
ID hie fare and in anger and disgust b
had to wall, to his home in Portlan
If Now his opportunity to get even ha
come He had determined to put
ID stop to any fooling around his sistt
bv that old duffer. He did not sc
in Captain Jim when he entered tn
ia room. The light was not strong an
to bis impetuous nature would not pc
n NIT him to wait long enough to disco
n er his error.
m "I'll run him out from that clover
NJ M time" said he in an undertone. II
r. then stepped noiselessly close to II
n unsuspecting Captain Tom, seized hi
a armIv by the ear. turned him abo'
~ and nushed him at arms length t
.s 4. amu ward p the front door. "Tve got you
ID ID last" last said Joe, right where I wal
"a