Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-23
Copyright, lsu2, BY D. Appleton 4 Co, New YorE
Continued from last week.


Continued from last week.
This is a great day for your friend
and his family. But you must not lift
your hat to me, for | am no officer"
- For a long time. at least 1t seemed
so to Dickory, who wanted to run TO
the cave and tell the good news, they
all stood together on the sands and
talked and shook hands and laughed
and were truly thankful, the men who
had come in the boat as much so as
those who were found on the island
1t was agreed, and there was no dis
cussion on this Point, that the Mander
family should be carried away in the
brig, which was an English vessel
bound for Jamaica, but the happy Man.
der would not ask any of the boats
crew to visit him at his home. Instead,
he besought them to return to their
vessel and bring back some clothes for
women, if any such should be included
in her cargo.
My family" said he ARE not in At
condition to venture themselves among
more like savages than am myself. "
81 doubt" said Mander's friend, If
the ship carries goods of that descrip-
ton. but perhaps the captain might LEI
you have a bale Of cotton cloth, al
though suppose" and here he looked
a little embarrassed.
"Oh, we can buy II" cried Dickory,
taking some pieces Of gold from his
pocket, being coin which Blackboard
had furnished him, swearing that his
first lieutenant could not feel like a
true officer without money in his pock :
ct; take this and fetch the cloth il
nothing better can be had"
Thank you" cried Mander; my
wife and daughters can soon fashion II
into shape"
When Mander and Dckory reached
the house they did not stop, but hur-
ried on towards the cave, both of them
together, for each thought only of tho
great joy they were taking with them
Come out! Come Quit" shouted
Mander, as he ran, and before they
reached the cave its shuddering in
mates had hurried into the light When
| the cries and the tears and the em-
| braces were over, Lucilla first looked
at Dickory She started, her face
| flushed, and she was about to draw
back; then she stopped, and advancing
| held out her hand.
1t. cannot be helped" she said;
anyway, you have seen me before
and | suppose il doesn't matter. I'm
sailor boy, and have to own up to
It, did hoae you would think of me
as young lady, but we are all SO hap
by now that that doesn't matter Oh
| father!" she cried, 1T can't be; we
are not fit to be saved; we must per-
ish here in our wretched rags"
Not So" cried DiCkory, with bow;
1--WE already bought you a gown, and
| hope it is pink"
AS they all hurried away, the tale 81
the hOped-fOr clothes was told; and al
though Mrs, Mander wondered how
gowns were to be made while mer-
chairman waited, she said nothing Of
her doubts, and they all ran gleefully
Lucilla and Dichory being the tleetest
led the others, and Dickory said: Now
that have seen you thus, shall be al
most sorry if that ship can furnish you
with common clothes, what you veal
becomes you So"
"Oho!" cried Lucilla, that's fine
lattery sir; bat am glad you said it
for that speech mas made me feel mors
like a woman than have felt since
first put on this sailors toggcry.'
In the afternoon the boat returned
Mandcr and Dichory watching on thu
beach. W hen it grounded, Davids
Manders friend. jumped on shore
bearing in his arms a pile of grea
coarse slcks. These he threw upor
the sand and handing to Dickory thu
gold pieces he had given him, said
"The captain sends word that he hal
no time to look over any goods to giy'
or to sell. but he sends these sacks, on
Of which the women can fashion them
selves gowns, and so come aboard
Then the ship shall be searched TO
stuffs which will suit their purpose
and which they can make at thei
leisure"
1t was towards the close of the at
ternoon that all Of the Mander famil.
and Dickory came down to the boa
which was waiting for them.
"Do you know" said Dickory, as h
and Lucilla stood together on tn
sand, that in that gown OF gray, Wit
the white sleeves, and the red cor
around your waist you please me bel
ter than even you did when you wor
your sailor garb?'
"And what matters it, cir, whethe
please you or not?"