Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02

Parton; and then added quickly, at the
thought that he must be cautious, that II,
of course if 1t Is reasonable
It'll cost you more'n it would to so over
in steamer, but s'pose you got your own
reasons for wantin' to go on TIL Lyddy,"
had already been given.
How much?' asked Parton, trying hard
not to speak hurriedly.
Twenty pounds, said the captain. you
en- go on almost any of tn steamers for
less n that. Its about hundred dollars of
good money! mean United States money"
Twenty pounds seems like a fairly high
price," said Parton, as if considering.
Well said the captain, refectively,
there's one good thing about 1t, by John!
you don't have to pay 1t. Not Mess you
want to, by Quincy! Nobody amt got no
rope on you. by Adams You can suit
y'rself, by John Quincy Adams!''
ON, I'm willing to pay it, said Parton
somewhat hurriedly, but / shouldn't want
to pay much more. 1 couldn't afford it,
Well" said the captain, having passed
the sharp annoyance that made him swear
SO wickedly, there amt nobody askin' you
TO pay any more. so fairs I can see."
1t was evident that he felt a little
ashamed of and sorry for his outbreak.
You see, it's like this he went on.
'Mebbe 1t don't seem seasnable for me to
charge more for passage in tn Lyddy than
you'd have to pay in some steamern other.
But the biggest part O tn cost O. my pas
Sage VI yOu Is Wndt you eat, Dy JOUU. All
right. You see that don't you? Yes. Course
you do. Blind baby could see that. Well,
one o these Quincy steamers-one o. the
slow ones-wouldn't have to feed you at TIL
outside for more'n ten or twelve days.
Now I've got to feed you prob'ly thirty
days, anyway, an I've had a passage take
me four months. It's speculation with
me. have to take chances. If Gods good
n tn winds fair, an you don't eat too
much for your size, 1 may make somethin-
Just leetle somethin-out O. you. If He
amt good, an tn winds foul an you turn
out to be one o them Englishmen with
bottomless stomach like the Lake O. Fire
mentioned in Holy Writ, I'm goin to lose
by Adams. S'pose you're one O. them per-
petual eatin' machines, an I have to feed
you for, say, a hundred an twenty days!
Where's my bright an glitterin' profit
Quincy Adams"'
''All right, captain said Parton, puzzled
by the queer Yankee as Englishmen al
ways are by queer Yankees. Shall we
call 1t q bargain?'
It's just edzacly as you like" said
the captain TN be glad to have your
comp'ny over. By the way, are you good
comp'ny?"
Parton laughed.
We'll. I don't know" he replied, TIL
try not to be bad company"
Know any good stories?'
"One two
well, just let me say in advance that
you'll be fool if you spring EN- all the
first day out. Lots O. folks makes that
mistake. Save EN-, young man, save EN-
Save 'em for bad weather.
i. Shall I pay you now, captain?" asked
Parton.
Don't make no difference to me-" said
the captain Pay when you like-so longs
l know that you've got money to pay"
Pardon made motion as If to show him
that he had enough money; but the cap
tain raised his hand.
"Oh, you needn't flash your money on
me-" he said. IF 1 find you amt got it,
III just drop you over after we get out
to sea-
But Parton had already pulled a long
pocket book from the inside of his waist
coat and quickly counted out four 4e-
pound notes to the captain. AS he did so
card dropped from the pocket book to the
floor. The captain took the notes, folded
them up carefully and put them away. He
moved about so that the position of his
feet changed and one of them covered the
card which had slipped from Partons
pocket book.
CTo be Continued)