Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-07-07
A CItApTEE or HAPPENINGS

nCNr spanish Town,
The old home life began again, al
though it was very quiet life. Dick
ory Wen, into Mr. Delaplaine's count
inr-house, but II was hard for the
young man to don the naval uniform
which had be II bestowed upon him by
Blackboard, for he knew he looked
very well In II. and everybody else
thought so and told him so; but ii
could not b. hclIed. and with all CON
venient spoed he discarded his cooked
hat and all the rest " II, and clothed
himself In the sing" arb OF mer-
chant. cisr. sltns II might I've
said. that in all Tie Vest Indies. at
that day, there was no clerk so goo
looking as was Dickory Dame Char
ter was so thankful that her boy had
come safely through all his troubles
80 proud of him, and so eminently well
satisfied with his present position, that
she asked nothing Of her particular
guardian angel but that Stede Bonnet
might stay away. II, after firing OF
piracy, that man came back, as his
relatives wished him to do. the good
dame was sure he would make mischief
VI some sort, and as like as not in the
direction of her Dickory.
About this time there came letter
from Barbados, which was OF great in
terest to everybody in the household,
It was from Master Martin Newcombe,
and OF course was written to Kate, but
she read many portions of 1t to the
others. The first part of the epistle
was not read aloud, but 1t was very
pleasant for Kate to read II to herself.
This man was a close lover and an ar
dent one. Whatever had happened to
her fortunes, nothing had interfered
with his affection; whatever he had
said he still bravely stood by and to
whatever she had objected in the way
of obstacles he had paid no attention
whatever
In the parts OF the letter read to her
uncle and the others, Master New
| combe told how. not having heard
| from them for so long, he had been
beginning to be greatly troubled, but
the arrival of the Black Swan, which.
| after touching at Kingston, had con-
| tinued her course to Barbados, had
given him new life and hope; and 1t
was his intention, as soon as he could
and there say by word Of mouth and
| do, in his own person, so much for
which letter was totally inadequate
The thought of seeing Kate again
made him tremble as he walked
through his fields. This was read in
advertently, and Dickory frowned
Dame Charter frowned too. She had
never supposed that Master Newcombe
would come to Spanish Town; she had
always looked upon him as very
worthy young farmer; SO worthy that
he would not neglect his interest by
travelling about to other islands thar
his own. She did not know exactly
how her son felt about all this, nor die
she like to ask him, but Diekory saved
her the trouble,
III that Newcombe comes here" he
said. Il am going to fight him"
What" cried his mother. "You
would not do that. That would be
terrible; 1t would ruin everything"
Ruin WHAT" he asked
His mother answered automatically
ut would ruin all your fine opportun-
tiles In this family"
| Dickory smiled with a certain sar-
castle hardness Il don't mean" said
he, that | am going to hack at him
with sword, because neither he MOI
| properly know how to use swords
and after the wonderful practice thai
have seen, | would not want to prove
myself bungler even II the other mar
were a worse one. No, indeed, | NEAR
to fight with him by all fair means Il
gain the hand of my dear Kate, lov'
than he Is, He IL not q well-disposeC
man, being rough and inconsderate IL
his speech" Dickory had never for
given the interview by the river ban(
when he had gone to see Madam Bon
net. And as to his being stout low
er, he is none of it. Had he been that
he would long ago have crossed thu
little sea between Barbados and here.
DO you mean, you foolish boy" ex
claimed Dame Charter, ito say tina
you presume to love our Mistress
Kate" And her eyes glowed upon hin
with all the warmth of mother
pride, for this was the wish of he
heart, and never absent from It.
"Ay, mother" said Dickory, Il shall
fight for her; l shall show her that
am worthier than he is and that low
her better. | shall even strive for he
If that mad pirate comes back an
tries to overset everything
"Oh, do ~ before that" cried Dam
Charter. anxiety in every wrinkle. "D
II before that"
Mr., Delaplaine was little trouble
by the promised visit from Barbados
He had heard of Master Newcombe a
being most estimable young man, bu
the fault about him, in his opinion, wa
that he resided not in Jamaica 70
a long time the good merchant ha
lived his own life, with no one to low
him, and he now had with him his sis
ter's child, whom he had come to loo
upon as a daughter and he did no
wish to give her up. 1t was true tina
It might be possible, under favorabl
pressure, to induce young NewcoWb
to come to Jamaica and settle there, bu
this was all very vague. Had he ha
his own way, he would have drive
from Kate every thought of love o
marriage until the time when his ne'
, clerk, Dickory Charter, had become
young merchant of good standing
worthy of such wife. Then he Nigh
have been willing to give Kate
, Dickory, and Dickory would hav
oiyap bor m him and thew might haV