Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-20
synopsis of PRECEDING Chapters.

H W A1ul lllCl " III dlS llIct vi hceD
ing house, decide hat the best way out
of their difficulties is f01 them to get
married. The lot falls 20 Captain Jer
ry. The captains decide TO insert an
advertisement in a journal Of mat
rimony."
Chapter ii--Web Saunders, billiard
saloon keeper and selling liquor, is
hated by the respectable element OF
Orham. Ralph Hazeltine, the new
electrician at the cable station, ar
rfyes in Orham He is met by Cap
tain Fri, who takes liking to the
young man.
Chapter iii-The matrin onial adver-
tiSement is written. Captain Fri is
,;ttr6hbled about his friend, Captain
Z John Baxter, who has intense convic.
ti0ns against liquor selling. At re-
4 <ligious meeting Captain Baxter de-
nounces Web Saunders and his sa-
loon.
ct woman, answers ;ne captains adj
yertisement. and picture of Captain
Jerry is sent 20 her Captain Fri
visits Nh Haz1,ine at the cable sta
tion and is there when Ralphs as
sistants attempt to- disgrace him in
the eyes OF the superint endnent. The
young mans actions win the approval
of his men and praise from the cap
tain.
Chapter v--tlrs Snow arrives. Cap
tain Eli Is pleased with her appear-
ance and her actions. She lodges
In the inn.
Chapter Wire at Web Saunders
place. His main building is saved
through The efforts of Captain Eri
and Ralph Captain Fri finds Cap
tain Baxter lying INC nscious in It
field.
Chapter vii-Captain Baxter's coat
is scorched. and in the pocket is an
empty kerosene bottle. Captain Fri
smashes the bottle and hides the coat
in the bushes. His old friend is sui
fering With stroke Of apoplexy. The
three captains take Captain Baxter
to their me. and Captain Fri en-
cages Mrs Snow to nurse him. Cap
tain Fri. going to the place where
he found Captain Baxter, fails TO find
the coat
Chapter viii-Captain Jerry refuses
to marry Mrs. Snow at this time.
She is retained to stay in the house
and nurse Captain Baxter Elizabeth
(Elsie) Preston, Captain Baxter's
granddaughter, living near Boston. is
Informed of the old mans illness.
She arrives and is mistak ken by Ralph
Tor book agent.
CHAPTER TX (continued.)
And SO it WAS settled, and Captain!
PEREZ harneesed Daniel and went to
the station for the trunk.
That evening just before going to
bM the captains stood hy tie siour of
tie sickroo.n watching Else ami tie
lazy frJM Nantucket as they sat lie
side JOHN BaXte.s 'cu. Airs. s>now
wits knitting an:l Elsie vs. rec !i''".
EAlfe, rs Captain E.ri peered unt Of die
dillins rool. Window to ta!>e final
lOC. al ts.e SKY ia olt.er 10 get Lac
OH he weather he said slowly:
s*..si ..c.',. 90 you Know WHAT WAS
stLillN.!, J" Zen see them two w.o.4.en
mt e.e Mi,ii j .il;: I w:,s t..nkii' that
itl.. u: be Il M. "hty pe;iS;tui th.ng to
kE9,,. ,i.-;t i. YOU IL t,,j!i sis k someio;i>
Hit ii..ti Ii take Care. vi YOU.
..e1 .o <.et Il ,li;iil SO, too, lta
&s4. = II Ais WAS lIN tnt Il int..H z: -
M .c,s>-.,,. u..~ il {, 49,. s.. Gee,
|9 s.l,,. ler all Captain .Eeiry =
"a i. ,lnipfl, "r.ou!d take more til..,
b, make he banker "itei' a stro.. :
a's,.'
e.: H..;, s..e coming o. lie i'reatv,''
-. x, : -, III t.ic it;.e llost
IL, i54.,; :: OF Il decided e,i.,...
s.=...t !alT. having s.lti&t.
c.. t. LIN B"X'rl's ill!9e8s ~
g.. tn t;e Il !3ns "ne wrote sevt''a
sr;,' u : ?;su> ii: be: native town,
ict,,=..;. although :.i!e O.. hot sa
z1.t,i - Tie captains i
care OF iitsl p, ~.
/ .l.a : ,sts:i,'F. Iii. IL = aapsis'.::t
4. Ed &C. .Ji4d ~ t.tis meiho
eFi+.en, -. -; ..ii,>s the mai
+ ~ l.osan3n" for tlaA resent sc
ses! G .'s.;3 ~ ilt,esN the giek na.'.! !,
Keep l31a., q ii. her opinion Aat5s
te .:se. =" l.,DtAins 1ne3f
Hing of e, past history beyond
Fat tn a. :. tllerel from stra4 Bits
her e9aTe.'.i.. ion. She evidently did
con iitef 1t necessary to tell anH-
En% further. and, on the other hand,
keu no questions.
~ her care Of Baxter she was more
e a, sister than a hired nurse. No
re could have been more tender III
ministrations or more devotediy'