Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-12

surprise and conCrHtulation on the
part of those let into the secret for it
! was decided to say nothing TO outsd
ers as yet. Ralph came over that
evening. and they told him about it.
and he was as pleased IT'S the rest
The storm had wrecked every wire
and stalled every train. and Orham
was isolated for two days Then com
munication was established once more.
and the Boston dailies received the
the crew of the schooner And they
made the most Of it. Sensational items
We're scarce just then, and the editors
welcomed this one
The life saving station and the house
by the shore We're bcsiegcd by photog
, raphers and newspaper men. Captain
Fri Indignantly refused to pose for his
photograph. SO he was snapped" as
he went out to the barn and had the
pleasure Of seeing likeness of him
self. somewhat out of focus and with
one leg stjffly elevated in the Sunday
Blanket. The reporters waylad him
at the postoffice or at his fish shanty
and begged for interviews They got
them. brief and pontedly personal.
and, though these were not printed,
columns describing him as "a bluff,
big hearted hero" were.
II ever man was mad and disgust
ed. that man was the captain In the
first place, as he said. what he had
done was nothing more than any other
man 'longshore would have done. and,
secondly. it was nol,ody's business.
Then again he said. and With truth:
This whole fuss makes NE sick.
Here's them fellers IN the crew been
goin' out season after season takin'
folks OF wrecks. and the fool papers
never say nothin' bout it. but they go
out this time and don't save nobody
and git drownded themselves, and
they're heroes Of a sudden l hear
they're raisin' money up to Boston to
give to the widders and orphans Well,
that's all right, but they'd better keep
ON and git the gov'ment to raise the
sal'ries of them that's left in the serv-
ice
Shortly after o'clock one afternoon
of the week following that of the
wreck Captain Fri vpntured to walk up
to the village, keeping weather eye
out for reporters and smoking his pipe.
He made several stops, one of them
being at the schoolhouse where Josiah,
now back at his desk was studying
overtime TO catch UP with his class.
AS the captain was strolling along
some one touched him from behind.
and he turned to face Ralph Hazel
tine. The electrician had been pret-
ty regular caller at the house of late,
but Captain Fri had seen but little Of
him for reasons unnecessary to state
Hello, captan.' said Ralph. TAX
ing a constitutional:'
Ooh. SAY said Captain Fri. i've
been me;tnin to ask YOU sOmethin'
Made up Your mind bout that western
job yit!"
Ralph shook his head. Not yet he
said slowly. Il shall very soon, though
l think. l am not anxious to go my
self. My present position gives me a
good deal of leisure time for expert
mental work, and-well, I'll tell you in
confidence-there's possibility of my
becoming superintendent one of these
days if | wish to-
''Sho, YOU don't say. Mr.. Langley
goin to qllt:''
..He is thinking of it. The old gentle
man has saved some money, and he
has a sister in the west who is anX-
ious to have him come out there and
spend the remainder of his days with
her. If he does | can have his position,
enough to say so.''
well, that's pretty fine. amt it?
Langley amt the man to chuck his
good opinions round like clam Shells
You ought to feel proud. Is t'other job
SO much better?''
No"
Silence again. Then Ralph said ".rhe
other position, captain. is very much
like this one in some respects. 1t will
place me in country town. even
smaller than Orhaln. where there are
few young people, no amusements and
no society in the fashionable sense Of
the word
Humph. ! thought you didn't care
much for them things"
Il don't
Both seemed to be thinking. and ne-
ther spoke again until they came to the
grocery store, where Hazeltine stopped,
saying that he must do an errand for
Mr.. Langley. They said good niQht.
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