Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-25
ke;s of Preceding Chapters.

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....ss r;ners who are tired of keep
.;r. 10. decide hat the best way out
d;fticul1ies is for them to get
The lot fails 10 Captain Jer-
captains decide 10 insert an
IN. ement in journal OF mat
. or ii-Web Saunders, billiard
keeper and selling liquor, is
Nv the respectable element Of
Ralph HaZeltine, the new
.S ian at the cable station, ar
Orham. He is met by Cap
xG i who takes a liking to the
man.
s9 bter iii-The matrimonial adver-
MT is written. Captain Fri is
I'd about his friend, Captain
Baxter, who has intense convic-
IL against liquor selling. At re-
.k% meeting Captain Baxter de-
- les Web Saunders and his sa-
apter iv-Mrs. Snow, Nantuck
oman, answers the captains ad
sement, and picture Of Captain
is sent to her. Captain Fri
YiSits Mr.. Hazel;ine at the cable sta
tiOn and is there when Ralph's as
sistants attempt to disgrace him in
the eyes of the superintendent. The
Young mans actions win the approval
az his men and praise from the cap
thin.
Chapter v-Mrs Snow arrives. Cap
tain Ell is pleased with her appear
Ance and her actions. She lodges
I'm the inn.
SNplace. His main building is saved
sathrough the efforts Of Captain Fri
and Ralph Captain Fri finds Cap
Baxter lying unconscious in q
s6eld.
I& Chapter vii-Captain BaXter's coat
In scorched and in the pocket is an
81 Sempty kerosene bottle. Captain Fri
1ssmashes the bottle and hides the coat
Il In the bushes. His old friend is suf
h fering with a stroke of apoplexy. The
L three captains take Captain Baxter
1Atheir hame, and Captain Fri en-
Il gages Mrs. Snow to nurse him. Cap
tain Fri going to the place where
4 he found Captain Baxter, fails to find
h the coat
Chapter viii-Captain Jerry refuses
to marry Mrs. Snow at this time.
She is retained to stay in the house
Z and nurse Captain Baxter. Elizabeth
lElsie) Preston, Captain Baxter's
zgy&ddaughter, living near Boston. is
Nin&6rmed Of the old mans Illness
che arrives and is mistaken by Ralph
Tor book agent.
Chapter ix-The young lady is to
atAy until Captain Baxter RECEIVERS.
Ralph Hazeltine makes friends with
her.
sS9 Chapter x-Captain Jerry tries his
4 hand at making match between
u Elsie and Ralph. A visit to the life
saving station.
u The captain was standlng Oh eanu
nne near the station, shouting their
Il lines through a speaking trumpet
n rmed by, pla icing his bands about his
As Outh. As the pair came strolling
Sss2 ward him he shifted his hands to his
|Rs Ousers pockets and stood watching
s be young couple with sort Of half
mile.
II s'pose il Jerry was here now" he
lused, he'd think his scheme was
X korkin'. Well, maybe tbs, maybe it's.
Gou can't never tell Well. | SWAMI
The exclamation was called forth by
he sight of Captain Perez and Miss
Patience, who suddenly came into view
hround the corner of the station The
captain was gallantly assisting his
companion over the rough places in the
path, and she was leaning upon his
arm in a manner that implied implicit
confidence Captain Fri glanced from
one couple to the other, AMI then
gr:nned broadly. The @r.a has, not en-
tlrely disap earel When ,H'tam iprcz
cane up :,ld the latter rather crlsply
asked what the joke was.
"0a, nothiu'." was the really. Il was
jest thinkin' we MT t he p:aNin some
kind Of a game. ana WAS it.
''lt?" queried Miss Patience. puz-
zled
"Why, yes. l'm kinder like ,Rastus
Bailey used to be ut the dances WAe:l
you and me was Younger, l'ele2 oli
man Alexan,ier-he was the fiddler.
used to sing out, Choose partners Tor
Hulls vict'ry,' OF something like that'
and it always took 'Ras so long 10
make up his mind what girl to choose
that he gin'rally got left ad2@e'hef'
Then he'd set ON the settee ali through
the dance and say he never cared much
for Hull's vict'ry anyway. Seems 10
me I'm the only one that ain chooseo