The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-08
A FAIR LADY.
BY J. c. PLUMMER.

HY U, e.. FLU MmEfts (Copyright. 1905, by Daily Story FuD-
 fishing Company0
 sT5i don't understand why my wife hi sso hinfernal jealous" remarked Captain Hill. of the schooner Whydan' fo his mate, who was busily putting patch on the seat of pair Of dungaree trousers, ''she thinks every woman who drops her heyes on my bioomin race falls dead in love with me.
 .sThat shows the foolishness of wom- en.v replied the mate, fourishing ms needle and speaking in an argumenta- tive tone, ssanybody with eyes could see no womans goin' to fall in love With you" -
 .IIrd ave you to hunderstand, MT Jenkins" began the skipper wratniuily' but his emotions choked him and mast ening on deck he said some woras over the side which caused the COOK, who had been attending Salvation Army meetings to sroan in his spirit
 The schooner was to sail that even ing from Shoreham for London and the skipper went home to bid his wife fare well.
 When he came down to the quay he was carrying, with visible effort, a large portmanteau, while a boy foi- lowed with another. Behind the pro- cession stalked a tall, angular woman.
 "I didn't know Mrs. Hill was going with us' exclaimed the mate to the skipper, while Mrs. Hill exchanged some vigorous remarks with the boy concerning the dropping of the port manteau he was carrying.
 Hi didn't know 1t myself until 'alf hour ago" replied the captain, with in tense gloom.
 The mate looked at Mrs. Hill with visible perturbation, then his face frightened and he helped that lady aboard with deference.
 Mrs. Hill declined going into the cab fin, preferring to witness the getting Of the vessel under way.
 tAs the skipper stood on the break or the poop the mate made slight motion of his hand inviting him farther for ward. and when the two were out of earshot of Mrs. Hill the mate said in R whisper:
 There's teddy aboard"
 "Leddy," exclaimed the captain, swhat sort of a leddy?"
 i"The way of it's this,' said the matc, speaking very fast as if he didn't want any gap left for an interruption, old Captain Tomlinson brought his daugh- ter around with him from Lunnon. She was to go back with i'm when he sailed at noon today, but the cranky old cuss got full O spirits and sailed away with out her. The poor girl had no money to go back by railroad and no friends In Shoreh tn, so she asked lle If she couldn't go back on this hooker. l felt so bad about her trouble that I said she could. I told her to get into my cuddy and I'd fix it all right with you"
 The skipper stared at the mate as if he was looking at a ghost
 "Tomlinson," he gasped. "Tomlinson's s daughter. why he hisnt married"
 'Oh, yes he is,' retorted the mate, confidently. T was at the wedding. He married red-haired woman. This daughter of his is a lovely gal; you jest ought to see her"
 Captain Hills face WIS palliJ with horror.
 That gal in your cuddy in the cabin of the Whydah," he murmured George hif my wife knows that gal is there itll be ell aboard this schooner"
 Don't you wor'y about that" re- piled the nate. I'm no man to get other people in trouble I'll pass her the word to stay in the cuddy till we gets to Lunnon. We'll be there by noon tomorrow at the latest and after your wife leaves she can go. I'll snug. gie some grub into her"
 'Hit'n never do, George" said the skipper, nervously, "she must go ha- shore"
 Why. expostulated the mate, "itd never do for her to go now. If Mrs Hill was to see us a-putting a ga ashore jest as the vessel was sailin