Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-19

don't want to frignten you, you know
but really there's Il chance-a little
mite Of Il chance-that he won't know
you Don't feel bad if he don't, now
will you!"
II knew he must be very i'll fronl
your letter.. said the giri simply.
was afraid that he might not be livin::
when l reached here They told HE !;
the station that he was at your house
and so came He las been very gOot
TO me- and -
Her voice broke u little, and she hesi
tated. Captain Fri was picture OF
nervous distress.
Yes. yes, know" he said hastily
Don't YOU worry now. He's better
The doctor said he was consid'r bly,
better today, didn't he Mr.. Hazeltinei
make you known to Mr.. Hazeltine
next door neighbor of ours, right across
the road" And he waved toward the
bay
Ralph and Miss Preston shook hands
The electrician managed to utter some
CVI L vi AOl L0oHly, Oul AC NOuIuA lit {
told what it was. He was glad when
the captain announced that if Mr.. Ha
zeltine would excuse them he guessed
Miss Preston and lie would step up.
stairs and see John. The young lady
took off her hat and jacket. and Cap
tain Fri lighted lamp, for it was al,
most dark by this time AS its light
shone upon the visitors face and hair
the crimson i.ush before mentioned cir
cu,nnavigate The electricians hea,i
once moe. ;,nd HIS bump of self es
tccm received fin .S!ing blow. T.la (
any man supposed to possess two fai.'
ly "auit eyes and a workable brain
could have mistaken her for an Orlllin
49,. t'o,n .,Sent by the name ot
=" Gut -.G'lst. B.a: k!' Heavens!
III lie t.oan in a few minutes, NJ.
ii:%c'1 ne. sad the captain. Set still.
won, ou:
R,;;- -. Ha. eitine wouldn't sit st.l.
II, ;,i.i2,:nczd d that it was late and Il,
E.G.l be geiIg And go he did in SPIT.
ot i!., n0st :, pro e5ta.ionS.
l.. ,ok out for the stairs" cautione>
the captain. leading !he way with The
laE2p. The feller that built 'en: Eu>t
have b,leved that sayin' distance
lenstiiens out life Come to think of it
/ wouldn't wonder if them stairs was
the reason why me and Jerry and Ie
reZ took this house. They reminded us
SO OF the si2rou,.s Oh Il three MASTER"
Elsie Pre- ton did her best to smile a..
her companion ratified on in this fash
ion. but both the smile and the cap
tain's cheerfulness were too plainly as
sumed to he convincing, and they
passed down the hall in silence At the
open door of the sickrOom Captain Fri
paused
Hes asleep" he whispered, land,
remember, if he wakes up and doesn't t
know you YOU needn't feel bad
Elsie slipped by him and knelt by
the bed, looking into the white, old
face on the pillow. Somehow the harsh
lines had faded out Of it, and it looked
only old and ptiful.
The captain watched the tableau for
a moment or two and then tiptoed into
the room and placed the lamp on the
bureau.
Now, l think likely" he said in a
rather husky whisper, that you'd like
to stay with your grandpa for a little
while, SO III 60 downstairs and see
about supper. No, no. no." he added.
holding up his hand as the girl spoke
some words Of protest, you ain't goin'
nowheres to supper You're goin' to
stay right here If you want me. Jest
speak"
And he hurried downstairs and into
the Kitchen. clearing his throat with
vigor and making great to do over
the scratchil < OF II match.
Mrs Snow returned II few inmates
later, and TO her The news of the nr..iv-
al was told. as it was also to Perez ana
Jerry When tley came. Mrs. Snow t)ok
chai=" OF :lr supper arrangements.
When the meal was ready she said to
Captain Fri:
"Now I'll 20 upstairs and tell her
to come down. I'll stay with Cap'n
Baxter till you're through. and then
p'raps if one Of You'll take my place
III eat my snpper and wash the dishes.
You needn't come up now I'll intro
ducc myself"
Some few minutes passed before
Miss Preston came down. When she
did SO her eyes were wet. but her man.
ner was cheerful. and the unaffected
way in which she greeted Captain Pc
rez and Captain Jerry when these two
rather bashfnl mariners were intro.
duced by Fri won them at once.
The supper was great success. 1t
was Saturday night, and a Saturday
night supper to the average New. Eng.
lander means baked beans. The cap.
tains had long ago given up this be.
loved dish because. although each had
tried his hand at preparing it, none
had wholly succeeded. and the caustic
criticisms OF the other two had pre-
vented further trials. But Mrs. Shows
baked beans were triumph. So also
was the brown bread.
Az they rose from the table the young
lady asked question concerning the