Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-02

566w@nV discipline he was disappoint-
N.sZs9 ed, for he was held to the
strict letter of the shipping articles
The captain even went to the length of
transferring Perez to the parlor cot
and of compelling the boy to share his
own room. This was, of course, pre-
caution against further attempts at
running away. Morning after morning
the pair rose before daylight and start
ed for the fishing grounds. There were
two OF three outbreaks on the part Of
the cable seaman" but they ended in
but one way, complete submission.
After awhile Josiah, being by no means
dull, came to realize that when he
behaved like q man he was treated
like one. LIE learned to steer the Mary
Ellen and to handle her IN all wealth
ers. Also bis respect for Captain Fri
developed into liking.
Captain Perez was gratified and de-
lighted at the change in his grand
nephew's behavior and manners, but
lhls mind was too much occupied with
lanotner subject just at this time to
allow him to be overinterested. The
other subject was Miss Patience Davis.
Miss Davis, her visit with her brother
being over, was acting as companion
to an old lady who lived in little
house up the shore, mile or so above
the station. This elderly female, whose
name was Mayo. had son who kept
grocery store in the village and was,
therefore, obliged to be away all day
and until late in the evening. Miss
Patience found Mrs. Mayo's crotchets
a bit trying, but the work was easy
and to her liking, and she was, as she
said, right across the way, as you
might say, from Luther" The 'way"
referred to was the stretch Of water
between the outer beach and the maiD-
1and
And Captain Perez was much inter-
ested IN Miss Patience-very much so,
Indeed. His frequent visits to the
Mayo homestead furnished no end Of
amusement to Captain Fri and also to
Captain Jerry, who found poking fun
at his friend an agreeable change from
the old programme Of being the butt
himself. He wasn't entirely free from
this persecution, however, for Fri more
than once asked him, in tones the sar-
casm of which was deliberately yelled,
If his matchmaking scheme had got
tired and was sitting down to rest, to
which the sacrifice would reply stout
ly, "Oh, It's comm out all right; you
wait and see"
But in his heart Captain Jerry knew
better. He had been wise enough to,
say nothing to his friends concerning
his interviews with Elsie and Ralph,
but apparently the breaking off be-
tween the pair was final. Hazeltine
called occasionally, 1t Is true, but his
stays We're short, and at the slightest
inclination shown by the older people
to leave the room he left the house.
There was some comment by Fri and
Mrs. Snow Oh this sudden change, but
they were far from suspecting the real
reason. Elsie continued to be as reticent
as she had been of late. Her school
work was easier now that Josiah was
no longer pupil.
Christmas was rathar a failure.
There We're presents. of course, but the
planned festivities were omitted owing
t. 4 change in John Bakers condition
from growing gradually better he now
grew slowly. but surely, worse. Dr.
Palmer's calls were more frequent, and
he did not conceal from Mrs Snow or
the captains his anxiety. They hid
much Of this from Elsie, but she, too,
noticed the change and was evidently
worried by it. Strange to say, as his
strength ebbed the patients mind grew
clearer. His speech. that in his inter
-Hls of consciousness had haratnfnra