New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
Ole Chromo-Faced Beau Of Cuneays Cove
"a BY HOLMAN DAY

the said Yes? He felt that he should come
to hate Captain Domincus he him gloating over
his raiment on the trip home.
Then he lighted his own short-stemmed clay pipe
moodly mounted the cuddy curled his legs under him.
bent his gaze upon the harbors oily heave and let his
sour thoughts roll unchecked.
1t might have been two hours later that he heard
the untuneful growl of song up the wharf. Twas
Captain Treadwel. He had been singing love-songs
lately under his breath. He voiced this one:
A-a-nd when at the gate Lord Lowell did knoc,
A-a-nd squawl1 slid open the iron lock,
She loved him did Lady Nancee-cee-cee
That boO-tul Lady Nancee.
"Oh, stay, Sir Knight" the noble dook,
And Stay, Sir Knightl'
The song broke off SO suddenly and with such
of panied astonishment that young Levi snapped into
the lower rigging and peered the edge of the wharf
He beheld through the gloom the whrling struggles
of half dozen persons about a center There
were grunts and growlings. Men seemed to knot
themselves together The bunch went unduating
away behind a warehouse Two women one of whom
flashed little lantern, followed. Young Levi not
a quick thinker. He shouted once or twice and then
tried to out the problem. If it was robbery
what could he avail against all of them? And the
women? Women usually didn't follow robbers around.
But it would be well to call the police. So young Levi
posted himself high in the shrouds and shouted Justify
His laudabe long-distance attempt at rescue sud
denly interrupted.
from behind the warehouse and
clattering toward the Imogen. Twice he tripped
trailing things that dangled from his grasp and fell
down Reaching the wharf's edge he punched some
thing under his and clambered down the ladder
Young Levi recognized Captain Doninicus, and
descended.
What was you an them folks doin' Off" asked
the with curiosity and solictude
The skipper breathing with palate 'tocks' as
loud gasolene engines eXhausts. He stuffed his
possessions-a suit of clothes-to a securer hold under
his left and shook his right fist under Lewis
Able an wiin' you be- when your skipper is in
of helm he
playin' screech-owl for a policeman. an you
heered O one bein' within hail o here. I'm aim
good mind to break you in two, you mis- able horness
billy-goat"
Levi stood discreetly a1oof He blnked at the Cap
tain through the gloom, with anazement dawning in
his staring eyes.
What you gawpn' at?" the skipper howled
"Ye-ye don't look nat raj" stammered the crew.
"Somebodys been doin' somethin' to ye"
Didn't you see 'em-didnt you see EN-? An you
not strrin stump or stick! Brave you be! Go
down an light my larntern. I've been done to, and
| don't know what It's" And gaspng wordlessly he
followed the stumbling Levi down the house ladder
While Captain Treadwel hatless and still cutchng
his struggling wedding raiment, surveying himself
in the mirror the crew, posted at side gOggng
at this apparOn in utter anazement htching nearer
step by step In the few the Captain had been
in the hands of his mysterious
sailants he had been transformed
from middle aged and respectfully
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sun-burned coasting skipper to -
figure that would have discouraged III 1
y the artistic rnedicine-man of ~
the painted savages. His bald
~ head was coored vivid and pas 4 ~
sionate crimson, his fore N &s