Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09
SYNOPSIS of Preceding Chapters.

of their difficulties is for them to get
married. The lot falls to Captain Jer-
ry. The captains decide to insert an
advertisement in journal of mat
rimony."
Chapter ii-Web Saunders, billiard
saloon keeper and selling liquor, is
hated by the respectable element Of
Orham. Ralph Hazeltlne, the new
electrician at the cable station, ar
rives in Orham. He is met by Cap
tain Fri, who takes a liking to the
young man.
Chapter iii-The matrimonial adver-
tisement is written. Captain Fri is
troubled about his friend, Captain
John Baxter, who has intense convic.
tions against liquor selling. At a re-
ligious meeting Captain Baxter de-
nQaapces Web Saunders and his sa-
loon. (,
Chapter iv-Mrs. Snow, a Nantuck-
ct woman, answers the captains ad-
vertisement, and a picture of Captain
Jerry is sent to her. Captain Fri
visits Mr.. Hazeltine at the cable sta
ton 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
OF his men and praise from the cap
tain.
CHAPTER v-Mrs Snow arrives. Cap
tain Fri is pleased with her appear
ance and her actions. She lodges
in the inn.
Chapter Wire at Web Saunders
place. His main building is saved
through the efforts of Captain Fri
and Ralph. Captain Fri finds Cap
tain Baxter lying unconscious in a
field.
Chapter vii-Captain Baxter's ccat
is scorched, and in the pocket is an
empty kerosene bottle. Captain Fri
smashes the bottle and hides the coat
in the bushes His old friend is suf
fering with a stroke of apopleXy. The
three captains take Captain Baxter
to their home. and Captain Fri en-
Ages Mrs Snow TO nurse him. Cap
tain Fri. going to the place where
he found Captain Baxter, fails to find
the coat.
Chapter viii-Captain Jerry refuses
to marry Mrs. Snow at this time.
and nurse Captain Baxter. Elizabeth
(Elsie) Preston, Captain Baxter's
granddaughter, living near Boston. is
informed of the old mans illness.
She arrives and is mistaken by Ralph
for a book agent.
Chapter ix-The young lady is to
stay until Captain Baxter recovers.
Ralph Hazeltine makes friends with
her.
Chapter x-Captain Jerry tries his
hand at making match between
Nsae and Ralph. A visit to the life
saving station.
Chapter xi-Captain Davis, life saw
@.l2tells Of Eri's heroism. Captain
3AGez is "taken" with Miss Patience
tTPashy') Davis. Elsie receives
mysterious letter. Josiah Bartlett,
Captain Perez's grandnephew, from
New York, is vexation to his guard
ian.
Chapter xii-Captain Fri gets pos
ition as school teacher for Elsie. The
young lady is troubled by something
that is unknown to her friends.
Chapter xiii-Captain Jerry's at
tempt at matchmaking results in the
estrangement of Elsie and Ralph.
Josiah Bartlett runs away and is re-
captured. Captain Fri undertakes to
make an able seaman cf him in the
formers fishing catboat.
Chapter xiv-Josiah becomes sail
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4 ptain Hedge.
Chapter xy-Mrs. Snow tells Fri
the stcry of her life. She is the wild
ox ct sailor and caught sight of the
captains advertisement by chance.
Captain Baxter, in delirium. reveals
to Mrs. Snow and Fri the secret of
his setting of the Saunders fire. Fri
plays eavesdropper to a conversation
tween Elsie and Web Saunders
m Chapter xvi-Captain Fri calls on
Web Saunders and tells him CT the
captains discovery that Elsie Is pay
ing blackmail for the keeping of her
grandfathers' secret, Web having
found Captain Baxter's coat on the
night of the fire. Captain Fri tells
Saunders that his secret is value'ess,
Is Captain Baxter has died. Fri CO..
fels Web. by threat of exposure to
the authorities, to repay Elsie's money