Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-06
SYNOPSIS of PRECEDING Chapters.

Chapter i--CaptainS Fri Hedge,
Jerry Burgess and Perez Ryder, re-
tired mariners, who are tired of keep
ing house, decide that the best way out
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 Hazeltine, the new
electrician at the cable station, ar
rives in Orham. He is met by Cap
tain Fri. who takes 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 re-
ligipus meeting Captain baxter de-
nOunCeS ven oduIlueIS duu Ills oo
loon.
CHAPTER iy-Mrs. Snow, a Nantuck-
ct woman, answers the captains ad-
vertisement, and a picture OF Captain
Jerry is sent to her. Captain Ell
visits Mr. Hazeltine at the cable sta
ton and is there when Ralph,s as
sistants attempt to disgrace him IN
the ewes 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
Mace. His main building is saved
through the efforts of Captain Ell
and Ralph. Captain Fri finds Cap
tain Baxter lying unc onscious in
field.
CHAPTER vii-Captain Baxter's coat
is scorched, and in the pocket is an
empty kerosene bottle. Captain hf1
smashes the bottle and hides the coat
in the bushes. His old friend is sui
ferine with a stroke of apoplexy. The
three captains take Captain Baxter
to their hcme, and Captain Fri en-
eaoes Mrs. Snow 10 nurse him. Cap
tain Fri. going to the place where
he found Captain Baxter, fails to lind
the coat.
CHAPTER viii-Captain Jerry refuses
tn marry Mrs Snow at this time.
She is retained to stay in the house
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 book agent
Chapter ix-The young lady is TO
stav until Captain Baxter recovers.
Ralph Hazeltine makes friends with
her.
Chapter x-Captain Jerry tries his
hand at making a match between
Elsie and Ralph. A visit to the life
saving station.
Chapter xi-Captain Davis, life say
aG tells of Eri's heroism. Captain
Perez is "taken' with Miss Patience
("Pashy') Davis. Elsie receives a
mysterious letter. Josiah Bartlett
CAPTAIN Perez's grandnephew, from
New York, is a veXation to his guard
an.
Chapter xii-Captain Fri gets pos
ticn as school teacher for Elsie. The
toung lady is troubled by something
hat is unknown to her friends.
Chapter xiii-Captain Jerry's at
empt at matchmaking results in the
astraneement of Elsie and Ralph
Josiah Bartlett runs away and is re-
captured Captain Fri undertakes tc
make an able seaman of him in the
formers fishing catboat
Chapter xiv-Josiah becomes sail
or nd is thoroughly broken in BY
Captain Hedge.
Chapter xv-Mrs. Snow tells Er
the story of her life. She is the wild
ow OF 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. Er
plays eavesdropper to a conversation
tween Elsie and Web Saunders.
CHAPTER XVII (continued.)
Without the lamp the darkness wa
pitchy. The captain. STOPPING down L
watch, saw something coming out o
the ehOle-something that was alive ant
moved He swung the gun above hi
head and, bringing it down with al
bis might, knocked into eternal ooilvlol
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