Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-01
BY JOSEPH G.. LINCOLN

eis, Also his respect for Captain I.ii
| developed into ii liking.
Captain Perez was gr;stitot and do
hShled at the change in his grand
nepheW's behavior and manncrs. but
| MS mind WAS 100 much occupied wi; i,
! anolnef subject just at this time to
allow him TO be ovcrintcrp,,u,i. Tie
other s'iirr. N:S Miss Patience Davis.
Miss Davis. her visit With her brother
| beng over. was acting as co,nDanjon
to an cid lady who lived in a little
| mousse III, the shore, Il mile or so above
| the station. This elderly female. who's.
name WAS Mayo. had a son who kep ii
grocery sto-e in TIE village and WAS
! therefore. obliged to be away all da,
and until .iic in the evening" Miss
Patience found Mrs. MaSo'S crotclle:s
| bit trying. but the work was easy
| and TO her liking. and she WAS. as sh.
said. ''riSnt across the way, as vou
! might say, from Luther" The way
referred to was the stretch Of waite,
| bel Ween the outer beach and the main
| land.
And Captain Perez WAS much inter,
estea in Miss patience--veyv much So
| indeed. H;S frequent visits TO the
/ Mayo homestead furnished no end Of
amusement 10 Captain Fri and also to
| Captain Ic.Hy. who fonnd pohl,g finn
al his friend ;in agreeable change from
| TIE Oh pr Dg.e:sinme nf hcin. the butt
| himself. He wasn't entirely free t'rop.
! ms ~ fnv ~;
| than once asked him, in tones tho sar-
c;;.ll of Wh.'i WAS niH.,araic.v Yelled.
| il his malclI:nai NC scheme had got
| ;it' aud "aS si,!in. DOWN To rest. to
| Wh'r;1 Ia" sac. flee would reply scout.
/ ly. "Dh. lis comm o;lt All Eight: YOU
witt and Scc
But IN his heart Captain Jerry knew
better. He ia.i beci, wise enough to
sas nothing +, li.s # ends concerning
his interviews with Eisie ara lsa!:nh.
but apparently the hIea>il. off he
tween the pail WITS fliil I'aZeit.l:c
called oern>.. .nallE. il is true. 'alt hi@
stays Wer" short. ana AZ he slightcS.
inclination .Fiown by the Older people
to i":';e the Room be lcft The ;.,.i: &.
NY wiz '>tlt4t' Goa. tts3li ~ 81 Az!
Mi'S Sao" on this s'Aden ciian&" ,l,H
they We;c far from S,lspe.ting IT," reei
r.;is,on i!sic continued tn be :,s t.tics,l
as she had been Of late. Her school
Work WIS cassie: how 1hat Josiah was
IA longer Il pupil.
Gh! .f'nH; VAS rather a failrc
There We're presents of course. hut tho
pi:fnncii fc>ii9.:l;e; were emit q! owia"
10 a ri';.ll"t. IN Holm BAXTER, condition.
from gr"*' ;l.@ gradually better he now
.."W slowly. but surely worse. nr.
f:ilin"r'S calls were nl:s"a f.n,iN"At a',7
he did not '.o,lcc;;4 from Mrs. Snow or
the c:,pt;'iMs his anyirty They HE
much of this from F1s.e. ho1 he. to"
noticed thr change and w:tS evidently
worried ly IT, S;rangc to say. ~, hi
strength chhed til" PATIENTS mind g"eSv
clearer. His speech. that in his inter
valS of ts,nsriatsuess had here! nfast.
dealt with events af the past. w:ls
now more concerned With recent hap
peningS. but Captain Er had never
heard him mention the fire
One afternoon in january Mrs. Snow
and Captain Ei.i were together in the
sickroOm. 'rhc rest of the household
WAS absent on various crranas Cap
tain Perez paying II visit to the life
savers sister and Elsie staying after
school to q, over some examination
papers. Captain Baxter WAS apparent
ly ;,Sirrp.
LET me see. said Mrs. Snow mus
in@lE in Il low tone "I'vc been here
now two. three. over four months.
SccElS longer somehow"
Seems almost rs if you'd always
heen here replied Captain Fri. Queer
how Soou we git used to IA change. |
don't know how we got along afOre.