Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-12

Wants NE to pay her fare! see
myself doin' il. I've got ways enough
10 spend my money without payin
fares for Nantucket folks
If YOU and she sign articles. as she
eal> il, You'll have to pay more than
fare. said aptaim Perez in mat
,er OF fact tone -! think same as Fri
s!oe~-. she's Il sal;..t woman. Well
iiaNe 10 ncs' her at the depot. Of
course
eli. ! Wont. Cheeky thing. Let
her fins. OF. Where ! am. cal'late
Shc'!i nave 80 60 some huniin.'
Now. see here. Jerry" said Captain
Efi, ''Son Was jest a. anxious to have
one Of us .it married as anybody else
You naN"n'' -ot To marry the woman
unless You want 10. Int YOU have got to
hep us see the thing through wish
myself that We hadn't been quite so
pesky anxious 10 give her the latitude
and longitude and had took some sor,
OF an observation ourselves. But We
didn't. and now we've got to treat her
decent You'll be at that depot along
with Perez and me-
Captain Fri did not so fishing the
next morning. but stayed abou, the
house, whiting at the lnodel of Il
clipper ship and tormenting Captain
Jerry. The model was one that hc ha..
been at work upon at odd times. evti'
since he gave UP seagoing. 1t had ney
er been completed for the very %o1.i
reason 1Eat when one part WAS fasl,e
th" captain tore another part TO l,ie,.t'
;liu began over again. II WAS ii ~.
II barometer Of his feelings, and Wlt-i
his companions Jaw him take do, IL
the r!i,l,c:' :n. 90 10 work they kit,
he We .-itia'r 'hilt!:n. deep'y upon
l,c:,:,"..:}i.t problem nr WAS tr"ub:eJ j.
isis l,4nt.
!'"N .t:lt-,. for 'ile railway s,ati."
fssn,et.i:.1 ' Ter SlnH,c: As ii'.s>
a>Sc>l .5"iln RH.ttr's house they l.,
ecc' f:glei n an nrne' ci,anh""
ssnl!'i' @s'4 # ne oil n,;}. WIS III! ~
9.: t.. ".ou,, I4;ivc stopped 20 :i::;;
60. ~ Ga.st;:ise lcreH .g's:~t@' .Aaa'
';'i S,f' done ns, as we'll VII.
they came back aud expressed fe.i.
th:l they might miss the train. cap
tain Jerry hadn't spoken since they
left honle and walked gioomiiy ane::u
with his hands in his pockets.
Mr.. Web Saunders, fat and in his
pink striped shirt sleeves, sat upon the
steps of his saloon as they went by,
He wished them an unctuous good
evening
The response FROM the three captains
was not enthusiastic, bat Mr.. Saun-
ders continued 10 talk OF the weaihe".
the fishing and the cranberry crop un
til q customer came and gave them
chance 10 get away.
The train was nearly an hour late
this evening, owing to hot box, ana
the "eX-seafaring man and his two
friends peered anXiously out at 1t from
around the corner OF the station. Tie
one coach stopped directly under the
gers as they came down the steps.
Two Or three got out, but these were
Men. Then came an apparition that
caused Captain Jerry to gasp and
clutch ut Perez for support.
Down the steps of the car came u
tall. coal black negress. and in her
hand was canvas extension case Oh
the side of which was bia1Oned in two
Inch letters the fateful name. M q.
Snow, Nantucket"
Captain Eli gazed at this astounding
spectacle for a full thirty seconds
Then lie woke up.
Godfrey domino!" he calculated.
BLACK h.";.k. Ram! Run for yonr
lives fore she sees MS
This oroov was supc:fuous. cap
t:.ti Jerry Was already haiiway to die
ie,.,t' and going at Il rate which bid
Isl - e3ssa,.... h " :'ecor! for his agH.
Tie. ,,.iiers, fti! .nto his wake, and the
l..,u,.c. 1:on NJVeu across country like
- >ccrples.h.,-H.
thy eiAut,- ri ever s>one walls ana
s,.:l-Mti into ne:,aows, They took
every ,;lt5.ft est between the station AMI
the. li.s5..e. .\s they c:,nl. in Sighi oi
tie la,ier Napt;iin lerez's breat,l gave
out ', l'..st r.i.rey.
u "s,. 90" he gasped. "Heave to.
or ~ tU,..:>:rG. ! woi.jiin't run an
other steA tor all the darkies i'll the
West !itli">."
Captain Ell paused, but ii was only
after -truggie that Captain Jerry
was persuaded to halt.
II shant 30 it. Eri." he vowed wild
ly. II shant do it, There amt no use
askin' ne. ! won't marry that black
woman. l won't, by thunder!
There. there. Jerry" said Captain
Fri soothingIy. Nobody wants you to.
There amt no danger now She didn't
see VS..
.'Ain't no danger! There you go
again Fri Hedge! She'll ask where
live and come right down in the depot
wagon Oh, Lords. I.ordy."
The frantic sacrifice was about to
bound away again when Captain Fri
caught him by the arm.
"I'li tell you what" he said. well
scoot for Eldredge's shanty and hide