The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Our Daily $bcrt Story

morning. Ifs to get mat young fellow one side and give him a whole main- sailfui of advice. It's my plain duty to tIy save that boy from the gallows or the penitentiary."
 Tn furtherance of this laudable pur- pose Captain Peter treated young Davis the next night with marked cordiality and managed to extort from him a promise that he would pay a visit to the Redwing the following afternoon. About o'clock Johnny Davis. arrived Tn all the glory of the suit of clothes, came down the wharf. He seemed gratified at the attenrion he received from passers-by who gazed wonder fngiy at his raiinent and stepped aboard of the Redwing. Captain Peter received him with a solemnfty befitting the momentous ad- vice he intended giving and led the way into the cabin.
 When they were seated he began: My boy" then he paused, for there was an odd noise on deck. Before he could recommence his admonitory dis course the hatch of the after house was violently drawn back and Captain Bonday practically fell down the com- panion steps and grasped Davis by the collar.
 Whose Is it?" he exclaimed, in a voice raucous with rum and excite ment.
 Whats the matter with the old fool" cried Davis, souirming away from Bonday.
 T want to know whose clothes them is." gasped Bonday; I've not slept for three nights thinkin' about 'em, and whole barrel of whisaey won't make me drunk. I'm that worried
 How do I know whose they were; they're mine. now, and you know it," replied Davis, deffantly.
 The way of 1t is this" said Bon- day. addressing the astounded Peter;' three nights ago I was playin' a game of poker in Bennett's saloon. I had bad luck and was cleaned out to my last cent. This nere young fel- low was playin' with me and Bennett. We'll. I didn't want to quit loser, and l thought of a suit of clothes in the cabin of the Sarah. I could get some money on 'em and try to turn my luck. I tells the boys I'll be back in min ute and l was three parts drunk, but l goes aboard the Sarah and takes the clothes down from the nail they was hangin' on and goes back to the saloon. I lay the clothes down on the bar and asked Bennett to lend me $5 on 'em, and then I sees they wasn't mine. I'd gone aboard the wrong schooner. It was too late to mend things, for didn't know what schoon- CT I'd been aboard of, and I thinks I'll go ahead and when I win I'll find out who owns the clothes. Bennett looks at the clothes and busrs out laffin.
 'Bonday," sez he. T couldn't use them clothes. If I was buried in 'em I'd scare all the ghosts out of the graveyard"
 They're nice clothes" sez l.
 'Bonday," sez Bennett, you give up sailorin' and put on them clothes. With your face and them there clothes you can get a hundred dollars a week ex- hibitin' as guyas cutis."
 Here Captain Peter was noticed to growl something under his breath.
 Then" continued Bonday, this here young chap gives me $5 on the clothes and I lost the money. I've been tryin' to find out who I took them clothes from ana I can't. Nobody seems to have lost any clothes and yet my clothes are in the Sarah and I'll swear l didn't go off this here wharf,.
 'The whole matter, Captain Peter" said Davis. turning red in the face, 'fs this. You know my folks are very re- 1igous, and I'm looked upon as a real good boy. The fact is that l drink a little and sometimes, play little poker. I loaned thls old fellow $5 on the clothes and when he lost the money the clothes were mine. I liked the
 
 mind to wear 'em. I was upset when you asked me where I got 'em because I was afraid it might come out that went. to saloons and played poker"
 "Bonday,' said Peter. you came aboard of the Redwing that night and itswas my clothes that you took"
 'Why. you told me you hadn't lost nothin," exclaimed Bonday.
 T had my reasons for that" retort- ed Peter. with dignity.
 Bonday reached down into his trous- CTS pocket and hauled out a greasy five-dollar note whicn he proffered to Davis.
 Heres your money,' he said, you give them there clothes back to Cap Peter"
 Keep your money. Ronday," put in Peter, i've arranged about 'em with Mir. Davis.
 'rrhey certainly is gorjus clothes" exclaimed Bonday, looking admirins- ly at the garments on Johnny Davis; I'm glad I've found the owner for I've bothered every skipper along the wharf askin' him if he'd lost any thin"
 You keep the clothes" said Peter to Johnny when Bonday had gone, they never fit me and they become you awful"
 When the marriage ceremony of Captain Peter and Millie Davis was solemnized Johnny Davis insisted on gracing the occasion clad in his broth- er-in-law's clothes, and attracted al most as much attention as did the bride and groom.
 
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