Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-09-10

choly inevitable He sat down again.
81 s'posed she would" he said, with
a sigh. "She's known me for quite
spell now, and she's had a chance to
see what kind of man l be- Well,
what else did you do? Amt settled the
weddin' day, have your" This with
marked sarcasm.
Not yit. Jerry, you're made a mis-
take. didn't ask her for YOU"
Didn't ask her-didn't- What are
you talkin' bout theh?"
Il asked her for myself. She's goin' |
to marry me-"
The sacrifice-a sacrifice no. longer
sat silent, but curious changes of ex-
preston were passing over his face
surprise; amaz<ment, relief and now a
sort of grieved resignation.
II feel small enough bout the way
I've treated you, jerry" continued
Captain Fri. Il didn't mean to-but
there, it's done, and all can do is say
I'm sorry and that meant to give you
your chance. I shan't blame you if
you git mad, not bit, but l hope you
won't"
Captain Jerry sighed. When he spoke
| it was in a tone of sublime forgive
ness.
Fri" he said, II amt mad. 1 won't
say my feelins amt hurt, cause
'cause-well, never mind. If a wife
and home amt for me, why, l ought
to he glad that you're goin' to have
'em. .r.Wish you both luck and a good
wage Now, don't talk to me for
few minutes. Let me git sort of used
to it,"
SO they shook hands, and Captain
Fri, with a troubled look at his friend,
went out After he had gone Captain
Jerry got up and danced three steps of
an improvised jig, his face one broad
grin.
If the announcement of Captain Pc
REFS engagement caused no surprise,
that of Captain Eri's certainly did
surprise and coHgratulation on the
! part of those let into the secret, for it
was decided to say nothing to outsid--
| ers as yet. Ralph came over that
evening, and they told him about it,
and he was as pleased as the rest.
The storm had wrecked every wire
and stalled every train, and Orham
was isolated for two days. Then COM
munfcation was established once more,
and the Boston daities received the
news of the loss of tie life savers and
the crew of the. schooner And they
made the most Of it. Sensational items
were scarce just then, and the editors
welcomed this one.
The life saving station and the house
by the shore were besieged by photog-
'raphers and newspaper men. Captain
Fri Indignantly refused to pose for his
> photograph, so he was snapped" as
l he went out to the barn and had the
pleasure of seeing a likeness of him
self, somewhat out of focus and will
: one leg stiffly elevated, in the Sunday
Blanket The reporters waylaid hin
at the postoffice or at his fish shanty
and begged for interviews. They got
them, brief and pointedly personal
c and, though these were nok printed
columns describing him asa bluff
; big hearted hero were
If ever a man was mad and disgust
u ed, that man was the captain. In the
Ie first place, as he said, what he ha(
= done was nothing more than any othe
le man 'longshore would have done, and
u secondly, it was nobody's business
Then again he said, and with truth:
1 This whole fuss makes. me sick
:! Here's them feIlers in the crew bee
goin' out season after season takir
folks off wrecks, and the fool paper
re never say nothin' bout it, but they g
b. out this time and don't save nobod
Id and. git drownded themselves, AM
Ell they're heroes of a sudden. 1 hea
IL they're raisin' money up to Boston t
be give TO the WidderS and orphans. Wei
fe that's all right but they'd better kee
JIG on and git the gov'ment to raise th
Re saPries Of them that's left in the ser1
st ice"
It'll Shortly after o'clock one afternoo
iel OF the week following that of th
he wreck Captain Fri ventured to walk u
wv 10 me village keeping a weather ey
out LOT reporters and smoking his pip,
ed lie mace several stops, one of thel
Try being at the sehOolhouse where Josial
i'm now DacK at his desk, was studyin
)ut overtime 70 catch up with his class.
Sc As the captain was strolling aIou
,ud some one touched him from benin,
to and be turned to face Ralph Haze
md tine. The electrician had been pre-
I'M ty regular caller at the house of lat
ke- but Captain Fri had seen but little
the him for reasons Unnecessary to state.
vas Hello, captain" said Ralph. TIA
,ss- ing a constitutionalr
the oh, say" said Captain Fri, "I''
ion been meanin' TO ask you somethil
Made up your mind bout that westel
nds job yit?'
md Ralph shook his head. Not yet"
my said slowly. Il shall very soon. thong
got l think. 1 am not anxious to go II
self. Ny present position gives me
ate good deal of leisure time for expe
we'd mental work, and-well, I'll tell you
ere conhdence-there's possibility of q
the becoming superintendent one of the