The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12

] say uluu want 10 De lOoh Ol a. d1I'
did |? | only said | want pertiC Ter
bout ii II | lad TO do any more swim
min Mebbe | won't hev' ter"
And Capt Amos-with deep water
sailors unerring spring, landed square
/ ~ on the boats halfdeck.
The red of the sunset faded into
pearl-and darkening gray. From the
| lighthouse On Fort Point a golden I'm
ger shoe seward and the frosted edge
Of the full moon crept gradually into
the clCudless sky, An ineNplicable
spell, oonjured perhaps by the half
mysterious peace hrooding under the
wings OF the coming night, Hooded
Capt. Amos soul, awakening old ana
potent memories.
Lem" he said dniGently-uncOn.
sciously using the familiar diminutive
that had not passed his lips for years
-"j'you notice how terribly pretty Ms"
sky looks over there to the wcstard?
/ | amt seen It look like that for years
an II sortcr reminds me Of the time
we was young fellcrs- with old man
Bragg in thu DrcadnauGht--in 3d."
eyes, asscntcd Capt. l"mucl
thoughtfully, an speakin' bout the
DrcalnaughD, do you remember how
we ugter hook a share Of the greg
bein too Young to hey' any, rr1iar
Blamed If don't wish | had that OF
tin pannilin O mine here now, with
some IA it,
Capt Amos heart gave a sudden
thrub CT anticipation.
Saw" he remarked dcprccatingly,
"'courso | amt a-sayn there is any
thing q that sort aboard this d1ry. but
sposiu there wu2? Would you prom
lsc-on the Bible If we had one not
10 say anything to-to-Fairpurt bout
my BON capsized-n | gin YOU
some"
Capt Higgins stopped his oar ana
reaching forth grasped his doTy-
mate q shoulder, whiring him around
unceremoniously
do you mean to say you've got
some Ticker, Amos Stubbs?" he de.
mand"l sternly
Capt Stubbs explained and produced
the flask.
Capt Higgins elevated l. for a long
inmate and returned 1t with deep
n. ,,,ri,,.. h,,,,, GO, conn, ,,.,.,,,,,,
is agip little Ticker" he commented,
oil, ,,t,,,o,i,,o o,o,. o,ll r,,,i.,,rogg
too"
, 400 ,r.-eo ,rs" c,nr,,rrod C,n,
/ Inc s,id So. ,.roci,II,, If ,hair FMS, Inns
h,nds ,or,dn,t s,,nj much women is
aII-gral ruonr onvhow"
/ "Tbev certainly no" ocl,nowIcdgcl
tho ran c,pt,in cvainr the gosl, hone.
r,IIy nm thot's one reason I'VE beer
ca ayerlostin, s'nrisod M sooip' Won q.
cbos,,, one ~ 'em at your time of Iirc
! ,hrowin' oyor OF friends an actb,'
.,,,;,;,,ru an. ,,,ui,,,,,--', n 90, wa. a
vouur feIrcr e.. %"
"Nto .-ch,sip, NJ ,er,,, rctn,,ad Cant
| ,r,,s i,lig,,r,ly "yvb,t nov, Won
noon d,in, yonrseIr m ike to l,no,yo
/ ,;r,t Won h.o,, o.ooIr, m T., ia, vi1.
| dor,s cvarv Thursday nIrbt for the
last tbrcc yegrso An irwin to pIlen
her mind agln' me- 'Tain't vour faul.
/ she amt Mis- Icmucl Higgins this
mint ruther-whv don't Won say
suthin?"
Can, uirp,ns moistoncd his Inns
IF 'twant for things helm as the,
, no " he yentuicd hcsitatinrly "I dunno
INT I'd he tcmpted 70 make sortcr
nrop1sition 10 Won, Am Stubbs. but !
s'unse # wouldn't he no use.--you helm
so set ON marvin Mis- Tompkins."
"r r,nt sso,s Tn, amy moro GOT IN
r,,rr,.in, Of nor TIM, Won no" can,
Ar,oe rat,rted with oenaritv "Vh,t
It'll =, , rroucsitIoD wae vo,, tbirtir,
q. r,l,ip,o"
wal, " retrrnod cmuor MOVING bls
o,, o,plcseIv 81 was roin, IN sav thar
a. ,b,pcs was tho came hetveon nc ne
they was once-I mean If there want
no widder-Td asl, Won If Won didn't
want 10 come in with me on nv new
lobster contract? There'd be good
moncy for both of us in it, an I've