The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12

Opui Al III Rad 10 40 any more 50 IN
mln. Mebbe I won Z he, ter"
And Capt Amos with a deep waie
sailors unerring spring. landed sQuar,
J ~ on the boat ; half-deck.
The red OF che sunset faded int
teaT'- sad dariSPsing gray. From IN
lighthouse ga Fort Point golden I'm
ger shoe seward and the frosted cdg
of The fun moon crept gradually int
the clcudleSS sky. An inexplicabl
spell. cunJurcd perhaps by the hal
mysterious peace brooding under th
wings of The coming nisht hoode,
Capt Amos soul awakening old an,
\ potent memories.
Lem he said dinidently -uncoa
sciously using che familiar dimlnutiv,
that had NOT passed his lips FOR year
- you notice how terribly pretty ih'
sky looks over there 70 the west'afd.
| amt seen Il look like that for years
an II -orter reminds NE of the time
We was young feilers vita Old man
Bragg IN the DreldnauEht In Co.
Yes. a>sented capt Lemuel
thoushtfuily an spealin bout the
Dreainausht do you scmembcr how
We ugier hook share OF the grog
bein too young 70 hey any. regular
Blamed n don't wish | had thar oil
tin 3auuikin mine here now. " lh
some ia itt
Capt Amos heart gave sudden
throb OF anticipation.
say he remarked ueprecitingly
course | amt a-sayin there IS any.
thing o that sort aboard this dory. but
s posn there wuzg Would you prom
isc-oa the Biole if We had one-not
10 say anything toto -Fairport. bout
my btin capsized-if sin you
some
Capt Higgins stopped his oar aud
reaching forth. rasped his dory-
matcs shoulder. whiriing him around
DO you mean to say you've got
some ticker, Amos etubbse" he de.
mandel sternly.
Capt Stubs explained and produced
the flask
Capt Higgins elevated i. for ions
minute and returned IL with deep
sigh ct satisfaction
"ltg curious how set some women
s agin little Ticker. he commented.
aitn gllstening eyes. "all foolishness
90"
SO tis-so it's. concurred Cant.
Amos. raising the flask in turn. Il AL
us said so: specially if their fust hus-
lands couldn't stand much. women is
Ill-iired queer. anyhow"
They certainly be-" Acknowledged
be tall captain. cycling the flask hope
ully. an that's one reason I've been
o everlastin s'prised at sceIn' you a.
hasin' one ot 'em at your time OF life /
hrowin over OF friends an actin
tubborn an cont rays II you was
Dung teller o -"
Me a-chasin OF en-" retorted Can't. !
mos Indignantly What hey YOU
cen ccin' yourself Id like 10 know 4
lint YOU been a-goin up To the Wild Z
er's every Thursday night for the
ist three years? An irwin to pizen
er niird agin nue. 'Tain't your fault
~ am Aiis Lemuel higgins this
inlt. nuther-wh ny don't you say
lthins"
Iafl higgins inoistened his lips
TX ivan Tor things bein' as they
e. ne fentuied hesitatingly. Il dunno
VI I'd be tempted TO make a sorrer
rop2sltion % you. Am Stubbs. but !
pose i wouldn't he no use-you bein
sci GA narryin Mis- IOmpkins.
4 cent sees m any more set on
arr~in' OF her than YOU be Cant
mos retorted. with asDerity. "Wha.
mi IT a proposition was You thinkin
mdliin
We'll. returned I.enuei. moving his
lr. aimlesslv. u was gpiu 10 say thar
things was the same between ms as
icy was once mean ii there want
} widder-Id ask You ii YOU didn.t
ant 70 come IN with me on my new
Dster contract Thered be good
one for both Of Us in ID. an I've
y 70 hev' somebody
Capt Amos rubbed his chin. staring
ZEAL a. the wide and scinilllafinr
irwoy the noon had flung down