The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-27

I'D claimed his happiness through
-2f a speaking trumpet. but Gus
C2}2+3 begged that the engagement
be kept secret for awhile. please let
me feel a little surer OF myself first"
she pleaded, and Bradley agreed, as he
would have agreed to climb Bunker
Hill monument on the outside If she
had asked him to.
The tug arrived the next forenoon.
and the hull of the Ruth CHM was
towed up into Orham harbor. There
she was anchored. where the getting
out of the rest OF her cargo would be a
comparatively easy task.
They worked with might and main
and. at the end Of a month, the job
was done The last joist was laid upon
the wharf. Obed Nickerson expressed
himself as surprised and highly
pleased.
Their share Of the cargo's value
amounted to $4,000. and, all expenses
deducted, the profit to the partners was
over $1,000.
Not so mean for two greenhorns in
a foatin' soup ladle," crowed the cap
tain. BRAD, how's the Jeremiahs
these days? Amt anybody said L told
you So yit have they?"
The underwriters agent was their
friend now, and. inside Of another fort
night, he had put job in their way
that brought them in $500 more. She
was a coasting schooner that had
grounded off the Point, and her skipper
had contemplated telegraphing to the
salvage company. but, thanks to Obed's
recommendation, the chance was given
for much lower price, Of course-to
the Lizzie's owners. The vessel laid
easy. with only her bows on the sand.
and the anchors and cables got her
clear in three days.
Then they went anchor dragging
again and met with considerable sue
cess. All this was profitable. as well
as good advertising, and the Lizzies
owners We're doing well. But they
were ambitious and yearned for the
day when they might undertake bigger
things. Captain Titcomb was for or.
dering a new and larger wreckins
schooner Immediately.
But Bradley, more conservative,
counseled waiting little longer. mo
use saddling ourselves with big debt
to start WITH he said. dead horse
is the meanest animal to pay for that
know off,
But. although the captain agreed to
wait little longer before ordering the
new vessel, he announced that he was
going to keep his eyes open, and per-
haps he'd strike a bargain some day or
other.
I'm inc loto
and the old maids were in the sitting
room. Miss Prissy was much better +
and had, for the first time, donned a
wrapper and come downstairs to sit in
the big rocker. Miss Tempy was read |
ing aloud to her, and Clara was In the
kitchen washing the supper dishes.
1.-The earl bent his proud head"
read Miss Tempy. land gazed into |
the clear blue orbs that met his own. 1
"Claire." he murmured in a deep, rich I
tone that vibrated through the heavy
air of the gloomy cavern; "Claire. my
beautiful. my own, poor and humble
your station on earth may have been,
but henceforth, if we escape from the .
lurid flames of yonder volcano and the 1
cruel blades of the merciless bucca-
neers, you shall no longer be the peas
ant maid. but my bride. my wife. mis-
tress of Castle Craggyknoll: the peer
less"'"-
whats that?" she exclaimed, break-
Ing off suddenly.
What's what!" asked her sister
irowsily.
Seems to me l heard somebody in
the Kitchen
CLARA is there. isn't she?' queried
Bradley.
Yes. butt thought-yes, there's
somebody else. do b'lieve it's a man.
You don't pose she's got beau? I'm
yoin' 70 see.''
And. before the others could remon-
strate, she put 1.-The Comforter" on tie
table and started for the kitchen
They heard her cross the dining room
and open the door. Then came an ex-
.lamation.
why, Why she cried, and then,
We'll do declarer'