The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-04-03

any jedge, observed his companion.
What do you say, Barney?''
Looks like fairin' off to me- replied
! Mr.. Small. Winds cantin' round to
| the westard. However. / amt no
weather prophet You want to ask
Peleg Myrick if you're after weather
news; ne seems to have a special tip
from heaven on gales and calms.''
| The Lizzie sailed away from the
wreck that, with one screaming sea
gull balancing himself on the broken
foremost, looked more sad and lonely
| than ever and anchored in the little
harbOr in the lee of the Point. Two or
three catboats were moored there and
among them was one that the captain
recognized.
"Hello!' he exclaimed There's
Obed Nlckerson's boat. / guess that
settles it; some part of hers insured
anyway"
They walked through the soft white
sand and coarse beach grass up to the
life saving station. The lookout, in the
observatory on the roof, raped on the
window of his cage and waved a hand
to them as they reached the plank
walk leading to the door.
Inside, seated around the table of the
living room, they found Captain
Knowles, commander of the station
Obed Nickerson, the Orham agent of
the underwriters; the skipper of the
Ruth CHM and two or three others
The skipper, sunburned, gray haired
man, with worried look on his lean
face, was telling for Mr. Nickersons
benefit the story of how his vessel
| came to be in her hopeless plight. To
landsman it would have been an in
teresting yarn. but the present COM
pany had heard too many similar ex-
periences to find anything novel in it.
Ensured. is she, ObedT' asked Cap
tain Titcomb.
Cargo is; schooner amt" replied
the underwriters agent.
Captain Ezra signaled to Bradley.
and they went out on the porch
Brad whispered the captain, they
can't call her anything but total loss.
The underwriters II pay the insurance
on that lumber and then dcker with
somebody to save what they can of it.
You and me want to be that somebody.
Hello. here's Pelegr'
The versatile Mr. Myrick had tramp
ed over from his hermitage and now.
with Skeezicks shivering at his heels
was deep in conversation with Barney
Small.
''Peleg says we're goin' to have clear
weather for quite SPELL" remarked
Barney. Lets see; when did you say
you had the next storm scheduled, Pc
legY
WALL drawled the weather proph-
ct, looking becomingly important
''nighs | can fgger, Cap'n Ez. she'll
fair off by afternoon and stay clear
more'n fortni't We amt due to have
another reel genuwine blow for more'n
month. l knew last nights gale was
comm. | told Cap'n Knowles so. Says
/. I don't care what the gov'mert
folks say, it's goin' to blow says |,
like time, and them that's afloat wants
to stand by | says. Now
lat light, clGS, UIOhC III LIE
captain. 'I'I back you against the
weather bureau eight days in the week
and twice on Sunday. How's CLAIMS
these days."
CLANS" replied Mr. Myrick, lis
scurcern all git out | don't know why,
unless twas the turrible hard winter.
1 was afraid of it last fall. Course |
knew the hard winter was comm and
l told folks So Oh that reminds me!
What's this | hear bout Sam Ham
mond's spendin' more'n 81 for cigars
last time he was home? Do you cal'iate
that's so?'
They left Barney to relieve Mr.. Ny
rick's anxiety concerning the cigars
and walked down to the beach On the
way Captain Titcomb said:
Brad, we've got to git this lumber
job. It's the kind Of job we can do
with the Lizzie. and, fggerin' on
commission basis, it'll give US pretty
nigh money and start enough to war
rant our havin' new schooner built,
one with power and strong enough TO
handle the real big things. Wait here
by the dory till Obed comes out. I'm
layin for him.
Mr. Nickerson, accompanied by one
Of the village boys, was on his way to
the catboat. but the captain interfered.
"What in the nation are you goin'
home in that clam shell for. ObedY' he
asked. Come on aboard the Lizzie
with US. Brad and Barney and will
land you at the wharf afore that cat
of yours is out of shoal water Let
Dan there take your boat home, and
you come with us. I've got cigar |
want you to take out some fire insur-
ance on
So, after some persuasion, the under
writer's agent consented to make his
homeward trip in the schooner The
cigars were lighted, Barney Small took
the wheel, and the captain, Bradley
and Mr. Nickerson made themselves
comfortable in the little cabin. Then