New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
F0ILED BY THE DOLPHIN
STERN P1RENT .4GROUND.
QuigIey Sees His ProtegeS Cross
DANGEROUS Shoals.

OF course there were wedding garments and
printed Invitations to be thought Of 10 say moth
ing Of the exceedingly delicate task OF asking the
Williamsburg delicatessen man for his daughters
hand. But Lizzie OF age and OF her own
free viii had agreed to accept the Dolphin Tor
better perhaps. worse and the question of ask
ing her fathers permission was a forTnalty tal
might be sprung At the eleventh hour
The Dolphin had made up his mind that, IN
''hf the jaw would bring the old man TO lt!s
way cf thinking in jffy, and that part OF the
marital preliminary was settled so far as ''e
Dolphin was concerned
Honest Bil'' Quigley the Battery boatman, who
had agreed To pay all expenses, had told the DOL
phin' to go as far as he liked and send the bills
10 him, hut the Dolphin" decided 70 pull off the
bout" cheaPly possible.
many secondhand book stores failed TO prcdtce
cloth bound volume of 60 pages entitled
"a Book Etiquette" for which the 'I'opnH
actually paid s. The volume had the sub-ute
General Household Hints but the 'Dolpn'n
overlooked this in his anxiety To acquire society
style for the wedding ceremony. He asked the
boss for q day OF and read cateIlIy up ~ 70 '-i ne
Tftieth page. only 70 find that the remainder OF
the six hundred made UP chiefly OF o!ahk
pages. fTagmentary notes on cooking, the nlaKlhs
Of Navajo blaIke and the care OF horses with
..FIII', oufg1ev. whose Wall Street dealings taught
linn 10 think and act quickly furnished the Bed
fcrd avenue apartment for Lizzie and the DOL
phin" in two days. and Saturday night ne went
over 10 the Ship News Office 10 see what prepaf'-
tons the ''Dorhir' had made for himself
We'll how'z things?' said Bill. slapPinS the
All 10 the mustard replied the Dolphin
Fixed up for clothes and the invites ana
got room for the honeymoon at hote! IN Sen
sonhurst fo- s. week II USED 10 pe 'IIee Pc
hut the felIer said I could have il fer two. be-
cause by the time I'd want 1t there "ouId ne d
ouigley looked panied but said nothing. Then
the Dolphin produced the s. book. at which the
boatrnan gave one disguised glance. $500
'Oh. there's no hope for you. sighe1 bll,
you'll never learn nuthin' Take thet book and
over the dock with it. quick
fecira only "a
the volume as far he could out of the snip News
Ofhce window. The Dolphin" heard the equiva-
lent of his s. splash it struck the water and MS
lover lin dropped with remorse. He might have
bought 'Iizzies'' wedding ring with that five. he
thought, instead Of picking one up on the Bo"eFy
for 81 49,
well who do you want to do the splicing"
ITS Ike this" drawled the Dolphin" y am
certainly matter how ye look at il: regular
waterfront lad AintI? Eli? Well 'Il.zzle's grand
a livjn' and I think it would be fine business 10
have US hitched by a captain-one Of them real
shippers on deep water four master from me
west coast
~out of the question:" shouted Pill" throwing
his hands in the air Dolphin you're headin
for Matteawan fast Reverse your engines quick
and throw your helm hard 10 starooard or you'n go
bow into the foolish palace, No sea captain IN
this affair None Of that Bronco bunch in anything
I undertake 10 pilot"
who could do it more preposterous?" asked
the Dolphin"
You and Lizzie will married by a hotel chap
lain. I'll call him up on the telephone to-morro"
at the apartment Bit made note IN MS Jog
book. and lighted cigar, the l5-cent-straight
brand that he buys by the thousand
Well, have you told her father? continued
Bill"
The Dolphin" did not reply. He did not hear
for he was thinking Of an exceedingly wise tip
he had read in the lost $ volume. Bill re-
peated the question rather deliberately. and the
Dolphin" gazing into space, replied almost in
whisper:
so. amt seen nothin Of the old man since
Lizzie said she'd have me. Last time seen him
in uT VII |
RfdgeWood Park. That the time he knocked
me silly wid 3 side of bacon on the jaw III ask
him fur the gal when she's property and
Tse got The right 10 perfect her. Then III tell
him few things that / can't just nov. and have
the law me side 10 back me up If have to bf
him"
Have. you tried TO see him since you and the
little girl decided 10 get hitched?'
Sure; took fly up and down in front Of his
place last night, but couldn't get TO him. He set
TOO close 70 a handy cleaver that was sharp and l
wouldn't give him chance to commit man
slaughter On me. wanted TO ask him perIiculy
about the dowdy."
The WHAT"
The dowdy. You know The mazuma that goes
with the gal when he gives her 10 me. It's tip
what in that book you chucked overheard
why. you cheap piker.' yell Bill" Il know
what you mean. but you haven't called right. So
you're looking for doWery you?'
Sure that's H. According that book Liz
zle's old man is conspicuously bound by law TO
give me half OF the shop and ask me pardon for
hittin' me wild side Of bacon
Say. Dolphin thundered Bill" you've got
as much principle as Bronco, and if it wasn't for
me promise TO the little girl ia loose from you
70 and let you drift with the ebb. You haven't got
enough principle 10 cover Canadian dime
Who HASN'T snapped the Dolphin" his nat
urally red face COlorng with suppressed rage. I've
got principle all right but ! amt going to let =
beef and cheese chopper like perspective faith
er-in-law belt the hunk OF
greasy ham just for seem his daughter nome safe
from one Of the scrappest socals that was ever
pulled of IN Ridgewood. I'm a gentleman. I am
Ne scenery may be few leaves shy, but I'm all
right on the inside, and don't let forget
Il neither"
The Dolphin stopped short, and he and Quigley
Jumped 10 The centre Of the ship ofice. for
the door slammed with terrific bang. A figure N
black gded into the shadow Of Of the tele-
phone booths and moaned pteously
The Dolphin" who accustomed to getting
OUT Of tight places, and than one occa-
sion dropped twenty feet from the window a
raided poolroom- led Qugley TO a corner, and with
Office
The whole affair was mystery TO Quigley but
the Dolphin who VIZ together and
made nine, vas wise 20 the whole game" II was
real life ringer for the play The Merchant
Of Venus that the 'ten-twent-thrt'' stock com
pany had put last week. II was Old 'Shaglock
the Yiddisher hook shop felle-, iookin for Jessie
his eopement daughter" The figure In black
covering in the corner was LIZZIE" and her angry
father was outside fTmbing the knob
Qugley kept quiet because he was afraid. The
Dolphin slipped quietly into vacant telephone
booth and called up nearby saloon. and in three
sob" ''Iizzie's' father still fitting a key TO the
lock- was nabbed by the rude hands OF the police
tempted burglary, ana IT was more than likely he
would be held until after the wedding
AS the rattle Of the patrol wagon died away the
Dolphin lighted The gas, and Lizzie" fell into
his arms
Qusley. who it all now smiled proudly on
the Dolphin All he said you a
derful Dolphin. How did you it?'
BY re wits Bin" he replied dramatically
much after the fashion Of the leading man of the
OF give ard take; TO have and to hold on TO Ne
perspective fatheT-n-aw had a hold me. had