The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-01-03
The Marrow Escape Of Captain Tumley
BY j. G. PLUMMER
The captain told him.

The captain told him.
"Tumley, Ell? Steamer Patmos,
Grimsby docks. I'll SEND you a bid to
come. Goodnight"
When the stranger had disappeared
Capt. Tumley brought his fist down on
the table with a thump.
I've my bearings" he murmured.
Il won't hask 'er. I'll ave the bans
called. too. | never could hask a wo-
man to marry me-"
When Capt. Tumley returned to
the Patmos he had commissioned the
Rev. Mr.. Gholson of Grimsby to call
the bans of Julia Pray of Grimsby par
ish and Henry Tumley of Southwark.
"Hif she don't want 'em h can
say so. | don't want 'er to say it to
me-" soliloquized the mariner as he
mixed a grog before retiring. The
right quantity of brandy, ditto of sugar
and a little warm water was in the
glass and the captain was shifting the
aroma ~dpprovingly when there Was a
commotion on deck. Before tie mari
ner could sing out as to what was the
matter a man came tumbling down the
companion way.
you are a MIC sort Of q chap"
Numbered the newcomer in a voice
that would have carried to the main
royal yard in a Cape Horn gale.
What the devil to you mean by
sticking your bloomin' bans ahead OF
mine.'
In mute establishment the captain
gazed into the face of his late COM
panion at the inn.
What dc you mean? Say it. Cler-
/ gyman just ordered to call bans Henry
Tumley, that's o and Julia Pray,
that's my girl. What do you mean by
: it?"
Y rs Julia Pray the girl you've come
to marry?" gasped the captain.
She's the girl I'm goin' to marry,
. you son of a tar barrel" Numbered the
! man. You can have your bans called
all you want. I'll marry her."
y Then she never expected me to
marry herr" exclaimed the captain.
mo, wouldn't nave you if you had
the bank of England in your pocket
o "Then she didn't bust hout a cryin
y on my account" murmured the mar
q liner.
n Wouldn't think Of doin' such
p. thing ~asseverated the man. NOV
y what are you goin' to do?"
Eagerly the captain explained to TIL
s. irate man just what had prompte'
is him to have the bans called, and the
told him the whole case.
p "You see,' added Capt. Tumley, ="
ot didn't want to marry her no how.
D. why not?" demanded the mar
re She's too good for the like of you"
Is The captain fastened to explain tina
H. he didn't desire to marry the best W.
> man in the world,
We'll" remarked the man, you
AZ better stay single. A woman d wal
III all over you. You've no spirit"
The two started at once for the Gle
~ gyman's house to rectify the mistak,
=, and the man remarked on the way:
I'D have saved time to have run o
~ with her. Obstinate. Wants father
IN consent. Had to do this. He'll agre
=. when hears bans cried"
lie With some difficulty the cletgyma
cd was convinced that an innocent errc
ar had been made and the name OF JC
or Watson was substituted for that
Henry Tumley.
err Capt. Tumley was best man at IL
in wedding and gave the bride q vel
ng handsome present.
ly, "Hif l 'adn't met that man." he mu
ed INJURED, as he walked back to Il
docks, "Pd a hasked Julia to mari
an me and beer turned down. Then
elf never a. showed my face again
Grimsby."
tn Copyright, 1906, by Daily Story Pub CT
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