The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-02-13


the skin outward. When the pile Of
garments on the counter was complete
the captain and Mr. Weeks entered in
to lengthy argument concerning
price. There was Sunday hat in
vOlved in the transaction, and about
this piece of headgear the battle
waged fiercest.
Its too much money. Caleb" said
the captain finally II guess I'll try
the New York store Tom Emery's
always treated me fair enough and
I'll give him a chance Come on.
Brad
I'll take off quarter on the suit"
conceded the storekeeper. who was
bath to see so much custom 90 to a
J rival.
NO was the reply, '.that amt
i enough to amount to anything. Tell
| you what I'll do. Caleb. Throw in that
! Sunday hat and I'll take the lot and
/ pay you cash for it and run my risk of
4 gittin' the money!
So the bargain was concluded on that
/ basis. Bra6 'ey retired to the back
room and en- erged clothed in his new
garments an tremendously conscious
of the fact The captain said he look
ed so fresh hat you could smell the
/ paint on him
Say. Gale - said "Squealer" Wixon
after Capital Titcomb and his protege
had left the PREMISES, "did Ez tell you
who that DO. was?''
NO, he die t. I limited two or three
times. but he wouldn't say"
well, III tell you. Twas the old
maids boy-Ben Nickerson's son. Bar
ney said he brought him over in the
coach last night
You don't mean it," exclaimed the
chopfallen Mr.. Weeks. well. if that
amt enough to- En- made me throw
in a hat that was with dollar n u
hat cause he said he'd pay cash for
everything and take his chance of git
tin his money back. And Prissy and
Tempy always pay cash for everything
Regular Titcomb trick"
The loafers about the store roared
with delight.
"Oh, tell you" remarked "Squealer,
you've got to keep your weather eye
peeled When you're dealin' with Capri
Ez. He'll have you, head and scales
If you amt careful"
That's all right" grumbled "Bluey'
Bachelor. but he'll git fetched up al
standin' some OF these days. You car
rail- him Sfna rti If Won want IN hut it'S
pretty risky smartness, most folks
think. You notice his schooners al
ways maxim record trips, and he's al
ways havin' presents give him and al
that. How many presents did vol
have give to you. Cap'n Jabez, wher
you was runnin coaster?'
Not one,' Indignantly replied the
person addressed, Captain JabeZ Bal
ley. mot one. What | got had t,
work for
1t may be that Captain Jabez over
worked during his sea experiences. Ger
tainly no one in Orham had known hin
to do stroke of work since he retiret
to live on his wife's earnings as /:
dressmaker.
"Well,' commented Captain FL
Hedge, who was not a member Of TIN
circle, but had dropped in to buy som
tobacco. Il like Cap'n Ez. He doe
love to git the best of bargain. ant
he's driver on vessel. and perhap
he likes to- shave the law pretty clos
sometimes. Ez is a reg'lar born gam
bier for takin' chances. but l neve
knew him to do mean trick"
"What do you call that game he pu
up on the old maids" asked "Squeal
err" you knew bout that, didn't you
Jabez? Seems Prissy and Temp.
wanted to sell that little piece of cram
b'ry swamp of theirs cause, it didn'
pay them to take care OF it and keep j
about it, and Seth said he didn't wan
it, but that he'd give them 50 and so
fair price. consid'rin'. Well. the,
was goin' to sell it to Seth, but l.,
comes home bout that time. hears o
the deal and goes to Prissy and buys
it for $50 morn Seth offered. And in
side of three months along comes tina
Ostable company and buys all thai
land for their big swamp. They sa.
Titcomb made more'n n hundred dol
lars out of that deal If you don
think that's mean trick, Cap'n Fri
you ask Seth Wingate what he think.
Of it,
81 know about that" said Captain
Fri calmly land l think it was jes
another case Of Els takin' chances
that's ALL Seth's growlin' is only soul
grapes. Ez knew the Ostable folks
was talkin' bout layin' out a bis
swamp over here some time or other
He jest bought the Allen piece and
run his risk You notice Prissy and
Tempy amt findin' no fault. They
think he's the only man in town. Fact
4 Is, he is the only man, outside of the
minister. that they'll have any deal
ms with. Queer pairin' off that is
Ez and the minister he chuckled.
"Oh, women's fools. anyhow snort
ed Captain Jabez savagely. ''EZ Tit