The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-08

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/ to take the offer as rs-snna1 raf7ac-
| ton on his own management II was
the same with the insurance. Any
thing that the captain undertook to do
he hated to give up to another.
Don't you want sae to attend to-
that dyna mite?" asked the junior part
ner.
mo. no. I'll tend to it myself. Told
you I would, didn't IT.
Bradley saw that it was time to
change the subject. He looked across
the ocean to the horizon. The air was
clear and cold and The November SUM-
light lay upon the water with steely
mefailic glitter that had no warmth
! In it.
| wind to the south ard" he observ-
ed, land seems likely to hold that way.
II it only holds fair long enough we'll
win out yet"
where's that special weather bu-
reau OF ours?' asked the captain.
"Ain't had prophecy for two days or
more. He stepped to the hatchway.
HI, Peleg!" he shouted "Peleg Ny
rick, ahoyr'
A distant voice from the hold replied
that Peleg was aboard the Diving
Belle.
That's so," said Captain Titcomb.
$50 he is. Well, We'll see him LATER
! When the schooner again ran along
side the barge Mr. Myrick was sum-
noned and clambered on board. The
weather prophet had coal dust in his
nostrlls, in his mouth and in decora-
/ tive smouches on his cheeks. AS for
bis whlskers, the red and gray had
disappeared; they were now a solid
/ black
"Peleg," observed the captain, docs
Skeezicks know you when you git
home nowadays?'
know me" repeated the astonished
owner of the dog that was just like
human. Know me! Course he does"
well. didn't know You look so
much like a cross between a darky
and kichapoo Sagwa peddler in his
war paint that l shouldn't think your
mother d know you, let alone dog"
Mr.. Myrick pondered ''Well, you
see, ne replied slowly, mother, she's
been dead for a considerbl spell, and
Skeezicks"-
"Skeezicks amt. see That's the
best reason know Of Say, how about
gales. Got any marked on the calen-
dar?'
The prophets dreamy gaze wander
ed mournfully to the sky
NO" he drawled; II don't cal'late
there'll be storm for the next week.
After that-waal. 1 don't know. I've
been havin' feelin' that the weather'd
shift, but p'r'aps 'twon't Still, I'm
kind of scart-kind of scarf of the
week after next
Captain Titcomb looked troubled
Thunder" he muttered 81 swan l
hope that amt sou
Bradley looked at him in puzzled
surprise.
"Now, honest, Cap'n e." he ex-
claimed, you aren't worried because
| that half baked chap says-here, Pc
| leg! Come back here minute! Say,
how do you get your tips on the
weather."
Mr. Myrick hesitated and looked
/ troubled. "Waal," he replied, Ill
you see, l don't gin'rally tell that,
cause folks laugh at me; but, bein'
as you're my boss. l s'pose / ought to
tell you little. You see, jest sort of
feel it in my bones"
.'Any particular bones 2"
"Why, my laig bones mostly If a
no'theaster's comm, my right laig sort
Of aches, and if it's a sou'easter it'll
fetch me in the left one. Then there's
other
Bradley interrupted him by roar of
laughter. The prophet looked hurt.
"Therev' he sighed 81 knew you'd
laff.'
''All right. Peleg: trot along. There.
Cap'n Ez, does that satisfy you?"
The captain laughed. too, but he
shook his head
81 don't know he replied. 'Them
leg bones of Peleg's seem to have been
pretty good barometers afore now.
Well what is to be will be, as the
fellow with dyspepsy said when he
tackled the mince pie. My, this won't
do for me or for you either Bradr'
They separated to plunge again into
their work But Bradley's hint about
the dynamite still troubled Captain
Titcomb's conscience When the Div
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