Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-29

house duty would be an uncomfortable
addition. Then Captain Titcomb visit
ed that ship, purely rs social func-
ton. and when he came away the
jewelry or silk came with him. In the
piano affair it was bribery pure and
simple, with the addition of little bull
lying of an inspector who had made Il
few slips before that the captain knew
of. Petty smuggling like this Captain
| Tltcomb did not consider sin worth
worrying about. There was smack
of adventure In it and the fun Of "tak-
| ing chances"
Then, as bargainer and driver OF
sharp trades with shipping merchants
and others the captain was an expert.
| He liked as he said, to "dicker," and.
besides, he was always on the lookout
to further the interests of his owners.
Looking out for the owners was his
hobby and explained in a measure why
Williams Bros. were willing to payl
him more than they paid their other
shippers.
He was "driver" with his crews,
and every particle that was in the
rickety Thomas Doane he got out Of
her He was easy so long as man
obeyed orders, but at the slightest hintI
of mutiny things happened.
1 The Thomas Doane passed and re-
passed Cape Cod on her short voyages,
and Bradley, with every trip, learned
more of the sea and the seaman's life
At the end of his three months he went
home for weeks stay, but he had al
ready made up his mind to return to
the schooner again. Captain Titcbmb
had said that he was pleased with him
and limited at a steady rise in wages
! and promotion later on. He was earn
, ing his living now-it cost little to live
and he sent home Il few dollars to
the old maids every now and then.
His first home coming was Il great
event. The supper that first night was
almost equal in the amount of food on
the table to his dinner with the captain
at the New York restaurant. In fact,
Bradley, released from salt junk and
fo'castle grub ate 50 much that he suf-
| fered with the nightmare and groaned
so dismally that the alarmed sisters
pounded on his chamber door, and Miss
Tempy insisted that what he needed
was dose of "Old Dr. Thomas Dis
covery"-her newest patent medicine
and mice hot cup of pepper tea"
ThoSe was no music during the meal
but the old maids talked continuously
The hemming and the shawl industry
were bringing in some money, though
not yet what Miss Tempy anticipated.
and they had had windfall in the
shape of a contribution from the Samp-
son fund!
"We're all the children father had"
said the older sister 1.-The letter said
that there was money due us from the
fund and that we was entitled to 50
much every year, most a hundred dol
lars. Now, l knew about the Sampson
thing, but l thought twas charity for
poor people, and Tempy and me have
got to Twin on charity-not yet, hope.
But 1t seems, 'cordin' to the letters |
had from 'em, that the money b'longed
to us, So
$50 we get check every once in
awhile" cried Miss Tempy. And how
they knew and wrote jest ut this time!
It's miraculous, that's what it is-mi-
raculous!'
Bradley thought of his conversation
with Captain Titcomb and the affair
did not seem so miraculous, but he
knew the captain would not wish him
to explain and so said nothing