The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-01-09


rate" so far as he could see. Then he
held out his hand to the boy, who had
seated himself on chair close to the
door, and said cheerily:
"Mornin', Brad. Well, how are you
after your shake UP last night? Want
seaslck after got out, was your
Bradley grinned bashfully and STAN
mered that he was "all right"
Good! We had a rugged trip comm
over, Prlssy. The old coach rolled so
felt like goin' on deck and shortenin'
sail Your new boy here's goin' to
make a good sailor, / can see that.
Where's TempyT"
ooh, she's upstairs for a minute.
She'll be right down." answered Miss
Prissy carelessly. Tell me what
brought you home so unexpected"
Sprung a leak and had to lay the
old hooker up for repairs. That's a
speciality of my owners - repairs.
They'd rather patch up for hundred
years than build new vessels. IL
Brad, fetch me them bundles out of
the dinin' ROOM"
Bradley obediently brought the
brown paper parcels, and the captain
handed one of them to Miss Plissy,
saying: Here's a little somethin' l
picked up over to New York, Prissy.
1 thought you might like it. amt
got much use for such things myself"
The lady took the package and began
to unite the string in nervous man
ner, blushlng a little as she did so.
Il know it's somethin' nice, Cap'n
Ezra. You do buy the incest things.
It's real kind Of you to remember me
this way. Oh, amt that pretty"
The package contained a japanese
silk fan, with ivory sticks and a red
tassel. Miss Prissy opened it and
spread it out In her lap, exclaiming
over its beauty. her face the color Of
the tassel.
"Oh, it amt nothin'," said the captain.
81 did a favor for a friend of mine
that's skipper Of a barkentine jest
home from Hongkong, and he gave it
to me. He had some stuff he'd brought
for his daughter, and the duty on 1t
would have been pretty expensive, so
fxed-but never mind that /
thought maybe you'd like it to carry to
church in the summer time or some
thin. Why, hello, Tempy How
d'you doT"
The younger sister entered the room,
her poplin rustling and every curl in
place She gushingly shook the cap
tains hand and said she was so glad
to see him.
ooh. Tempy," cried Miss Prissy, Jest
look at this lovely fan Cap'n Titcomb
brought me, Did you ever see any
thing so prettyF
Miss Tempy exclaimed over the fan,
but somehow her enthusiasm seemed a
little forced. 1t may be the captain
noticed this; at any rate, he picked up
the second parcel and handed it to her,
saying:
Here's a little somethin' l brought
for you. Tempy. / don't knows you'll
like it. but
Miss Tcmpy's present also was a fan
precisely like the other except that the
tassel was pink. Miss Prissy's interest
I'm her sisters gift was intense but
when it was discovered that i'm no I'M
portaut point were Tie fans dissimilar
and that neither was better than its
mate both Of the ladies appeared to be
q tridc disappointed, although they
tried not to show it.
Were so glad you've come cap'n,
/ N fhn fans
laid on the table We've got so many
things to talk TO you about, and we
want to ask your advice. Bradley
don't you think you'd like to 20 out
into the dinin' room little whileY
The boy, acting upon this decided
hint, went into the dining room, and
Miss Prissy shut the door after him.
Now. Cap'n Titcomb." she began,
Il s'pose you were awfully surprised to
hear we'd took a boy to bring up!
Well, you amt any more surprised
than we are to think we should do such
thing. But it seemed as if we jest
/ had 70 or else give up bein' Christians
altogether. I'll tell you how it was"
And she did tell him, beginning with
| the exact relationship between Brad
| ley's mother and the Aliens, expatiat
ing upon the shiftlessness Of the boys
! father and how he "never saved q
cent" nor even took out an insurance
| policy to provide for his son in case OF
his own death.
But, mercy me-" she exclaimed, lift
ing her hands, "what on earth Wen dc
with a boy is more'n I know. What
shall we do?'
Bring him up in the way he ought
to go, l guess" replied the captain
calmly. "Send him to school first thing
! How is he off for clothesY
Hasn't got any that are fit for any
thing but the rag bag" replied Miss
Prissy with decision. And that's an
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