Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-31
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Ne sih. rishfias BIS tofehead as
looking AZ her out % troubled eyes.
oh. go along. EbensEer. do" she
said. with playful impaiience. Il amt
mite Jealous. You wasn't engaged
when you asked her 10 80. Bring me
a mess Of blues. aud you can come TO
tea aud eat EN-"
CAPTAIN Ebenezer's bIissful smile
faded from his face as he proceeded
down the road TO the beach. where be-
could see the red knitted jacket Of
Myra Banks moving toward the land
Ing where the Saucy Liz dragged az
her anchor. What the Widow Banks
might expect from him as a result Of
this marked attention he could not.
dared not. imagine. II he had only
gone TO Miss Phoebe's first! He tried
60 recall II he had ever uttered a re-
mark 20 the keen witied widow which
might have committed him In any way
10 an avowal OF love. There was none
that he could remember. He had been
wary indeed.
Here | lie a-waitin' for you" began
Myra Banks playfully as she deposited
a heavy basket on the landing. Il ex.
pect Wen have TO eat up all the vic
tuals SOS can put the plums in the
basket. Where's Phoebe"
phoebe. she - Miss Phoebe amt
a-comin'. She thinks it's too rough
| for her" exclaimed Captain EbeDeZer.
reddening under the keen gaze OF the
widow. Now. Mrs. Banks, jest step
into the dory. your foot right in the
middle-that's it-easy now-umph-
sor' With surprising agility the big
captain took his place In the rocking
boat and with a few quick. long
strokes brought them To the side OF the
| SauCy Liz.
Ii Is needless to record this voyage
! over the careening seas. for neither
one OF the occupants of the sloop cared
TO remember the unpleasantness OF
that day. To the widow 1t was one
long uauseous period Of terror To
! Captain Ehenezer Il was a dark aud
gloomy passage, The successful out
come Of his wooing was counterbal-
anced 10y the fear of what the widow
might expect from his marked atten-
tons In the past. lie traIIed his lines
aud pulled in myridds OF shining
steely bluetish ere they grounded on
the pebbly beach Of the quiet cove.
The widow tottered ashore on Cap
tain Ebene2cr's arm, and they sat
down, and while Myra Banks languii-
~ discussed the contents Of the lunch
basket which the captain ATTACKED
with right good will. the widow
seemed to be revolving some weiGhty
matter within her mind, matter that
might excuse her want Of appetite aft.
er the brucirg voyage
I'm help you get your plums, Mrs.
Banks" said the captain. looking kind
ly upon the paIlid face and disheveled
hair OF his guest.
Myra Banks turned a gloomy eye
upon her host and then looked back
over the tossing sea of green water aud
shuddercd.
Il guess II was q little too rough
veutured Captain Ebeuezer uneaSily
The continued silence of the Widow
Banks was dlscbnceI~lng and some
what alarming.
Suddenly the pent up wrath of Myrl
Banks found vent. and she shook quiv
ering fingers In the air before the AS
tonished visage of the captain.
Rough, indeed! Aud what do you
mean by a-askin' frail wimmen of on
a voyage like this, a-temptin' them
with
"Sho-sho-Mrs. Banks" eXpostulat
ed the captain Indignantly. wv hatevel
do you mean: didn't hold out ne
. temptations when asked you to go.
, Jes' asked you to gothat was all"
p Il want TO go home" retorted Mrs
Banks bitterly In reply to the captain,
, last remarks. and home they went
beating before the wind. mounting
, green heights Of water and diving int,
, / valleys hecked with foam. While til,
, captain was dropping his anchor Mgr,
| Banks looked fiercely about the harbol
at tia flying smacks, the high wooded
{ bluffs and around the deck of the Sau
, cy Liz, and yet she said never a word.
t Silently she accompanied Captain
, Ebenezer ashore. and sullenly she
: parted from him. and then, just as b,
turned away from her, dangling t
string of fish in his hand, she callec
d. him.
, Captain EbeneZer Hobson"
D Yes" he shouted back cheerily.
Il wouldn't marry seafarin' mar
q for anything. so there amt no need 10!
$ you to come a-calin' any more" She
' faced about and plodded up the roac
! toward home.
! Thank the Lord" murmured Cap
! tain EbeneZer piously as he turned II
to the clam shell bordered path be-
: tween the dahias.