The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-26

s to pant warnfngly and the deck hand
5 cast off the stern line.
There was scurry, a babel of protes
and demand, followed by a hurrie,
: exodus across the gang-plank of lade,
and expostulating women. But Ram
part Liz. whose heart was set upor
possession of a roll of bright-coloref
calico, stood her ground. The purse,
[ insisted upon a price of two dollar,
per yard, and the maiden persisted ir
demanding the entire piece of twenty
yards for the balance of credit due he,
family account, an amount of about
three dollars. Her mother, withdraw
to the safe viewpoint of the wharf
alternately encouraged and warned her
daughter to depart.
Get out of this now. Chuck Ske.
daddlei You'll go to ST. Michael an be
charged fare down if you stay here
till the boat swings out into the river. -
urged the purser.
You won't go till you finish payin'
flor your wood, 1 guess" said Liz, con-
fidently. Give me that calico an, I'll
go quick enough
I'll give you a yard and a half of
it That's all that's comm to you, an
it's all you'll get" answered the purser
4
preparatory to measuring off the stipu-
lated amount.
Let go that bow line" shouted the
captain, as the steamers wheel began
| to churn the water.
| Like flash, Liz snatched the roll IF
calico from beneath the purser's hands
and sent it flying across the steamers
rail, and the rapidly widening line of
water, straight into her mothers arms.
Then she turned and fed toward the
open gate, with the purser in full pur-
suit. He caught her as she paused
before taking the gigantic leap, and
his arms closed around her firmly,
Tell her to throw it back" he de-
manded, threateningly.
Keep it. mother, keep it," shouted
the struggling girl.
A frantic demonstration of rnirth and
excitement was CONFUSING the specta-
tors on the wharf. They cried cultural
words of encouragement to their cham
pion on the steamer, and shrill maledic-
tons against her captor. They waved
their arms and doubled themselves up
in an excess of enjoyment of this final
triumph. The purser chung tenacious
ly to his struggling captive, appearing
to have contracted some of the wo-
mems hysterical enjoyment of the sit
uation. The steamer, swinging slowly
outward, suddenly touched the current
Of the river and shot quickly ahead.
Young man." broke in the grim
voice of the captain, don't you think
you'd better take that precious cargo
of yourn aft an hold it in your Office
for awhile, an let this yere gate be
closed? We don't go chasayin' around |
this river with that gate open, not even
to let our men make yeroes of them |
selves by keepin' their goods from COM |
mittin' suicide"
But We'll have to slow down, cap'n, |
an set her. ashore" said the purser,
suddenly releasing his prisoner and |
gazing blankly at the forty feet or
more of water that stretched between
them and the bank.
ST reckon not said the captain, la
This amt no pleasure yacht
to go round gatherin' up folks an put
tin 'em ashore ag'in to 'commodate
their whirns, When folks pulls out on
this we're craft they stays on 'er till
she makes port ag'in 'cordin' to
skejule.''
But she amt got any money with
her, captain, an she'll never pay. Be
sides, there wont be any way for her
% get back before Spring." protested
he purser, uneasily.
That's your lookout, young Teller.
f the officers an employees of this kem-
,any as sails with me wants to barter
he goods they has in their hands fer
articles as takes their fancies, it amt
10 consarn of mine. I reckon they can i.
quar- their accounts with the KEN
,any. But eff them articles takes the
hape o. passengers, them as ships 'em
answers to me fer their fare till the
accepts their own arrange
nents," and the captain moved grimly
way, carefully depressing a chuckle |
ntil he reached the seclusion of his {
abin. {
well, I'm b1owed!" exclaimed the i
urser. collapsing onto a bench and re- /
arding the cause of his embarrassing c
redicament wrathfully. s
mot so bIowed as you'll be when I
ouve paid my fare, guess" remark g
d that imperturbable young woman, t
DOLLY. i
If her eaptor had expected to miti- d
ate the ridicule of his shipmates by f
lie spectacle of her wrath or entreaties n
e had mistaken the character of his r
aptive. Two seasons of catering to =
1 q
{ the most popular cafe in Rampant =
ity had initiated her in the art of T
,lf-protection and showed her the real
rivalry of the men among whom she
ould be thrown during the winter.
he accepted the situation quietly, i,
1incing not the slightest concern for
err present predicament nor her future .
She appeared to take the =
veliest enjoyment in her trip down
lie river, and observed the strictest
acorum in her attitude toward the
urser and the other men on board.
On their arrival at st. Michael the \
sptain made immediate report of the [
oyage. The purser also submitted his !
counts and entered into a detailed 4
port to the proper persons. Where
pom his stores We're found to be short
ne roll of calico. containing twenty
ards for which it was deemed proper l
hold him liable to the amount of for
dollars, that being the market price [
the goods at the point where they !
ere disposed of Also. it was found I