Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-09-18
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John w. Harding
Copyright 1908. BY c. ". DilIinS.
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because you're afraid it viii bite you
Amt it2"
Yes"
al had men, Mrs. Brooks, who, II
you let EN- go too Ear. they'd bite, and
II you let 'em bite too deep they'd kill
Them were the early days Of sealers
II was a hard life, and # made hard
men ] ANT any better. but ] guess ]
Amt no worse, than lots Of others
would be hxed Just as I was at thar
time"
I'm glad TO hear you say that, cap
tain" she declared, seizinE the oppor-
tunity. 1T opens the way for the
business came on"
Business ?"
Yes, business"
But IT'S after business hours. Mrs.
Brooks, and amt half spun my yarn.
Now, over here want 70 show you a
couple Of spears I got from a lot Of
head hunters down IN the Malay archi-
pelago. You may not know where that
is, but I've always had an idea IT.
where Cod battened down the devil
after that first big row they had you
read about I'm the Bible. ! was going
ashore. seeing what was doing. when
this crew Of ntggers come down on US
Ike q sQuall We had an awful time
getting back 20 the boats. ] tell you
We were some cut up, and all I got
out Of the expedition was one OF the
big chiefs wives"
he looked into Mrs Brooks eyes.
Took her back 20 Frisco with me-"
be added Women were scarce IN
them timcs-good looking ones"
You took her away from where she
belongedT questioned Emma slowly
and incredulously.
"She was willing 20 go. No one ever
beat her about the ship, and she lived
pretty much as she wanted-three
meals a day and no hard work"
what became Of herr"
Died. guess from overeating You
see them two little anchors that chairs
made OFF,
But she had recoled from him. shud-
derinC with horror and aversion.
"She died from overeaungy" she in
terrogated. Have there been many
OF thoseT'
"No; learned lesson. put the
rest on diet"
He seemed 20 think that this was
part -Cularly clever and humorous, FOR
he burst into a loud gudaw.
Emma did not laugh. she was more
disguised and apprehensive than ever.
The clock struck II.
did you hear thaty' she said. u
must insist that you let me talk over
what came here for"
Eleven, 10 aln't late" he replied
coaXinGly. Would you Ike q little
something TO drink It's hot tonight"
NO. ] thank you"
You can have II just as wei as not"
Il don't care FOR IT,"
An right only ] thought ] might
get Il for you. You see. when / heard
you were coming here ! sent ny Jap
away"
"WhyT"
What he don't know won't hurt
him"
is there anything, captain, you're
afraid he'll and outT" she demanded
frigidly.
sit dowu-there, opposite me. 1 was
only thinking OF you"
Joe has stolen some money from
you"
Too bad. Too bad~
How much is III"
'W hat 10 you want 20 know forT"
81 am his wife. IL Is my business 70
know"
There You 20. talking business
again. be protested, trying 70 be gal
liant and throwing an ogling glance al
her Il 50 seldom have the pleasure
Of your company, Mrs. Brooks, that
this business thing knocks al the TO-
nance out Of your visit"
Il didn't intend there should be any
romance 10 H. Captain Williams" she
retorted stily.
Mrs Brooks" be went on. ignoring
the snub. "a sailorman always ends
romance IN an evening spent with q
pretty woman. / can remember well
when the Sally Moran put into Ma
gasaki for water and fresh provisions
little japanese girl called on me.
and had a terrible time ] wanted
70 make things right nice and pleasant
for her. but Lord, she couldn't talk a
word Of English. There she sat all
the evening grinning and making
signs. while was talking my head on
trying 70 tell her how much loved
her. All my pretty speeches were
lost
lie laughed aloud as the scene rose
before his minds eye.
10
with an intonation intended to be ten
der, when have girl ike ySu, who
can understand
Il beg your pardon. captain" she
said, very coldly and sternly. II must
tell you that ! did not come here to
make a social call. ! never came TO a
place like this, at a time like this, TO
talk to man Ike you before IN my
life
CHAPTER XIV.
- APTAIN WILLIAMS lower
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