The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-15

real man anu make DelloNe, anu JdSh
Brown certainly is a man every inch
Of his six feet two.
When they got to Havana and the
rescued party had gone ashore with
cordial invitation for Jack to come
and see them before they left by the
next liner for New York, things were
dull aboard the Sally Parker.
THE very next evening Jack rig
ged himself out in his best shore
clothes and shaped his course for the
hotel.
when he came aboard along about
six bells that night, Jimmy declares
he looked as though black sQuall had
struck him. The two of them were
more than usually chummy, and next
morning Jack called Jimmy into the
cabin and proceeded to jettison some
of the cargo that was on his mind.
"Tm dashed fool, Jimmy he
opened up.
Where's 1t broken out now, Cap
tain Jack?' asked Jimmy.
Its about Miss Andrews'-that
was the girls name-T love her bet
ter than l love the Sally Parker and
! didn't think that was possible, and
there's no show for me- he said. I
| have Just got to talk to someone about
1t or I will do something desperate.
How do you know there's no show
for you? Did she tell you so?' asked
| Jimmy.
mo came the gloomy answer. IT'S
that young Goldson'-one of the nep-
| hews-'Why he tells me she Is one
of the greatest heiresses In New York
and is worth millions. What show
has a poor devil Of a coasung sailor
with a girl like that?
"'Well, Captain Jack, If that girl
didn't think lot of you she gave a
mighty good imitation Of It, declared
Jimmy, and If she was made of gold
and sprinkled with diamonds I'd not
give her up II loved her, unless she
told me herself she would have none
of me. Why. Captain Jack, you are
man and a good one. You have no
| millions, but you are free born
American, you own as sweet a schoon-
er as can be found on the coast, you
owe no man and fear no man, you
saved her life and If you give her up
without asking for her. you are big
ger fool than you say you are
Jimmy he asked eagerly, do you
really think I've a chance?'
"'Try It and see. That's the only
way to find out was the answer.
"'By the piper will!' declared
Captain Jack, Frightening up.
That evening he again set sail for
the hotel, only to come back about
an hour later as gloomy as an owl.
"'She's gone, he growled to jim
my, the whole party went over to
Matanzas this morning and will take
the steamer there in the morning.
"He tossed over a scented note to
his mate. She left me that he said.
Jimmy opened it and read:
"'My Dear Captain Brown:
"T am so sorry we are obliged to
leave so suddenly Mr.. Goldson has
received a cablegram which necessi.
tates his immediate departure. If you
do not call and see me when you
reach New York will be very deeply
grieved Remember, dear Captain
Brown, l will be watching for you,
Your friend.
"'BESSIE ANDREWS
"'Man alive! said Jimmy. What
more do you want? Haven't you an
other chance to see her? And I'll BET
dollar to q nickel that she will
think q lot more of you for the ab
sence-'
again Captain Jack frightened up
rather guess that the Sally Parker
had lively time of it up the coas
that voyage. Jimmy Dodd declares
he has seen shippers carry on before
but never did he see a schooner shov
ed ahead as the Sally Parker wa!
from Havana to New York.
BLOW high. blow low, every incl
of canvas she could stagger unde
was kept on her, and when, to save
the sticks on one or two occasions, l
was necessary to strip her down {
bit Captain Jack would look al
black as the skies, and actually swore
though. as you know, this is not hi
habit.
"Well, all voyages must end II
time, and that of the Sally Parke
!, was no exception.
Captain Jack could hardly wal
TO drop anchor off the Statue of Lib
erty before he had his shore clothe
on, and smiling back at a partin
word of encouragement from Jimm
> was speeding toward the Battery boa
, landing.
He did not come aboard that nigh
but early the next morning he die
and before he had got within hail c
the Sally Parker, Jimmy, who ha
= picked him up with the glasses, kne'
:, he had good news.
!, "'Why,' says Jimmy, he had gri
on his face you could a-tied behind hi
ears,
. "'Why, old man. he says. I al
!, the happiest man in the world. Sh
u has agreed to marry me. went rigt
m 10 old GoldsOns house, where