The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-03-24

q good deal sooner n was expected and
would be home on Thursday morning.
"'Ain't that splendidg says Phoebe.
81 thought twas splendid for more
reasons than one. and went out feel
ing good. But as l come around the
corner Of the house there was some
body by the back gate. and I heard a
girls voice saying: oh. no. no. !
can't! can'tr
barbara come hurrying past me
into the house. and by the light from
the back door l see her face. Twas
white as a clam shell. and she looked
frightened 10 death.
Thinks 4: That's funny! It's a
providence Eben's coming home so
soon
And the next day saw her again.
and she was just as white and
wouldn't look me In the eye. Wednes-
day. though, felt better. for the sery-
ants on the Davidson place told me
that Allie had gone 10 Boston on the
morning train TO be gone for good.
early that afternoon ! noticed a
steam yacht at anchor two mile Or 50
OF the bar Then see dlngey With
three men aboard rowing in. and !
walked down the beach TO meet EN-.
There was a Teller In uniform cap
steering the dingey. and. biieye II Or
not. I'll he eyerlaxtinsly keelhauled II
h. didn't turn out 10 be Ben Henry.
who was second mate With me On tue
old Seafoam.
Well. Ben says | after we bad
shook hands. my shanty amt exactly
the United States hotel for gilt paint
and bill Of fare. but | have got eight
or ten gallons Of homemade cherry
rum and some terbacker aud an exiry
pipe. You fall into my wake
lid Ike TO. 0bed.' be says. I'D
like to almighty well. but I've got TO
90 up TO the store and buy some stun.
You see. we got orders 10 sail 10 q
tearing hurry. and
.'send one Of them fo'mast hands
to the store. says l. You got TO come
with me-
You buy so and So says be to his
mcn. passing 'em q ton dollar blu
And. mind. you don't know nothing
II anybody asks. remember that
yachts the acknowledgements.
he says. and she belongs 70 Mr. ZONES
OF Mobile. Ca
$50 The men went away. and me- and
Ben headed for my shaniy. where w
moored abreast Of each other ~ The
table. with a Jug between Us for q
buog. SOS 20 speak. and the tide went
out in the jug considerable siyhi faster
than twas el,bing on the tiafs. Afier .
! spell asked Elm about the mai that
Owned the yacht
"'whof Oh-er-Brown. be says.
why. he's'--
Brown says l. Thought you said
twas Jones? Who does own thai
yacht. anyway
"fIe looked az me mighty solemn :
cherry rum solemn ,Obed. be sags
1 1Du It Spp0 tttttIs DVu btNt we
away now or ri lose ms brrih IN
man that owns that yacht Hained
I, Davidson. and he's got a summer place
right IN this town,
'DavIdsoEr says |. Davidson
Not young Allie Davidson
That's him. says be-. Aud hp'r
the blankety bIankcst me1nesi low
down rub on earth There. feel
some better Give me another drlnE
TO ta:.e tie taste OF MIN out 81 my
mouth
"'But yoIag Davidson's gone "a
Boston. gays. Went This morning
"'That be- hanged. says Ben All
know Is that got dispatch frou
him az Newport on Monday afternoon
telling me 90 have the yacht abreast
this town at " O'Clock tonight. caus,
he was coming OF 60 her then Ia or
launch with friend FrieDdF And
be laughed aud winked his starboafc
eye.
Il diIa't say much. being too busy
thinking. but Ben went on telling