Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-10-14
Captain Bum
He Made Change In the Name
Of His Boat.
By CLARISSA MACKIE.
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association. on

Captain Benjamin Bum scrubbed
down the deck OF the Lovely Eva,
opened the cabin windows wide to the
fresh breeze blowing across the bay,
hustled the coffeepot on to the little
stove In the spotless galley, planted
the frying pan beside 1t and then went
and sat on the bowsprit and waited
for the bakers boy to bring the break
fast rolls
The Lovely Eva lay In wooden era
dies Just above high water mark. Salt
grass and the white sandy beach form
ed her garden plot. Beach plum trees,
pungent bayberry bushes and, in sea-
son, the tall pink marshmallow clus-
tered about her black hull.
Above deck all was shipshape. In
summer comfortable chairs and table
under sail awning made an open air
lounging place for Captain Bum and
his associates. In winter they gather
ed about glowing stove in the coy
cabin.
While the coffee frothed In the pot
and the bacon sizzled crisply in the
pan In the galley, wheels crunched
down the beach road. and the bakers
wagon rolled down on the sand, turned
and went heller SHELTER back again
under the bow Of the Lovely Eva.
Several hours passed In this con-
genial labor, while the sun mounted
higher and the beach became a blaz-
Ing white stretch. A woman stepped
slowly along the sand holding her lilac
print skirts primly above her neat
shoe tops, She wore a wide lilac sun
bonnet. and her bright brown hair and
fresh, youthfully pretty face were
framed In 1t like pleasant picture.
Her brown eyes changed expression as
she came upon the busy captain in the
lee OF the sailboat.
"Howdy-howdy. Miss Willie2" CHR
ruped the captain delightedly. Tell
me how she looks--fine as silk, ehP'
at looks beautiful, captain" said
Miss Willie Deems critically. 'It
shines like frosted cake What have
you named herT'
"Nothing-as yet" returned the cap
tain uneasily.
What are you going to name herr"
insisted Miss Willie.
II haven't thought of a name. I've
been trying to think Of something
pretty"
II must say I'm interested in what
you're going to call your new boat"
said Miss Willie The captains blue
eyes met hers in puzzled inquiry. II
dare say dare sayF he murmured,
looking away from the lilac sunbon-
net. II never was good at naming a
boat. Miss Willie"
Miss Willie turned slightly and sur
veyed the nautical home Of Captain
Bum with a quizzical eye that lin
gered ON the name painted In small
gilt letters under the bow. $50 long as
you've named the sloop after Eva Ray
mond you ought to name the sailboat
after somebody else" Her gaze came
back to the captains reddening face.
The color spread under the gray
whiskers, mounted TO his forehead and
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whlte DUCK cap, ne remover ms pipe
and waved 1t fiercely In the afr, his
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