The daily Alaskan., 1910-10-04

stove In the sputless galley, planted
( the frying pan Decide il and then went
and sat on the howsprit and waited
I for the bakers hoy 10 bring the break
I fast rolls
Tie Lovely Eya ~ IL wUo@en era
Z dies JUST above high water mark, Salt
grass and the white sandy beach form
ed her garden plot. heach plum trees.
punsent bayberyy In hes aud, IN sea
son. the tan pink marShm3linw cius-
tered about her black hull,
Above deck all MAS shipshape. In
sumner comfortable chairs and table
under a sail awning made an open air
Iounging place FOR Captain Bum and
{ his associates. IN winter they gather
ed about a glowing stove in the coy
cabin.
While the coffee froIhed in the pot
and the bacon sizzled erisply 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 COLI
genial labor. while tie sun mounted
higher aud the beach became a bsaz-
ing white stretch A woman stepped
slowly along the sand holding her lilac
print skirts primIy above her neat
shoe tops She wore wide lilac sun
bonnet, and her bright brown hair and
fresh, youthfully pretty face We're
framed IN Il ike a pleasant picture.
Her brown eyes changed expression as
she came upon the busy captain in the
ice OF the saiIbu8t.
'Howdy howdy, Miss WilheE CHR
ruped the captain delightedly Tell
NE how she IOOks-une Is silk, ehF'
III looks beautiful. captain" said
Miss Willie Deems critically. 1T
shines ike frosted cake What have
you named her"
~No,hing-as vel" returned the cap
tain uneasily
What are you going TO name her|
insisted Miss Willie.
Il haven't thought OF name. Eve
been trying 10 think OF something
pretty
4 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. Il
dare say-I dare say be murmured.
looking away from the lilac sunbon-
net i never was good at naming a
boat. Miss Willie
Miss Willie turned slightly and sur
veyed the nautical home OF Captain
Bum with quizical eye that lin
gercd on the name painted in small
gilt letters under the bow. 80 long as
you've named the SlOOp after Eva Ray
mond you ought 10 name the sailboat
after somebody else" Her gaze came
back u TIE captains reddening face.
The color spread under the gray
whiskers. mounted 10 his forehead and
disappeared under the peak OF bis
white duck cap. He removed his pipe
and waved II hercely in the air. his
I eyes blazing OminOusly.
Iva Raymondr' be snorted- Who
said Ia named the slOOp after her"
'-Sbe said So" returned Miss Willie
/ complacently. "and Evangeiine Cook
/ says IL was named after her. and Eva
I lima Taylor says II was named for
her: they all three d it out five years
ago al the missionary society, and
they're not through talking about the
mean things that was passed 10 and
/ fro TO this very day. They hate each
other ike poison. all on account Of the
naming u that slOOp!'
That slo0p's been named Lovely
+ Eva for the last ten years"
But what you going to name the
new boatY asked Miss Willie sweetly.
Captain Bum tramped through the
sand until be stood beside Miss Willie.
Eve been wanting 10 tell you some
thing for a long time. Miss Willie.
/ thought maybe / could say IL better
out on the bay with a good stif breeze
/ filing the sails and the water running
y 4AhAN4 AAAE AlEA u lit II A+.AA- -
I thought Of name for the boat. but !
wanted you 10 suggest IL" He was
I booking very red and uncomfortable
indeed. but his square shoulders were
Sc, youthfully erect, and his handsome
+ face was deadly In earnest.
Miss Willie saw all this through her
long eyeIashes. and her voice was q
little shaky as she replied; Seeing as
/ the big boat Is called Lovely Eva, why
/ don't you name the new one Beautiful
Evas And the skiG you can call Lit
tie Eva. Then the whole three would
be satisfied. That's my suggestion"
The captain stared dszedly. Then
you believe ! named the big boat after
one OF them wOmen;" be demanded.
q haven't thought much about II"
lied Miss Willie carelessly. They're
your boats Name ZEN TO suit your
self"
"All right. Miss Willie. Then shall
call the new boat Wilhelmina after
you, because. you know, Miss Willie,
was going 70 ask you tO-marry NE
and come and live here with me for
\ ever The captains bold hand rested
on Miss wiIlie's slender shoulder with