The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26

home from voyage all the girls made
dead set for him. Emily was the
only girl In the village who paid no
attention to him. Perhaps be was
piqued on that account Emily was
fairly good looking, though she had a
/ square jaw and the corners Of her lips
were drawn down. denotlng a strong
will
On one of his homecomings Jack
sided up TO Emily either from pique
they were seen walking together on
the beach or sitting on the dunes.
Their friends observed that Emily
usually had scowl on her face and
into good humor
! what do you want with that girl,
! Jack?" one Of his messmates who was
ashore with him said to him one day.
"She seems to be continually quarrel
ing with you. You're the best natured
man In our ship, 80 | know its no
fault of yours. If you marry her
you'll get wasp, take my word for
/ that"
II know you're right, Billy, but
somehow there's a fascination In being
treated as II she didn't care a rap for
me and being hammered by her. The
nearest / ever came before to an In
fatuation was by little Mexican girl
at Vera Cruz who tried to stab me.
/ Vim ten how I'm n
zest in that kind of women"
81 can understand that so long as
you're not married to one of 'em. But
you just put your neck In halter and
give Emily Gunter the loose end and
she'll make 1t hot for you all your
married life"
There was Petruchio, who tanned a
shrew"-
"Petruchio be hanged! All imaginary
No man ever tanned a shrew. You can
tame that kind of man. but not that
kind of woman"
But Jack Stoughton was too intent
upon tampering with gunpowder to
heed his friends advice. Shortly be-
fore they sailed he told Billy he had
married Emily, that she seemed very
amiable and that she was SO averse to
parting with him that she was bent on
taking the voyage with him.
The Albatross, in which they were
to go to Japan and return, was COM
manded by Captain Larkins. Billy
Anderson was first mate. and Jack
was second mate. Emily went to Cap
! It'd, Ia
her go on the voyage with them. He
had never seen her before and thought
a woman on board would have a rein
ing influence on the crew He had
given his consent before Anderson
told him what kind Of woman Mrs.
Stoughton WAS; but, having given II,
he would not withdraw 1t.
THE lady was very pleasant TIL the
ship was well on her way-indeed, too
far out to warrant a return-then she
began to belabor her husband IN no
uncertain tones. What the trouble
was no one knew, but Mrs. Stoughton's
voice could be heard In her stateroom
even in stormy weather above the
whlstling of the wind In the rigging.
1t was not long before poor Jack
was an object Of pity on the part of
the crew, and not man but con
demned his wife. The captain finally
went to Mrs. Stoughton and besought
her to let up on Jack, but got such a
berating himself that he was glad TO
beat retreat.
1t Is surprising that Captain Larkins,
who had some twenty men under him,
not one of whom dared to give him the
least back talk, should have been driv-
EN- from the after cabin and up on to
the poop deck by woman. The day
/ this occurred and 1t had been discov-
cred that Mrs Stoughton was virtually
In command Of the ship each one Of
the crew went about his duties as II
something momentous had happened.
They had most Of them been ut sea
for years, they had encountered hurri-
canes, some had lived for days on 8
raft without food or water, some had
been cast upon desert lands, but none
of them had ever passed through ar
experience like this. Their captain
whom they respected and feared. had
been downed. They were as much
taken aback az II their rudder had
been put out of commission.
| The captain had become different
man. He walked the deck with q
hangdog look. He gave his orders IN
a humble tone. as II he would be much
obliged II the men should obey them
and the men themselves did their du
ties languidly, as If some misfortune
hung over the ship. Only one man,
Jack Stoughton, seemed to have been
improved by the incident. Before 1t
occurred he had the demeanor of a
whipped eur; now he went about as If
he felt himself as good man as any
aboard.
The crew. sympathizing with their
captain and one another In the pres
ence of r strange misfortune. between
watches consulted as to means OF re-
lief.
whats the matter with ye We Tub
bersT' said Tom Billings, a married
man. There's husbands as lives their
whole lives with squalls 'angin' over
'em all the time. and yet you buffers
Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most effectual. Chamberlain s
rNnuh Dan,ad,, nate IN THO plop