La Junta tribune., 1911-03-11

va 'uS pehcu WOuIu De 10 0ee.
tue village 'kessmaker. whose days
were spent 10 gulnE rrom house 10
mouse aud whose ears were weuried
WIN mu, b gossip aud whose eyes
wert tired of flashing needles and the
whir OF The sewing machine. What u
olissiuiiy happ! existence would bs
neTs III the snug shelter Of the slvup
WIN Its perfect arrangements for
housekeeping. the mdulgcnt captain
Tor n husband, Aud here Miss VIII
Hes head drooped--there was nols,dy
quite 80 ioynble as Captain Beujun
Bum That was Miss Wilic's care
rully guarded secret. that aud her Je,il-
ousy OF the Ihr,s. Evas of Little River
village, Her face grew quite pale
again MS she shook on Captain Bunn's
hnnd
- couldn't live In u house or II boat
thai was named after another woman.
You can see how they'd all talk. espe-
cihily II they dldn', marry you them
selves. she said resolutely
MARRY me thcmselves.'' roarcd the
N"teF' ''l uol tltuu tutin
woincn wanted to marry me?"
Miss Willie nodded proudly. Every
one of en- has laid claim to you ever
sine" You sailed into harbor with
Lovely Eva painted on the sloop."
"She had that name when | bought
her down Ia Rockport. What can
do: It's bad luck To change n boats
name. said the captain helplcssly.
perhaps you'll think II good luck
not 10 change II" rctorted Miss Willie
stitiiy once more turning away. And
this time Captain Bum did not detain
her.
He watched her with grave blue eyes
from which all the happiness had He'd
until her lilac skirts had tluttcrcd
around pile c. great powders. and
then. with n long sigh. he picked up his
painting materials and trudged up to
the sloOp
The result OF long meditation was
visible the next morning when captain
Bum rugged small scaffolding and
swung himself TO a seat under the bow
OF the Lovely Eva. Cheerfuly he
worked and he sang Justify the chorus
of Ben Bowline." II was n short Job.
but one requiring delicacy and skill.
When II was finished he performed n
similar operation on the port bow aud
then hurried 10 the stern. where he
stood on a barrel and carefully re.
painted the worn letters that an
nounced the name OF Lovely Eva.
Little River"
Then he flew down TO the sailboat
and with loving care lcticrcd The name
Of "Wilhelmina b." ON stem aud stern.
He had long finished his work and was
fresh aud clean In n suit OF white drill
when man came along the beach
from Little Village. He was the edl-
tor Of the weekly newspaper.
Good morning. captain" he hailed
chceriiy. Il received your message
about the new boat. ~ I've come down
to have . look ~ her. A beauty. isn't
she r He stood stlll and examined the
boat with n critical eye.
Il think she's pretty fine. Mr.. Brown.
| I'll take you oui tomorrow. Perhaps
We can get few blues outside. chy'
The captain bcnmed happily. Every
thing would be well now. and IN the
distance he could see Miss Willie
Deems picking her way down tn.
beach toward him.
Makes the old sloop look some shah
by he remarked. calling attention to
the boat on the sand above them.
MIR Brown turned and looked at the
sioop lie sIulnied long AT her and
then went up closer. What's the
matter with her name. captain ]
thought"- lie inrued puzzled look
on the captain. who WIS watching him
with iwinkiing eyes.
What In the matter with her namer'
repeated Captain Bum innocently.
why. I thought her name wa, Love
ly Eva. hut. by George. ~ Lonely
Eva"
The captain laughed ITS always
been Lonely EvH-aueer name. Isn't ~
but somehow ibc first stroke OF the
n wore OF and left " It's never
been isaintcd back again till awhile
ago You s~e. that. her real name.
"Now that !. quite u Joke. musci
Mr brown. with eyes mirihfully rem
inis ent Of two splnsier- and mn am
biiipus widow who laid claim 20 the
name VI Eva. Il wonder II you'd Oh
Iset 10 ny writing thsi up for the pa'
per. never heard The sloop called
ANYTHING except Lovely. although !
guess It's been mighty lonely some
times" lie laughed mt his own joke.
Write her up; write her up agreed
the captain heartily. with a wave Of
his hand tO the departing editor.
He saw Mr.. Brown greet Miss VII
lie with great Difference. and then bs
stood quietly waiting until sb. reach
I'd bi. sids.
II rspes.t I'm setting like fool over
The name of that boat. she began bur.