La Junta tribune., 1911-04-01
Captain Bum.
He M.Ae . Change In DE Naas
Of His Boat.
By CLARISSA MACklE.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

fresh breeze BLOWN. arrosS the bay.
hustled the cofieepoi on to the little
stove in the spotless galley. planted
the frying pan beSide II and then went
and 81, on tn. 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
pungcur bayberry bushes and. In sea-
son. the tall pink mar-hmnllow clus-
tered about her black hull.
Above deck all was shipshape. In
summer comfortable chairs and table
under a sail awning made au open air
lounging place for Captain Bum and
his associates In winter they gather
ed about a glowing stove in the cozy
cabin.
While the coffee frothed in the pot
and the bacon sizzlcd crisply In the
pan In III. galley. wheels crunchcd
down the beach road. aud the bakers
wagon rollei down on the sand. turned
and went better skelier 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. woman stepped
slowly along the sand holding her lilac
print skiris primiy above her neat
shoe tops. Sh. wore "A wide lilac sun
bonnet. and her bright brown hair and
fresh. yourhfully pretty face were
framed In 1t like n pleasant picture.
Her brown eyes changed expression as
she came upon the busy captain In the
lee OF IN. S;tilhonr.
''Ilowdy huwdy. Miss Willie:' chr.
rupcd the captain drlightedly. Tell
me how III. looks tine ~ silk. ehr'
1T looks bcautifui. captain" said
Miss Willie Deems critically. 1T
shines like fruSIcd cake. What have
you named hrr?'
Nothing as yet" returned the cap.
tain uuea~iy,
What are you going 10 name herr"
Insisted Miss Willie.
Il haven't thought of name. I've
becu trying 10 think OF something
pretty
Il must say I'm Interested In what
you're going To cail your new boat"
said Miss Willie. The captains blue
eyes met h-r- in puzzled inquiry. Il
dare say dare say" b. murmurcd
looking away frpm the lilac sunbon
net Il never WIS good al naming y
boat. Miss Wiilie.''
Miss Willie turned slightly and sur
veyed III. nautical nom. of captain
Bum with puizzlcnl eye that lin
gercd on the name painted In small
gilt letters under the bow. so long as
youv. natn'd The Sloop after Eva Ray
mond you ought io name the sailbori
after suulciaiy elise" Her gaze cam.
back io III. captains r.dd"niug face.
The color spread under the grny
whi~k"r'. mounisd To his forehead aud
disappeared under the peak Of his
white duck cap lie removed his pip.
and waved II ncrvely In the air. his
eyes blazing nminvu~ly.
"Ern i,aymond"' he sporicd. Who
said Id named ia. -ioop after her,
''Sbc said 50. returned Miss WIN.
complnc.nii,. and Evungclinc Cook
says u WIS named after her. and Eva.
lima Taylor says II WIS named for
her; they all three M II oui i've years
ago al the mi-~ionary society. and
they're not through talking about the
mean things that was I,ass.,i TO and
iro 10 ih,> very day. They hate each
other liz. poison. All cu account OF tn.
naming oi that >loop
That si"op'- b.-'n named Lovely
Eva for the last ten years"
But what you going 10 name the
new buali = asked Miss WIN. sweeiiy.
Captain Bum iramp,d through the
sand until h. siood beside Miss Willie.
~. U-'n wanting io tell you some
thing Tor n long time. Mis-. Willie.
Thought nn,i-' ! could say II better
Out on III. b,y with n rood stin br,cxr
Milling the sails nnJ the water running
under ib. keel ~ the new boat. I've
Thought Of u uam~ for the beat. hut !
wanted You TO suggest H." lie wn.
looking Yer, red and uncomfortable.
indeed. but his s.i,isre shoulders w.rr
set youihfniiy erect. aud hI. hand-on,-
face was deadly In earnest.
Miss WIFI. saw all this through her
long ey"ln>h"s. aud her voice was n
little shnky ns sh" replied: Seeing ms
'hr big ironi Is called Lovely Eva. why
doot you name the new one Beautiful
Evs: Aud ID. skin you can call ~.
lie Eva. Then ID" whole three would
ir .niisn'd. That's my suggestion"
The captain stared daxcdiy. Then
you believe . named the big boat nfi-r
oh~ of them wo,nenr' b. demanded.
II haven't iboa,Hht much nboui H."
He'd Miss Willie csrcl-ssly. They're
your h"air. Name EN- TO suit your.
self"
AN right. Nii-s Willie Then I shall
cnIi the new isont WiIheitpInp after