The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-25
The Fay Ideal Stockings
THE CAPTAINS STORY

said 10 me. with her big eyes blax-
ing.
Well | went away the next morn
In but used to think OF her when
the storms came, and l kind @ got
finto fashion of running over. and
settin with her when IL was bad
enough to scare her
But after the winter set in II
wasn't easy Eettin there No boat
could live in some OF the blows wo
had, and the big waves used TO wash
over the causeway at high tide and
make wall TO beat me back.
We got to be such good friends
that was invited over to Christmas
dinner with them. Lizzie was going
To cook big turkey, and | had PLAN
ned to take oysters for the SOUP
But when Christmas day dayned
We We're in the thick of the wors.
gale l ever saw on the coast. There
WAS snow with II, SO that everything
was Just binding witness, and the
wind howled an tore like sixty
I knew there wasn't any use try-
ing to walk across the causeway. so I
fought my way in a boat across ira
harbor. inch by linen. 10 get to Liz
zie. | knew what she was suffer,R.
and | didn't know whether she was
safe ircm the dangers OF that sstndY
strip.
/ got there inst in time The vino
had ripped up the edge of the roof ana
the snow was piled up on the floor.
Lizzie and her brother were In the
kitchen. She WAS crouched in an old
rockin' chair with her hands over her
face, but lie was calmly bastin' the
turkey in the oven. And that. With
the tide co'nin' higher every rniuuts
and the gale incr.asin'.
Il 4 In ha hot n
my hand on Lizzte's shoulder. IT
amt very merry Christmas | said.
that I've brought you, You'd better
put your things on and come back
with me. Its safer In boat in the
hastfr than II is on this beach
she put her hands in mine. oh.
yes, sh. whispered. anywhere away
from here
Come or. / said to her bra:her.
But re Just looked up from his coo;s-
in and faic in a stubborn way. she
amt goin', and | Amt. This is where
"" belong and we are goin' TO star
here
End il the house blows away.
" hat them | asked
1T amt Toin to blow away he
safe. ITS stood a lot ef storms in its
tine. and it's soin' IT, stand s,ms
more
But knew what shackly old
place II was, and anyhow he made me
mad they way he spoke about Lizzie.
You can stay here If YOU like. + said.
but Your sisters goin''
He Strengthened up and looked at
me across the stove. SO / said the
words right over again. 'Yair sis.
ter GEM, because love her and
want to take care of her. And il
she'll marry me you can do AZ YOU
please, stay here or Ill pay your
board on the mainland, but amt
goin' to have her life ruined by fear
and selfishness. and she suffers from
both in this house. and IT'S Yut u
stop
Well. she came with me. and her
brother came. 100, huggin' the Turkey.
which he had wrapped up In big par
Gel H. Ma, hEhta to get sacraaz,a sAaek
when we landed brought Lizzie here
ana she has south room that kluks
over the street. and away from the
water and she has lots of friends, and
when the rest fail her she has me-"
He laughed his big laugh. ''and she
amt afraid any more. are won, Liz
ziee" he demanded, as his wife ca-ns
in With tureen full Of stssua ns
chowder.
Am l what" she asked. al she sst
II down carefully.
Afraid Sf storms?" he said. Il was
Jest tellin' how YOU used TO tear
them"
She came over and put her hard
on his shoulder. and stood locking
down at him with tender light il
her eyes. LAS il any one could be
afraid with YOU" wos her aftectfonato
way of settling It.