The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-01-17
natural. My dad called me Bos'n when

Emily accepted the title complacent-
". She was quite contented TO be
called almost anything SO long as she
was permitted to stay with her new
friend. Already the bos,n had taken
charge of the deck and the rest of the
ships company. Captain Cy and Lone
some. the cat. obeyed her orders.
On the second Sunday morning after
her arrival Bos'n suggested that she
and Captain Cy go to church.
"Mother and l always went at
home" she said. And Auntie Oliver
used to say meeting was a good thing
for those that needed it.
"Think | need it, do your asked the
captain, who in shirt sleeves and slip
pers had prepared for a quiet fore
noon with his pipe and the Boston
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81 don't know, sir. heard what you
said when Lonesome ate up the steak,
and | thought maybe you hadn't been
for a long time. l guess churches are
different in South America.
So they went to church and sat in
the old Whitaker pew. The captain
had been there once before, when he
first returned to Bayport, but the SER
mon was more Somnolent than edlfy-
ing, and he hadn't repeated the ex-
pertinent The pair attracted much at
tention. Fragments of converSaz
ton heard by Captain Cy as they
emerged into the vestibule had mo-
mentous consequences.
''Kind of a pretty child, amt she?"
commented Mrs. Eben Salters, patting
her false front into place under the
caves of her Sunday bonnet.
"Pretty enough in the face shifted
Mrs. Tad Simpson, who was wearing
her black silk for the first time since
its third making over. Pretty enough
that way, / s'pose. But, my land, look
at the way she's rigged-old dress,
darned and patched up and all out
grown. If had Cy Whittaker's money
I'd be ashamed to have a relation of
mine come to meetin' that way. Even
if her folks was poorer'n Jobs off OK
I'd spend little on my own account
and trust to gettin' it back some time.
I'd have some care for my own self
respect. Look at Alicia Atkins. See
how nice she looks. Them feathers On
her hat must have cost somethin', bet
you. Howdy do, Licia, dear? When's
your pa comm home"
The Honorable Heman had left town
on a business trip to the south. Alicia
was accompanied by the Atkins house
keeper and. as usual, was CARRIED re-
CARELESS of expense.
Mrs. Salters smiled sweetly upon the
Atkins heir and then added In church
whisper: "Don't she look sweet?
agree with you, Sarah; it is strange
how Captain Whitaker lets his little
niece CO. And him rich!'
"Niece?" repeated, Mrs. Simpson
eagerly. "Who said twas his niece?
/ heard twas a child he'd adopted out
of home. There's all sorts of queer
yarns about l. Oh. good mornin',
Cap'n Cyrus! How do you dor
The captain grunted an answer to
the effect that he was bearing up
pretty well. considering. There was
scowl on his face and he spoke little
as, holding Emily by the hand, he led
the way home. That evening he
dropped in at the perfect boarding
house and begged to know II Mrs.
Bangs had any fashion books" around
that she didn't want.
II mean-er-er-magaz with pic
lures of women's buds in EN-" he
stammered in explanation. "Bos'n
likes to look at 'em. She's great on
fashion books, Bos'n is
Keturah got together a half dozen
numbers of the Home Dressmaker and
other periodicals of similar nature.
The captain took them under his arm
and departed, whispering to Mr.. It'd
dit as he passed the latter in the
hail.
Come up by and by, Ase. l want
to talk to you. Bring Bailey along.
if you can do it without startin di-
vorce proceedin's."
Later, when the trio gathered in the
Whitaker sitting room, Captain Cy
luc 1dSHlOa OOoho anu
spoke concerning them.
You see," he said, live been
thinkin' that Bos'n-Emily. that is
want rugged exactly the way she
ought to be. Have you fellers noticed
itY'
His friends seemed surprised. Mel
Their was ready with an immediate an
swer, so the captain went on.
Course l don't mean she amt got
canvas enough to cover her spars,"
he explained, ''but what she has got
has seen considerable weather, and it
seemed to me twas pretty nigh time
to haul her into drydock and reft.
That's why / borrowed these maya
zines of Ketury. I've been lookin'
them over, and there seems to be plen-
ty of riggin' for small craft The only
thing is don't know what's the right
cut for her build. Bailey, you're a
married man. You ought to know
EOmethin' about women'S clothes