The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-17
CHAPTER VIII.

OE4AL LIN WILL.
IND hunt up q dressmaker the
captain did, with the result
I'M that Miss Taylor came to the
& Whitaker place each day dur
ing the following week, and Emily
was, MS the captain said, rugged out
fresh from main truck to keelson" In
this rigging" Captain Cy and his two
partners-Josiah Dimick had already
christened the pair "the board OF
strategy"-took marked interest
They were on hand when each new
garment was tried on, and they ap-
proved or criticised as seemed to them
best
One Sunday Cyrus took the Bos'n Tor
long walk. On the horizon the sand
hills Of Wellmouth notched the blue
sky. The girl drew long breath.
ooh" she exclaimed. Isn't this just
iovelyf do like the sea an awful lot."
"Say. Bos'n." he said d few minutes
later, I've been thinkin' about you.
You've been to school, haven't your
Course | have" was the rather in
dignant answer II went two years i'm
Concord Mamma used to help me
nights too. L can read almost all the
little words. Don't I help you read
your paper most every night?"
'Sardn you do! Yes, yes! Well, our
school opens tomorrer, and I've been
thinkin' that maybe you'd better go.
There's a new teacher comm, and i
hear she's pretty good"
Don't you know? Why, Mr.. It'd
dit said you was the one that rot her
to come herer
"Yes. Well, Asaph says most every
thing but his prayers. Still, he amt
fur Off this time. caTlate 7 was some
responsible for her bein' voted IN. Yet
don't really know anything about
her. You see, j Well, never mind
What do you think? Want to goT'
Bos'n looked troubled.
I'D like to-" she said. Course !
want to learn how to read the big
words too. But like to stay mt home
with you more"
You do, hey? Sho, sho! Well, I
guess i can get along between times.
Georgiana's there to Keep me straight,
and she'll see to the dust and the
dishes"
The child thought for moment.
~ think you're awful good" she
said. II like you next to mamma,
even better than Auntie Oliver"
Bos'n wandered or in search OF late
Goldenrod. The captain smoked and
meditated. BY and by the puffs wero
less frequent. and the cigar went, out
AZ fell from his fingers. With his back
against a pine tree Captain Cy dozed
peacefully.
He awoke with jump. Something
had awakened him, but he did not
know what He blinked and gazed
about him Then he heard q faint
scream.
"Uncle" screamed Bos'n. "O-o-o-h!
Uncla Cyrus. help me! Come QuickT
tbs next moment the captain was
9lunging through the scrub OF buckle
Derry and bayberry bushes, humping
ante pines and smashing the branches
aside as be ran ID the direction or the
call
closed pasture nearly quarter or q
mile long Its rear boundary was the
dron fence OF the cemetery. The other
three sides were marked BY rail fences
and stone wall. As the captain noun-
-dered from the grove and vaulted tho
rail fence be- swore aloud
BY the big dipper." be groaned,
Its that cussed heifer! II forgot her.
Keep dodsin', Bos'n. girl! I'm com
dn,."
The pasture was tenanted by red
'and white cow belonging to Gylvanus
Eaioon- Whether or not the animal
had during her caIfhood days been In
-1nred hy woman AKIN mot known Pos
silly her behavior was due merely to
dnnate depravity. AT any rate. she
cherished .a mortal hatred toward hu-