The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-07-08
The Captain $
Daughter

was to share her stateroom on a
south-bound steamer with Miss Phillis
Brown. She clenched her elderly fists
and grit her elderly teeth and betook
herself to the purser's Office
There's woman in my stateroom,
she announced acridly, AN you can
jest put her somewheres else l don't
want to have a stranger in the room
with me-
I'm sorry, madam, but it can't be
helped. The boat is so crowded." said
the purser.
Il wouldn't of come at all eff had
a-known I'd have some other horrid
passenger in the room with me-"
sulked the wizened little woman.
"Oh, she isn't horrid passenger"
soothed the purser good naturally.
| You'll like her when you know her"
Think SOP" shifted Miss Belts sar-
castically. You don't know me-"
Perhaps not, responded the purser.
who knew Miss Browns father But
there are few ladies who could help
liking the captains daughter"
"The captains daughter" exclaim-
ed Miss Belts, somewhat Modified.
ut might be an advantage to know
the captains daughter"
at will be great advantage" said
the purser confidently
She'll sit at the captains table, of
course, an she'll know all the ships
officers, l s'pose. An maybe she'll
take me round an show NE the whole
ship an l never was through ship
in my life," remarked Miss Belts, mus
ingly. oh, we'll, l guess she can
stay" concluded the little woman,
now completely restored to good
humor
Then she bobbed away with her lit
tie mincing steps and returning to bier
stateroom made herself pleasant in
her own peculiar way to Miss Phillis
Brown, whom she found sitting on the
edge of the lower berth, cropping in
her handbag for box of candy. It'll
| be real nice to have company" re-
marked Miss Belts ingratiatingly. 81
s'pose you won't mind taking the up
per berth. I amt so spry as l was. "
! L WOu uluQ dI Gil, dooCDtCu 4hioD
Brown.
do you think your father'd approve
of your eatin' that candy just before
putin out to sea-"
81 don't think he'd mind" replied
Miss Brown. won't you have some?''
ooh, Lor', no. I'd be sick as two
cats eff I was to eat it. Does your
father ever git seasick?"
| 81 believe he does sometimes" re-
sponded the young lady, looking cur
iously at Miss Belts. why do you
ask"
ooh, nothin' just wanted to
know" said Miss Belts. 81 spose
you have the run of the whole ship,
she continued
mo more than any one else" re-
pudiated Miss Brown, again looking
curiously at her new acquaintance.
Miss Belts raised her already highly
arched eyebrows, til they were almost
hair, but she merely said: well any
way, mebbe you'll be able to take me
round and show me the interestin
parts of the ship. The galleys an the
bridge an the ingine ROOM" she con.
cluded vaguely.
Yes, indeed" responded Miss
Brown, 'Ill show you all can" Later
on she kept her word nobly and pa
tiently walked the little old woman
about the ship, telling her all she
knew Of ships In general and Of this
ship In particular
But her explanations I'D not appar-
emily satisfy Miss Belts, for that
night, as they were retiring, she re-
marked, 'I should although your pa
would a-taught you all there was to
know about ships
| He has told me lot about them,
replied Miss Brown.
well, there was lots of things you
couldn't tell me about this one an
seems to me you might Of. An down
to the saloon, when we was at din
ner, we didn't sit at the captains ia
BILE at ALL"
Were you going to?" asked Miss
Brown.
| dS L gum W. vi COui DC w as
goin' to. l though that was one OF
the privileges of roomin with the
captains daughter. That's what un-
derstood. l should think your father
would want to have you sit with him
at table an 0should think he'd intro
duce you to all the ships officers"
Pm sure don't know what you're
talking about" returned Miss Brown,
with a bewildered look my father
doesn't know any of the officers"
well, he's a funny captain, then,
not to know the officerssof his own
ship!"
Il think you must be dreaming,
Miss Betts!" exclaimed the girl. my
father has nothing to do with this
ship nor its officers nor with seating
the passengers at table My father
happens to have served in the Span
ish war and held the rank of captain.
He never set foot on this ship that
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