The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-23
3 The Marriage Of II
s Captain Kettle
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Copyright 1912, The Bobbs-Merrill Company
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They were awfully narrow in some
ways. And I'm afraid some OF the
/ Charterhousa superstitions stuck TO
me even after Id rubbed about at the
Hall"
All the public schools have their
fads,' Sir George admitted THAT $
why we pay two hundred pounds a
year tor the privilege OF going To
them. So you were at Charterhouse
/ | wonder N you were there with my
cousin Fred?"
/ "Frcd Chesterman? | should think
was. Not that knew him. lie was
a-h+s chap nv A+Af4 Was a
wretc'ed little shaver at the bottom
end ~ the lower school. But he was a
great god OF mine He was the school
soccer captain my first year, and fred
me with ambition TO play associatio J
football | didn't do SO badly either;
got iuto the school team. and played
for the Hall for the matter OF that,
/ though they were no good; but
never managed TO get my blue. which
was the real thing | was keen on.
Sorry Miss ChestermaG for boring
you with all this. sohoolboy shop. Blu
! / haven't had a chance OF letting out
! for a lot OF years. and, really, your
| brother led me on"
II beg your pardon" said Captain
Kettle, but were you born In Eng
land?'
II was not Clare did big line In
cricket, II | remember my records
right, about the time you were up.
II think Clare's always been a bis
cricket and rugger college" said Sir
| George. Just the same as the Hail
| put in most OF its time at the boats.
Rowing was my line. though, and tina
| is the reason, ] suppose, why I've
rather run TO flesh. That's the usual
ate OF the rowing man when he comes
down
Away they went once more on
Cambridge shop, Violet putting in her
word now and then. and Captain Ke'-
| tie, who felt outside this circle try
ing his best not TO glover too openly.
The little sailor, II must be remem-
bered, was holding his first command.
and the weight OF II rode heavily or
him; but always throughout his life
| IL Is on record that the business OF
his owners came first, and social
pleasures a bad second. This easy
hammered visitor was, in Kettles
opinion. a good deal too clever in his
conversation TO be entirely whole
some, and, In fact, he had felt a
natural antagonsm toward him from
the first moment OF the mans step.
ping on board. II he had had only
his own sentiments TO consider, he
would have thrown him neck and crop
over the side. But, as 1t was in his
own phrase he felt himself In a Glove.
hitch The policy that he himself felt
TO be for his owners good was exactly
opposed TO the policy that the owner
was obviously prepared to take, AMI
Kettle felt that never was young ship
master on the horns of q more cruel
dilemma
But at the risk OF offending, Cap
tain Kettle doggedly followed up his
points when he saw a chance.
Have You lived here a long time ?!
he asked when the next lull came.
Some people might call 1t long,
the visitor replied with easy indif-
ference, and went on TO discuss with
Sir George the nice point OF intro
ducing Hungarian cartridges TO stir
up the local Barbary bird
"Of course, it's toss-up IL they'd
cross. said Sir George.
II want you to remember. air, as
I'm remembering" said Captain Ket-
tie patiently, that we've got ladies on
board and can't AFFORD to make mis-
takes. | know II means we shall miss
some fun. But ! want them TO be
allowed 10 make the first moves"
Then" said Sir George. that puts