The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

A GAINST his judgment Stuart
 M allowed Bivens to have his A way The little man clam
 bered on deck and hustled about. giving orders to the sailor who was slowing the lunch and ammuni- ton
 When Stuart stopped the tender at the first blind, about 500 yards away, Bivens protested.
 Here, hereI I'm no mollycoddle if I have been sick. I can throw a stone to this blind. This isn't the one I want There it is down wonder to- ward the end of that marsh I saw thousands of ducks circling around it yesterday. I've given in to you every day we've been down here. I'm going to have my way this time"
 He turned to the sailor who was running the tenders engine and spoke sharply.
 'sGo to that other Dlind!'
 The sailor sprang to the wheel. and the tender shot ahead. Stuart settled back in his seat with angry disgust. and Bivens laughed. <
 Cheer up; it's no use to give orders for a funeral yet. If we can't get back to that yacht in fifteen minutes against any wind that blows today I'll eat my hat I'm feeling better than I have for months. I'm in for a good time. non't be piker ''
 Stuar< detsrz Re dsstS make the, best of it.
 '.All right" he answered cheerfully
 Good Lord, man, I could walk back to the yacht at low water-it all goes bare"
 %-Yes, unless the wind hauis in to
 
 through that inlet''
 .sAll right; let her roll. The tender will come back and pull us in.''
 By the time the decoys were out it began to spit snow, and the wind had freshened.
 As the sailor was about to start back Stuart spoke sharply:
 Listen to me now, Niels. Keep a sharp watch on this weather If you see the wind haul to the north put a compass in your tender, take your bearing from the yacht to this blind in case it should shut in thick and come after us in double quick time. You understand?'
 '|Yes. sir
 If it looks bad don't wait too long. If it should be blowing a gale you'd bet ter bring the cook along to steer while you watch your engine. Have him fix a light supper before he starts"
 Bivens was vastly amused at Stu arts orders.
 Stuart scanned the horizon, watch ing flock of ducks working their way nOrthward- The sign was ominous Birds know which way the wind is going to blow before it comes, and if a gale is on the way they always work into the teeth of it.
 It was useless to tell this to Bivens He didn't have sense enough to under stand it. But Stuart quietly made up his mind to take up the decoys and row in as soon as the tide ebbed down to two feet of water.
 Tn the meantime he would make the best of the situation The ducks be- gan to come in and decoy like chick ems. He killed half dozen and in the excitement began to forget the fool hardness of the trip.
 Bivens shot a dozen times, missed, got disgusted and began to fret and complain. He said:
 'tJim, would you mind telling me the mental process by which you rejected my offer? You're the only man I've struck on this earth that didn't have his price, Perhaps we have different ways of fixing values. You are not yet fifty years old and a wreck. Whats the use? What can you do with your money now?'' Tt brings luxury, ease, indulgence, power. admiration, wonder and the envy of the world '3what's the good of luxury if you can't enjoy it. ease if you never take | 1t, indulgence when you have lost the | to play, power if you're too | @@zT getting more to stop