The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-08
The Captain s
 Daughter

Disguised is no word in which to describe Miss Betts' condition of mind the other day when she found she 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 a woman in my stateroom," she announced acridly, "an' you can jest put her somewheres else. l don't want to have 8 stranger in the room with me-
 I'm sorry. madam, but 1t can't be helped The boat is so crowded said the purser.
 q wouldn't of come at all ef had a-known I'd have some other horrid passenger in the room with me-, snIked the wizened little woman.
 "Oh, she isn't horrid passenger, soothed the purser good naturedly. You'll like her when you know her"
 Think so?" sniffed Miss Betts 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"
 "Tbe captains daughter" exclaim. ed Miss Betts, somewhat modified. Tt might be an advantage to know the captains daughter"
 Tt will be a great advantage" said the purser confidently.
 Shell sit at the captains table, ct course, an she'll know all the ship's officers, I s'pOse. An maybe she'll take me round an show Re the whole ship an l never was through ship in my life" remarked Miss Betts. mus ingly oh, we'll, guess she can stay" concluded the little woman, now completely restored to good humor
 Then she bobbed away with her lit- tle mincing steps and returning to her stateroom made herself pleasant in her own peculiar way to Miss Phill1s Brown, whom she found sitting on the edge of the lower berth, groping in her handbag for box of candy. It'll be real nice to have company" re- marked Miss Betts ingratiatingly. "l s'pose you won't mind taking the up per berth. ain't so apry as l was
 "I won't mind at all" asseDted Miss Brown
 Do you think your father'd approve of your eatin' that candy just before putin out to sea 7"
 'I don't think he'd mind" replied Miss Brown. Wont you have some?
 "Oh. LOT. DO! I'd be sick as two cats ef l was to eat 1t. Does your father ever git seasick?"
 "I believe be does sometimes" re- sponded the young lady, looking cur iously at Miss Betts. Why do you ask?"
 "Oh, nothin'. just wanted to know" said Miss Betts. "I .spose you have the run Of the whole ship" she continued.
 "No more than any one else" re- pudiated Miss Brown, again looking curiously at her new acquaintance.
 Miss Betts raised her already highly arched eyebrows, til they were almost lost among the roots of her sparse 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, "I'll show you all can" Later on sbe 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 did not appar' ently satisfy Miss Betts. for that night. as they were retiring, she re- marked, 'I should a-thought 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 ta- ble at all"
 Were you going to?" asked Miss Brown.
 Was l goin' to? Of course l was goin' to. ] though that was one or 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 l should think he'd intro duce you to all the ships officers
 I'm 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. aot to know the officers of his owp ship!"
 q think you must be dreaming. Miss Betts!" exclaimed the girl. My