The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-10-02
Two of
A Kind
The Widow Won
Out
By cLARIssA MAcKIE


Maria Fish was baking molasse
cookies while sat IN the not kitcbe
reading aloud from the column o
Social lettings In the ounce Barbo
Weekly Echo.
p" Our genial neighbor. Captain Bar
nabas Fish. spent Thursday IN tn
great metropolis | read nj last.
Trash snorted Maria. popping
pan OF cookies into the oven aud Twins
back to the table to grease anothe
pan.
ITS true" l remarked mildly, for
found the Echo fascinating In tn.
extreme. for II careiessly tossed hal
OF adventure or romance about the
most trivial facts of daily life In the
little Long Island village.
That's AZ ii may be-" retorted Maria
grtmly. -bnt faint no news to nobody
that the cap'n went to the city. Every
Tom. Dick and Harry In town saw
him go or on the stage. and those TINT
didn't was up to the station loafng
around when the train went"
True" murmured. ''but II does
sound SO impressive when one reads
that Captain Barnabas went to the
great metropolis It's much more
suggestive than plain New York or
the CITY,"
.You air romantic. Miss Telham."
Maria wagged her head severely at
me. "You can see romance In almost
nothing Mebbe yon can find a speck
of rosy color In the fact that Barnabas
met that old scamp. Ananias Slime. In
New York and mas invited him down
TO Ounce Harbor for spell"
"ADanias Sline-here" ! cried joy
fully. "Oh, Maria. isn't that too splen-
did. just think OF hearing his yarns
at first hand instead of having the
captain relating them"'
More Hes. Miss Telham. don't
encourage Barnab bus In repeating those
old yarns OF his shipmate'
HAS Mr.. Slime any relatives?' ask
ed with interest.
Has sister somewhere who dress
makes for a living and reckon pro-
vfdes home for him when he's ashore. |
He was married once ana had wife |
but ! hear she ran away and left him
because be was so mortal mean and |
stingy. |. don't blame the woman.
Most any human being would get tired
Of living with a google eyed Goldfish"
"A google eyed Goldfish. on. Maria,
Is he as noInely as thaty' gasped.
''Judge FOR yourself Here be comes"
said Maria simplify as she threw off
her gingnam apron and marched into
he front nall. Come along. Miss Tel
nam. foull have TO talk TO him while
I'm getting dinner"
Maria's bark was always worse than
her bite. So IL proved In this particu-
ar instance when she greeted the dap.
Der little man whom her husband in
reduced.
Maria. let me interduce my old ,
hipmate. Ananias Slime. Ananias.
bake hands with my wife. Ha. humw
NE captain smiled delightedly as Ma
la gave pleasant greeting 10 the little
nan. who did bear striking resem-
lance to the google eyed Goldfish that
iaria had so graphically described.
PLEASED to meet you" grunted Ana :
las. bobDing his long head first at Ma :
IA and then at me at last. with :
reat effort. as II the mere formalities n
conversation caused him agony. be r
uttered. Nice day."
Pretty fair. considering that the =,
tnd's In the east" retorted Maria. Il 8
ness III leave you to talk TO Miss Tel
am. Mr.. Slime. while ! tend to din u
er. Captain, can you clean them ~
,h nowT n
Course" assented the captain cheer
? as he picked up MIR. Shines shiny
ack bag and left 1t at the foot OF =,
u stairs. Make yourself comforta- T.,
e. Ananias Smoke II you want TO;
ISIS Telham don't mind" =,
Really, don't object" | said. J.,
i've given up smoking" he said SOL a,
nniy. =,
Indeed? Since when?" .,
-Abont an hour ago. I've taken a in
sition in the bank" said Ananias. he
rning tishy eye toward me. "a po-
ion of trust" A,
How very nice You mean In the or
Iince Harbor bank?"
Yes M" 81,
pondered carefully what position ~,
trust might he untitled in the village NJ,
nix.
II that moment Captain Barnabas 80,
fled on TO the porch and sat down -
his Old hickory chair ~
Ananias been telling you about his 49,.
vi job?" he asked
Yes. isn't 1t splendid?" y
Fine Rollins has been talking ~
tut taking on a janitor there-said a..
could act us night Waterman. too :, =
! thought 10 myself that Ananias ,,,.
3 the man for the job. and he got %, %,
co. WI
nanias shot sly glance at me. ~.
hanks to the captain" he muir o.'
red. VI
Oh. | happen to be one of the stock
ders," explained the captain. .i'e
Then Mr.. Slime will live in Ounce uea
rbor." ! remarked.
He's going 10 board with the Wild W."
Rowell. She'll make him almighty
Portable chuckled the captain. W.
Dinners ready" interrupted Maria.
earing In the doorway to lead us to An -,