New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-08

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'Well, l don't. He's all right"
Yes, but We got to get Hem togeth-
err n
"shore. But my idea he's hard to
get together II he gets n notion ne
amt had square deal nohow. some.
ways
"Well. he amt. So that makes Fmy
part the hardest. But you just go to
him and tell him not to hurry be-
cause you are informed the fair cap
tive is going to relent pretty soon If
we just don't get in too big hurry
and Pun away from a place like this,
where the duck shooting is immense"
but kin you work her, Jimmy?''
"Well, dunno. She's pretty set If
she thinks she amt had square deal
too" e
well. now," argued LATTE, If
that's the way they both feel, either
they're both wrong and ought to shake
hands or else one of 'em's wrong and
they either ought to get together and
find out which it was or else they
ought to leave it to some one else to
say which one was wrong. Amt
that so?''
"Of course it's so. So, now, thing fer
us fellows to do is just to put it be-
fore 'em plain and get 'em both to
leave it to us two fellers what's right
fer 'em both to do. Now, l think
they'd ought to get married, both Of
'em-1 mean to each other, you know.
Folks does get married."
"Black Bart would" said Jean La
fitte. IN bet anything. The fair cap
tive, she's a heartless jade, but seen
Black Bart looking at her and'-
"And l seen her looking at him
leastways picture-and says she,
Jimmy
'Jimmy!' 1t was I myself, red
and angry, who now broke from my
unwilling .eayesdropping.
The two boys turned to me innocent
ly. l found it difficult to say any,
thing at all and wisest to, say moth
ing. II was just going to ask if you
two wouldn't like to take: the guns
and go out after some more ducks, es-
pecially the kind with red heads and
fat noses, such as we had yesterday"
''Sure, We'll 60" Jean spoke for
both at once.
VERY well, then. And be careful.
And you'd-you'd better leave your
auntie and her auntie alone. jimmy
they'll want to Sleep"
'You didn't hear us saying nothing,
did you, Black BartT' asked L'Ollo.
nois suspiciously. !
by Jove! I believe that's boat
beating down the bay" said I. "Sail
HOP And so eager were they that
they forgot my omission of direct re-
ply.
Its very likely only the lighthouse
supply boat coming in,," said l. 'I'l1
find out over there. Better run along
or the morning fight of the birds will
be over" So they ran along. =
AS for myself, called Peterson and
Williams for another visit to our dis
abled ship, which now lay on level
keel. white and glistening. rocking gen
thy in the bright wind l left word
for the ladies that we might not be
back for luncheon. 6
We found that the piling waters of
Cote Blanche, erstwhile blown out to
sea, were now slowly settling back
again after the offshore storm. The
Belle Helene had risen from her bed
in the mud now and rode free. Our
soundings showed US that it would be
easy now to break out the anchor and
reach the channel. just ahead. So, find
ing no leak of consequence and the be-
loved engines not the worse for wear.
Williams went below to get up some
power, while Peterson took the wheel
and went forward to the capstan.
Keep houtp' the lighthouse keeper
commanded when we reached his shaky
wharf. mo, you'll didn't!'
well didn't what, my friepd?" be-
gan I mildly. Don't you like my