New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-25
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A Victory Won
BY Stratageln
By ClARlSSA. MACkE

WAS spending a week In Ounce
HarbOr at the hospitable home
of Captain Barnabas Fish and
his wife. who was Maria Weeks,
q few months ago. We were nearly
through one Of Maria's excellent din
ners when Captain Barnabas leaned
back in his chair and addressed his
wife.
ANY afterclap, Marian" he asked
genially. for that was his term for des-
sert In any form.
Apple pie" returned Maria as she
hustled out with the dishes.
That's good. but I thought l smelled
mince pie this morning." limited the
captain.
""Twasn't any Of my making. Lucy's
been making pie all the morning. l
smelled 'em. too. She had too much
Glove in EN-" Maria had served her
own f1aky pastry and now sat down.
"G0od Lord, how do you know there
was too much Glove in her piesT' The
captain stared at his WIFE
II smelled that too! But would
have known anyway. for Lucy Drake
always was partial to cloves. That's
why shes so dried up. Gloves are dry
ing to the blood"
tits too bad she can't get Orville
Beers to eat more OF them. He's grow
ing fatter every day." The captain
passed his plate for a second helping
OF pie. "Wouldn't hurt him IL he dried
up some-and bowed away after
ward!'
"Why. Captain Barnabasr' I gasped,
astonished at the bitterness OF his
tone.
"Why. captain, l say, too" chimed
in Maria coldly Il don't wonder Miss
Teiham Is surprised to hear such send-
! ments from a man Of your years. who
was supposed to have left ali wild talk
and ways in the deep seas! And you
deacon In the church tool"
"Humr beloved the captain ONT
nously. "Jest because a man leaves
the deep seas and gets married and
settles down. SO to speak. is it any rea-
son he can't call his soul his own
! Can't he criticise fellow being IL he's
SO minded?'
HE can" shifted Maria, "but it
, amt Christian-like 80 to do"
"Then." declared the captain. filing
his beloved pipe and leading the way
to the front piazza then. II I don't
act Christian-like, I'm heather be-
cause can't bear the sight of Lucy
brakes husbandr'
Maria's lips snapped together omi-
nously. Her dark eyes flashed dan
gerousiy. From previous symptoms I
had observed In this newly married
couple knew that Maria was Jealous.
Her next door neighbor was Lucy
Drake, who had married OFville Beers
on the same day that Captain Fish had
led Maria to the altar. Indeed, there
was still some feeling I'm the matter OF
the weddings, for It seemed that Lucy
was to be Maria's bridesmaid and Or
. vile was to be the best man, but they
. had slipped away to the church half
hour before the time set for the cap
tain's wedding, and, taking advantage
OF the assembled guests and the deco
rated church. they had been married
by the bewildered minister and were
out In the vestry ready to greet Maria
and her prospective husband when they
arrived.
The Beerses had come to live in Lucy's
cottage, next door to Maria's, and Or
vile was gaining Hveiihood in the
same manner as Captain Fish-he ''fol-
lowed the bay" assthey called it that
is. he hshed and CLAIMED and dredged
for oysters. set eel pots and lobster
pots and by peddling his. finny spoils
here and there was enabled to set a
. bountiful table as well as to cut into
Captain Fish's particular line OF trade.
TITS too bad you didn't show pref
erence for Lucy before you was mar
r1ed," murmured Maria In tone In
tended for the captains ear alone. but
I heard 1t.
1T amt Lucy that bothers me; it's
Orville," explained the captain hastily.
What's be cuttin' into my business
for. eh7''
why indeed7" echoed. and Maria
sat down on the top step and took
! some knitting from her apron pocket.
why don't he stick to his farm over
to the Wells? don't raise potaters
and run competition to himw argued
the captain angrily.
; "Of course not!' soothed.
He can't raise potatoes in April"
put In Maria.
He can plant 'em. Maria. and you
know It," retorted the captain. why
amt he dom It instead Of goin' fish
In and eatin' mince piesr'
"Orville don't eat them pies. Barna-
bas," said Maria mildly.
who does. them Seems as II I
smell mince pies there every day, an
I know I've seen him a-eatin' 'em down
the bay
Lucy told me about 1t. She's put
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