Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-07-26

mel through thicS weather betllam OF
Whistles. horns ard bells. into which
own dolefgl contribution.
on Hampton while the skipper was
debating with the mate whether to an.
Choir inside Old Point or to keep on M
the bay two bare spars loomed In the
smother straight ahead. An instant
later. with two helms rolling vainly
hard over and two anchors rumbling
down under foot, the yacht had side
swiped the stranger with q bump that
made both craft reel.
The funny part OF II was that Cap
tain Gale. believing an impotent warn.
ing through his megnphone. had In.
stantly recognized In the other vessel n
Gloucester fisherman commanded by
an old townsman OF his. WHOM he had
not seen since he gave mp fish killing
for the lure OF blue broadcloth and the
grip Of a brass bound wheel
In fact. the recognition was mutual,
But the greeting OF b-nwny Captain
Andrew sponsor OF the White Sss
lacked some Of the spontaneous cor
dlahty called for ty a~e ,scars' sep
aration. He looked oversize aud TOOK
stock OF damage. then remarked:
what do re think yc're do!n':'
Sponsons churiishness should lie ex-
planned lest he make enemies. In the
month since the white Sea had come
south with feet Of seiners to convoy
the seethIng shoals OF mackerel on
their annual jaunt up the coast from
Hatteras she hadn't mnfc enough to
keep her crew OF eighteen In sloelaces.
All this didn't look much Ike Spon-
sons getting married In June to the
finest girl In Gloucester. and here he
was with another repair bin on his
hands.
Sponsor was allus as fun OF sass as
an egg is OF meat" Gale assured his
mate loudly as the vessels drifted
apart and swung 10 their anchors.
The peaceably disposed Gale later
boarded the fishing schooner In his gig
for a chat with his old shipmate. But
Sponsor. brooding over his lean sea
son and with his crew OF huskies dis
eussing afresh "the White Seas luck"
was not very cheerful companion.
I'm hoodooed. that's the long and
short Of it," he declared Il cariate !
couldn't have found room between
Fort Monroe and willoughby beach to
git by your hooker"
"All there Is to 1t. Andy" said Gale
alphabetically. you've got TO git a
decent vessel How In Sam Hill do ye
expect to git around with the rest OF
the neet in n rusty old trap that can't
Git out OF her own way. let alone no
body else'sY'
"You wouldn't by no chance want
to sail that fiat bottomed catamaran of
yourn with the White Sea. would
yer he inquired with elaborate polite
ness. waving an eleven inch hand to-
ward the port hole which framed the
handsome Daybreak, dim In the fog.
by golly. I'd like to oblige ye." said
the gold braided yacht captain. but
we're takin' things easy this trip.
goin' up the inside route"
"All the more reason why We can
spare q little time" Jeered Sponsor.
Think up better excuse than that.
Owner won't let re. truth was known
well. l don't mind givin' re a go
out here in the roads In the mernin'. Il
rs Clear conceded Gale.
"Bahr' snorted the misanthrope.
Il don't mind admittin' to re that
there's only one thing I'd Ike to DO
now more than wallop this old box OF
yuurn, and that is"-
TO git enough to cat for onceF nm
hhsd sponsor sententiously.
land that Il to drop into Gloshter
and set down into that easy chair in
the nor'west corner Of Jennie Hilbert's