The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
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Neither OF the others saw iit 10
answer this declaration or indepon'
dence. and there was a pause IN Tue
eoavernntlon. Then Captain Jerry
sdfd. moodily;
~ ain't no use Il don't work
What don't work." asked Cap
tain Erl
why. this plan of ours. !
thought when We fellera give up
roin 20 sen reg lar and settled doN !
here TO keep house ourselves ana
live economical and ell That, that
twas Roln' To be fine. Well, ives
for "a spell. but 'taint now LOOK
at them headlights They're so
dirty that when turn out In the
mnrnin aud so 10 look thru EN-. J
cant tell whether it's foul weather
or fair"
Captain Fri looked at the win.
dnwn toward which his friend
pointed aud signed assent.
There's no use talkin',' he Oh.
served. we've got 20 have IA stew
ard aboard this craft"
Yes" said Captain Perez. en-.
phatically. n steward OF woman.
"a woman" exclaimed Captain
Fri Then he shook his head sol
EMMY aud added There. Jerry
What did I toll your MISSY
hut Captain Perez dld not smile.
= Amt foolin'." he said i mean
H."
Captain Jerry thought OF the
splck aud span dnyu OF hts wife.
dead these twenty years. and sighed
again. Il a'rone We might have q
housokeepcr. he said
"HouBekecperi hncered Captain
Fri. Who'd you hire7'
who said anything about house
keepers7" inquired Captain Perez.
4 said wo'd got 90 have woman.
and We have one Of uhil have 10
git married. that's all
Married reared tho two In cho'
rus
"Thats what ! said. married. and
take the others 10 board 10 this
house.
Captain Fri shouted hllarionsiy
Good boy. Perez" he cried Cola
TO be the first offerIng"
Not unleAA MS my luck. Fri
Wen MI three match for Il, same
as We do bout washln the dishes
Where are You goin' 10 find a
wife" asked Captain Jerry
Nov. that's icft what lm goin'
% show you. I see hoW things
vas Eotu. and I've been thlnkin'
this over for considerable spell
Hold on a minute till overhaul nay
kit"
lie went into the front bedroom.
and al length came back bearing a
much.crumplod sheet o. printed pa.
per. This ho spread out upon the
dining table. fret pushing aside
tho dishes TO make room. aud said
triumphRntly
There Tho Nup.aal Chime
A Journal OF Mssrlmony ! see a
piece about u In the Herald the
other day. and sent dime for a
sample copy It's chock'full Of
advertisements from women that
want husbands"
Captain Eri put on his speciacles
aud hitchcd his chair up 20 the tn.
bic After ElvinE the pages OF the
Supiiai Chime a hfrricd lnSpco
ton. he remarked:
There seems 20 be strong
ruunin' to 'yi.vR.ci-ouH hrunettes'
and blondes with tender and ro-
mantle dispositions. Which OF
them kinds are you suffcrin' for.
Perrxf"
oh. hush M. Fri The thing
for US to do would be 10 write out
advertisement % our own
Captain Fri looked AZ the adyo.
cate of matfimony for a moment
without speaking Then he said
do YOU really mean Il. Pcrcz'"
"Sartln ! do
What do you think 81 81.
jerry"
Think it's good idea" said
that ancient mariner dcclsiyely.
Then Eri's got 10 DO IT." as.
sorted Captain Perez dogmaticaily.
We agreed 20 stick together. and
I two TO ones n vote Come on
nov. Fri. ven match"
AN right" said Caiain Fri. "i'il
stick to the ship. Only" he added,
with n qulEzical glance at his com.
paniona. It's got 10 be settled that
( the Teller that's stuck can pick his
wife. and don't hayc 10 marry un.
I less he finds ono that suits him"
Tho others agreed 10 this stipu.
/ lation. and Captain Perez. drawing
long breath. took n coin from his
pocket. Tipped ~ IN the mir and
I covered II. as II fell on the table,
with a big hairy hand Captain
Fri did likewise. 20 did Captain
[ Jerry. Then Captain Fri lifted HIS
! hand and showed the coin beneath
| Il was head Captain 1erry's was
a tail Under Captain Perez a
I hand lurkcd the hidden~fate With
a desperate glance M the others
/ he icrkcd hls hand away
The penny lay head uppermost
/ Captain Jerry was stuck"
Captain Fri rose. opened the
door Before he went out, however
he turned and said
/ Perez, you and Jerry can be
fiyln' up the advertisement while
+ I'm gone | say. Jerry" he added
don't feel bad about g. Why
when YOU come 20 think OF It, It's
a providence II turned out that way
Me and Perez are bachelors. and
we'd be Jest green hands. But
Fl, you're a able seaman. YOU know
what II Is To manage wife"
H.. l..
Jerry lugubriously. Durn II. that's
Jest it,"
Captain Fri chuckled all thru the
Harvesting OF Daniel. the venerable
white horse He was stlll chuck
ling as, perched on the seat of the
truck wagon he ratified out oi