Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-11-28
CHAPTER ,vIiI-continuea.

CHAPTER ,VIIi-Continuea
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well. nothin', guess. 1 am glad
you understand matters a little better
and don't intend for the estate nor you
to pay. these Morlarty bills. Just gel
'em Off your mind. Forget 'em. I'll see
: that everything's attended to. And
later on. IL you and me can, by putin
our heads together. help those folks to
earnin' ibetter livin'. why. we win,
hey1'
The girl smiled up at him II think. "
she said. ''that you must be one who
likes to hide his light under a busheL
Thank you-unclew
' She left Captain Elisha In a curious
state of mind. Against his will he had
been forced to accept thanks and
credit which. he believed, did not right
fully belong to him. 1t was the only
thing to do. and yet 1t seemed like dis
loyalty to Malcolm Dunn. This trou-
bied him. but the trouble was. just
then. mere pinhead Of blackness
against the. radiance Of his spirit.
His brothers daughter had for the
first time called him uncle.
A note on the dining room table
proved, to the captains delight, to be
from James Pearson. It was brief and
Co the point.
"Why don't you come and see me9'
wrote the young ma .T've been ex.
pecting you. and you promised to come.
Have you forgotten my address7 II so.
here 1t Is. I expect to be in all day to-
morrow"
The consequence of this was that II
o'clock the next day found Captain
elisha pulling the bell at brick house
In a long brick block on q west side
street. The block had evidently been in
stsstime the homes Of well to do peo-
pie. but now 1t was rather dingy and
gone to seed. Across the street the
first floors were for the most part small
shops. and In the windows above them
DOCTORS signs alternated with those of
mOdistes, manicure artists and MILL
ners,
The pull at the boarding house bell
was answered by a rather slatternly
maid, who Informed the visitor that
she guessed Mr.. Pearson was In. He
most always was around lunch time.
SO Captain Elisha waited In q typical
boarding house parlor before a CRATE
with no FIRE In 1t and surrounded by
walnut and plush furniture until Pear.
son himself came hurrying downstairs.
Say. you're brick. Captain War
rem" he declared as they shook hands.
II hoped you'd come today. Why
haven't you beforeT
The captain explained his having
misiaid the address.
1.-The captain asked about the novel
and how 1t was progressing. His com.
panion admitted having made some
progress. more In the line of revision
than anything else. He had remodeled
his hero somewhat In accordance with
ails new friends suggestions during
their interview at the Warren apart
ment and had introduced other charac.
ters. portrait sketches from memory Of
persons whom he had known In his
sboyhood days In the Maine town. He
read few chapters aloud, and Cap.
tain Elisha waxed almost enthusiastic
over them.
Then followed long discussion over
point Of seamanship. the handling OF
bark In a gale.
At length Captain Elisha, having
worked "Uncle Jim" into a safe har-
Dor after hundred mile cruise under
Jury rig. with all hands watch and
watch at the pumps, leaned forward In
triumph to refill his pipe. Having done
80. his eyes remained fixed upon a
photograph standing, partially hidden
by a leather collar box, upon the dress
er. He looked at 1t intently, then rose
and took IL In his hand.
"Well, swan I" he exclaimed. 'Either
what my heads been the fullest of
lately has struck to my eyesight OF
eise-why. say, Jim, that's Caroline,
amt itf" 81
Pearson colored and seemed embar.
raised. EYES," he answered. "that Il
Miss Warren"
"Humphi Good Likeness tool But
what kind Of rig has she got ont I've
seen her wear q good many dressesN
Geems - have Q different one for a..
cry day. pretty nigh-but never saw
her IN anything Ike that. Looks sort
of outlAndisA, Ike one Of them forsign
slrls 1t 0eneva-or Leghorn, say."
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