New Britain herald., 1921-08-24
'*Cap'n Jonah's Fortune'' By JAMES A. COOPER Cape Cod Folks and Their
 Adventures.
Copyright. 1919, by George Scully & Col
Adventures.

| was purty nigh made into a goulash by cannibals-that's been any more excitin' than this here.
 But" concluded the captain with vast satisfaction. T have made the harbor at last and dropped anchor Tn safe roadstead, I do allow Although he expected no pleasant interview with his relatives, he tfamped cheerfully to the door, Noth- Ing could greatly disturb a man who was worth $30,OOO, and could get the cash any day he wanted to go tc the bank and deliver up the cer- tlhcate of stock of the Little Sandy OH and Coal company which he car rled around so long, as a keepsake more than anything else.
 For on the previous afternoon Cap'n Abe had insisted on calling up his friend at the Paulmouth Nation al bank by telephone, and this indi- vldual had confirmed the story of the sudden and phenominal rise in value of the Little Sandy Oil and Coal company shares. So after all, Capn Jonah was comfortably wealthy and | need never worry about the bite and SUD- that Sarah Petty had so begrudged him.
 Sarah was in no aggressive mood when Cap'n Jonah came to the door on this Christmas morning. The sorely battered Tom had returned on the previous afternoon to relate the wonderful story of Capn Jonah's real I fortune. It was more astonishing | indeed, it was a greater shock-to l tEe Pettys than all that had gone be- fore.
 Without a doubt now-it was a ] tangible fact-Cap'n Jonah possessed l the equivalent of $30,OO0. It was no | mythical fortune such as Miss Sues 1 had been. Gossip could not increase or diminish it in the Petty's ears. It was an incontrovertible fact-and they had cut themselves off from any share of it, whether Cap'n Jonah lived or died,
 | 1T aint going to bother you for long, Niece Sarah" said the old man sternly as he entered. '1 propose
 to pack my chist and Enos Cartright twill come along by an by with his /old Mehitabel, and cart it down to , MT. Sits. Pearly is coming to pack
 her things, too, and Enos will take them along to Doc Ambrose's where
 Pear1y will stay till she an Mir.
 Helmford git married"
 | "Oh, Uncle Jonah." murmured
 Sarah. I'm sorry you got mad and
 air detarmined to leave us" 1 That's do for you, my gall" ex-
 claimed the old captain, speaking with his sternest quarterback manner. I"You had your chance and you fun
 it away. Don't you, nor your'n never |
 won't get it."
 The blow silenced Orrin and the l1out. But Sarah could not give up laH. There was too much at stake. Ii all chance of getting a share of
 there was still an attempt to be made ltheir hopes.
 Dear Uncle Jonah," ssarah cried
 wiping crocodile tears from her mar.
 row eyes, >'do not leave us in ar
 angry sperit. I can never forgit youl
 kindness to father and mother wher
 I was a gal. We should have been
 hom eless had it not been for you. And
 even now you can make us aH-Or-
 rim, an Tom, an me-all but penni-
 less if you air so minded
 What do you mean, ga1?' de-
 manded Cap'n Jonah, eyeing her ir
 amazement.
 "Why-er-you know that note
 poor father gave you years ago-tha1
 note for 2,00O. Of course, it's a long
 time ago it happened"
 Gal" Cap'n Jonah said quietly
 drawing out his snuff box and mak- ing use of it in his usual way, "dc 1you think I'd hold my kith an kin Especially my own brother-to sech . hard d-and-fast arrangement? You1 father needed that money bad; anc
 at that time I did'n need it. I sen
 it to him freely-glad l was able tt
 do it. When he sent me his note fo
 s2,00O I tore it up and throwed i into the galley fire. I tell you what , l hope there isn't noth:n' petty abou
 Jonah Hand!"
 , The Mariners Chapel was align , that evening and filled with the Shel = Road folk and their friends iron t near and far. Only one family in tn l Ineighborhood was not represented e The Petty house was dark, and Lip I halet, as the jolly representative o
 Santa Claus, had no gift in his sac r marked for any of the sadly disap e pointed trio who had treated Cap e Jonah so despitefully.
 = But for everybody else the She a Road Santa Claus found somethin : in that wonderful sack of his, or o the tree which occupied the site c
 the pulpit. Even ''the last Tapp' wa not forgotten, and that round-eye
 and chubby baby gripped in his tin fist a wonderful rattle which hi smiling mother had much to do | keen out of his mouth.
 " Never had 'Liphalet been jollie | been so ready with quip and jest g | he passed through the company, g | on this particular occasion. Fo | wherever he went with his pack ( II gifts he could turn his gaze upon tn | quiet, yet gay and smiling counte
 nance of Miss Sue. She paid hi' | back in his own coin when he locke at her-in the coinage of happ