New Britain herald., 1921-08-17

Lo, MT. Helmford," he said.
 How are the cells and pollywogs? Isn't that a stranger you have in tow! I'm always drumming up trade" ana he shook in his seat with laugh. ter tlll the springs of the car wheezed again.
 Cap'n Jonah. looked him over, smiled grimly. If you've done bet ter than any medical shark I ever heard of. I'll come to see you about my rheumatics," he said. But if you air still stikin' no salicylate of sody. l reckon I'll dose myself from my own medicine chist" You old sea-dogs ought to write M. D. and D. S. after your names responded Doctor Ambrose. T take it you are Cap'n Hand? Make the acquaintance of my sister. cap'n.'
 am glad to welcome you among us, Cap'n Hand.'' Miss Sue said de- murely. We are not alone glad to have new neighbor, but we are glad to welcome another attendant at the chapel I have already learned in fact, MT. 'Liphalet Truitt told me-" and she flushed the deeper that you are church-going man, cap'n Hand"
 His reply was scarcely audible to the group as he started on again.
 The docs sister is a spankin' looking craft" said Cap'n Jonah ad- miringly, as the car snorted away.
 She's a lovely lady" agreed Jos eph Helmford. And a good deal of catch. they say, captain. They tell me she's got forty thousand dol lars in her own right"
 For-ty-thou-san Whatever"
 "Of course, that's mere bagatelle to man of your fortune" added Helmford with twinkling eyes.
 The spry ex-steward, well-known along the Shell road, had been well 'comed heartily when he had come ten years or more before and bought the little house next to the Mariners chapel, and he had been every mans friend for the years of his sojourn.
 But the captain had to confess that 'Liphale Truitt was a more than or dinary glum- looking man. Cap'n Abe hsd turned like old cider-and quite as sudden-here of late" But the newcomer in the neighborhood found the ex-steward 8 most satisfactory companion.
 ''Ye-es." said Cap'n Jonah renec- lively, you air 8 sight better off than I be, Truitt.''
 And me without chick nor child belonging to me but a cat?" sniffed the ex-steward.
 Your fortune is tied up in invest ments. isn't it?" commented Lip halet.
 "Fortune!" snorted Cap'n Jonah. My fortune, Liphalet Truitt, is thin air-thats what it is invested in." '
 By Hannah" ejaculated the startled 'Liphalet.
 Ye-es,' said Cap'n Jonah, rather relieved now that his confession was out. The bald truth is. I ain't got no fortune. I did git some little money together at off times durin' my life; but allus something come up to scatter it.
 And you haven't thing to show for all your years of hard work. Cap'n Jonah?" asked Eliphalet Truitt, almost horror stricken. T have a fine line of experience" said Cap'n Jonah with disgust. II have the remains of my last years airnings as skipper. And have 1 some sheers a feller sawed off onto me that I reckon ain't wuth much l more'n that wall paper on your ! kitchen wall, MT. Truitt. I invested | two thousand dollars sev'ral years ago .n them ile sheers and found the comp'ny had gone bust. All they | bored, so they told me, was a bad l smell!"
 Il want to know!" commented the l ex-steward, vasly perturbed by Cap'n Jonahs story.
 l T wouldn't so much care about 1 myself Cap'n Jonah went on, but
 us the way they treat that poor gal, Pearly. l can scarcely keep my feel ln's to myself sometimes when they are a-houndin' of that poor gal'
 It's a master hard situation" ad- mitted Mir. Truitt frankly. Hem! I know what would fix en- growled Cap'n Jonah. If I did have the slew of money they at first thought I might have, I could bully 'ena into treatin' the gal half ldccent, VOW! Now they've gone all through my duds and duffle an ain t found so much as pen scratch about fortune. Sarah and Orrin air bout convinced I ain't got much laid by"
 By Hannah ejaculated 'Liphalet, his eyes widening. '1f you could tool emf you could make 'em think you did have fortune Cap'n Jonah-1 tell ye what; you'd ought to talk with Cap'n Abe about this'
 Whatever! That old gasbag ?' (snorted Capn Jonah.
 Jest the same" pursued 'Liphalet.
 Cap'n Abe Silt has got a head on .im. I'd like you to tell your story to him, Cap'n Jonah. I b'lieve he might be able to give you an ideo | wuth follerin'.''
 Hullo! Who's boarded us now?'
 A quick tap, tap of heels on the steps and porch. Then a gentle rap on the door 'Tinhalef's hrick -hIrn \