New Britain herald., 1921-08-24
Continued from Yesterdays Herald.

Continued from Yesterdays Herald.)
 Captain Jonah Hand, aged skipper, gives up the sea and comes to the home of his niece. who is wife of Or rim Peety. at Cardhaven, a fishing village, to spend nls declining years. While not entirely welcome at the Petty home, he is kept in ignorance of this fact because he apparently has not long to live and Mrs. Petty is his only living heir. He is supposed to have considerable msney saved.
 His first day at the Petty home he oVerhears conversation between Pearl Holden, better known as 'Pearly,' who was bound over to Or rin Petty by the selectman when her folks died and left her a charge on the town, and Aom Petty, his neice's
 
 Tom confesses to Fearly that he had gambled on the old three shell and pea game at the cattle shoy in nearby town and mad lost not only his own money, but also nearly $25 belonging to the Ladies' Aid, of which he was supposed to buy a chapel lamp. Pearly offers to lend him the money out of her savings. She has an equal sum earned by picking ber- ries.
 'Cap'n Jonah" gets up early and gives Tom a $20 bill, thereby reliev- ing Tom of his troubles. Joseph Helmsfo.d secures lodging at Mrs. Petty's after the closing of the Inn. For reasons, known to himself, Cap n Jonah wants to be known as a veal thy man, so he and Capn Abe agree on a plan.
 ''Pearly'' is delighted with the books which Helmsford brings to his room, and are the one bright spot in ''Pear1y's' existence as 8 maid of all work.
 A mysterious iron box is delivered to the Petty home consigned to Cap tain Jonah. This, naturally, gives rise to the impression that Captain Jonah's fortune is confined to the strong box.
 The Petty's treat Pearly so badly that Captain Jonah begins to threaten to take a hand. Pearly is walking a country road with Joe Helmsford a border at the Petty home one day when she is confronted by Tom Petty who .nsolently orders her to the house. quarrel between the two men leads to blows, during which Petty comes out second best. Helmsford leaves the Petty home after thrashing Tom.
 | Captain Jonah in burst of con l 6dence tells Captain Abe, who rum 1 the village store of his maginary for. l tune. He is overheard by Tom wht was hiding behind some boxes. l A child of Carey Payne has pneu monia and Sue Montevedo faces New England blizzard to go over ant take care of it. She gets lost in tn 1 storm. 'Liphalet Truitt starts il search of her but passes her some
 10 retrace his steps.
 He finds where she has falle
 over a precipice during the storm an
 manages to drag her back to safety. 1 Captain Jonah gets home to tn
 Petty house just as Tom has finishe
 telling his story. Another kind of storm follows in the house and Cap
 tain Jonah leaves, taking Pearl wit
 him.
 Tom Petty goes after PeaR and at
 tanpts to force her to go back wit
 him. Again he runs afoul of Helm ! ford and comes away from the en
 counter much the worse for the hand
 ling he receives.
 l Captain Jonah suddenly finds tha 1000 shares of supposedly worthles
 oil stock have turned out to be wort
 515 a share.
 l And I'm glad you haven't got |-even in your mind, Pearly" | The moon drew a heavier, feecie cloud across her face just then an hid second couple who were locke in each others arms on the old She ! Road.
 In the brilliant sunshine of tha Christmas morning Cap'n Jona
 marched up the Petty lane again. An
 he thought as he advanced toward tn
 house of his initial approach to tn
 Petty domicile on the October afte1
 moon which now seemed so long pa S taking down the clothes with tt = Petty family absent at the Harwic | cattle show.
 - "Whatever!' muttered the mastt t mariner. Things have changed sint a | then, for fac. Why. they'1 l. changed half a dozen times around t near bout. I ain't ne'er taken