Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-07-13


| if Dawn had been bumboat girl, he'C
have felt just as keen about her.
"If | lay off her I'll keep my job p
he asked; and old Ben nodded. "AnC
take the Occident," the latter ampli
fled. ITS an easy way of getting
on to-forget my girl"
"Congreve's not a bad man for mas
ter" said Seymour. Just move bit
/ you're in the way of my packing. Ole
men sometimes forget their Manners
! Thoroughly angry for opposition
annoyed him. Old Ben snapped:
Don't fancy you'll wheedle Dawn
round, and me with her. If you show
! your nose anywhere near the house,
III set the dogs on you, you-you-
beachcomber!"
CPL get her, if I've to take her by
force" said Seymour. "Since I'm no
longer in your employ, Mr.. Rickett,
watch your step, in case I'm tempted
to hit a man I'd be ashamed to hit. "
you can hand the boat over to
Congreve till I've settled on a new
master" But old Ben got little satsi-
faction out of that. He stamped
ashore and raised red-hot Cain in his
office all through the morning, just
to prove to himself that he was Ben
Rickett, much-feared man; and not
one who's taken snub from hireling
with red hair and keen blue eyes that
sort of pitied a fellow.
Dawn went down aboard the Orient
almost as soon as her parents shadow
had ceased to darken its decks She
discovered Seymour in a furry of
packing. He told her in three words
what had happened.
That's due to me-you've made a
bad choice, jack" Dawn sympathized.
"See here, you don't want to have
anything more to do with broken
man, little girl?"
"There's another man Offering
Monty Mortimer; like me to tie up
with him? ?"
Seymour mumbled something about
tying overland knots in your Mort
liners immortal soul, if Dawn allowed
him to get fresh with her.
That's all right, them" Dawn
sighed, and snuggled into more
comfortable position. Marry me as
soon as you like; I'm ready"
Like this? Out of a berth and
everything? I'll maybe have to go
before the stick. You'd sicken. You
don't think your fathers got me lick
ed, do you?" She was proud to think
that he hadn't. But she also remem-
bered that Old Ben had a habit of
getting his own way and that he
boosted of his success.
Jack Seymour sternly refused to
take her at her word and marry her.
Dawn, according to his outlook, deser-
we'd the best that was offering.
"Well, what are you going to do
about it," the girl asked after ar
guments. "You don't seem to want
me lot. Of course, I've put a SPAN
ner in the works for you-but it was
fine to see you hit that drunken mani"
"I'll tell you what Pm going to
do" doomed Seymour. II was a bit
cocksure and conceited at being where
l am, and this job won't do me any
harm-act as spur, if know any
thing. Grant Burly hates Old Ben
Rickett like poison and he'd give me
a job to spite him. SO I'll see what's
offering over there"
Dawn grabbed his lapels and some
Of her dainty color fled.
you're not going with Burley's!"
she said. Even she-who hadn't been
overly interested in how her fathers
money was made until meeting Jack
Seymour-knew about Burley's ships.
'Why, they're man-killers-it's the
hardest run there is"
They won't kill me-" came the con-
1ldent response. Il doubt II you're
the girl to tie true lovers knot
around me and keep me safe"
$50 you'd chance Burley's for me ~
Dawn's eyes were like two stars of the
first magnitude. "Well, then all the
kings horses shan't make me mar
ry Monty Mortimer. That's a pro-
mise" Jack picked her up and set
her down on his settee and went aheac
with his packing.
eff Burley's haven't anything Of
fering, I'll knock seven bells out Of
one of their mates and apply for his
job" he joked. Then the Marine
Superintendent came aboard with the
official notice of Jacks dismissal
"And no testimonials" he completed