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Later, as Captain Eri peered out of the dining-room window to take a final look at the sky in order to get a line on the weather, he said slowly: "Fellers, do you know what I was thinkin' when I see them two women in there with John? I was thinkin' that it must be a mighty pleasant thing to know that if you're took sick somebody like that 'll take care of you." Perez nodded.
Snow 'bout that that marriage?" "No, I ain't, Eri, but I'm in a turrible mess, and I don't know why, neither. Seems to me the more I try to do for other folks the wuss off I am; and, instead of gittin' thanks, all I git is blame." "Why, what's the matter?" "Well, now I know you'll think I'm a fool, and 'll jest pester the life out of me. See here, Eri Hedge!
But they called him to the platform again and, amid we quote from the Item once more "a hurricane of applause," the two heroes were adorned with the watches and the medals. There was a sort of impromptu reception after the ceremony, when Captain Eri, with Mrs. Snow on his arm, struggled through the crowd toward the door.
He told of picking up draggled corpses in the surf at midnight, when, as he said, "You couldn't tell whether 'twas a man or a roll of seaweed, and the only way to make sure was to reach down and feel." Captain Eri left them after a while, as he had some acquaintances among the men at the station, and wished to talk with them.
"He'll need somebody to rescue him if he comes pesterin' 'round me," was the reply. "You ain't seen my dime show friend nowheres, have you? I'd sort of like to meet HIM again; our other talk broke off kind of sudden." Ralph laughed, and said he was afraid that the museum manager wouldn't come to Orham again very soon. "I s'pose likely not," chuckled Captain Eri.
"I don't use that comb very much," said Captain Eri rather apologetically. "I gin'rally use the one downstairs." The new-found relative of Captain Jerry said nothing, but, laying down the ruin, marched over to the extension-case, opened it, and took out another comb a whole one. With this she arranged the hair on her forehead.
"Why, Mrs. Snow!" exclaimed Captain Eri. The lady from Nantucket made no immediate reply. She rose, however, shook down the black "alpaca" skirt, which had been folded up to keep it out of the dew, and, still humming softly to the child, walked off a little way, motioning with her head for the Captain to follow. When she had reached a spot sufficiently remote from Mrs.
"Well, if you called her that to her face, I expect there'd be squalls, but I cal'late she couldn't prove a alibi in court." Now it may have been Mr. Hazeltine's fancy, but he could have sworn that there was just the suspicion of a twinkle in Miss Preston's eye as she asked, innocently enough: "Is she a young lady, Captain Eri?" "Well, she hopes she is," was the deliberate answer. "Why?"
Captain Perez met his friend as they came out of the parlor. "Now, Eri," he whispered, "be easy as you can with him, won't you?" The Captain answered in the very words of his crew. "You bet!" he said fervently, and went away whistling. Captain Perez slept better that night. Promptly at a quarter to four the next morning Captain Eri rapped on the parlor door.
He said he was afraid that the exertion and exposure might have affected the Captain's brain. Perez, alarmed by this caution, did watch his friend very closely, but he saw nothing to frighten him until, as they were about to start for home, Captain Eri suddenly struck his thigh a resounding slap "Jerry!" he groaned distressfully. "I clean forgot. I've gone back on Jerry!"
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