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I've got you by it, and that's everything. But say, Pashy!" and the Captain looked awed by the coincidence, "I went through fire and water to git you!" Captain Perez made a clean breast of it to Captain Eri when he reached home that night. It was after twelve o'clock, but he routed his friend out of bed to tell him the news and the story.
"I guess there's plenty would be mighty glad to git you. Anyhow, there's there's one that that I cal'late the fog's thick as ever, don't you?" But Miss Patience didn't mean to give up in this way. "What was it you was goin' to say?" she asked, by way of giving the bashful one another chance. "I was goin' to say, Pashy, that that I asked if you thought the fog was as thick as ever." "Oh, dear me!
"I guess if Pashy Davis can stand it, I can. Elsie, will you come and help me git ready, while Josiah's harnessin'?" As they entered the chamber above, Elsie was thunderstruck to see her companion seat herself in the rocker and cover her face with her hands. If it had been anyone else it would not have been so astonishing, but the cool, self-possessed housekeeper she could scarcely believe it.
You couldn't do it. You'll only be drownded yourself. My Lord!" he moaned, wringing his hands, "what 'll Pashy do?" "Catch a-holt now," commanded Captain Eri. "Down to the shore with her! Now!" They dragged the dory to the water's edge with one rush. Then Eri hurriedly thrust in the tholepins. Perez protested again. "Eri," he said, "it ain't no use. She won't live to git through the breakers."
The arm holding the coat about the lady's shoulder tightened just a little. The Captain had often dreamed of something like this, but never with quite these surroundings. However, he was rapidly becoming oblivious to such trivial details as surroundings. "Pashy," he said huskily, "I've been thinkin' of you consider'ble lately.
Just then there came a scream from the other side of the henhouse, followed by a crash and the sound of a fall. Running around the corner the alarmed Perez saw his lady-love stretched upon the ground, groaning dismally. "Great land of Goshen!" he cried. "Pashy, are you hurt?" "Oh, Perez!" gasped the fallen one. "Oh, Perez!"
Then said Captain Perez, turning red and hesitating, "Pashy, do you know what a feller told me 'bout you?" Now, this remark was purely a pleasant fiction, for the Captain was about to undertake a compliment, and was rather afraid to shoulder the entire responsibility. "No; I'm sure I don't, Perez," replied Miss Davis, smiling sweetly. "Well, a feller told me you was the best housekeeper in Orham.
His friend answered without looking up. "Do you s'pose," he said, "that I'm goin' to let Lute Davis and them other fellers drown without makin' a try for 'em? Push off when I tell you to." "Then you let me go instead of you." "Don't talk foolish. You've got Pashy to look after. Ready now!" But Ralph Hazeltine intervened. "I'm going myself," he said firmly, putting one foot over the gunwale.
"Pashy," he said, "do you realize that if we don't git help, this whole shebang, house and all, will burn down?" "Perez, you don't mean it!" "I wouldn't swear that I didn't. Look how that thing's blazin'! There's the barn t'other side of it, and the house t'other side of that." "But can't you and me put it out?" "I don't dare resk it. No, sir! We've got to git help, and git it in a hurry, too!"
He himself almost sobbed as he said: "Pashy, I want you to try to git over on this front seat with me. Then I can put my coat 'round you, and you won't be so cold. Take hold of my hand." Miss Patience at first protested that she never could do it in the world, the carriage would upset, and that would be the end. But her companion urged her to try, and at last she did so.
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