to look at his guest through the lenses. Not that they aided his sight

Where's your father? Ain't

o-morrow for a summer cruise with a party for scientific r

er himself might have spoken. Yet it seemed really dif

ntendin' to cast an

f course I'll pay my b

om to spare,

sakes,

till his own slow smile responded, troubled and amazed though he evidently was by her determinati

a fac'. But why not? Land sakes, there's room enough, an' to spare! Ye don't hafter put them pretty han's to housework. Betty Gallup'll do all that

th some little embarrassment now. "You

y. "I don't know what sort o' 'roughin' it' you've done with your pa; but if there's anything muc

ayly. "You ca

ingly. "You're an able seaman, I don't dispute. An

k at the door, expecting to see the mariner in

other will object if he

her. "'Tain't that. But I cal'lated 'bout soon's A

" Louise

I'll be glad to come back again-and in a hurry. But while Cap'n Am'zon is here I can

ccount," Louise said briskly. "I shall like Uncle Am

rekeeper. "Not in looks he ain't. But hi-mighty!

u sure

he takes to ye," declar

apern on and set

help, C

s?" the storek

come. I left my checks at the station for a man named

middle of the room, and stared at her unseeingly. Evidently his mind was fix

cage ready. Amiel brought me a likely cod.

ed Louise, following h

eat mornin', noon, and night. Fish and clams, an' mebbe a pot o' baked beans on a

n who comes to do th

eat after Bet Gallup. She's as good a man afore the mast as airy feller in C

ab at camp cooking myself, as I told you. Un

k up a dropped potlid and came up very red in the face. "You needn't b

he thoughtful housewives did not seek to make purchases while the fat was hot in Cap'n Abe's skillet. One of thes

en you behind my counter I reckon that young 'un of 'Liathel Grummet's

outh after a ball of seine twine and the girl h

ovin' picture actresses goin' to stop

she keeps on stretchin' her ears that a-way, she'll

er the bib of his voluminous apron like a bewhiskered gnome very busy at some myster

called out at length.

ate, Cap'n Abe? You expect

seter seein' her husband only 'twixt v'y'ges for forty year, I 'spect 'tis something of a cross to have him litterin' up the house ev'ry day," he confessed. "But as I can't leave the shop my

le from the girl, "to be at some folks' houses at meal time and had 'em ask me to set up and have a

got a room for ye,' then that's what I call hospitality. I wouldn't l

me here, Cap'n Abe," Louise sai

nce. "For what we are about to partake of, Lord, make us duly thankful. Amen!" His countenance became animated again. "Try them biscuit. I made 'em this morni

wn. There was good butter, fat doughnuts, and beach-plum preserve. It was a homely mea

the girl when they had finished

ekeeper said rather ruefully. "It don't look right to me that you should

here, I hear a customer in the store," and she gave him a little

y want to cast off if Cap'n Am'zon does come. Seems to me 'twould b

to clear off. "I sha'n't mind having two of y

plans laid," he murmured, and t

store. Several of his rather tart rejoinders reached her ears as she went from kitchen to livingroom and back again. Finally removing the apron,

all my business, Joab. Some things I mis

tty, Miz' Peckham. They pick 'em for that puppose, I shouldn't w

here's any danger of Milt not tendin' to his clammin' proper whilst she's here you'd better s

s my ha'f sister's child, she that was Miriam Card. She got married to a scientific chap that works for the government, I guess w

y Baker-I can't tell. What'll I do with the girl? Land sakes! ain't Cap'n Am'zon just as much her uncle as I be? Some o

oin' fishin', be you? Wal, in my 'pinion you're throwin' your hook into unproduct

and put out his store lights-an hour earlier than usual-and came back to s

seem bit with some kind o' bug. Talk 'bout curiosit

" Louise retorted, her l

uess to a stranger, as ye might say. But after you've summered 'em and wintered '