Show MISS ro alil captain jonathan forbas was tearing through the village n ni sinic of pili ablo liia dait comforti blo lillic cottage A colt vincil vinc cl nl flower arce and tended and ps fuw arc in country or city tho captain hid been a hard worker until lilliin abo last tivo years then nl alio ago of sixty he had given air alio sen bought alio cottage his earnings in a city bank said to be as sound is sound could be and with his dear old wife and his invalid sister had fettled down to what promised to bo a very comfortable old ago in younger years the captain hod been rather a spendthrift inclined to profanity following abo deplorably habit of sailors in general and swearing roundly when things did not work to his satisfaction hut his extreme kiad also a distinguishing trait of the average sailor had won alio lovo of a good pious woman and under her alio llio captain had grown provident and savins ho also had given up the uso of profane language hut give vent to his feelings in sonic form ot ho must upon oca ion so it lad acconio a habit with him under strong pressure to blurt out alio naruo or names of the first places occurring to him at lucli times and the more wide apart and incongruous the mating of ports or place the belter it an his purpose and now ns ho wont rushing pall niall through tho fragrant country hoail ro ail ho with anil broj what shall we do im a beggar man and thau a beggar man scow if id only a listened to miss forbas advice n gono and chucked nil iny savins in one place I 1 a been caught in such a tiglia chico phico as tins egypt and capo cod just to think of it and there bur brollier brolli cr a merchant of fifty acar stan diu would ha given us within ono per centa much as that rascally bank hut there I 1 long to get home and tell all about it conr cynthy whatever will she do wish to liss want out 0 town dread her siw tully point judilla and hurls rate it I 1 dont but tho captain bad readied the cottage and swinging wide tho gate lio hurried up the path abid soon entered alio cool sitting room hi placid christian sister sat knitting both feet were bound about anil placed on a high foot as rheumatism in a form rendered miss forbes a continued invalid and ollan an intense ciar at sight of her usually unperturbed brother mopping his warm and dis looking face sho looked up with anxious solicitude sing sing and ISom bay cynthy ho burst out im a mined man if carr tharo was one what do you think tho L bank has and carried willi it every cent we have why in other too hard can it bo true true as a s the world its town talk the greatest crowd nn at tho pott office tharo cant anybody think or talk of anything olo at nil boino a ruined besides ino all alio llio of alie bank wa wai i brought right up here and nil thought liim tho very soul 0 honor confound him now dont brother said miss cynthy soothingly perhaps it won t boos bad as you blunk may bo iheria saved well turkey and boston roared tho captain if tharo is we never shall see tho birst cent of it thon lio continued in a different tone a tone full of distress and regret 0 why dont they of us poor fellows toiled night and day to scrape together a liello old age why dont they think oatho poor widows iacre 8 pour widow ellis most and uld lamo captain Si hos round a boarin like a furious bor cr eliy dont thoa think of us all I 1 say before thoy RO to and B akin tho little funds wo have to set such aloro by and BO on I 1 say its inhuman its out 0 nil its aono u SH carin ten liec billingsgate Billings gato and carthage Cart hago if it aint wati now id calm down if I 1 acro vou said miss again using her consoling cona oling loues its too bad marias couo to tho city but her week s most up and I 1 know say whon elio canies conies shod do jus right to storm liko a hurricane said abo poor captain course sho wont say tho fust word to vox me misa novar docs but it id a listened to glicr wo reighl a been comfortable enough strange such trouble coma abo first kiino in a dozen years or moro ashes been away for a week but theio wo must do tho best we can you worry on account brother you know tho lord will provide somo ill have to sell alio cottage continued tho captain lint dont ou go to worry in cyntha and I 1 well look out that you pet cared for wo wont cither on us forget how you struggled and brought mo up wicked little imp is I 1 WAS too how in tho world iliin hii over havo such patience cynthy it was perhaps alio limo ho had tho samo question and to receive abo same comforting ro ply oil I 1 knew was in aon somewhere brother and it would only lake and patience aad plenty ol 01 prayer lo 10 bring it out and suro enough two anoro days buist before IM would from alio llio city and it and ablo to noto alio wah which iier wortlie but troubled spouse her of course she 11 know all nebout alio failure ind our loaves lie to his sister so fortune wo sli int linvs lo 10 toll her it but I 1 should think eliod hurry gioino cin that very account vall I 1 alio thinks she might as well have bior isit out cynthy would reply Y know iier brothers wanted this visit for a long time hope a urging to stay away from mo in alio future said the captain tho afternoon of iho day his difo was expected home H this limo tho poor mans anxiety and forebodings acro truly painful to wil acs i now lints downright of yon said miss Cn liy as it maria would in of all times at dinst the stage coachi stopped at alio cottano door but somehow aliu captain coald not go out aj a j to greet his longed for as she had been he stood peeping through ilo allind ais alic stage driver helped her alight then rolled her little trunk into alio llio path all at once ho turned to his his faco fairly working with emotion 0 cinthy sho know a tiling about it I 1 she she s smil iii and nod ilin lo 10 alio driver an her face is as peaceful a alio llio coral and poor fisl know I 1 know sho dont allut lie could hold kofl no longer his wife was at the door and alic nol moment had entered tho room gh en him a loving embrace and riving his sounding smack then went over anil kissed sister cinthy the little maid of nil work soon an supper and although gaiu sat with the moat lugubrious faco 5 ct throughout alio llio ancil mrs borbos was las bright abid jovola as a young girl her round liec face and ligdo shaking with laughter at tho queer stories sho had in tell and at amusing reminiscences of her journey atler tei when they acro fitlin cosily together tho husband difo and sister captain forbas felt aliat at lust his t had conio so summoning hum moning nil liis courage ho said with a gigantic cn orl at calmness maria dear thoros awful news now tho little alark kitty aint dead or any of alic chickens I 1 hope said mrs mercy no then as gently ai alio captain broke alio disastrous tialin ti ilin how llin bank had broke flioy nh j c I aw yes I 1 knew it aind broke mid mrs lut thank a kind merciful father it aint hurt us any why what do 3 gasped the captain fearing her senses had deserted her at alio llio news all wo had was there wife no alio answered placidly id it all out three days a f ore the smash came william has it all safely in bis business why but maria you bmw it I 1 deposited that money no one could draw it without my order mrs I 1 arbos broke into a rippling laugh all now do you think johnny faibes ive lived 3 all these cir without buin ablo tn write exactly like you I 1 gocr did approve of all your money acin in clial bank and wialiam so 1 just writ an order an endorsed it I 1 had your book along had an idoo in tho city I 1 might want it so I 1 just got the money as slick as could be an its all safe an sound I 1 tell william that lut captain forbas was regarding liis difo with distended eyes finally ho roared in true sailor fashion honolulu and all the gulf states aliv miss I 1 hals forgery asked liis block contented wife why i cop in my handwriting vou know that I 1 a dono wrong for nil alio money in tho world kill how long since you and I 1 have been two lackey I 1 I 1 should liko to know when at last she became convinced of fiur innocent wrong doines mrs forbas at buco wrote to their old acquaintance the president of alio llio bink confessing tho whole transaction and asking what she should 10 lo but tho conscience stricken man replied that grave as tho mistake might nava bioti under other he was vet only too glad that they acro saved the engulfing ruin of the banks collapse mra 1 always spanks regretfully of haying ilono n wrong ilerd although unwittingly and for the best hut with generous hairls bogli alio and tho captain kielp to their ability choso alio did from abo bursting of the bank the often dc claras with vehemence that women aro ai nazin cailo and curious when ahoy tiko tora into own hands nud caralt it they aint mrs 1 in 0 itic |