Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 21, 1900, Page 24

18 he Story of Hunch —— = Badeau.~& BY SAMUE L MERWIN. N cnopais of Preceding Chapte Hunch Badeau fy the rough captain of a Lake Miohigan freight schoouer, und Bruce snstdl hiy first m nd friend. Con- sidine falls in love with a Manistoges yirl HHunch keeps Considine straight and brings him back through time for his wedding, though Hunch loves the girl himsslf. Several months later Con- siding Introdue unch to Jess Bartiett Jess falls in love with Hunch und ho seems 1o reciprocats. Considine continues his drinking habits. Tunch loses his wcheoncr and money saved up. Jess Hartiett breaks thelr engagsment. Hunoh wets & Job a3 foreman In a lumber camp and Coneldine cures work iIn the same place 'I s hls wife, habits and_ts finally killed in & drunken attack on NMadeau. Huneh brings about a nclilution between Mrs. Considine and her father. CHAPTER XIlI—Continued. “Why, hold on, man, you ain't golng now. out getting some dinner for you." orry,” sald Hunch, ot to get back.” “Oh, pshaw, Hunch, this afn’t right. Wait & minute, anyhow. 1 guess Mis' Considine would 1ike to see you. She's right upstaira.” “No,” sald Hunch, slowly, “she don't want to seo me.” Cartler looked at him, a little surprised, then suddenly grew embarrassed. “1 forgot,” he sald; "I clean forgot. 1 don't 'pose she does.” Hunch turned and felt for the doorknob. No. Mrs, Cartler was coming in from the kitchen, and she burried forward. “Don't let him go mow, Joe. His dia- all rendy.” ‘That's right,’ can't go, Hunch."” “I'm serry,” sald Hunch. “Good day.” Ho burrled out and left Joe and his wite looking at each other. Hunch had been back in Manlstee nearly & weok, when one day he received a letter | in a perfumed envelope, llke the ones Bruce used to get, when they were to- gether on the schooner. He carried 1t In his pocket all the after- noon, and at night, wondering what she could have to say, and yot not daring to open it and find out, he set 't upon his bureau, taking it up every few minutes and turaing it over in his hand. In the morn- ing when he awoke and got out of bed to light the lamp and dress it was there on the bureau staring at him, He held it up to the light several times, then tore off the end of the emvelope and drew out the letter. It was a stifly worded litile note, thanking him for bringing Bruce's things, and was slgned, “‘Yours truly, Mary Considine.” Hunch could not tell why It made him bhappy. He read it over and over, the first letter she had ever written to bim, almost the first letter anyone had written to him. He stood by the lamp bolding it i his hand. Then suddenly he thought of Bruce, and the letter dropped to the table and lay there for a long time untouched, while he drossed with clumsy flugers. But before ho went out to work he put It away iu his fuside pocket. It stayed there for a long time, and sometimes in the evenings, long afterward, he would take it out aud read it again. Joe urged. “You see you CHAPTER X1V, Hunch worked hard the rest of the winter, 50 hard that he was startled one day, after two weeks up couatry in the 10ggIng camp, to find that March wus only a week away. He had been sent to take charge of the logging gang while the regular foreman was getting back on his logs after an ax cut. When he returned to the mill and reported at the office Mr. Juckson waved him to a chair “Sit down a minute, Badeau. I want to talk to you. anyhew !’ “It's all right, sir." How do you like your work, “How do you get along with the men? o any trouble?” “Not lately Would you ltke to go back on the lake?" Wouldn't mind." “You've had a good deal of experlence, hav, you?" Guess 50." “What bave you done besldes running that little schooner you had?” “Well, 1 was mate two years on one of Peter's coal schooners and before that 1 knocked around a good while getting onto the ropes.” Now, I'll tell you, Badeau, we're going to put on a big schoouer this year. She's the Robert James “I know," sald Hunch, Belongs to the Wilsons, § sailing her.” “That's the boat. Well, we've bought her and she's golng out March 11 with that Menominee bill. If you thiunk you'd llke to take her out, say 80, and you can have her, ‘We've named her the Lucy Jackson.' Hunch looked down at his cap and then up at the yellow and red lithograph of Maud 8., rounding into the home stretch. He d41d not know what to say. “Speak up, Badeau. Do you want {t?* “Yeu, sir. I'll try 1t “We don't want you to try it. you to do it. about it."* “There ain't any. I can do 1t." “All right. Come in again some day this week and we'll fix up the details. You might be picking up a crew. And you'd better go dewn and look her over. She's at Wilson's dock.” Hunch spent the day in going over the schooner, setting things to rights and tak- ing an Invemtory of repairs. For the next two weeks he worked day and night, eating wnd sleeping when he could. Then, exactly sn time, the Lucy Jackson was ready and she sailed for Menominee with Hunch At the wheel and 110,000 feet of lumber on the deck. The spring and summer months slipped by. Hunch was kept so busy delivering eargoes at nearly every port on the lake down to Chicago and Michigan City and once going around through the straits to Alpena that he kept little track of the tim He was usually at’ Manistoges at least once a month, but he stayed only & a three-sticker. ud Marble's been We want There mustn't be any doubt storm on the lake in | dins | continues his drinking | | schooner he % day or s0 at a time and then kept aboard the schooner as much as possible It was in October, nine months after his talk with Joe Cartier, that he met Mamie's father on the street in Manistogee had gone to the postoffice, expecting or- | ders from Mr. Jackson, and was burrying | back to the schooner to see about unload ing her cargo. Banks was coming down the steps from the bank. “Hello, Badeau,” he said, holding | his hand. “Where've you been all out this | time." “Busy,” eald Hunch, taking and wishing that he could get away. | “Whers are you mow? Up to Manis- tee? “I s'pose 1 hail from there anywheres " “On the lake agaln, the boys told me you | the worla " s much as aln't you? One of was getting up i HUNCH LOOKED AT THE HOUSE, TH HE ASKED. I aln't very much yet.” You're cap'n of a blg schooner, T hear Yes. How's all your folks?" “Protty well. Mamle was sick for a while, but T guess she It's most a year since I saw you. t you ever get down here?" ot very often.' How long ‘re you here for?" “Guess I can get away tomorrow some tim, “You'll be around tonight, won't you? Mamle and the old lady'll never forgive you If you go away without seeing us.” “Wh, “Look here, now, Badeau, I'm golng to send Frauk down with the rig and fetch you up to supper.' “No; I can't get away. I've got a big load here—" “None of that, now. come! uy could.” “Well, I #'pose you know. But Frank'll be along for you right after supper, Honest 1 can't. You've got to n't do it, Mr. Banks. I would {f I any- how." Huuch walked quickly away. Ho was excited, and before returning to the walked a few blocks away | from the ri Heo did not waut his men to see him until he could get control of himself. After supper he got out his good clothes and brushed them carefully. When young Banks drove down on the dock and called to onn of the men forward, Hunch was standing before his mirror, giving a last twist to his halr. Mr. and Mrs, Benks were cordlal. Mamle came In a Iftttle later and Hunch was sur- prised to see how pretty she was. She had more flesh and color and her eyes were brighter. She scted as if nothing had hup- pened and before long Hunch was made to feel at home. When he rose to go Mr. Banks took his hat and followed him out and Mamie looked a little comsclous when she sald good night “You won't mind my telling you some- thing, will you, Badeau?" sald Banks, when | they were out om the sidewalk. *“I couldn't help seeimg today that you didn't want to come around, and 1" Y0, "tain't that—" Hold on, now. I know just what it Is | I ain't lived longer'n you have for nothing. | I sce Low you feel and I just want you to know that we feel differemt. Of course, there's some things docs make a difference, | Bome kinds of things—there's no getting around that—but, ull the same, we aln't Lolding anything egatnst you. I'll tell you, Badewu—and I ain't ashamed to say it when T fornd out how you'd been keeping my girl alive when I wasn't man enough to do it myselt, I—why—d—n 1t, man, I want to slake hands with you, right now L ) suld Hunch, when Bauks bad re- leased bis hamd, “that ain't so, I—* “Now, you don't fool me. 1 know about it. Joe Cartler, he told me some of it, and Jim Bartlett, and—by the way, there's good friemd of yours. Ho and Jess ain't never got over the way they treated you. Lord kuows they'd be glad enough to crawl it you'd give ‘em the chance. She's a good glrl, ton. Made a mistake whem she threw you down, but she's suffered enough for that.” They walked for more than a block in sllence. Finally Banks said: “Look here, Badeau, you can't go tomorrow. You Juat can't do it. You plan to get away the next morning and come up tomorrow and st around and we'll all try to have a good time. Just to show that there ain't no hard feelings anywheres, you know. You'll €0 on away afterward and you can forget us if you want to, but you've got to put In one more evening, anyhow. Sometimes— sometimes I wopder If 'taint all just as well. Bruce, he wouldn't have—well, it wasn't your fault, ayhow." When they parted, a block further down the street, Banks sald: “Mebbe we'll have a little surprise for you when you come tomorrow night. I can't say for sure, but it's more'n likely. And mebbe you won't be sorry you come." Hunch had no doubts about staying It would have taken more than the four Manistogee tugs to have pulled him out of the harbor that next day. He went up to Banks' house early in the evening, and found the old gentleman alone in the front Hunch | the hand | all right now. Lot's | THE room, in his shirt sleeves, popping cora at the stove, ‘ome right in, my boy. The women folks drove me out of the kitchen, We thought we'd have some old-fashioned pop- corn balls. Hope you like ‘em.” Hunch grinned, and sat on the sofa. “No setting around lazy, now. You've ROt to get to work along with the rest of us. Here, you shell them ears there in the pan.” | Hunch drew up a chair | pam between his knoeos. “Where's all the folks?" he sald, as he | started on his second ear. “They're out fn the kitchen, the whole | 1ot of ‘em. I told ‘em we'd be out oon as the corn was p " Mr. Banks spoke without looking around ‘nl\d 10 a nervous manner, He was watch- | tng the popper intently, and he kept shak- | Ing it after the last kernel had burst into white bloom. When Hunch grew a little impatient to go Into the kitchen Mr. Banks delayed and tried to keep up a con- versation. At last, however, the corm was ready. Mr. Banks led the way to the kitchen door, opened it and waited for Hunch to go through first. Mrs. Banks was greasing pans at the table; Mamlie wi In the pantry, rattling the dishes. A tall girl #tood at the stove, stirring the candy, her back to the door. Hunch stopped a moment and looked at her. It was Joss Bartlett “Step lively, Badeau. This {8 eur busy day.” Mr. Banks brushed by him, holding the pan of popcora high up on his hand, Ike a negro walter, and trylog to appear ‘U oncerned on Mr. and held the Come Badeau,” called Mrs. “HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?" Punks. “Just hold these pans a minute. We're golng to make you work, too.” amie came out of the pantry, blushing and locking sauclly at Hunch. He had not scen her look liké that for more than a year, Then he knew that Jess had turned and was looking at him. He sat on the cormer of the table, and ald: “Hello, Joss." “Hello, John,” she replied, in a low volce. Tho others had turned away, but now Mr. Banks called out: “Pull up some chalrs, where wo all get busy. More lively, my boy. We've got to make the balls before it gets hard.” Hunch dl4 not know how 1t that he sat next to Jess at the table. He folt strango and uncomfortable. But the others were full of mlschief and they joked slyly and winked at each other and mfas- interpreted Hunch's backward mamner, so that it was, after all, & lively evening. When it came time to go Jess said to Mr: Banks: “Guess I'll have to go alone,” and then lingered, not knowing whether sho would have to go alone. Finally Mr. Banks sald to Hunch don’t #'pose you'd mind Just this once seeing that Jess gets home all sato and sound, would you, now?’ So Hunch put on his coat and he and Jess said goodnight, and when they got out on the streot she timidly took his arm and they walked nlong together without a word. The silence continued untll Hunch felt that he must sny something. “How've you folks been all this time?" he usked “We've been pretty woll his wrist, but it's all over. Agaln they were silent, and though Hunch tried, he could think of nothing more to say. They were on the last block of their walk when Jess, her hand trembling a little ou his arm, sald: “Haven't you ever forgivem me, John?" It was a relief to Hunch that she had broken the ice “Why, I dunno. clal to forgive.” “Are you mad now " No; I alu't mad, You didn't come arcund. long time.'* Hunch had no explanation. They stood at the gate, each waiting for the other to g0 on. Jess turned half away and picked at a broken corner of the gate post. Hunch watched her. There was something attrac- tive in the poise of her figure, and even with her big hat on enough of her hatr showed to give an fmpreesion of its rich- 5. She looked up &t him, in't we ever going to be friends, Joha “Yes; we're friends now, I reckon. Hunch hesitated. He was making up his mind to tell the truth. “What makes you act like you do, then?" “'Cause—well, 'cause there ain't no use patching up an eld hull and calling it a new boat, Jess. Things is chamged. There's no good saying I feel like I did, whon I don't, Jess; and couldn't if I tried. You're & fine girl and you'll make some fel- low happy, but I'm afraid I aln’t him." She stood locking down. “Don't you see how ‘tis, Jess? telling you the truth.' Sho modded. She held out his hand and #he took 1t quickly, thes ran Into the house. That was all. Hunch looked after her for u few moments, then he walked slowly back to the schooner. The mext day Hunch was moody. The men were atraid of him and it was after & long time of bracing his courage that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail. “Cap'n,” he sald, “I know it.” “Will we get under way? coming (n fifteen minutes.” Hunch sat still, his fingers locked, look- ing out across the harbor, ““Mike," he said abruptly, “skip up to the ofice and telephone over for the tug to come tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock." “Not till ton orrow?" The mate walked away shaking his heal. Hunch was In a bad temper all the after- noon. After supper he sat in the cabin alone until 7 o'clock. Finally he got up and walked swiftly across town to Mamie folks. This s happened Jim sprained T aln't got nothing sp It's beem a I'm juat she's all ready.” There's a tug house. Mr. Banks opened the door, hls coat on and his hat in his hand. OMAHNA DAILY BEE OCTOBER 21 Hudyan Did Cost $100.00. 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She | *I thought I was golng myself.” musn’t talk like that. Of course you care, ‘Don't you see she went om. I “Take off your coat—here, let me have It. |and all your friends care, v like to \dn't help feeling kind of bad about it How'd you manage it see you get ahead i told me | Why can't you make it all right?” “I—1 found I couldn’t got aw whon you got to be captain, and I was kind [ gy waited for him to answer and at last “Aln’t that fine, though. Mother's here, | of proud of you." ooked up at him with half & smile. Mr. Badeau," The meution of Jess [ togked up & bothered Hunch, 1 ] Why?" sho asked again. haiehtouika was In the frout room. | though he repied, “Was you, really?™ aud| jjunch lonked at her, almost Sercely, un stralghtening her honuet NPy | c g 3 Almast. feroely, o “How d'ye do,” sho said, coming Iuto the | | il she lowered her ey h (Muciani Wine) Mamie was looking at him with a friendly | got up and walked to the window and back. | expression in her eyes that he did not quite| *Did you think it was her?”’ he unk:-d,i “'“v"“n“ "u":‘um'u A undorstand. Ho thought at first that she | iu a strange voice. | truly scientifio peinciples. It is safe an@ was 18Ughing ut bim. But when she smlled | +Why—yes." n'iul s well s agreeavle hall and shaking hands. “Glad to see you Fatber and I was just starting for prayer meeting '’ “Go right along, Mis' Banks TONIOC, Don't stay ! eaid w it esitation ell, it wasn't. Tt was you." Mariani Wins has more than 8.000 written on my account 434 i with s lttle haeltal) li- 44 WaaR 4 J A i A opsernents from leading physkcians in all “All right it you'll “ m We “1 didn't know but what u mightn't like | Mumie lost a ;’Ilu nllrl ~‘rl l‘ul or - and varts of world A A ght, 0 excuse me, g o € chalr. unc! tood i Vol Ty o L) aln, t D e had last night, | leaned back in her h 8 Marlan KIves power rain, won't be goue long, and I guess Mamle'll f‘":“] A be little surprise we had last night | tocking dow her and ho sald again streneth and elesticity of e musiles and e care of you all right. W vo |TRU XBAW ’ e richness to the biood. It tw & promoter of :‘-\l“: o \i:, 2o 4 Il '} st . A “Oh, yes, I 414 all right.” | v 08, Mamie” L'y | EO0d health and lonkevity. Makes the ole en W ¢ die i ” John," she sa m | younx, keeps the young strong where is that child?" ; We w‘r 1 muu.v'm d that may | o VAR R i Bciadly racommendea “He am. mothe sald Mamle, coming be We oughtn't to have done It wus ok e an Aikah wirs ¢or General Debllity. Overwork, Weaknens in f fa'l )m AT greeted H y | father's idea. He feels real bad about Then Hur t down and talked wildly, | g7 whatever cautes. Profound Depression n trom the kitchen. She g s T 5 Ly | eas A le leaned back without | apd Exhaustion, Throut and Lung Dis condially about you and Jess. And she's an awtully | At tho brass ball on top | s4ses. L& Grip Consumption and M *Goodby," sald Mrs, Banks, “we'll be back | nice glrl i and ot the patterns on the wail | 4ia 1U18 & difiaibie tonic for the eatir B . |« . ch, ““there ain' doubf X X syste:n . tore long Yes," wald Hunch, “there ain't no doubt was talking when a key FAt-) Mariani Wine fs invaluuble for ovee. Mamle pulled up two chairs to the stove, | about that . ho lock and he sat stiff and con- | warked men. dalicate women and aickly Hunch helpiug her Mamio hesitated n, and then, when when Mamie's father and mother| Shildren m"-\' muintes strengthens ana ) plst . e Austaing the myit n an “How'd you happen to stay over?” she 'Hunch did not speak, they Loth became em- | into the reom. He tried to stay and | bratn. It eombats Malaria gnd d'nw._ asked, “we weren't expecting you.' varrassed. | talk, but could not, and a few minutcs | May be used effectively In form of u et “No, 1 just m up my mind this after- | “I've wondered sometimes if you knew," | jater he sald goodnight and went out into noon.” she said at length, “It you really thought | the bhall. Mamle followed him and withoy! | 99)3 bY 8l drusista _ Beware of imitations. “Well, I'm sure we're glad you did. It |Jess was tho only ome to blame. It was | n word took dovn his vister and helped him | [ ain't going back without you.'* seems like old times to have you back here. just as much her folks—her brother, you | get ft on. led sadly an ot o “Don’t it, though? I ain't had much know, he was worrled about | 1 ho tried | “Goodby,” he said ity oad i Ghatinnr et L chance to see my friends in the last year. (o keep her from golug on with you | “Geodby, John. Don't t 1, will you 'l had passed into the dark I have to keep agolng know." “But I should think you'd kind of like it all Yes, I know, “And I both of you been two of my the time, you He told mo that | You know how much 1 1 and | pe don't you see how it s You're | we'll be good friends, we John " (To best friends 1| He bent dewn and whispered close to her | are for n't we, the ¢ Continued.) Bo “Hello, my boy! This is a big surprise. { Father told me how well you're doing. Ain? ever had, and I didn't like to seo it—well, | ear A | Cook's Tmperlal Extra Dry Champagne it flne " you know, don't you?" ( “I'm in for it now, Mamie. I ain't going |18 the pure juice of the grape naturally “I dunpo,” sald Hunch. "I alo't always | She was looking luto the fire as she!to lose you mow. Next time I come down | fermented. For boquet It bas no superior, Y e - e T e —— e et~ e et