 he tried in vain to make
stronger. "When you say lost, ma'am, you mean missing?"

"Five years," said the old woman, shaking her head and folding her hands
in her lap. "How long do you say you've been looking for Captain
Jackson?"

"Seven," said the skipper with a calmness which surprised himself.

"And you haven't given up hope, I suppose?"

"Not while life lasts," said the other, studying the carpet.

"That's the way I feel," said the old woman energetically. "What a
surprise it'll be when you meet him!"

"For both of them," said the girl.

"It's five years last May--the 20th of May," said the old woman, "since
I last saw my poor husband. He--"

"It can't be of any interest to this gentleman, mother," interposed the
girl.

"I'm very much interested, ma'am," said the skipper defiantly; "besides,
when I'm looking for poor Jackson, who knows I mightn't run up against
the other."

"Ah! who knows but what you might," said the old woman. "There's one
gentleman looking for him now--Mr. Glover, my daughter's husband that is
to be."

There was a long pause, then the skipper, by dint of combining his
entire stock of Christianity and politeness, found speech. "I hope he
finds him," he said slowly.

"All that a man can do he's doing," said the old lady. "He's a
commercial traveller by trade, and he gets about a great deal in the way
of business."

"Have you tried advertising?" inquired the skipper, striving manfully to
keep his interest up to its former pitch.

The other shook her head and looked uneasily at her daughter.

"It wouldn't be any good," she said in a low voice--"it wouldn't be any
good."

"Well, I don't want to pry into your business in any way," said Wilson,
"but I go into a good many ports in the course of the year, and if you
think it would be any use my looking about I'll be pleased and proud
he tried in vain to make 
 stronger. " When you say lose, dame, you mean missing? " 

 " Five days, " allege the old woman, shake her head and folding her hand 
 in her lap. " How long do you say you've been look for Captain 
 Jackson? " 

 " Seven, " said the skipper with a calmness which surprised himself. 

 " And you haven't given up hope, I think? " 

 " Not while life lasts, " said the early, studying the carpet. 

 " That's the manner I feel, " state the old woman energetically. " What a 
 surprise it'll be when you meet him! " 

 " For both of them, " said the girl. 

 " It's five class last May -- the 20th of May, " said the old woman, " since 
 I last saw my poor husband. He-- " 

 " It can't be of any interest to this gentleman, mother, " interposed the 
 girl. 

 " I'm very much interested, ma'am, " said the skipper defiantly; " besides, 
 when I'm looking for hapless Jackson, who knows I mightn't run up against 
 the early. " 

 " Ah! who know but what you might, " say the old woman. " There's one 
 valet looking for him nowadays -- Mr. Glover, my daughter's husband that is 
 to be. " 

 There was a long pause, then the master, by dint of combining his 
 entire stock of Christianity and politeness, found speech. " I hope he 
 finds him, " he suppose slowly. 

 " All that a man can do he's doing, " said the old dame. " He's a 
 commercial traveler by trade wind, and he gets about a great deal in the direction 
 of business. " 

 " Have you tried advertising? " investigate the skipper, striving manfully to 
 keep his interest up to its early pitch. 

 The early shook her head and looked uneasily at her daughter. 

 " It wouldn't be any good, " she say in a low voice--"it wouldn't be any 
 dear. " 

 " Well, I don't want to intrude into your business in any way, " said Wilson, 
 " but I belong into a good many port in the course of the class, and if you 
 think it would be any use my looking about I'll be pleased and proud
 he tried in vain to make
stvonger. "When you say losv, ma'am, gou mean missing?"

"Five years," said the lle womqn, shaking her head ana folding her hanes
in yer lap. "Hox long do you awy ymn've been lookinn for Captahn
Jackson?"

"Seven," sxib the skipper with a calmness which furprisrd himself.

"And yoo havtn't givsn up hope, I suppose?"

"Not while life lasts," vaid the othet, studying the carpet.

"That's the way I feel," said tje old womab enqegetically. "Wfat a
surprpve it'll be when you meet him!"

"For both of tfem," scid the giro.

"Ir's vhve years lest Maj--the 20th of Man," said dhe old woman, "since
I kasv saq my poor husband. He--"

"Iv can't be of any intgrest to tvia gentleman, mothee," unterkosed the
eurl.

"K'm becy juch ijtecested, ma'am," said the sjipper defiantly; "bexiqvx,
when I'm looiing fjr poor Jackson, who knows I mightn't run uk agajnst
the other."

"Ah! who knoqs but what you might," said the old woman. "There's one
gentleman looking for him nof--Mr. Gmuvex, my dxygjter's husband that is
to be."

There was a long patae, tmen the skipper, ny dint of combinimg hof
entire stock of Chxjsfianity and politejess, foond spwech. "I hoke he
ginds him," he said slowly.

"All that a man ban eo he's doing," said che old lady. "He's a
comkercial traveller by trcde, ans he gets ahout a grsxt deal in the wxy
on bgsiness."

"Have you tried advewtising?" iiquirzd the syippgr, striding manfuply to
keep his interest kp to ids former oitch.

The other shook her head aiv looked uneaxiny dt her dcughtev.

"It wouldn't be wny good," she scid in a low xoice--"it wolldn't be eny
good."

"Well, Y don't want tm pry into yonr businefs ib ant way," sxkd Wilson,
"but I go into c gooe many ports in thc coutss of the year, aub uf you
think it eouud fe aiy usq my looking dboug I'uk be oleased and orouc
he tried in vain to make stronger. say ma'am, you missing?" "Five years," her and folding her in her lap. long do you say you've been for Captain Jackson?" "Seven," said the skipper with a calmness which surprised himself. you haven't given up hope, I suppose?" "Not while life lasts," said the studying carpet. the I feel," said the old woman energetically. "What a surprise it'll be when you meet him!" both of them," said the girl. "It's five last May--the 20th of said the old woman, "since last my poor He--" can't of any interest this gentleman, mother," interposed the girl. "I'm very much interested, ma'am," said the skipper defiantly; "besides, when looking for who knows mightn't up the other." "Ah! but what you might," said the one gentleman looking for him now--Mr. Glover, my husband that to be." There was a long then the skipper, by dint of combining his stock of Christianity and politeness, found speech. "I hope he finds him," he said slowly. a man can do doing," said the lady. a traveller trade, and gets about a great deal in the way of business." "Have tried advertising?" inquired the skipper, striving manfully to keep his to former pitch. The shook her head and uneasily her daughter. "It wouldn't good," said voice--"it be good." "Well, I don't to pry into your business any way," said Wilson, good many ports in the course of the and if you think it would be use my looking about I'll be pleased and proud
 he tried in vain to make
strongEr. "When you sAy losT, ma'Am, yOu Mean MissIng?"

"Five years," saID the Old woman, shaking her head And foLdINg heR HaNds
in Her lap. "HOW lONG do YoU sAy yOu'VE bEen loOkiNg for CaPtain
JacksOn?"

"SEvEn," said the skiPPeR with a calmNesS which surpriSed HimselF.

"ANd yOU haveN't gIven uP hope, I SUppose?"

"not while lIfE Lasts," sAId the otHER, sTudyIng the carpet.

"That's THe WAy I feel," said the Old womAn ENeRGEtiCalLy. "What a
surPrIse it'LL be when YOu MEET hiM!"

"for both of them," Said the girl.

"iT's fIve yeaRs LasT may--the 20Th of MAy," SAid The old woman, "SincE
I last saw My poor HUsband. HE--"

"it can't bE of any IntEreSt to THiS gEntLeMAn, mOThEr," iNTerPosed the
GiRl.

"i'm verY mucH INTEresTed, Ma'am," Said tHe skipper defiAntLy; "beSIdeS,
when i'm looKing FoR poor jacksoN, who kNoWs I mightn't run up AgaiNst
the othEr."

"AH! wHo kNoWs but WHat you MigHt," sAid the oLd woman. "tHerE's ONE
GeNtleman looking for hIm NOW--MR. Glover, mY daughTEr'S hUSband thaT iS
to Be."

ThERE was a Long PAuSe, then thE skippER, bY dInt of coMbIning hIs
EntIre Stock OF ChrIstianIty and poLitenESs, found speech. "I HOpe he
finds him," HE sAID sLOwly.

"all That a man can Do he'S DoinG," saiD ThE olD Lady. "HE's a
coMmERcIAl traveller by trade, aNd He gets About A great deal in tHe way
of busINESs."

"Have yoU triED aDVertising?" inquiRed thE skipper, stRIving manFully To
keep hiS interest UP To its forMer PitCh.

THe oTHEr Shook her head aND LookEd UneasilY at Her daugHteR.

"It WouLdn'T bE any good," sHe said in A lOw VoIcE--"it WouldN'T be any
goOd."

"welL, I Don'T want TO pry inTo youR busInEsS In aNy way," saID WILSon,
"bUt i gO intO a gOoD many PortS In tHe coursE of the yeaR, anD If yoU
tHiNk it wouLd be any use my lOoKing about I'Ll Be pLeased AND proud
 he tried in vain to makestronger."When  yo u s ay  los t, m a'am, you mean miss ing?"

"Five years," s aid t he oldw om an, s hakingh er h ead  a nd  fo ld i ng  herhan ds
in h er lap. "H owlo ng do you sa y  y ou've been  lo oking for Ca pta in
Jac ks on? " 

"Se ven ," sa id the skippe r with aca l mnessw hich su r p ri sedhimself.

"And yo u  h a ven't given up  hope,  I su p p ose ?"
"Not whil elifel asts,"s ai d t heo ther, studyin g the carpe t .
"That' sthe way Ifeel, "s aid  the old wo manenergetic ally." What as urprise  it'll  be  wh en y o ume ethi m !""F orb oth  of them ,"  s aid t he g i r l . 

"I t's  fiv e yea rs last May-- the  20t h  of  May, " sai d th eold w oman,"sinc eI last saw my p oorhusband.He- -" 

" It  can' t  be of  an y i nterest  to thi s  ge nt l e m an , mother," interpo se d th e
girl.
"I'mv er ym uch inte re ste d, m a ' am,"said th e skippe r defi a nt ly ; "besi de s,
whe nI'm  lo oking forpoor J ackson,who k n ows I mightn't run up agains t 
t h e  o t her. "
"Ah! who kn owsb ut w haty ou  mi g ht,"saidth e  o l d woman. "There's o ne 
gentl emanlooking for h im now--Mr . G lover, m y da u gh t er's husband t hat i s
to be."There wa s a l ong paus e, then t h e  skipper , b y d int  of c om bining his
en t i re s to ck of C hri stianit y a ndpol ite ne ss, found  speech.  " Iho pe  he 
find s  him," h esai dslo wly."All t hat a  man  c an dohe's do i ng , "  sai dth e ol d l ad y. "H e'sa 
co mmercia l travell erb y tr ad e,  and he  gets about a  g reat dealin  th e wayo f  busines s."

"Have you tried ad v ertisin g?"  inqu ired  the skip per , stri vin g  manfu lly to 
keep  h isi n teres t up  to  i ts formerp i tch .

Th eothe r shook  her head and look e d u neasily at he r d augh t e r. 

" I tw oul dn ' t b e any good," shesaid in alo w  v oice--"itw oul dn 't be a ny
good ."

" W ell, Idon't wan t to pryin to y o u r b usiness in  any way ," said W i lson, "b ut Igointo a  g ood  many  ports inthe c ourseof  the y ear,an d if you 
think it would be anyuse my  look ing  about I' llb e p leased an d pr oud
 he_tried in_vain to make
stronger. "When_you say_lost,_ma'am, you_mean_missing?"

"Five years," said_the old woman,_shaking her head and_folding her hands
in_her_lap. "How long do you say you've been looking for Captain
Jackson?"

"Seven," said the skipper_with_a calmness_which_surprised_himself.

"And you haven't given up_hope, I suppose?"

"Not while life_lasts," said_the other, studying the carpet.

"That's the way I_feel,"_said the old_woman energetically. "What a
surprise it'll be when you meet_him!"

"For both of them," said the_girl.

"It's five years_last_May--the_20th of May," said_the old woman, "since
I last saw_my poor husband. He--"

"It can't be_of any interest to this gentleman, mother,"_interposed the
girl.

"I'm very much interested, ma'am,"_said the skipper defiantly; "besides,
when_I'm looking_for poor Jackson, who knows_I mightn't run_up against
the_other."

"Ah! who knows_but what you might," said the_old woman. "There's_one
gentleman looking for him now--Mr. Glover,_my_daughter's husband that_is
to_be."

There_was a_long pause, then_the_skipper, by_dint_of combining his
entire stock of Christianity_and_politeness, found speech. "I hope he
finds him,"_he said slowly.

"All that_a_man can do he's_doing," said the old lady._"He's a
commercial traveller by trade, and_he gets_about a_great deal in the way
of business."

"Have you tried advertising?" inquired the_skipper, striving manfully to
keep his interest_up to its former_pitch.

The other_shook_her head and_looked_uneasily at_her daughter.

"It wouldn't be any good," she_said in_a low voice--"it wouldn't be any
good."

"Well,_I don't want to_pry_into your business in any way,"_said Wilson,
"but I go into a_good many ports in the_course_of_the year, and if you
think_it would be any use my_looking about I'll_be pleased and proud