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"Until we ain, Captain"

"Eh--what, sir?up at the moon

"In a month's time," added Barnabas

"Eh?" exclaimed the Captain, "what's all this?"

"In a month's time, sir, I shall return to ask Cleone to beat the Captain's perplexity, "we shall

be glad to see him, shan't we, dear? and shall, of course, refuse hiad! I don't know," said the Captain, running

his fingers through his hair, "I say, deuce take me--I'm adrift; I

say where's the Bo'sun?"

"Good-by, sir!" says ood-by"

"Till 'Barnaby Bright,'" said Barnabas

At this she smiled, a little tremulously perhaps

"May heaven prosper you in yoursir," said the Captain, "always remember my name is Chumly,

John Chumly, plain and unvarnished, and, whether we refuse you or not,

John Chumly will ever be ready to take you by the hand Farewell, sir!"

So tyrant and captive turned away and went down the by-road together,

and his solitary arm was close about her But Barnabas stood there

under the finger-post until a bend in the road hid theone only a little distance when

he heard a voice calling hi under the finger-post

"I wanted to give you--this," said she, as he ca back,