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Mandy sniffed,
jerked her sunbonnet forward, and departed with her purchases.
Cap'n Amazon's quick eye caught sight of Louise's amused face in the
doorway.
"Kind of a sharp craft that," he observed, watching' Mandy cross the
road. "Reminds me some o' one o' them Block Island double-enders they
built purpose for sword-fishing. When you strike on to a sword-fish
you are likely to want to back water 'bout as often as shove ahead. I
cal'late this here Mandy Baker is some spry in her maneuvers. And I
bet she's got one o' the laziest husbands in this whole town. 'Most
always happens that way," concluded the captain, who seemed quite as
homely philosophical and observant as his brother.
As a stone thrown into a quiet pool drives circling ripples farther and
farther away from the point of contact, so the news of Cap'n Abe's
secret departure and the appearance of the strange brother in his
place, spread through the neighborhood.
The coming of Louise to the store on the Shell Road had also set the
tongues to clacking.


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