The
poor sailors did not know whether those copper-colored Eves would decide
to kill and eat them, or merely marry them."
"Louise!" Aunt Euphemia rose and fairly glared at her niece. "You show
distinctly that association with these horrid people down here has
already contaminated your mind. You are positively vulgar!"
She sailed out of the room, descended the stairs, and "beat up" through
the living-room and store, as Betty Gallup said "with ev'ry stitch of
canvas drawin' and a bone in her teeth." Louise agreed about the
"bone"--she had given her Aunt Euphemia a hard one to gnaw on.
The girl followed Mrs. Conroth to the automobile and helped her in.
Cap'n Amazon came to the store door as politely as though he were seeing
an honored guest over the ship's side.
"Ask your A'nt 'Phemie to come again. Too bad she ain't satisfied to
jine us here. Plenty o' cabin room. But if she's aimin' to anchor near
by she'll be runnin' in frequent I cal'late. Good-day to ye, ma'am!"
Aunt Euphemia did not seem even to see him.
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