For they
say he was continually relating stories of his brother's
adventures--even more marvelous tales than Cap'n Amazon himself has
related.
"Such a misfortune as Cap'n Abe's fear of the sea may easily explain
his brother's good-natured scorn of him. Uncle Amazon doesn't say much
about him; but I can see he looks upon Cap'n Abe as a weakling.
"But," sighed the girl in conclusion, "even this does not explain the
mystery of the chest, or where Cap'n Abe can be hiding. I wonder if
Uncle Amazon knows?"
CHAPTER XIX
MUCH ADO
As on previous occasions, Louise Grayling was deterred from putting a
searching question to Cap'n Amazon because of his look and manner. The
little she had seen of Cap'n Abe assured her that she would have felt
no hesitancy in approaching the mild-mannered storekeeper upon any
subject.
But the master mariner seemed to be an entirely different personality.
The way he had overawed the idlers in the store that afternoon when the
old chest was broken open, and his refusal to make any further
explanation of Cap'n Abe's absence, pinched out Louise's courage as one
might pinch out a candle wick.
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