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Title: Captain Pott's Minister

Author: Francis L. Cooper

Illustrator: John Goss

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Language: English

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[Illustration: "Then, let me hear you say you love me!"--_Page 335._]

CAPTAIN POTT'S MINISTER
By
FRANCIS L. COOPER

Illustrated By
JOHN GOSS

BOSTON
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

Copyright, 1922,
By Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
_All Rights Reserved_
Captain Pott's Minister

Printed in U. S. A.
Norwood Press
BERWICK & SMITH CO.
Norwood, Mass.

_To Betty_

ILLUSTRATIONS

FACING PAGE
"Then, let me hear you say you love me!" (page 335) Frontispiece
"Now, see here, Beth, there ain't no use of your
pretending to me." 146
"There ain't money enough in the world to make me do
that." 242
Miss Pipkin had been disturbed by the noise. 262

CAPTAIN POTT'S MINISTER

CHAPTER I

The sound of voices suddenly arrested Captain Pott's fork in mid-air,
and the morsel of untasted salt-mackerel dangled uncertainly from the
points of the dingy tines as he swung about to face the open door. Fork
and mackerel fell to the floor as the seaman abruptly rose and stalked
outside. The stern features of the rugged old face sagged with
astonishment as he blinked at the small army of men swarming over his
littered yard.

"'Mornin', Cap'n," cheerily called Hank Simpson, the village storekeeper,
as he approached the irate man on the stoop.

Captain Pott was so completely jarred out of his usual complacency that
for once he had nothing to say. He forgot even to swear. As the
significance of the movements of the intruders suddenly dawned upon him
he mutely glared at Ha