WHERE NOBODY LIVED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10103, 15 March 1911, Page 2

WHERE NOBODY LIVED.

The skipper of a certain little village rolatos tho following story, though the laugh is decidedly against him. When anything goes wrong aboard hk boat the skipper likes to get to the bottom of the affair if, as he puts it, 1 ' it takes mo a month of Sundays to Ono morning, while lymg in port, a trifling accident occurred in the usual mysterious manner. No one was to The skipper tackled each member of the crew until ho came to the cabin u Now, voung shaver!" he remarked. "Mavbo I'll get the truth from you. Who Mid itP" " Nobody, sir," responded the youth, who scarcely deemed it wise to blame anv of his superiors. ''lndeed!" ejaculated the skipper. "Mr Nobody againP You seam to know tho fellow well! I should like to have a look at him. myself. I am going ashore now. You can come with mo, and if you don't point out the house where* this Mr Nobody lives, you'll get the finest rope's-endmg you over got in your life!" The outlook was anything but pleasing, and tho cabin bov was the reverse of choerful as he led the skipper up one Mtroot and down another. The skipper was enjoying tho lad's discomfiture when suddenly tho boy pulled up and nodded to a house across the way. "But that's an empty house!" said tho skipper. '* Yes, sir," was tho reply. Nobcdy live* thoro." Tho vopo's-endinjr was prortod.