The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
Cy Whittaker's
Place
By JOSEPH c. LINCOLN
Copyright. 1908. by D. Appleton
G Co.
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"Bosn." he said slowly. you run
and help Georgianna in the kitchen a
fDell She's got her dinner 10 look out
for, / guess likely. Georgianna. 70
the housekeeper. who looked anything
but eager. you better see to your din
ner right off. and take Emmie with
you"
Miss Taylor reluctantly departed
leading Bos'n by the hand The child
was loath to leave her uncle. but he
told her he wouldn't give cent for
bis first dinner at home II she didn't
aelp in preparing it. So she went out
Sappy.
"Now. then" demanded the captain.
whats this about Phoebe and Thorn
rs? want to know. Stop! Don't
ask another question. Answer me
first
So the board of strategy. by turns
and in concert. told Of the drive to
Trumet and the call on Debby Beas-
ley. Asaph would have narrated the
story to the upset sulky. bnt Bailey
shut him up in short order.
Never mind that foolishness," he
snapped You see. Cy. Debby had
Just been out to Arizona visitin' old
Beasley's niece. And she'd fell in with
q woman ont there whose husband had
run off and left her. And Debby she
read the advertisement about him in
the Arizona paper. and it said he had
the springhalt in his off hind leg. or
sOmethin' similar Now. Thomas. he
had that. too. and there was other
things that reminded Phoebe of him.
30 she don't say nOthin' to nobody. but
she writes to this woman askin' Tor
more particulars and photograph OF
the missin' one The particulars come.
but the photograph didn't; the wife
didn't have none. ] b'lieve. But there
was enough to send Phoebe hotfoot to
Mr.. Peabody And Peabody he writes
to his lawyer friend in Butte Mont
And the Butte man he"-
"Well, the long and short of it is"
cut in Tidditt. that 1t looked safe
and sartin that Thomas had married
the Arizona woman while his real
wife, Bos'ns ma, was Twin and had
run off and left her same as he did
Mary. And the funny part of it is
1.-The funny part of it is" declared
Bangs. drowning his friends voice by
raising his own, that somebody out
there. some scalawag friend of this
Thomas rsilS have got W,a az F""
aas So a1.d seal wars 80 -1s, Cause
chen they went - apn> toT rim b
y,oston %c'd g0ro. SKIPPED. ent stick.
Aud itee aln't ser him siHce. iil was
sfralG ~ ';ein took III Tor 1iganals,
YOU see-iuI ueiu uigany, / mean.
Well. you know what I'm tryin' to
say. Anyhow, if it hadn't been for me
and Phoebe
"You and Phoeber' snorted Asaph.
"You had whole lot to do with it.
didn't you? You and Aunt Debby II
do to go together. understand she's
cruisin' round maxim proclamations
that she was responsible for the
whole thing. No. Stree! It's Phoebe
Dawes that the credit belongs to, and
this town amt done nothin' but praise
such a quick come-about in your life
unless twas Heman's. But you knew
all this afore. Whit. Peabody must
have told you"
Captain Cy had listened to his
friends story with face expressive
of the most blank establishment AS
he learned of the trip to Trumet and
its results his eyes and mouth opened,
and he repeatedly rubbed his forehead
and muttered EXPLANATIONS. Now, at
the mention of his lawyers name. be
seemed to awaken.
Hold onr' he interrupted. waving
his hand. Held on. By the big dip
per, this is-is- Where ia Peabody?
want to see him."
'.Here am, captain" said the attor-
Aey. He had been out to the barn to
ssuperintend the stabling Of the span,
but for the mast 1--WE minutes had been
standing, ufnoticed by his client, on
the threshold of the dining room.
"See here" demanded Captain Cy-
'see here, Peabody, is this yarn true?
IL it, now-this about Phoebe and anr'
Certainly it's true supposed you
knew it. You didn't seem surprised
when i told you the case was settled"
''Surprisedi Why, no! thought
Heman had Never mind that. Land
Of love, she did it-sher'
He sat weakly down. The lawyer
looked anxious.
"Mr. Tidditt," he whispered, IT think
perhaps he had better be left alone for
the present. He's just up from sick
bed, and this has been trying fore
noon. Come in again this afternoon.
shall try to persuade him to take a
nap"
The board Of strategy, its curiosi-
ty unsatisfed, departed reluctantly.
When Mr.. Peabody returned to the sit
ting room he found that maps were far
indeed from the captains thoughts.
The latter was pacing the sitting room
floor.
where is she?" he demanded. "She
was standin' on the steps with Heman.
Have you seen her SINGER
His friend was troubled.
"Why, yes, I've seen her," he said.
II have been talking with her. She