Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-16
CIIAPTER XIV

N1AYPORT WIS boiling over with
TX rum0r and surnisc IIcman
lid had appealed 10 The courts,
~ asking that Captain Cy's ap-
polntment as Bosn's guardian ln re-
scinded Cy had hired Lawyer Pea
body Of Ostabe to look out for his
interests
Angellne Phlnney was having the
time Of her life The perfect board.
Ing house hummed like u ny trap he.
turah and Mrs Trip had deserted 70
the enemy, and the minority meaning
Asnph and Bailey had little oppor-
tunity TO defend their friends cause,
even II they had dared. Iieman At.
Llns, his Christian charity and high
mlndedness. his devotion to duty re-
gardless Of political consequences and
the magnificent speech at town meet
Ing were lauded and exalted The Bay
port Breeze contained u full account OF
the meeting. end It was read aloud by
kcturah amid hymns OF praise from
the elect
Up ut the Cy Whitaker place the
days were fun ones There also lie.
gal questions were discussed with
Gcorgianna, the board OF strategy, 10.
slah Dimlck occasionally and more
Infrcqucntly still Miss Dawes as par.
ucipants with Captain Cy in the dis.
cusslons. Humors were true in SO far
as they related TO Mr. Atkins appeal
to the courts aud the captains retain
Ing Lawyer Peabody Of Oslabc. Mr.
Pcabody's opinion Of the case was not
encouraging.
"lOu see. captain" he SAID when his
client visited him at his Office, "rhe
odds are very much against us. The
court appointed You as guardian with
the understanding that this man
Thomas wns dead Now he is alive
and claims his child More than that
he has the most influential politician
u this county back Of him We
wouldn't stand lighting chance cx.
ccpt for one thing -Thomas himself.
Ilo left his wife and the baby; desert.
ed them, 40 she said went to get work,
he says We can prove he was
drunken blackguard before he went
0ud that he hns been drunk since he
came back But they'll say-AtkIns
mud his iawycr-that the man vas dcs.
rcratc and dcSpairinE because OF your
refusal To give him his child They'll
hold him mp MS q rcpcntaul sinner anx.
ious TO reform and needing the little
girl's Influence to help keep him
straight. 1hnts their game, and they'll
play lt-be sure OF that 1t sounds
reasonable enough, too, for sinners have
rrpcnttd before now. And the long
lost father coming back to his child Is
the one sure thing to win applause
from the gallery you know that
Captain Cy nodded.
He stopped, rose and, strldlng over
to the window. stood looking out
"uow does she feel about II her.
sclfy asked Peabody.
Herr Bos'n7 Why, that's tho
hardest OF all. Some Of the children
at school pcstcr her about her father.
don't Knows you can blame EN-
young ones nre made that way, guess
but she comes home to NE cryin',
and IT'S oh, Uncle Cy, he amt my
truly father Is her and You won't
let him take me away from you, will
your an II seems ms II | should ny
out OF the window The poor little
thlng And that puifcd up humbug
Atkins BLOWN about his Christianity
and nlll I've seen heather lniuns,
who never heard OF Christ with moro
Of Ills spirit inside 'cm. There! I've
shocked You, I guess, Sometimes |
think this place tx too .narrcr and
crnmped for me I've been around.
you know, and my New England
brngin' up has wore thin In spots.
Seems II | must yet somcwhcrcs and