Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04

hope. He felt certain that he should
lose the little girl in the end in spite
Of the long succession Of appeals
which his lawyer contemplated. And
what would become Of her then? Who
would her associates be under the au
thority of father such as hers?
Phoebe Dawes had come to be his
chief reliance He saw great deal
Of her. Often when she walked home
from school she found him hanging
over the front gate. and they talked Of
various things--of Bos'n's progress
with her studies, of the school work
and similar topics. He called her by
her first name now, although In this
there was nothing unusual. After a
few weeks acquaintance we Bayport-
crs almost invariably address people
by their front" names. Sometimes
she came to the house with Emily.
Phoebe was in good spirits. She was
rs hopeful as Captain Cy was dcspond
emf. She seemed to have little fear
of the outcome of the legal proceed
inCs. the appeals and the rest. Her
optimism was the best sort of bracer
for the captains falling courage.
One cold, rainy afternoon early in
February she came in with Bos'n. who
had awaited herself of the shelter Of
the teachers umbrella, Georgianna
was in the kitchen baking, and Emily
had been promised saucer pie" So
the child went out to superintend the
construction Of that treat.
"Sct down. teacher" said Captain
Cy. whats the news-anything?"
"Why, no." replied Phoebe, throwing
open her wet Jacket. There's no
news in particular. But | wanted TO
ask if you had seen tie Breeze"
"Um-humw was the listless an
swer II presume likely you mean
the news about the appropriation and
the editorial dig Mt yours truly? Yes,
I've seen it. They don't bother me
mach. I've got more important things
on my mind just now"
Congressman Atkins pledge in his
farewell speech concerning the mighty
effort he was to make toward seCur-
ing the appropriation for Bayport har-
Dor was in process of fultillment-so
he had written to the local paper.
But, alas, the mighty effort was likely
to prove unavailing. In spite Of the
Honorable Heman's battle for his con-
stituents' rights it seemed certain that
the bill would not provide the $4,000
for Bayport-at least not this years
bill. Other and more powerful inter
ests would win out and, instead an
other section of the coast be improved
at the public expense.
SO, ut simmons and the sewing
circle and after meeting on Sunday,
Cy Whitaker was again discussed and
derided, And this weeks Breeze, out
that morning, contained a sarcastic
editorial which mentioned no names,
but limited Mt "a certain now notorious
person who had boosted loudly, but
who had again been weighed in the
balance of public opinion and found
wanting, for he had been a self ap-
pointed committee of one, who had
promised to succeed If Atkins might
fail"
Miss Dawes did not seem pleased
with the captains nonchalant attitude
toward the Breeze and its editorial.
Captain Cyrus" she said. IF you
intended doing nothing toward secur-
ing that appropriation. why did you
accept the responsibility for it at the
mectingf'
Captain Cy looked up
well" he said. "afore this Thomas
business happened. to knock all n
plans on their beam ends. I'd done
considerable thinkin' about that appro-
uriation. 1t seemed to me that there