The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-04-25
help in preparing it So she went out

urSt.
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, but Bailey
shut him mp 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
n woman out 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 I'm his off hind leg. or
somethin' similar. Now. Thomas, he
had that, too, and there was other
things that reminded Phoebe Of him.
SO she don't say nOthin to nobody, but
she writes to this woman askin' for
more particulars and photograph of
the missin' one. The particulars come
but the photograph didn't; tie wife
didn't have none. | blieve. 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 Tiddltt, that 1t looked safe
and" sartin that Thomas had married
the Arizona woman while his real
wife, Bos'n's ma. was Twin and had
run off and left her same as he did
Mary. And the funny part Of 1t is"-
1.-THE funny part of 1t is" declared
Bangs, drowning his friends voice by
raising his own, that somebody out
there, some scalawag friend Of this
Thomas. must have got wind of what
was up and sent word to him, cause
when they went TO hunt for him in
Boston he'd gone, skipped. cut stick.
And they amt seen him since. He was
afraid Of bein' took up for bigamist.
you sector beln' bigamy, l 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 n whole lot TO do with 1t,
\ didn't you? You and Aunt Debby III
do to go together. understand she's
I cruisin' round maxim proclamations
that she was responsible for the
! whole thing No. sir-reel It's Phoebe
Dawes that the credit belongs to, and
this town amt done nothin but praise
| her since II come out You never see
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 a 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. hi
seemed 10 awaken.
Hold on he interrupted, waving
his hand Hold on! BY the big dip
per- this isis Where is Peabody?
want to see him."
Here | am, captain" said the attor
ney. He had been out TO the barn e
superintend the stabling of the span
but for the past five minutes had beer
standing, unnoticed by his client, oil
the threshold Of the dining room.
"See here" demanded Captain Cy-
"see here, Peabody, is this yarn true
Is it, now-this about Phoebe and all?'
Certainly it's true. supposed yol
knew 1t. You didn't seem surprised
, when told you the case was settled
Surprised! Why, no. | though
, Heman had Never mind that. Ian,
Of love, she did it-she"
He sat weakly down. The lawye
looked anxious.
"Mr. Tidditt," he whispered, II thin
i, perhaps he had better be left alone TO
the present. He's just up from sick
bed, and this has been n trying fore
. noon. Come in again this Afternoon
!. shall try to persuade him to take
nap"
The board OF strategy, its curios
ty unsatislied. departed reluctantly
L When Mr. Peabody returned TO the si
ting room he found that maps were IA
indeed from the captains thoughts
The latter was pacing the sitting ROOF
=, floor
Where Is shrY" he demanded "Sh
was standin' on the steps with HemaI
y Have YOU seen her SINGER
His friend was troubled,
T. why. yes, I've seen her. he sal,
81 have been talking with her. Sl
> has gone away"
Gone away! Where? What do yo
! mean? She ain't--aln't left Bay,
II mo, no! What IN the world sAoul
/! she leave Bayport for? She has II
h to her boarding house, guess. Al Il
It events. she was headed In that dire
Il ton"
t. "why didn't she shake hands vii
me? What made her so off and NJ
Is say a word? oh, well, guess Ike
know the WHY He sighed despon
n emily, 81 told her never to come he
a again"