The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-04-20

| Georgianna In low tone.
"Yup | been there Mornln' mai
just this minute sorted Trains tw,
hours late. Gahc says more'n llkel,
the evenln' train won't be able to sc
through nj all II this keeps up"
"Was there anything from
Mr. Tlddltt glanced at Bos'n ant
| shook his head
"Not a word" he said. Funny. ain
itf IL don't seem bit like him. And
he can't be to washin'ton, because all
them letters came back. III swan to
man, I'm beglnnin' to get worried"
'Worriedf I'm pretty nigh crazy
What does Phoebe Dawes say2"
"She don't say much. It's pretty
tough. when everything else is work'n'
out so fine, thanks to her, to have this
happen. No; she don't say much, but
she acts pretty solemn"
Say, Mr.. Tidditt?"
"Yes--what is it2'
"You don't s'pose anything that hap
| pened betwixt her and Cnpn Whit.
| taker that afternoon Is responsible for
for his stayin away so, do your You
know what he told me to tell her
about her not comm hereT"
Asaph ddgeted with the wet cap.
Jaw, that amt nothln'," he STAN.
mered-"thnt is. | hope It amt did
say somethln' TO him that-but Phoebe
understands. She's smart woman"
you haven't told them boardin'
house tattletales about the--Emmie,
| you go fetch me card OF matches
from the kitchen. won't you-of what's
been found out about that Thomas
thingr
course | amt. Didn't Peabody say
not to tell soul till we was sure2
S'pose I'd tell Keturah and Angler
Nights well paint Il on sign and be
done with It. No, no! I've kept mum,
and you do the same. Well, must be
goin'. Hope to goodness we hear some
good news from Whit by tomorrer"
But when tomorrow came news of
| any kind was unobtainable No trains
! could get through. and the telephone
! and telegraph wires were out of com
mission owing to the great storm. Bay
| port was buried under u white coverlet
| three feet thick on level which
shone in the winter sun as II powdered
with diamond dust. The street shovel
! ing brigade meaning most of the nc.
tive male citizens, was busy with
| plows and shovels. simmons was de
serted in the evening. for most of the
| regular habitlrs went to bed after sup
| per tired out.
Two days OF this. then Iiabe Lum
ley his depot wngUu replaced by a
sleigh, drove the painting Daniel into
the yard of the Cy Whitaker place.
Gabe was much excited He had news
! OF Importance 10 communicate and was
puffed up In consequence.
The wires all right again. Georgl
anna" he said to the housekeeper, who
had hurried to the door to meet him
"Fust message just come through
Guess who it's fori"
stop your foolishness, Gabe Lum.
ley! ordered Miss Taylor. Hand
over that telegram this minute! Don't
you stop to talk! Hand II over"
Gabe didn't intend to he "corked"
thus peremptorily.
Its pretty important news. Gcorgi
anna" he declared Kind of bad
news too. think I'd ought to prcpar,
you for Il sort Of when Cap'n Ohcd
Pepper died -
Died! For the land sakcs! what
are you sayin'? Give me that you
fool head! Give It TO mer'
She snatched the telegram from him
and tore II open. II was not as bad as
II might have been, but II was bad
enough Lawyer Peabody wired that
Captain Cyrus Whitaker was at his
home in Ostable sick in bed and threat.
ened with pneumonia.
Captain Cy hurrying homeward In
response to the attorneys former tele.
gram, had reached Boston the day Of
the blizzard He had taken the train
| for Bayport that afternoon. The train
had reached Ostable after o'clock
that night, but could get no farther.
The captain. burning with fever and
torn by chills, had wallowed through
the drifts TO his lawyers home and
collapsed on his doorstep Now he was
very III and NJ times deirlous
For two weeks he lay, fighting of
the threatened attack of pneumonia.
But lie won the fight. and at last
word came to the anxious ones AT
Boyport that he was past the danger
point and would pun through There
was rejoicing at the Cy Whitaker
place. The board of strategy came and
performed an impromptu war dance
around the dining room table.
"Whe-e-er' shouted Bailey Bangs,
tossing Bos'n above his head, Your
Uncle Cy's weathered the Horn aud Is
| bound for clear water now Three
cheers for our side Won't we give
him reception when we get him back
here"