The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-06-01
/. WHITTAKER'S PLACE
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"Well," he asked sharply. what die
she say"
..oh. she was white and still for G
minute or two Then she kind OF
stamped her foot and went or and lef
me. But next time she met me she
was nice as pie. She's been pretty
frosty to Angie and the rest Of 'em
but she's been always nice to Bailey
and me- Why, when l asked her par
don she said not at all. she was very
glad to know the truth; 1t helped her
10 understand things. And you could
see she meant 1t too. She
so she has been comm here ever
since. And the gossip has been goin
on. | s'pose. Well. by the big dipper
It'll stop now! I'll see to that
The board of strategy and the house
keeper were amazed.
Gossip repeated Bailey. "Well. !
guess there amt nothin said against
her now-not in this town, there amt!
why. all hands cant praise her enough
FOR her smartness in findin' out about
that Thomas If it want for her he'd
be botherin' you yet, Cy. You know it.
What are you talkin' about?"
Captain Cy passed his hand over his
forehead.
"Bos'n." he said slowly. you run
and help Georgianna in the kitchen a
spell. She's got her dinner to look out
for, | guess likely. Georgianna." to
the housekeeper. who looked anything
but eager. won 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 a cent for
his first dinner at home If she didn't
telp il preparing it. So she went out
happy.
Now, then" demanded the captain.
whats this about Phoebe and Thorn.
as? | 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. but 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
a 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 in 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 a 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 1t Is"
cut in Tidditt, that 1t looked safe |
and sartin that Thomas had married |
the Arizona woman while his real
wife, Bos'n's ma, was livin' and had
run off and left her same as he did
Mary. And the funny part of 1t 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. 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 bein' bigamy, ] mean.
Well, you know what I'm tryin' to
say. Anyhow, If It hadn't been for me
and Phoebe
you and Phoebev' snorted Asaph
''You had a whole lot TO do with II,
didn't you? You and Aunt Debby III
do to go together. ! understand she's
cruisin' round maxim proclamations
that she was responsible for the ,
whole thing. No, STREE! It's Phoeoe
Dawes that the credit belongs to. and
this town amt done nothin' bur praise
her since it come out. You never see
such a quick come-about in your life
Unless twas Heman's. But you knew
Ill this afore. Whit. Peabody must q
nave told you D
Captain Cy had listened to his b
trends story with a face expressive t
II the most blank establishment As p
lie learned of the trip to Trumet ana a
is results his eyes and mouth opened Z
md he repeatedly rubbed his forehead +.
nd muttered EXPLANATIONS. Now. at :
he mention of his lawyers name, he ;,
eemed to awaken.
Hold onr' he interrupted, waving
is hand. Hold on! BY the big dip p
er. this isis Where is Peabody? l Il
7ant to see him." L
Here am. captain" said the attor-
ey. He had been out to the barn TO
1perintend the stabling of the span,
ut for the past five minutes had been
-andiDp unnotiead nv his client, on "