The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-03-07
and present neighbor. Cyrus

friend" and present neighbor. Cyrus
Whitaker.
"Its perfectly astounding" COM
mented Peabody. What in the world.
captain. did you do to him while you
were In Washington
"Oh. nothin' much" was the rather
disinterested answer. Him and me
had a talk, and he saw the error OF hls
WAYS. | oal'late How's Bos'n today!
Did YOU give her my love when you
phonedg
$50 far as the case IS concerned
went on the lawyer, Il THINK we
should have won that anyway. 1t $
a curious thing. Thomas has disap-
peared. How he got word or VINO ne
got it from | don't know, but he must
have, and he's gone somewhere, no
| one knows where. And yet I'm not
certain that we were on the right rrall.
1t seemed certain a week ago, put
| now
/ The captain had not been listening
He was thinking. Thomas had gone
had he? Good Heman was living up
to his promises And Bos'n, God bless
her. was free from that danger.
"Have you heard from Emm1eF
asked you," he repeated
He would not listen to anything FUR
ther concerning Thomas either then or
later He was sick of the whole busl-
ness, he declared, and now that every
thing was all right didn't wish to
talk about it again. He asked nothing
about the appropriation. and the law
yer, acting under strict orders, did not
mention it.
Only once did Captain Cy inquire
concerning a person In his home town
who was not a member of his house
hold
"How is-er-how's the teacher?" he
inquired one morning.
Flows who?"
"Why, Phoebe Dawes, the school
teacher Smart. is she?"
Eyes, indeed. Why, she has been
the most
The doctor came in just then, and
the interview terminated. 1t was not
resumed, because that afternoon Mr..
Peabody started for Boston on bust
, ness trip, to be gone some time.
And at last came the great day, the
; day when Captain Cy was to be taken
: home He was up and about, mad
been out for several short walks and
i was very nearly his own self again
@ He was in good spirits, too. at times
i. but had fits of seeming depression
l. which under the circumstances were
unexplainable. The doctor thought
/ they were due to his recent illness ano
d forbade questioning.
t The original plan had been for the
captain to go to Bayport in the train
!" but the morning set for his departure
was such a beautiful one that Mr.. Pea
T. body. who had the day before return
q ed from the city. suggested driving
e over. So the open carriage. drawn b!
q the Peabody "span," was brough
around to the front steps. and thu
Al captain. bundled up until, as he said
~ he felt like wharf rat inside cotton
bale, emerged from the house which
II had sheltered him for weary montl
- and climbed to the back seat. The al
~ torney got in beside him.
- "AIl ashore that's goin ashore" oh
- served Captain Cy. Then to the driver
: who stood by the horses heads, h,
added: stand Gy to get ship unde
AZ way. commodore I'm homewart
! bound and there's Il little nIpSSmat
- of mine waitin' Oh the dock already.
~ wouldn't wonder So don't han!
Al around these waters DO longer n yOI
can help"
= Rut Mr. rnahrdy smiled ana laid
~ hand on his shoulder
II Just Il minute cantaia," lp sal
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