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

1T? 1t don't seem bit like him. And
he can't be to Nashin' ton, because ali
them letters came bat k. IL swan to
man. I'm beginnin' to get worried
worried. I'm pretty nigh crazy
What does Phoebe Dawes say"
She don't say much It's pretty
tough. when everything else is wolsin
out so fine. thanks to Ter. TO have TINS
happen No: she don't say much, but
she acts pretty solemn
SAY, Mr. Tidditt?'
"Yes-what is it,
"You don't s'pose anything that hap
pened betwiXt her and Cap'n Whit
taker that afternoon is responsible for
for his stayin' away So do you? YoH
know what he told me to tell her,
about her not comm here?
Asaph fdgeted with the wet cap.
"Aw, that amt nothin','' he STAN
mered-"that is. hope it amt did
say somethin' to him that-but Phoebe
understands She's a 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
thing?"
Course amt. Didn't Peabody say
not to tell soul till we was sure?
S'pose I'd tell Keturah and Angie?
Nights well paint it 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 a white coverlet
three feet thick on level, which
shone in the winter sun as If powdered
with diamond dust. The street shovel
ing brigade, meaning most Of the ac-
tive male citizens. was busy with
plows and shovels. Simmons was de
serted in the evening, for most of the
regular habitues went to bed after sup
per tired out.
Two days of this; then Gabe Lum
:, ley, his depot wagon replaced by
,, sleigh, drove the painting Daniel int
: the yard of the Cy Whitaker place
Gabe was much excited. He had new:
Of Importance to communicate and wa
!, puffed up in consequence
1.-THE wires all right again, Georgi
! anna" he said to the housekeeper. VIII
/ had hurried to the door to meet him
"Fust message just come through
Guess who it's for?"
"Stop your foolishness, Gabe Lun
n leyv' ordered Miss Taylor. Han
y over that telegram this minute! Don
e you stop to talk! Hand it overt"
t, Gabe didn't intend to be "corked
q thus peremptorily.
e Its pretty important news, Georg
le anna" he declared. Kind Of ba
Is news too. | think I'd ought to prepal
you for it sort of. When Cap'n ODE
G Pepper died r.
+, "Died! For the land sakes! VIII;
* are you sayin'? Give me that. yo
fool head! Give it to me!'
She snatched the telegram from hi
and tore it open. 1t was not as bad {
it might have been, but it was ba
= enough. Lawyer Peabody wired TIL
y. Captain Cyrus Whitaker was at h
:, home in OstabIe sick in bed and threa
q ened with pneumonia.
- Captain Cy, hurrying homewarl
:, response to the attorneys former tel
:, gram, had reached Boston the day
- the blizzard He had taken the ira
;, for Bayport that afternoon. The ira
~ had reached Ostable after o'clo'
=, that night. but could get 70 farthe
!. The captain, burning with fever III
torn by chlls. htG wallowei thrau.
:, the drifts to his lawyers home a,
collapsed on his doorstep NV he "
very ill and at times deliriUus
" For two weeks be lay fi@h:ing {
:. the threatened attack of pneunon-
- But he won the fight. and al la
= word came to tie anxious ones
- Bayport that he was past the dang
point and would pull through The
- was rejoicing at the Cy .Whittak
~ place The board Of strategy came al
= performed an mpromptu war dan
- around the dining room table.
"a "Whe-e-er' shouted Bailey Bang
- tossing Bos'n above his head. "1o
~ Uncle Cy's weathered the Horn and
:, bound for clear water now. Thr
- cheers for our side! Won't we ri
:, him a reception when we get him ba
herer'
"a won't wer' crowed Asaph 1--WE
~ l just guess we will! You ought
"a hear Angie and the rest of 'em cha
hymns of glory about him. A body
ne think they always knew he was t
he salt Of the earth Maybe | don't r
10 it in a little. hey? oh. no. may
no notv'
,er "And Hemanw chimed in Mr.. Ban:
"And Heman, Would you ever belle
III he'd change so all of a sudden? Blu