The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-02
WHITTAKER,S
PLACE
By JOSEPH C. LINCOLN
Copyright. 1908. by D. Appleton @ Co


mittee voted In Phoebe Dawes by jus
two votes TO one, and one of the tw
was Lem Myrick. Darius was agains
her. Now. with Tad and his P"bv
idence putin In Lonzo Snow an,
Heman Atkins settin' behind tn
screen workin' his normal scboo
music box SOS they can hear the tun,
well. Phoebe may stay this term out
but how about the nextr'
"Hey7 Why. don't know"
From what / hear, this Phoet
Dawes, for all her pesky down ca,
stubbornness. is teachin' pretty we
and, anyhow. she's one little WON
against Tad Simpson and Heman A
kins and Tad's special brand b
Providence. She deserves fail
shake. and, by the big dipper. she's
goln' TO have II! Look here. you two
how would look on the school com.
mitteel"
Your repeated the pair in concert.
"Youf"
Eyes, me. / amt Solomon for
wisdom, but cnl'late I'd be as near
| the top OF the barrel as Darius Ellis
and only one or two layers under
Eben Salters or Ionic Snow. I'm a
candidate, seer"
"But-but. Whit" gasped the town
clerk, ARE you popular enough? Could
you get elected ?"
II don't know. but / can find out
You and Bailey II vote for me. won't
your"
Course we VIII, but
"All right. There's two votes. A
hundred and odd more'll put me In.
Here goes for politics and popularity.
/ may be president yet; you can't tell.
And. say this town meetin' won't be
dull, whichever way the cat jumps"
This last was safe prophecy. All
dullness disappeared from Bayport the
moment It became known that Cap
tain Cyrus Whitaker was "out' for,
the school committee The captain
began his electioneering at once. That
very afternoon he called upon three
people ben Salters. Josiah Dimick
and Lemuel Myrick.
Captain Salters was chairman OF Sc
lectmen as well as chairman of the
committee. He was a hard headed old
salt. who had made money in the
Australian packet service. He had
common sense, independence and con-
siderable influence In the town. Next
to Congressman Atkins he was per-
haps our leading citizen. And, more
than all, he was not afraid, when he
thought It necessary, to oppose the
great Heman.
"well" he said reHectively after
listening to Captain Cys brief state
ment of his candidacy, ~ carlate I'll
stand In with you, Cy. amt got any.
thing against Lonzo. but-but-well.
-onsarn II, maybe that's the trouble;
maybe he's so darned good it makes
me Jealous. Anyhow. III do what l
can for you"
Joe Dimick laughed aloud. He was
an iconoclast, seldom went to church
and was entirely lacking in reverence;
also he really liked the captain.
''Ho. ho." he crowed. whit. do
you realize that you're undermlnln'
this towns constitution? Oh, sartin.
I'm with you, IL it's only to see the
fur fly / do love a scrap"
With Lem Myrick Captain Cy's pol
Icy was different He gently reminded
that gentleman of the painting con
tract, intimated that other favors might
be forthcoming and then as a clincher
spoke OF Tad simpsons comment
when Mr. Myrick voted for Phoebe
Dawes
"of course" he added. IF you think
Tad's got a right to boss all hands
and the cook. why. ! amt complainin'. |
only II was painter dom good. |
high class trade and one boss barber |
tried to dictate to me / shouldn't bow |
down and tell him to kick easy as he
But I'm no boss: l mustn't influence
you"
Lemuel was indignant.
mo barber runs me-" he declared. |
.You stand up for me when that town
hall paintin's to be done. and I'll work
hard for you now. Cap'n Whitaker
Ionic SHOWS an elder and all that, /
but can't help It. Anyway. his place
was all fixed up year ago, and |
didn't get the job. A Teller has to look
after himself these days"
With these division commanders to
lead their forces into the enemys
country and with Asaph and Bailey
doing what they could to help, Captain
Cy's campaign soon became worthy of
consideration. For awhile
Tad simpson scoffed at the opposition;
then he began to work openly for Mr.
Snow. Later he marshaled his trusted
officers arourd the pool table In the
back room Of the barber shop and con-
hded to them that it was anybody's
tght and that be was worried.
Its past bein' joke" he said.
TITS mighty serious. We've got to
hustle, we have. Heman trusted me
In this job. and If fall down it'll be
bad for me and for you fellers too. l
,~tsh ha moo homa to RIM fhfnpc him