The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-14

HELLO, KETURYl YOU'RE JUST AS GOOD
LooKIN AS EVER"
side the hotel as quick as the Almighty
would let him. Gabe fastened to obey.
Mrs. Bangs opened the door of the
perfect boarding house and stood ma
1estically waiting to receive the pro-
spective guest. over her shoulders
peered the faces Of the boarders.
Good afternoon" began the land.
lady. II presume likely you would
like to-
She was interrupted. The newcomer
turned toward her and extended his
hand.
Hello, Keturyp' he said. IT amt
seen you sence you wore your hair
up. but you're just as good lookin' as
ever. And amt that Baileyl Yes,
It's. and Asaph too. How are you.
boys? Shaker
Mr.. Bangs and his chum. the town
clerk. had emerged from the doorway.
Their mouths and eyes were wide
open. and they seemed to be suffering
from sort of paralysis
"Well, what's the matter with your"
demanded the arrival. "Ain't too
stuck up to shake hands after all these
years, are your
Bailey CALCULATED: We'll. | swan to
man! IL b'lieve you're Cy Whit
takerw
Miss Angeline Phlnney made no less
than nine calls that afternoon. Be-
fore bedtime 1t was known from the
last house In "Woodchuck lane" to the
fish shanties at West Bayport that
young Cy" Whitaker had come back;
that he had come back "for good"
that he was staying temporarily at the
perfect boarding house; that he was
awful well off," having made lots Of
money down In South America; that
he intended to FIX over" the Whit
taker place and that 1t was to be fixed
over not in a modern manner, with
plush parlor sets-a la Sylvanus Ca
hoon-or with onyx tables and blue
and gold chairs like those adjoining the
Atkins mansion. 1t was to be as near
as possible reproduction of what it
had been In the time of the late
"Cap'n Cy," young Cy's father.
II think he's our of his head" de-
clared Miss Phinney In confidence to
each of the nine females whom she IA
vored with her calls mot crazy, you
understand. but sort of touched In the
upper story. | says so to Matildy
| Tripp-said IL right out too. 'Matildy,'
| says, he's got screw loose up aloft
just as sure as you're born womanr
What makes you think SOP says she
Well says |, do you s'pose anybody
that want foolish would be for spend
in good money on an old house to
make 1t olderr ] says. Coin to tear
down the piazza the fust thing! Per
fectly good piazza that cost $9S6O to
build; | know, because | see the bill
when the Howeses had II done. And
he's goin' to set out box hedges. some.
thin that amt been the style In this
town sence Congressman Atkins pull
ed up his What Ia the wide world,
Cap'n Whitaker says to him. do
you want of box hedges? Homely
and stiff and funeral lookin'! might
have 'em around my grave In the bury
In ground ! says. but nowheres else
All right, Angle says he. you shall
have 'em there. I'll cut some slips pur-
pose for you. tn be pleasure he
says. Now, amt that crazy talk for a
grown manT
Miss Phinney was not the only one
In our village to question Captain Cy
Whittaker's sanity during the next
few months. The majority of our peo-
pie didn't understand him at all. He
was generally liked. for, although he
had money, he did not put on airs, but
he had his own way of doing things
and they were not Bayport ways.
True to his promise, he had squad
Of carpenters busy, on the day fol-
lowing his arrival. tearing down the
loathed piazza. These carpenters and
more were kept busy throughout that
entire spring and well into the summer.
Then came painters and gardeners
The piazza disappeared; new picket
fence, exactly like the old one torn
down by the Howeses, was erected;
new shutters were hung; new window
panes We're set; the roof was newly
shingled. Captain Cy senior had In
his day cherished New England fond
ness for white and green paint; there
fore the new fence was white and the
house was white and the blinds bril-
liant green. Rows Of box hedge, the
plants brought from Boston, were set
out on each side Of the front walk. The
Howes' front door bella clamorous
gong-was removed, and glass knob
attached TO spring bell OF the old
fashioned Jingle" variety took its
place. An old fashioned flower garden
Captain Cy's mother had loved po-
sies-was laid ont on the west lawn
beyond the pear trees. All these
changes the captain superintendent.