The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20
WHlTTAKER,S
PLACE
By JOSEPH C. LINCOLN
Copyright. 1905 by D. Appleton 9 Co

ASK III you udu seen the breeze.
"Um-humr was the listless an
swer. Il presume likely you meal
the news about the appropriation ant
the editorial dig at yours truly? Yes
I've seen IL. They don't bother M
much. I've got more important thing
on my mind Just now"
Congressman Atkins pledee in hi
farewell speech concerning the might,
effort he was to make toward secur
Ing the appropriation for Bayport har
Dor was In process Of fulfillment-sC
he had written TO the local paper
But, alas the mighty effort was likely
10 prove unavailing. In spite of the
Honorable Heman's battle for his con,
stituents' rights It seemed certain that
the bill would not provide the $4,000
for Bayport-at least not this years
bill. Other and more powerful inter
ests would win out and. instead. an
other section OF the coast be improved
at the public expense
So, at Simmons and the sewing
| circle and after meeting on Sunday.
| Cy Whitaker was again discussed and
derided. And this weeks Breeze. out
/ that morning, contained a sarcastic
editorial which mentioned no names.
but limited AT "a certain now notorious
person" who had boosted loudly. but
who had again been weighed In the
balance of public opinion and found
wanting, for he had been a self APP
pointed committee of one, who had
promised to succeed II Atkins might
fail"
Miss Dawes did not seem pleased
with the captains nonchalant attitude
toward the Breeze and its editorial.
Captain Cyrus" she said. "if you
intended doing nothing toward secur-
ing that appropriation, why did you
accept the responsibility for ii at the
meetlng?"
Captain Cy looked up.
well" he said. "afore this Thomas
business happened. TO knock all my
plans on their beam ends. I'd done
considerable thinkin' about that appro-
priation. II seemed TO me that there
must be some reason for Heman's
comm about so sudden. He was sar-
tin sure OF the thirty thousand for
spell. then. all TO once. he begun to
take In sail and go on tother tack. /
don't know much about politics. but l
know he knows all the politics there
is And II seemed to me that II live
man. one with eyes in his head went
10 Washington and looked around he
might find the reason"
But you still believe that you might
help II you went TO Washington"
yes, guess | do. Anyhow. I'd |
ask some pretty p'inted questions
You see. amt lived here In Bay,
port all my life. and | don't swaller |
all the bait Heman heaves overheard"
Then why don't you go?'
Hey? Why don't | go? And leave
Bos'n and
Emily would be all right and per
fectly safe. Georgianna thinks the
world of her. And. Captain Whit
taker l don't like to hear these peoHle |
talk of you as they do. | don't II
TO read such things in the paper-tfl
Npu Nfit billg uldSEihE III blhti W
popular and meant to shirk when
time came for action. | know they
not true. | knew It,"
Captain Cy was eratified. and
showed In his voice.
THANK you, Phoebe" he said
am much obliged 70 you. But.
see. don't take any interest in SD
things any more. When realize IL
pretty soon I've got TO give up Il
little girl for good | can't bear to
away from her minute hardly.
don't like to leave her here alone w
Seorgianna and
Il will keep an eye on her.
rust me. don't your"
Trust you? BY the big dipp
Tou're about the only one | can tr}
hese days! | don't know how
rave pulled through this II you had
ielped. You're diff'rent from Ase a
Bailey and their kind. not mean
lnything against them. either.
'ou're broad minded and cool head
Do you know. IL I'd b
woman like you to advise me All I ,
hese years and keep me from goin' on ,
he course | might have been some
'ody by now"
81 think you're somebody as 1t is" :
"Dont talk that way. | own up ! !
Ike to hear you. but I'm 'fraid 1t amt ,
rue. You say | amount to somethin'.
Yell, what? come back home here /,
nth some money in my pocket. think g
4 that was all that was necessary
, make me a good deal of Teller 1
he old Cy Whitaker place, ! said 4
, myself. was goin' to be real Cy /
Whitaker place again. And I'd be a
cal Whitaker. a man who should b
tand for somethin'. as my dad and c
randdad did afore me. The town I
lould respect me, and I'd do things
, help it along. And what's 1t all I
ome to? Why. every young one on
he street is told to be good for fear {
ell grow up like me. Amt that so? v
curse it's so! I'm d
"You shall not speak so! Do you h
nagine that you're not respected by v
very one whose respect counts for n
nything? Yes, and by others too. c