The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-01-26

/ mats SOE asked the captain.
"Why-why, that Wellmouth amt
Bayport.'
mo doubt Of It They're twenty
miles apart"
Yes. Well. I'm glad to hear you put
| It so conclusive. Mr.. Atkins. | can
| see now that Phoebe wouldn't do.
Hum! Yes"
Mr.. Atkins buttoned the frock coat
and turned 10 go
Good day. gentlemen" be said
Cyrus permit me once more to vel
come you heartily to our village. We
my daughter and myself-will prob
ably remain at home until the fall. |
trust you will be frequent caller
Run In on us at any time. Pray do
not stand upon ceremony"
NO" said Captain Cy shortly, Il
won't"
That's right; that's right Good
morning"
He walked briskly down the hill.
The trio gazed after him.
Well" sighed Mr. Tidditt, that's
settled. Aud It's a comfort to know
it's settled. StiIl. | did kind Of want
Phoebe Dawes. but OF course Heman
knows best"
Course he knows bestw snapped
Bailey. "Ain't he the biggest gun in
this county pretty nigh? I'd like to
know who is If he amt. The commit
tee II call the normal school girl now.
and good thing too
Captain Cy was still gazing at the
dignified form Of the biggest gun in
the county
Lets see" be asked. who's on the
school committee? Eben Salters, Of
course. and
Yes. Eben's chairman, and he'll
vote for Phoebe anyhow. He's that
pigheaded that nobody. not even a
United States representative could
change him. But Darius Ellis II be
for Heman's way. and SOIL Lemuel
Myrick."
''Lemuel Myrick! Lem Myrick. the
painterE
"Sartin. There amt but one Myrick
in town
Hum" murmured the captain and
was silent for some minutes.
The school committee met on the
following Wednesday evening. On
Thursday morning a startling rumOr
spread through all Bayport. Phoebe
Dawes had been called by a vote Of
two to one to teach the downstairs
school Asaph. aghast. rushed out Of
Simmons store and up to the hill to
the Cy Whitaker place. He found
Captain Cy in the front yard. Mr..
Nyrick. school committeeman and
house painter. was with him.
Hello. Ase," hailed the captain.
Whats the matter? Hasn't the tide
come in this mornin':'
Asaph. somewhat embarrassed by
the presence of Mr.. Myrick. hesitated
over his news Lemuel came to his
rescue.
"Ase has just heard that We called
Phoebe" he said What of it: l
voted for her. and 1 amt ashamed
of it
"But-but-Mr. Atkins. he
well. Heman amt on the commit
tee. is he? | vote the way l think
right. and no one in this town can
change me. Anyway" he added, I'm
goin' to resign next spring. Yes.
Cap'n Whitaker. l think three coats
of white II do on the sides here"
LENS goin' TO do my paintin' jobs
explained Captain Cy. His price was
a little higher than some of the other
fellers. but | like his work
Mr.. Tidditt pondered deeply until
dinner time: then he cornerPd the cap
tain behind the Bangs barn and spoke
with convicuon.
Whit" he said. you're the one re-
spOnsible for the committees hirin'
Phoebe Dawes. You offered Lem the
paintin' job if he'd vote for her. What
did you do it for? You don't know
her. do you?''
Never set eyes on her in my life"
"Then-then-you heard Heman say
he wanted the other one. What made
you do it?"
Captain Cy grinned
"Ase,'' he said, I've always been a |
great hand for tryin' experiments. |
Had one of my cooks aboard put rails
ms in the fiapjacks once just to see |
what they tasted like. l judged He !
man had had his own way in this /
town for thirty odd year, I kind Of
wanted to see what would happen if I
no didn't have il"
To be Continued