Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-03
Cy Whittaker'S
Place
BY JOSEPH c. LINCOLN
Copyright. 1893, by D. Appleton
G Co.
Cconnnuod from ycs,erdays paper


bound for clear water now. Three
cheers for our side, Won't we give
him n reception when we get him back
hcrew
won't wcr crowed ASaph "Well,
| just guess We VIII, You ought TO
hear Angie and the rest Of 'om chant
hymns OF glory about him A body d
think they always knew be was the
salt OF the earth Maybe don't rub
II In little, hcyl Oh. no, maybe
notw
And Hemanw chlmcd in Mr. Bangs
"And IIeman' Would you ever believe
he'd change SO all OF sudden Bully
old Whit can mention his name
now without Kptury's laudin ON TO
me like snowslde, Vince. say
wh-e-e-el"
He contiEucd 10 say II, and Georgi'
anna and Asaph said what amounted
to the same thing A change had come
over our Bnyport social atmosphere, a
marvellous change, And Vt simmons
and d-more wonderful sill-at Tad
Simpsons barber shop plans were
being made AMI perfected for proceed.
ings In which Cyrus Whitaker was to
play the most prominent part
Meanwhile the couvacscence went
On nj rapid rate. ~ soon rs he was
permitted TO talk Captain Cy began
to question his lawyer How about
the appeal? Had Atkins done any.
thing further The answers were sat
isfaCtory The case had been dropped
the Honorable IIcman had announced
its Withdrawal He had said that he
had changed his mind and should not
continue TO espouse the ThomaS cause.
In fact, he seemed TO have whlrled
completely abopt on his pedestal and,
like compass, now pointed only In
one direction toward bis "boyhood
friend" ard present neighbOr Cyrus
Whitaker
ITS perfectly astounding" com
mented Peabody What In the world
captain, did you do to him while you
We're In WashlngtonY
"Oh, nothin' much.' was the rather
dsintorested answer Him and me
had n talk, and he saw the error Of his
ways, oaI'latc. How's Bos'n todayg
Did you give her my love when you
phonedY
80 far as the case Is concerned"
went on the lawyer. 81 think we
should have won that, anyway It's
curious thing. Thomas has dsap.
peared. How he got word or who he
got It from don't know. but he must
have, and he's gone somewhere, no
one knows where. And yet I'm not
certain that we were on the right trail.
II seemed certain week ago, but
now
The captain had not been listening.
He was thinking. Thomas had gone,
had be2 Good! Hcman was living up
10 his promises And Bos'n. God bless
her. was free from that danger.
Have you heard from Emmie?
asked YOU" he repeated.
lie would not listen to anything fur.
ther concerning Thomas either then or
later, He was sick OF the whole busi.
ness, he declared, and now that every
thing was all right didn't wish TO
talk about Il again. He asked nothing
about the appropriation, and the law.
yer acting under strict orders, did not
mention IT,
Only once did Captain Cy inquire
concerning person In bis home town
who was not member OF his house.
hold.
How is-er- how's the teacherT" he
inquired one morning.
"How's whoT
"Why Phoebe Dawes. the school.
teacher. Smart, Is She"
"Yes, indeed. Why she has been
the most
The doctor came IN Just then. aud
the interview terminated. II was not
resumed, because that afternoon Mr..
Peabody started for Boston on a busi.
ness trip, 10 be gone some time.
And at last came the great day, the
day when Captain Cy was 10 be taken
home. lie was up and about had
been out for several short walks and
uns very nanrlv his own snlf nrnIn
lie was In good spirits, too, Mt times,
but had 0ts OF seeming depression
which under the circumstances were
uncxplalnnhle. The doctor thought
they were due TO his recent illness aud
forbade questioning.
The original plan had been for the
captain TO go to Bayport In the train,
but the morning set for his departure
was such a beautiful one that Mr.. Pea
body, who had the day before return.
ed from the city, suggested driving
over. So the open carriage drawn by
the Peabody "span,' was brought
around to the front steps, and the
captain, bundled up until. as he said
he felt like wharf rat inside cotton
bale, emerged from the house which
had sheltered him for a weary month
and climbed TO the back seat. The nt.
torney got IN beside him.
"All ashore thats goln' nshore" OBJ.
served Captain Cy, Then to the driver,