The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-04-22

IA HAT was q wonderful ride.
Emily sat in the captains lap
he positively refused to let
her sit beside him on the seat.
.although Peabody urged it, fearing the
child might tire him-and her tongue
ratified like sewing machine. She
had a thousand things to tell-about
her school. about Georgianna, about
her dolls, about Lonesome, the cat,
and how many mice he had caught,
and about the big snowstorm.
"Georgianna wanted me to stay at
home and wait for you. Uncle Cy,"
! she said, but / leased and leased. and
! finally they said ! could come over.
! came yesterday on the train. Mr..
| Tidditt went with me to the depot.
! Mrs. Peabody let me peek into your
room last night. and / saw you eating
supper. You didn't know I was there,
did your
you bet | didn't! There'd have
been a mutiny right then IL I'd caught
sight of you. You little sculpinl Play
in 1t on your Uncle Cy. was you?
didn't know you could keep a secret so
we'll"
"Oh yes. can. Why, know an
ever so much bigger secret too. 1t
is Why. most forgot! You just
wait"
The captain laughingly begged her
to divulge the big secret. but she shook
! nd hn
horses trotted on at lively pace, and
the miles separating Ostablc and Bay
port were subtracted one by one. 1t
was magnificent winter weather. The
snow had disappeared from the road,
except in widely separated spots, but
the big drifts still heaped the fields
and shone and sparkled in the sun.
shine. Against their whiteness the
pitch pines and cedars stood darkly
green and the skeleton scrub oaks and
bushes cast delicate blue penciled
shadows. The bay, seen over the
flooded, frozen salt meadows and dis
tant dunes, was in its winter dress OF
the deepest sapphire, trimmed with
whitecaps and fringed with stranded
Ice cakes. There were a snap and tang
in the breeze which braced one like u
tonic. The party in the carriage was
a gay one,
Getting tired, captain?" asked Pea
body
"Who? Me; Well. guess not
Most home. BOs'n. There's the salt
works ahead there"
They passed the abandoned sal
works. the crumbling ruins Of deaC
industry, ana the boundary stone. nov
half hidden in drift, marking the be
ginning of Bayport township, Then
from the pine grove nj the curve far
ther on. appeared two capped ant
coated figures. performing a crazy fan
dango,
WHO'S them two mnatics," inquired
Captain Cy. "whoopin' and carryin' NJ
In the middle OF the road? Has any
body mp this way had jug come h,
express or Hey! What? Why, yO'
old idiots you, Come here and let m
get hold of your
, The board OF strategy swooped dow
: upon the carriage like Trumet mos
Quitoes on summer boarder. The.
swarmed into the vehicle, Bailey oil
: the front seat and Asaph In the rear
: where. somehow or other, they mad
/ room for him. There were handshak
3 ings and tllumps on the back.
/, What you doin' way up here In til
! west end of uowhcrc?" demanded Car
, tain Cy BY the big dipper, I'm gla
b to see you! How'd you get here"'
: walked" cackled Bailey, "frogge
It all the way. Soon's Mrs. Peabod
/. wired you was goin' to ride, me an
/, Ase started to meet you Want 20
g surprised
+ I'VE wanted TO be the fust TO sa
1 howdy, old man." explained Asapi
9 Wanted TO welcome you back, 20
l know"
The captain was Immensely pleased
Il well, I'm glad I've got so niue
popularity. anyhow" he said. Cues
n twill be different when | get dow
street, hey? Don't cal'late Tad an
i Angie n shed the joyous tear over mi
9 Never mind; longs my friends are gia
u don't care about the rest"