Graham guardian., 1911-08-11

~ somebody else. BY the big dipber
I couldn't do It. So that's why cant
shake hands with you today-nor any
more, except when say goodby fol
keeps"
Then she looked up The color was
still bright In her face. and her eyes
were moist. but she was smiling.
"Can't shake hands with me? she
said. please. what have you been
doing for the last FIVE minutesY"
Captain Cy dropped her hand as II
his own had been struck with paraly.
sis
Good land" he stammered II
| didn't know had it-honest truth. I
didn't"
Phocbes smile was still there, faint,
but very sweet,
why did you stopr' she queried
II didn't ask you to-"
"Why did stopf Why. because l.
I'll declare I'm ashamed"-
She took his hand and clasped It
with both her own
IA uoAs SnS S"Au oiuNcly, UPT eyes
Frightening as the wonder and In.
credulous 10y grew In his. I'm very
proud and very. very happy"
There was to be big supper at tho
CIV Whitaker place that night II WAS
an improlnptu affair. arranged on ,he
spur OF the moment by Captain Cy.
who. In spite OF the lawyers protests
and anxiety concerning bis health,
went serencls up and down the main
road. inviting everybody he met or
could think Of The captains face was
as radiant rs n spring sunrise Ills
smile. as Asaph sail. pretty nigh cut
the upper half NJ his. head MI" Poo
pie who. had other engagements ana
would under ordinary circumstances
have refused the invitation couldn't
say no to his hearty 'tant come?
Course you'll come! Man alive. ! want
your
invalid, Is he?" observed Josiah
Dimjck after receiving AMI accepting
his own invitation. We'll. wish to
thunder ] could be took down with the
same kind Of disease ia be willin'
to linger along with 1t quite spell
II It pumped me MS full of Joy rs Will
seems to be. Don't give laughin gas
to keep off pneumonia, do they?. No?
We'll. I'd like to know the name of his
medicine. That's ALL"
Supper was to be ready at Q. Gcor
gianna. assisted by Keturah Bangs,
Mrs Syivanus Cahoon. and other vol
unteers. was gloriously busy In the
kitchen. The table in the dining room
reached from one cnd Of the big apart
ment to the other Guests would be-
gin to arrive shortly. Willy Mr.. Pea.
body, guessing that Captain Cy might
prefer to he alone, had taken the board
Of strategy out riding behind the span.
In the sitting room around the base
burner stove were three persons-Cap-
tain Cy. Bos'n and Phoebe. Miss
Dawes had "come carly" at the cap
tain's urgent appeal. Now she was
sitting In the rocker at one side OF the
stove, gazing dreamily at the ruddy
light behind the isinglass panes. She
looked quietly. blissfully contented and
happy. At her feet on the braided
mat sat Bos'n playing with Lonesome,
who purred lazily. The little girl was
happy. too. for was not her beloved
Uncle Cyrus at home again with all
danger Of their separation ended for
evermore?
As for Captain CIV himself. the radi-
ant expression wns still on his face,
brighter than ever He looked across
Mt Phoebe. who smiled back at him.
Then he glanced down at Bos'n. And
al at once he realized that this was
the fulfil,ment Of his dream Here
was his picture The sitting room
was now us he had always loved to
think Of it--is It used to he. He was
In his fathers chair. Phoebe In the one
his mother used to occupy and be-
tween them--just where he had sat so
often when II boy-the child The Cy
Whitaker place had again and at last
come into Its own
He drew a long breath and looked
about the room. ut the stove. the lamp.
the old. familiar furniture. at his
grandfather's portrait over the man.
tel, Then In Il Cash Of memory his
fathers words came back to him. und
he said. laughing aloud from pure hap
pinesS:
"Bos'n. run down cellar and get INC
a pitcher of cider. won't you? There's
good Teller"