Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-05

CHAPTER V.

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ID tidy Something must be done.
49, The captain drew his chair
near the center table. took from his
pocket sheet OF note paper and pro
cceded TO read what was written on
its pages. II was letter which he
had received nearly month before
aud had not yet answered. During the
past week he had read Il many times.
The writing was crgmped and blottcd
and the paper cheap aud dingy. The
envelope bore the postmark Of a small
town IN Indiana, and the Enclosure
was worded as follows:
Captain cyrus whitaker.
Dear sir-.l suppoEe you will be a good
deal surprised 20 hear from me, especially
ftom way out west here. When you
bought the old house Of Seth he and
was living IN Concord, n Il He couldn't
make 90 OF hIs business there, so we
came west, ana he has been sick most OF
the time since. We alut wo,l on like you.
ana times axe hard with u.s. What |
wanted TO write you about was this Ny
cousin Mary Thomas Mary Thayer that
was-ls still living In Concord. aud she is
poor and needs help though / don't sup
pose she would ask for IT, being too
proud false pride | call II. Me and
Seth would like TO do something for her,
but We have a hard enough lob 10 keep
going ourselves. Mary married "A man by
the name OF Eenry Thomas. and he turn
ed out to DO Il miserable good for moth
ing, as 1 always said he wogld She
uHanllntt tlGFat. 4n oh
or and left her seven year ago last April
and understand, was killed. or drowned
somcwheres up In Montana Mary and
soyerR words scratched out herel got
along somehow since. but I don't know
how, While We lived In Concord Seth
sort OF kept an ego on her. but now he
can't OF course She's a good girl or
woman, rather. being most forty, and
would make good housekeeper II you
should need one. as / suppose likely you
win II you could help her II would I've an
act OF charity and you will be rewarded
above, Seth says why not write TO her
and. tell her 10 come and see you He
fcols bad about her because lee IS so sick,
l suppose. And he knowa you are rich
and could do good II you felt Ike e. lior
fathers name was John Thayer wouldn't
wonder II you used TO know her mother.
She was Emily Richarde aforo she mar
riod, and they used 20 live IN Orham.
Yours truly. ELIZABETH HOWES.
+. s.-Mary's address Is Mrs Mary
Thomas. caro- Mrs oliver. l2s Blank
street Concord N. II.
n B-Seth won't say 80, but ! will:
We are very hard up ourselves and X
you could help him and mo with the loan
OF a little money 4 would be Thankfully
received,
Captain Cy. read the letter, folded II
and replaced It in his pocket lie
knew the Howes family by reputation.
and the reputation was that Of general
sharpness in trade ana stlnglness in
money matters Betsy's personal appeal
did not, therefore, touch his heart to
any great extent lie surmlsed also
that for Seth Howes and his wife to
ask help for some person other than
themselves promised darky In the
wood pile somewhere. But for the
daughterof Emily Richards to be sug.
gested as possible housekeeper at the
Cy Whitaker place-that was interest
ing, certainly.
When the captain was not n captain
when he was merely "young Cy," q
boy, living with his p0reuts-a dancing
school was organized in Bayport. IL
was an innovation for our village and
frowned upon by many OF the older
and strlcter inhabitants. However,
most OF the captains boy friends were
permitted TO attend. Young Cy was
not. His father considered dancing n
waste Of time and, II not wicked, GER
tainly frivolous and nonsenslcal, so
the boy remained nj home But, in
spite Of the parental order he prac-
ticcd some OF the figures Of the qua
drilles and the contradnnces in his
comrades barns learning them at sec
ond hand, so 10 speak.
One winter there was TO be party
in Orham given by the Nickcrsons,
wealthy people with, fifteen-year-old
daughter II was TO be Il grand ar
fair and most Of the boys and girls in
the nelghboring towns were Invited.
Cy received an invitation and, for
wonder, was permitted TO attend. The
Bayport contingent went over in a big
hayrlck on runners, and the moonlight
ride was Jolly enough The Nickerson
mansion was crowded, aud there were
music puS dancing
Young Cy was miserable during the
dancing He didn't dare attempt It
In spite OF his lessons IN the barn. SO,
while the rest Of his boy friends sought
partners for the portland Fancy" ana
"Hulrs victory" he sat forlorn In a
corner
As he sat there he was approached
by a young lady radiant IN muslin and
ribbons She was three or four years
older than he was, and he had wor.
SHIPPED her from afar as she whirleG
w aud down tho line en- tho VIRGINIA
There Is more caiArrh IN this section of
tho NnuntrK than an ufhnr niaNasea nuf lo.