St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-01-18

amt 1t, Cy? hadn't thought of that.
whats sop asked the captain.
"Why-why. that Wellmouth amt
Bayport."
"No doubt of It They're twenty
miles apart"
Eyes. Wei, I'm glad to hear you put
1t SO conclusive, Mr.. Atkins. can
see now that Phoebe wouldn't do
Hum! Yes"
MFR. Atkins buttoned the frock coat
and turned to go.
Good day. gentlemen" he said
Cyrus. permit me once more to well
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, ~
won't"
That's right; that's right. Good
morning."
He walked brfskly down the hill.
The trio gazed after him.
We'll" sighed Mr. Tidditt, that's
settled And it's a comfort to know
it's settled. Still, did kind of want
Phoebe Dawes, but of course Heman
knows best"
Course he knows bestr' 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 IL call the normal school girl now,
and good thing too
Captain Cy was still gazing at the
digni1ed form of the biggest gun in
the county"
Lets see" he asked. who's on the
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 III be
for Heman's way, and so'I Lemuel
Myrick."
'Lemuel Myrickl Lem Myrick, the
painter?"
'.Sartin! There amt but one Myrick
in town."
Hump murmured the captain and
was silent for some minutes.
The school committee met on the
following Wednesday evening. On
Thursday morning 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..
Myrick, school committeeman and
house painter, was with him.
Hello, Aser' 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 l 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 III 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 l like his work"
Mr.. Tidditt pondered deeply until
dinner time; then he cornered the cap
tain behind the Bangs barn and spoke
with conviction.
Whit" he said. you're the one re
sponsible for the committees hifin'
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 grfnned
''Ase," he said, 1--WE always been a
great hand for tryin' experiments
Had one of my cooks aboard put rails
ms in the aapjacks once just to see
what they tasted like. l judged He
town for thirty odd, year. | kind of
wanted to see what would happen if
he didn't have it."
(To be continued.)