Graham guardian., 1911-03-31
Cy Whittaker's
Place
BY JOSEPH c. LINCOLN
Copyright. iccS. BY D. Appleton
8 Co.

tuiS tVWu NOustituuOu! Ou, SdT III,
I'm with you. If It's only to see the
FUR fly! ! do love scrap"
With Lem Myrick Captain Cy's pol
Icy was different. He gently reminded
that gentleman Of the painting con-
tract. intimated that other favors might
Be Forthcoming and then as clincher
spoke Of Tad Simpsons comment
when Mr.. Myrick voted for Phoebe
Dawes. B
"Of course" he added. 'if you think
Tad's got a ri.ht to boss all hands
and the cook. why, amt complainin'
only IL was painter doin' good.
high class trade and a one hoss barber
tried to dictate to me shouldn't bow
down and tell him to kick easy as he
could. Seems to me I'd kick first
But I'm no boss; mustn't influence
you"
Lemuel was indignant.
"No barber runs me-" he declared.
"You stand up for me when that town
hall paintin's to be done. and I'll work
hard for you now, Cap'n Whitaker.
Lonzo Shows an elder and all that.
but can't help It. Anyway, his place
was all fixed up year ago, and l
didn't get the Job. A Teller has to look
after himself these days"
with these division commanders to
lead their forces into the enemy's
country and with Asaph and Bailey
doing what they could to help, Captain
Cy's campaign soon became worthy of
respectful consideration. For awhile
Tad Simpson scoffed at the opposition;
then he began to work openly for Mr..
Snow. Later he marshaled his trusted
officers around the pool table in the
back room of the barber shop and con-
flded to them that 1t was anybody g
fight and that he was worried.
"It's past bein' a Joke" he said.
"It's mighty serious. We've got to
hustle, we have. Heman trusted me
in this job. and II fall down it'll be
bad for me and for you fellers too. |
wish he WAS home to run things him
self, but he's got business down south
there-some Vroperty he owns or some
thin'-and says he can't leave. But
mind how--just get 'em. that's ALL"
Captain Cy was thoroughly enjoying
himself. The struggle suited him to
perfection He did not. however. for
get Bos,n. He took the child into his
confidence and told her Of the daily
gain or loss in votes as II she were his
own age, She understood little of
all this and tried hard to understand
the rest, preaching between times to
Georgianna how ''the bad men are
trying to beat Uncle Cyrus cause he
is gooder than they. but they can't,
cause everybody loves him So" Geor-
gianna had some doubts. but she kept
them to herself.
Among the things in Bosn,s box.
was a long envelope. sealed with wax
and with lawyers name printed in
one corner. The captain opened 1t
at Emily's suggestion. and was aston
ished to find that the inclosure was q
win, dated some years back, In which
Mrs. Mary Thomas. the child's mother
left to her daughter oil her persona
property and also the land in Orham
Mass, which had been willed to hel
by her own mother. There was note
with the will in which Mrs. Thomas
stated that no one save herself ha(
Known Of this land. not even her hus
band She had not told him because
she feared that, like everything else
II would be sold and the money vast
cd In dissipation. "He suspected some
thing of the Sort" she added. "but HI
did not find out the secret. although
he"-- She had evidently scratched
out what followed. but Captain G!
mentally filed In the blank with de
tails of abuse and cruelty. IF any
thing happens 10 me-" concluded tn
widow, II want the land sold and tn
money used for 'Emily's maintenance
as long as 1t lasts"
The captain went over to Orham an,
looked up the land. 1t was stri
along the shore, almost worthless an,
unstable at present. The taxes hat
been regularly paid each year b.
Mary Thomas, who sent money order
from Concord. The self denial repre-
sented by these orders was not little
"Never mind, Bos'n." said Captail
Cy when he returned from the Orhar
trip. "Your ancestral estates ain
much now but sand flea menagerit
However, II this section ever does &c
to be the big summer resort folks ar
prophesying for 1t you may sell ont
some millionaire and you and NELL g
to Europe. Meantime Wen try to kee
afioat, II the IHarniss bank don't sprin
q leak"
On the day following this converse
tion he took flying trip to Ostablt
the county seat, returning the sam
evening and saying nothing to any on
about his reasons for going nor wha
he had done while there.
Bos'n's birthday was the 18th Of M
vember. The captain, In spite Of til
warmth Of his struggle for committe
honors. determined to have sma
celebration on the afternoon and ever
Ing Of that day.
The supper was brilliant success
So was the cake. brought in with cal
dies ablaze. by the grinning Georgian
ma. Toward the end of the meal. whe
the hilarity at the long table was