Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1911-06-09

the editorial dig ut yours truly? Yes.
I've seen it. They don't bother. me
much. I've got more important things
on my mind just now"
Congressman Atkins pledge in his
farewell speech concerning the mighty
effort he was to make toward se@ur-
ing the appropriation for Bayport har-
Dor was in process of fultl!lment-so
he had written to the local paper.
But, alas, the mighty effort was l.acly
to prove unavailng. In spite of the
Honorable Hcman's battle for his con-
stituents' rights 1t seemed certain tia
the bill would not provide the $4,000
for Bayport-at least not tais .ea:'"
bill. Other aud liipre powerful 'ns,r-
ests would win cut AMI. Instead, IN,
other section Of the~ce.st liz inpsorc''
ut the public expense.
So, at Simmons and the scssia:
circle and after meeting Oh Sunday,
Cy Whitaker WAS a"ain discus al AMI
deridcd And this weeks freeze. nIt
that morning. contained 4 sarcastic
editorial which mentio,.cd no na:acs
but limited ut "a certain NOW nn;riioIs;
person who ha, boosted lnuti. /, Luz
who had again been welghsG III :ho
balance of public opinion anl found
wanting, for he had been y SELF ap-
pointed committee Of Oap, WHO h;a
promised to succeed If Atkins might
fail"
Miss Dawes dil mot seem pleased
with the captains nonchaiant attitude
toward the Breeze and its editorial.
captain Cyrus" she said IF you
intended doing nothing toward secur-
ing that appropriation, why did you
accept the responsibility for it at the
meetingy'
Captain Cy looked up.
"Well," he said. "afore this Thomas
business happened, to knock all nay
plans ON their beam ends, I'd done
considerable thinkin' about that appro-
priation. 1t seemed to me that there
must he some reason for Heman's
comm about so sudden. He was sar-
tin sure of the thirty thousand for a
spell; then, all to once, he begun to
take In sail and go on t'other tack.
don't know much about politics. but !
know he Knows all the politics there
Ia, And 1t seemed to me that If live
man, one with syes In his head. weHt
70 Washington and looked around he
might find the reason.''
"But you still believe that you might
help II yQu Went to Washington"
Eyes, i guess I do Anyhow, I'd
ask some pretty p'inted questions,
You see. amt lived here in Bay.
port all my life. and l don't swaller
all the bait Heman heaves overheard"
"Then why don't you go?''
Hey? Why don't go? And leave
Bos'n and
EMILY would be all right and per-
fectly safe. Georgianna thinks the
world Of her. And, Captain Whit
taker, don't like to hear these people
talk Of you MS they do. don't like
| to read such things in the paper--that
you were only Dragging in order to be
popular and meant to shirk when the
time came for action, know they're
not true. knew it,"
Captain Cy was gratifled, and his
! qualification showed In his voice,
"Thank you, Phoebe" he said. II
am much obliged to you. But, You
see, don't take any interest in such
things any more, When realize that
pretty soon I've got to give up that
little girl for good ] can't bear to be
away from her minute hardly.
don't like to leave her here alone with
Georgianna and"
81 will keep an eye on her. You
trust me, don't your"
TO BE CONTINUED.