News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-05

Bos'n turns up right in your own town
right acrost the road from you! BY
the big dipper, it's enough to make
Teller believe that the Almighty does
take a hand in straightenin' out sucf
things when us humans bungle 'em-
it is so.
"Course l amt sure Heman, what
you meant to do when you found that
the child you'd stole that money from
was goin' to be under your face and
eyes till you or she died. caPlate you
was afraid I'd find somethin' out,
want you? l presume likely you
thought that 1. not havin' quite the
reverence for you that the rest of the
Bayporters have, might be sharp
enough or lucky enough to smell rat.
Perhaps you suspicioned that l knew
the Everdeans. Anyhow you wanted
to get the child as fur out Of your
sight and out of my hands as you
could. Amt that so? And when her
dad turned up you thought you saw
your chance. Heman. you answer me
this: Amt it part of your bargain with
Thomas that when he gets his little
girl he shall take her and clear out,
away off somewheres, for good? Amt
it now-what"
The monument was swaying, was
swinging from side to side, but it did
not quite fall-not then. The congress
mans cheeks hung fabby. his fore
head was wet, and he shook from head
to foot. But he clinched his jaws and
made one last attempt at defiance.
I'll don't know what you mean,"
he declared. "You-you seem to be &C
cusing me of something-of stealing. l
believe. Do you understand who l
am? | have some influence and repu-
tation, and it is dangerous toto try to
brighten me. Proofs are required in
law. and
"S-s-h-h! You know I've got the
proofs. They were easy enough to get
once | happened on the track of 'em.
Lord sakes, Heman. / amt a fool.
What's the use of your pretendin' to
be one? There's the deed out in Fris-
co. with yours and Johns name on it.
There's the records to prove the sale.
There's the receipt for the $4,000
signed by you on behalf of yourself
and your partners widow There's old
man Everdean alive and competent to
testify. There's John Thayer's will on
file over to Orham. Proofs. Why,
you thief, if it's proofs you want I've
got enough to send you to state prison
for the rest of your life! Don't you
dare say proofs to me again! Heman
Atkins. you owe me. as Bos'n's guard
ian. S37.50O. with interest since 1854.
What you goin' to do about it,"
Here. was one ray. feeble ray, of
light.
You're not her guardian" cried At
kinS. THE courts have thrown you
out. and your appeal won't stand eli
Their. If any money is due it belongs
10 her father She isn't of age. No.
sir, her father
Captain Cy's patience had been Civ
ing away Now he lost it altogether.
He strobe across the room and shook
his forefinger in his victims face.
"Sor' he cried. That's your tack,
is it? By the big dipper. you go to
her father-just you go to him and tell
him! Just hint to him that you owe
his daughter thirty-odd thousand dol
lars and see what he'll do. Good heav- |
ems above. he was ready to sell her
out to me for $50 with of sand bank
in Orham-almost ready. he was. till |
you offered a higher price to him to |
fight. Why, he'll have your hide nail
ed up on the barn door! If you don't !
pay him every red copper down on the |
nail he'll wiring you dry. And then |
he'll blackmail you forever and ever,
of course. go home
and stop the blackmail by printing my |
story in the Breeze. rye a precious |
good mind to do 1t. BY the Almighty. |
| will do it unless you come off that |
high horse of yours and talk like a
man."