Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-25
WHlTTAkER'S
PLACE
By JOSEPH c. LINCOLN
c,,y-;Sht. 1893. By D. Appleton & Co

There. now she said. adjusting
the instrument and thrusting the bell
shaped end under the teachers nose
Talk into that II you ain; peddler.
what be you-sewin' machine asenty
Phoebe explained that she had come
some distance on purpose 10 see Mrs
Beasiey. She was interested in the
lThsyers. who used 10 lire in Orham,
rar;cularly in Mr. John Tbayer. who
died In 1854 She had been told that
nebhy formerly lived with The Thsy-
ers and could 10 doubt remember e
great dea! about them
Mrs Beasley. her bearing low with
in to.y-hve degrees Of the normal.
grew Interested. She ushered ber Wis
,i.or into the adjoining room and prof
tered her chair
| What you SO interested in The
Thaye-s for inquired Debby. -one
Of the heirs. be you: They didn't
leave uoihin,.-
No. the SchcolmistreSs was not an
heir. was DO; even relative Of 'he
family Cut she was-wss interested
just the same. A friend Of hers was
relative and
WIS; Is your friend inquired the
inouisifor-''a uanT
Their was DO reason wh! Miss
Daves should hare changed color. but
according 10 Debby's subsequent tes-
umoay. she did: she blushed. so the
widow declares
No. she protested. oh no! It's g
she's q cLild. that's ala little girl.
Mrs Beasley remembered man!
things. but nothing at all concerning
John Thayers lie IN the west
He never wrote home but once O!
tEice afore be died" she said. "snc
when be did Emily. bis wife, never
told me what was IN his letters. She
slways burnt EN-, guess ! used 10
hunt around for 'em when she was
out. but she burnt EN- to spite me-
csllste. Eer and ne didn't GET along
any too well She said talked too
much to other folks about what was
none Of their business Now. anybody
thst knows NE knows that amt one
OF nv tsi.n's told her 50; says
r.
And 50 on for ten minutes Then
Phoebe ven,ured TO repeat the words
-out west" and her companion went
Of on q new tack She had just been
vest herseit. She had been OF Visit
70 her husbands niece, who lived IN
Anzona-in Bla.eton. AriZ It's the
incest town ever you see she coadn-
ned. and the smartest- most up TO
date place. Talk about the west eeto
oacivslized, Ny land you ought to
see that town-elecUic Lights and TEL
ephones snd-end-I don't know what
all
This vas but the beginning. II was
evident that Mrs. Bessley had thor
oughly entoyed herself In BisSeton and
that the so-rows Of the bereaved De-
sire Higgins had been one Of the prin-
cipal sorrows Of that enjoyment The
choolmistrsss endesyoced 70 turn the
subject, but !; was useless
i fetched home a whole pile Of
them newspapers" continued Deeb!.
They was awful intecest.n'; fuu OF
pictures Of Bla1eton buldin's and
| leadia' folks and all And in some OF
the back numbers was the advertise
menr about Mr.. Higgins- ! do wish !
could show EN- to you. but ! lent EN-
10 Mrs. Atwood. up 70 the Center. II
want such a ways I'd 80 and fetch
en- Ms. Atwood's been awful nice
TO me- She took care Of my trunks and
things when went west-yes. sao
att.e that when ! went to Bayport to
keep house for that miser'b!e Cspn
Whitaker. amt told you about that
but VIII By and by. Them trunks
had lots Of things in EN- that / didn't
want TO lose or have anybody sea Ny
d;aries-rve KEEP, a diary since 1850
and
Diaries interrupted Phoebe. grasp
Ing at strsws Did you keep diar!
while you we're a. the ThayenT
Yes Now. why didn't think OF
that afore. More n likely there'd Be
someihin' In that to help you with that
geographical tree. l used TO put down
everything rhs, happened and Where
you goin'T
Miss Dawes he'd risen and was peer
ing out OF the window.
i was looking 10 see II my driver
was anywhere about" she replied y
thought perhaps be would drive over
TO Mrs A,wood's and get the diary for
you But don't see him
Just then. from around the come. Of
the house. peeped an agitated face; an
agitated forehneer beckoned Debby
repped TO the window beside her vts.-
tor. and the face and finger went out
Of sight as II pulled BY q string.
Miss Phoebe smiled
II think I'll 30 out and look for
him" she said. he must be near
here. IL be right back. Mrs- Beas-
ley
Without stopping TO put on her jack
et. .he hurried through the dining
room. out Of the door and around the
corner. There she found Nj. Bangs
In q highly nervous state
Why didn't you tel me twas Deb
by Beasley ron was comm to see?'
he demanded IF you'd mentioned
nat def images name you'd never
90, me TO drive you. tell you that"
Yes" answered the teacher sweet
", u imagined thA That's why I
didn't tell you. Mr.. BangA Now l
want you to do me favor. WIN you
drive over TO Trumet Center and de-
liver a note and set q package for me!
Then you can come back here. and I
,haIl be ready to start for home"
-Drive-drive nothin'! Thu black
smiths out and won't b back for an
other hour. Bis boys there. but he's
a big enough lunkhead to try bailin'
out dory with fork. and that buggy
axle II bent 20 It's simply got to b
fixed I'd NO more 80 home to KeturJ
with that buggy a. IDS than I'd Oh,
my land Of lover
The ejaculation was almost . groan
There. at the corner. ear trumpet ad-
jus,ed and spectaclss giistenins. stood
Debby Beasley. Bailey appeared b
eilt under her case a. II he spectaeiea
we're twin suns