Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-21
Cy Whittaker's
Place
BY JOSEPH c. LINCOLN
Copyright. 1908, by d. Appleton
D Co.
Continued from yesterdays paper.

Continued from yesterdays paper }
The schoolmistress, her face red and
her eyes moist, approached.
81 Just wanted to say" explained
Debby, that amt real sure as that
diary's there, ] burnt up lot Of my
old letters and things Il spell ago, and
seems 10 me ! burnt some old diaries,
too but maybe that want one Of em
Anyhow, | can get them Arizona pa.
pers, and do want you TO see 'em.
They're the most lnterestin' things
Now" she added, turning TO her com.
panion on the seat, you can git dap
Just MS soon as you want to-"
Once out on the open road the sulky
received the full force Of the wind
Mrs Beasley clutchod her drivers
arm.
Another gust tilted the carriage top
Debby clutched the arm still tighter
"Why, 1t blows awful hard" she
cried "Td no idee II blew like this"
Want 10 bout ship and go home
aginY whooped Bailey hopefully.
mo, no" she answered II guess
II you folks come all the way from
Bayport | can stand It as fur's the
Center But hurry all you can. won't
your I'm kind Of fraid Of the
springs"
The widows stop nt the Atwood
house, which was In the immediate
rear or the Atwood store. was Of q
half hours duration Bailey refused
to leave the seat Of the suIky and sat
there, speaking TO no one, not even
replying to the questions Of a group
Of lonngers who gathered to inspect
the ancient vehicle and professed to
be in doubt as to whether it had been
washed in with the tide or been "left''
to him IN a Will
At last Debby made her appear
ance, her arms filed with newspa-
pers. The latter she piled under the
carriage seat and then climbed to her
Former place beside the driver. Hen
ry, In response to slap from the
relns, got under way once more. The
axes squeaked and screamed.
"Geel" cried one youngster from the
steps OF the store. IT'S the steam
calliope. When's the rest Of the show
comin'?"
Hi" yelled another. "See how
close they're hugged up together.
Amt they lOvln! It's a weddln'r'
Shut up!" roared out the tortured
Bailey, whose hat had blown back
Into the body Of the sulky. leaving
his bald head exposed TO the cutting
wind.
The audience begged him 10 give
them lock Of his hair and added
other remarks Of personal nature
concerning the youth and beauty OF the
bridal couple aud their chariot. Mr.
Bangs was in u state Of dumb frenzy.
Debby, who without her trumpet had
heard nothing OF all this, was smiling
and garrulous.
~ found all the papers," she said
'They're right under the seat rm
goin' to look 'em over SOS TO have
the interestln' parts aIl ready to show
Miss Dorcas when we get home. Amt
It nice found 'em?"
In spite Of her drivers remon.
slrances, unhcard because of the non
adjustment OF the Eumpet, she reached
~ n.tt N
pile OF Blazeton weeklies. With her
feet upon the pile TO keep 1t from blow.
ing away she proceeded to unfold
one of the papers. 1t cracked and
snapped in the wind like n loose main
sail
keep that drafted thing out Of my
face, won't you?" shrieked the agon.
ized Bailey, "IIow'm | goin' to see to
steer with that smackln me between
the eyes every other second"
Hey? Did you speak to mer' asked
the widow swectly.
Did speak2 No, l screeched!
What IN unkct"-
81 want you TO see this picture OF
the mayors house In Blazeton. Eva,
my husbands niece, lives right acrost
the road from him. Many's tho time
I've set on their piazza and seen him
come out and 20 to the city hall"
Keep II out Of my face, tell you
Reef ~ Fur It, you-you woman!
! wish TO thunder the piazza had
caved In ON youl never see such an
old fool in my born days. Take II
awnyw
Mrs Beasley removed the paper, but
only TO substitute another.
Here's Eva's brother.in-l0w," she
screamed. He's one OF the prominent
business men out there, so they put
him In the paper. Amt he nice
lookin'1"
Bailey's comments on the prominent
business mans appearance were any
thing but 1atterlng, Debby continued
to reach for more papers, carefully
replacing those she had inspected In
the pile beneath her feet.
81 know what III do" declared tho
Thero is more catArrh ht this section OF