Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04

I'LL Suie VI inc thirty tuouSohu AoA "
spell; then, all to once. he begun TO
take in sail and so on t'other tack. !
don't know much about politics, but
know he knows all the politics there
is. And It seemed to me that II live
man. one with eyes in bis head. went
to Washington and looked around he
might find the reason"
But you still believe tibet you might
helm II Won went to Washington
eyes. guess 1 do. Anyhow, I'd
ask some pretty p'inted questions.
You see, amt lived here in Bay
port all my life, and don't swaller
all the bait Heman beaves overheard"
"Then why don't you gof"
"IIey? Why don't GOT And leave
Bos'n and
Emily would be all right and per-
fcctly safe. Georgianna thinks the
world Of her. And, Captain Whit
taker, don't like to hear these people
talk of you as they do. don't like
TO rend 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. I know they're
not true. I knew it."
Captain Cy was gratifed, and his
qualification showed in his voice.
"Thank you. Phoebe" he said. IT
am much obliged to you. But. you
see, don't take any interest in such
things any more. When l realize that
pretty soon I've got to give up that
little girl for good can't bear to be
away from her a minute hardly. I
don't like to leave her here alone with
Georgianna and
81 will keep an eye on her. You
trust me, don't your"
Trust your By the big dipper,
you're about the only one I can trust
these daysl don't know how I'd
have pulled through this If you hadn't
helped. You're diff'rent from Ase and
Bailey and their kind. not meanin
anything against them, either But
you're broad minded and cool headed
and-and- Do you know, II I'd had
a woman like you to advise me all
these years and keep me from goin' OF
the course l might have been some
body by now"
II think you're somebody as It Is"
"Don't talk that way. I own up /
like to hear you, but I'm 'fraid 1t amt
true. You say amount to somethin'.
Well, what? I come back home here
with some money in my pocket, think
in that was all that was necessary
The old Cy Whitaker place, said
to myself, was goin' to be real Cy
Whitaker place again. And I'd be
real Whitaker. a man who should
stand for somethin', as my dad and
granddad did afore me. The town
should respect me, and ia do things
to help 1t along. And what's 1t all
come to? Why. every young one on
the street is told to be good for fear
he'll grow up like me. Amt that 50?
Course it's SO! I'm
you snail not speak so! Do you
Imagine that you're not respected by
every one whose respect counts for
anything? Yes, and by others too.
Don't you suppose Mr.. Atkins respects
you down in his HEARTH he has one?
Doesn't your housekeeper. who sees
you every day. respect and like you?
And little Emily-doesn't she love you
more than she does all the rest Of US
together?"
well. I guess Bos'n does care for
the old man some, that's a fact. She
says she likes you next best, though.
Did you know that?"
But Miss Dawes was indignant.
Captain Whitaker" she declared,
zone would think you were hundred
years old to hear you. You are always
calling yourself an old man. Does Mr..
Atkins call himself old? And he is
older than you"
"Well. I'm over fifty, Phoebe" In
spite of the habit for which he had
just been reproached, the captain
found this difficult statement to
make.
Il know. But you're younger than
most OF us at thirty-five. You see, I'm
confessng, too" she added. with
laugh and a little blush.
Captain Cy made a mental calcula.
ton.
Twenty years" he said musingly
Twenty years is long time. No;
I'm Old. And. worse than that, I'm
an old fool. guess. If hadn't been
I'd have stayed in South America in
stead Of comm here to be hooted QUE
Of the town was born in"
The teacher stamped her foot.
''Oh. what shall do with your she
exclaimed 1T Is wicked for you to
say such things. Do you suppose that
Mr.. Atkins would find 1t necessary to
work as he is doing to beat fool?
And. besides, you're not compliment
tary to me. Should l. do you think,
take such an interest in one who was
an imbecile?' -
well, tbs mighty good OF you. Your
comm here so to help Bos'n's fight
along is
How do you know it is Bos'n alto
gether? r. She stopped suddenly,
and the color rushed to her face. She
rose from the rocker. 'I-really l
don't see how we came to be dis
cussing such nonsense" she said
our ages and that sort Of thing
Captain Cyrus, l wish you would go
to Washington. think you ought to
60"
But the captains thoughts were far