The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-05-25
CHAPTER xxi.

ance OF storms and gales dur
IL ing winter. although. as Z
usual thing. there is more rain thar
snow aud more wind than either. Blu
we can count with certainty on at leas
one blizzard between November anC
April. and about the time when Cap
tain Cy. feverish and i'll. the delayed
telegram In his pocket and great
fear in his heart. boarded the sleeper
Of the eastbound train at Washington
snow was beginning TO fall In our vii.
lage.
J Next morning. when Georgianna
came downstairs 10 prepare Bosn's
| breakfast-the housekeeper had ceased
| TO Ego home nights" since the cap
a tumbled. driving whirl OF white,
/ The woodshed and barn, dlmly seen
| through the smother. were but gray
shapes. emerging now and then only
| 10 be wiped from the vision as by n
great tapping cloth welded by the
mighty hand of the wind. The old
house shook in the blasts, the window
panes ratified as II handouts of small
shot were being thrown against them.
and the carpet on the floor of the din
ing room pulled up in miniature bill
lows.
School was out of the question. and
Bosn. her breakfast eaten. prepared to
put in n coy day with her dolls and
Christmas playthings.
when do you spose Uncle Cyrus
will get homer" she asked OF the
housekeeper. She had asked the same
thing nj least three times a day during
the fortnight. and Georgianna' answer
was always Just as unsatisfactory:
81 don't know, dearle. I'm sure. He'll
be here pretty soon. though, don't you
fret"
"0h. amt going TO fret l know
he'll come He said he would. and
Uncle Cy always does what he says
he Will"
About 10 Asaph made his appear
ance, white statue.
Godfrey scissors he painted. shak-
Ing his snow plastered cap over the
coal bod. Say. this Is one OF 'em.
amt Il? Don't knows ever see
more OF one. Drift out by the front
fence pretty nigh up to my waist.
This'll be a nasty night along the Or
ham beach. The life savers II have
their hands full. Whewl I'm about
tuckered out"
Been to the postoffice?" asked
Georgianna In low tone.
"Yup. been there. Mornin' mail
Just this minute sorted. Trains two
hours late. Gabe says more'n likely
the evenin' train won't be able to get
through at all II this keeps up"
"Was there anything from
Mr.. Tidditt glanced at Bos'n and
shook his head.
mot word" he said. Funny, amt
II II don't seem a bit like him. And
he can't be to Washin'ton, because all
them letters came back. IL swan to
man, I'm beginnin' to get Worried
Worried? I'm pretty nigh crazyl
What does Phoebe Dawes say?'
"She don't say much. It's pretty
tough, when everything else is workin'
out so fine, thanks TO her. to have this
happen. No; she don't say much, but
she acts pretty solemn"
SAY. Mr.. TiddittY IL.
"Yes-what is it,"
"You don't s'pose anything that hap
pened betwixt her and Cap'n Whit.
taLar that oftarnonn 10 rasnonSihia for
for his stayin' away so, do you? You
know what he told me to tell her
about her not comm hereY"
Asaph 6dgeted with the wet cap.
Jaw, that amt nothin'." he STAN
mered-"that is. hope It amt ! did
say somethiu' TO him that-but Phoebe
understands. She's a smart woman"
"You haven't told them boardin'
house tattletales about the-Emmie.
you 20 fetch me card of matches
from the kitchen. won't you-of what's
been found out about that Thomas
thingT'
Course | amt. Didn't Peabody say
not to tell soul till we was sure2
S'pose I'd tell keturah and Angie?
Nights well paint 1t ON sign and be
done with it. No. mol I've kept num-
and you do the same. Well. must be
goiu'. Hope to goodness we hear some
good news from Whit by tomorrer."
But when tomorrow came news of
any kind was unobtainable. No trains
could get through, and the telephone
and telegraph wires were out of COM
mission owing TO the great storm. Bay
port was buried under white coverlet
three feet thick on level, which
shone In the winter sun as If powdered
with diamond dust. The street shovel
ing brigade, meaning most of the ac-
tive male citizens, was busy with
plows and shovels. Simmons was de-
serted In the evening. for most of the
regular habitues went to bed after sup
per tired out
Two days of this; then Gabe Lum-
ley, his depot wagon replaced by a
sleigh, drove the painting Daniel into
the yard Of the Cy Whitaker place.
Gabe was much excited. He had news