Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1911-06-16
Cy Whittaker's
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"Trust you? BY the big dippcr,
you're about the only one l can trust
these days! don't know how I'd
have pulled through this If you hadn't
helped. You're ditf'rcnt 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
woman like you to advise me oil
these years and keep me from goin' of
the course I might have been some
body by now
II think you're somebody as It Is"
"Don't talk that way. l own up l
like to hear you. but I'm 'frnid It amt
true. You gay | amount to somethin',
Well, what? come back home here
with some money In my pocket, think
In that was all that was necessary
to make me COOL deal of n Teller.
The old Cy Whitaker place, l said
to myself, was goin' to be a real Cy
Whitaker place again. And I'd be a
real Whitaker, q man who should
stapd for sonothin', as my dad and
granddad did afore me. The town
should respect me. and I'd 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 SO?
COu,.Se IFS so, I'mn~v
i,you shall 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 heart-if he has ones
Doesn't yaur h0asekecper, 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
togetherf'
"Wcll guess Bos'n does care Tor
the old man some, that's fact. She
says she likes you next best, though.
Did you know that2"
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" ln
spite of the habit for which he had
Just been reproached, the captain
found this difficult statement te
make.
81 know. But you're younger than
most of us ut thirty-nve. You see, I'm
confcssin.r. ,ioo,'- she added, with Z
laugh and a Ilttie blush.
Captain cy made mental calcula
ton.
"Twenty years" he said musingly
Twenty years IL q long time. No
I'm old, And, worse than that, In
mn old fool, l guess IL hadn't beei
III have stayed In South America IN
stead of comm here to be hooted ou
Of the town ! was born in."
The Teacher stamped her foot.
"Oh, wha. shall 10 with you'll! sh'
exclaimed. 1T is wicked for you t.
say such things. DO you suppose tina
Mr.. Atkins would find 1t necessary t
work MS 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 wa
an imbecileT
"Well, tits mighty good of you. You
comm here so to help Bos'n's figh
along Isl
"aow do you know 1t is Bos'p alto
gether? IT. Sho stopped, suddenly
and tho color rushed to her face, Sh
rose from the rocker. .l-really
don't see how we came to be dis
cussing such nonsense" she said
sour ages and that sort Of thing
Captain Cyrus, ! wish you would
70 Washington. think you ought I
60"
Bat the captains thoughts We're tn
froin Washington ut that moment, III
own face was niight. and his eye
shone.
phoebe he faltcrcd unbelievingl.
what was you gcin' to say3 DO yo
mean that-that"--
The side door Of the house openet
The next instant Mr. Tidditt, dril
ping umbrella In his hand, entered I'll
sitting room.
aHello, whitw he hailed. Just ru
IN for u minute 70 say howay:N The
he noticed the sehoolmistress, and b
expression changed. aOhl How
you. Miss Dawes?' he said. II didn
see you fust of, Don't run away
my account"
II was just going" said Phoebe, by
tonipG her jacket. Captain ey accer
panied her to the door.
rGocdby." she said, 'There W
something else I meant to say, but
thin, u Is best to wait ! hope
have some good news for you 900
something that will send you to Was
ington with light heart. Perhaps
shall hear tomorrow. II 80 I will CT
after school and tell YOU"
.Yes, do" urged the captain eag'
". you'll ind me here waitin'. Go
news or not. do come. II amt 80
all wanted 70 myself.
lie returned to the sitting roo
Yhe town clerk was standing by
stove, lie looked troubled.
whats the row, Aseg' asked
cheerily. lie was overiowing w
good nature.
"Oh, nothln' special" replied \
Tiddltt. "You look joyful enough
two of us. Had good company, al
your"
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