Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-27

DON'T GIVE Up THE SHIP
snow. but he didn't And then all al
once he takes this astonishing stand
captain Whitaker, Mr. Tidditt says
! hat the night of Emily's birthday par
4 ~ you and be told who she was 10y ac
( cident and that Mr.. Atkins seemed
very much surprised and upset. Il
( that so:"
/ Captain Cy laughed.
Ills lemonade was upset. That's
all noticed special. Oh, yes, And
he lost his hat of goiu' home. But
what of il? What are you drivin' al
1ow?"
II was wondering if-if it could be
hat for some reason Mr. Atkins had Il
, spite against Emily or her people or If
ltc had any reason to fear her"
Fear! Fear Bos'n? Oh, my. that's
'Unny. You've been rcadin novels,
I'm afraid. teacher, though didn't
Inspect it Of YOU"
lie laughed heartily. Miss Dawes
smiled too, but she stll persisted.
We'll" she said, II don't know. Fer.
hnpS it is because Tm a woman and
POLITICS doesn't mean MS much to me as
10 you men, but to me- political reasons
don't seem sJrong enough to account
for such actions as those Of Mr. At
4 kins, Emily's mother was Il 1.ayer
wasn't she? And the Thayers once
, lived in Orham. wish we could find
out more about them while they lived
there"
Asaph Tidditt pulled his beard
thoughtfully.
We'll" he observed. II was kind of
callatin' 20 so to OrhAm next week on
little visit. Seth Wing&te over there
-BarZilla Wingate's cousin Whit-is Il
sort Of relation of mine Seths been
Orham town clerk about as long as
I've been the Dayppil one. and he's
lived there all his life What he don't
know about Orham folks amt with
KNOWN. II You say so III pump him
bout the Thayers and the Richards"
SO 1t was settled thar Mr. Wingate
should be subjected to the pumping"
process when Asaph visited him He
departed fer this visit the following
week and remained away for ten days
Meanwhile several things happened in
Bayport.
One Of these things WAS the farewell
Of the Hon. Heman Atkins. Congress
was to open at Washington, and the
honorable needed the call of duty
Alicia and the houSekecper went with
him, and the big house was closed for
he winter
And on the day following Mr.. Thorn
as, the prodiGal father. also left town
\ position III Boston had been offered
him, he said, ami he felt that he must
accept it.
"PoSition offered him, Um-ya-as."
luoth Dimick, the cynical. in conyerSa-
lion with Captain Cy. inspector Of
sidewalks, | shouldn't wonder. Well.
please don't ask me if think Heman
sent him 10 Boston sos to have him
out OF the way and cause he'd feel
considerable safer than If he was loose
down here Don't ask me that. for
with my strict scrupcS against the
truth | might say no. AS it is, say
nothin' and wink my port eye
The ten day visit ended. Mr.. Tidditt
returned to Baypurt. On the afternoon
Of his return he and Bailey called ut
the Whitaker place, and there they
were Joined by Miss Dawes. who had
been summoned TO the cCnclave by Il
note intruSted to Bos'n.
Nov, Ase." ordered Captain Cy as
the quartet gathered in the sitting
room, here We are, hangin' on your
words. as the Teller said Don't keep
us strung up too long What did you
ind OUT"
"Well," said Mr. Tidditt with glare
at Bangs, II asked seth about the
ThayerS and the Richards folks the
very fust night | struck Orham. He
remembered 'em,
Folks used to call John Thayer a
smart young Teller, so Seth said. They
used to cal'late that he'd rise high in
The seafarin' and shipownin' line,
Maybe he would. only he died some
where's in Caligorny long in 81 or
whereabouts. Twas the time OF the
gold craZness out there and he left
his ship and went gold huntin'. And
the next thing they knew he was dead
and buried"
When was that?" inquired the
schoolmistress.
In "a, tell YOU. so Seth says
What ship was he on? asked Bal
ley.
Want on any ship. Why don't you
listen instead Of sett::3' there moonln'?
He was gold diggin tell you"
He'd been on ship, hadn't he?
What was the name Of herr"
Il didn't ask. What difference does
that makeT
Wasn't Mr.. Atkins at sea in those
days" put in the teacher The cap.
tain answered her
Yes, he was,' he said-"that Is.
think he was. He was away from
here when skipped out. and he didn't
get back till 81 or thera bouts"
$50 that was all you could find out,
hey. Ase" asked the captain. We'll,
It's at least as much as ! expected
You see, teacher, these story book no
tons don't work out when it comes to