The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-03-14
helm ii preparing it. SO she went out


help in preparing It SO she went out
happy
..Now. then demanded the captain
whats this about Phoebe and Thoms
as? want to know Stop. Don /
ask another question. Answer me
first
So the board of strategy. by turns
and in concert. told of the drive TO
Trumet and the call on Debby beas-
ley. Asaph would have narrated the
story to the upset sulky. but Bailey
shut him up in shortprder
Never mind that foolishness. ne
snapped You see. Cy. Debby nad
lust been out to Arizona visitin' old
Beasley's niece And she'd fell in with
a woman out there whose husband hao
run off and left her. And Debby she
read the advertisement about hlm III
the Arizona paper. and it said be nad
the springhalt in his off hind leg. OF
somethin' similar. Now. Thomas ne
had that, too. and there was otnef
things that reminded Phoebe or MIN.
So she don't say nothin to nobody. put
she writes to this woman askln TOT
more particulars and a photograph u
The missin' one. The partic'l lars come,
but the photograph didn't; the VIE
didn't have none, b'lieve But there
was enough to send Phoebe hotfoot TO
| Mr.. Peabody And Peabody he writes
to his lawyer friend in Butte, Mont
And the Butte man he"-
"Well, the long and short OF 1t Is,
cut in Tidditt. "that it looked safe
and sartin that Thomas had married
the Arizona woman while his real
wife. Bos'n's ma, was livin' and had
run off and left her same as he dld
Mary. And the funny part of 1t IS
1.-THE funny part of it is" declared
Bangs. drowning his friends voice py
| raising his own, that somebody ou'
there. some scalawag friend of this
Thomas. must have got wind of what
was UP and sent word to him, cause
when they went to hunt for him IN
Boston he'd gone, skipped, cut SUCK
And they amt seen him since. He was
afraid of bein' took up for bigamlst.
4 you SeG-lOI U6lu GiSdlhys
Well. you know what I'm tryin' to
say. Anyhow. if it hadn't been for me
and Phoebe
"You and Phoebev' snorted Asaph
"You had whole lot to do with it.,
didn't you? You and Aunt Debby III
| do to go together. | understand she's
cruisin' round maxim proclamations
that she was responsible for the
whole thing. No, STREE! It's Phoebe
Dawes that the credit belongs to. and
this town amt done nothin but praise
her since it come out. You never see
such a quick come-about in your life
unless twas Heman's. But you knew
all this afore. Whit. Peabody must
have told YOU
Captain Cy had listened to his
friends story with face expressive
of the most blank establishment As
he learned of the trip to Trumet and
its results his eyes and mouth opened,
and be repeatedly rubbed his forehead
and muttered EXPLANATIONS. Now. at
the mention of his lawyers name, he
seemed to awaken.
Hold on!'' he interrupted, waving
his hand. Hold on By the big dip
per, this isis Where is Peabody?
want to see him."
Here | am, captain" said the attor-
ney He had been out to the barn to
superintend the stabling of the span,
but for the past five minutes had been
standing. unnoticed by his client, on
the threshold of the dining room.
"See here" demanded Captain Cy-
"see here. Peabody. is this yarn true?
Is it, now-this about Phoebe and ALP
Certainly it's true. supposed you
knew it. You didn't seem surprised
when told you the case was settled"
Surprised! Why. no! thought
of love. she did it-she!'
He sat weakly down. The lawyer
looked anxious.
mir. Tidditt.'' he whispered, II think
perhaps he had better be left alone for
the present. He's just up from sick
bed. and this has been a trying fore
noon. Come in again this afternoon.
i SHdli lIy 10 peISudue ulH 10 lake d
nap"
The board Of strategy, its curiosi-
ty unsatisied, departed reluctantly.
When Mr.. Peabody returned to the sit
ting room. he found that maps were far
indeed from the captains thoughts
The latter was pacing the sitting room
floor
where is she?" he demanded "She
was standin' on the steps with Heman
Have you seen her SINGER
His friend was troubled.
.Why. yes, I've seen her." he said
II have been talking with her. She
has gone away"
Gone away! Where? What do you
mean? She ain't-ain't left Bayport?"
mo, no! What in the world should
she leave Bayport for? She has gone
to her boarding house, guess. At all
events. she was headed in that direc-
ton"
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