The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-04-06
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DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP"
coming out and declaring for Mr..
Snow, but he didn't. And then all at
once he takes this astonishing stand.
Captain Whitaker, Mr.. Tidditt says
that the night of Emily's birthday par
ty you and he told who she was by &C.
cident and that Mr.. Atkins seemed
very much surprised and upset Is
/ that SOP
Captain Cy laughed.
"His lemonade was upset. That's
all l noticed special. Oh, yes! And
he lost his hat of goin' home. But
what of 1t? What are you drivin' at
now?"
81 was wondering Tiff 1t could BE
that for some reason Mr.. Atkins had
spite against Emily or her people or II
he had any reason to fear her."
Fear! Fear Bos'n? Oh, my. that's
funny! You've been readin' novels.
4 I'm afraid, teacher, though didn't
suspect it Of you"
He laughed heartily. Miss Dawes
smiled. too, but she still persisted.
well" she said. II don't know. Per
haps it is because I'm a woman and
politics doesn't mean as much to me as
to you men. but to me political reasons
don't seem strong enough to account
for such actions as those of Mr.. At
kins. EmiIy's mother was a Thayer.
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.
WELL" he observed, II was kind Of
cal'latin' to go to Orham next week on
a little visit. Seth Wingate over there
-Barzilla Wingate's cousin, Whit-is a
sort Of relation of mine. Seth's been
Orham town clerk about as long as
I've been the Bayport one, and he's
lived there all his life. What he don't
know about Orham folks amt with
KNOWN. II you say so I'll pump him
about the Thayers and the Richards"
So 1t was settled that Mr.. Wingate
should be subjected to the pumping
process when Asaph visited him. He
utpui leu LII thio Nioit tiC oAo"ih ?
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 housekeeper went witt
= him, and the big house was closed fol
the winter.
: And on the day following Mr.. Thorn
as, the prodigal father, also left town
A position in Boston had been Offered
: him, he said. and he felt that he mus
accept 1t.
. position offered him! Um-ya-as"
l quoth Dimick, the cynical, In conversu
ton with Captain Cy. Inspector o
sidewalks, | shouldn't wonder, We'll
please don't ask me If | think Hemal
sent him TO Boston SOS to have hin
@ out of the way and cause he'd fee
t considerable safer than II he was loos
n down here. Don't ask me that, for
a with my strict scruples against tn
! truth might say no. As it is, | sa.
G nothin' and wink my port eye"
( The ten day visit ended, Mr.. Tiddit
$ returned to Bayport. On the Afternoon
. of his return be and Bailey called a
. the Whitaker place, and there the!
t were joined by Miss Dawes. who hat
d been summoned to the couclaye by
il note intrusted to Bos'n.
"Now, Ase," ordered Captain Cy a
>. the quartet gathered in the slttini
- room, here we are, hangin' on you
% words, as the Teller said. Don't keel
ii US strung up too long. What did yo'
q find out"
u well" said Mr.. Tiddltt, with a glar
a at Bangs, 81 asked Seth about tn
Thayers and the Richards folks tn
very fust night l struck Orham. II
% remembered 'em.
: Folks used to call John Thayer
u smart young Teller, SO Seth said. The
used to ca'late that he'd rise high 4
= the seafarin and shipownin' line
- Maybe he would, only he died some
where's in Californy long In "a Q
Whereabouts Twas the time of tn
u gold crnzlness out there. and he lef
:. his ship aud went gold huntin'. An