Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-22

81 BIT luu THAI COST 81 Or IS"
hope He felt certain that he should
lose the Little gin in the end in spite
~ tAe long succession OF appeals
vlic. his lawyer contemplated. And
what would become ot her them Who
would her associates be- under the au.
-Lu-.-y o. @ .g-Aer such as hersi
Yle-.e luw-s had come 10 be his
cG.,s -e.-lce BE saw q great deal
~ a.- often when sht walked home
.-r.- s ll. She found him hanging
CyJ- -At --r-. gate and they talked u
various -1ilgs-0: Bos'u's progress
Win lar Studies. o. the school work
and similar topics lie called her 10y
her frs. name now although iu this
there vas nothing unusual After &
iew weeks acquaintance We Buyport-
ers almost Invariably address people
by their front" names. Sometimes
she came 30 the house with Emily.
Phoebe wus 10 good spirits. She was
as hopeful as Captnia Cy was despond-
eut She seemed 10 have little fear
% the outcome Of the legal proceed
iuF, the appeals ana the rest Her
optimism was the best sort OF bracer
FOR the captains failing courage
One cold rainy afternoon early IN
February she came IN with Bos'n, who
had availod herself of the shelter Of
the teachers umbrella Georgianna
was IN the kitchen baking. and Emily
had been promised saucer pie."' So
the child went out 10 superlntend the
construction Of that treat
"Set down, teacher" said Captain
Cy. What's the news-anything?'
"Why, no." replied Phoebe, throwing
open her wet Jacket There's no
news In particular But | wanted to
ask II you had seen the Breeze"
"Um- hum" was the listess an
swer. Il presume likely you mean
the news about the appropriation and
the editorial dig at yours truly? Yes,
I've seen It. They don't bother me
lnuCh. I'VE got more important tllngS
on my mind just now"
Congressman Atkins pledge in bis
farewell speech concerning the mighty
effort he was to make toward secur-
ing the appropriation for Bayport har-
Dor was In process Of fulallment-so
he had written to the local paper
But, alas, the mighty effort was likely
TO prove unayallng In spite Of the
Honorable Hemans battle for his con-
sutuents' rights 1t seemed certain that
the bill would not provide the $4,000
for Bayport-at least not this years
bill. Other and more powerful inter
ests would win out and, instead, an
other section Of the coast be improved
at the public expense.
SO, at Simmons and the sewing
circle and after meeting on Sunday,
Cy Whitaker was again discussed and
derlded And this weeks Breeze, out
that morning, contained sarcastic
editorial which mentioned no names,
but hinted at "a certain now notorious
person" who had boasted loudly, but
who had again been weighed In the
balance Of public opinion and found
wanting, for he had been n self APP
pointed committee Of one, who had
promised TO succeed II Atkins might
fail."
Miss Dawes did not seem pleased
with the captains nonchalGRt attitude
toward the Breeze and its editorial.
Captain Cyrus" she said, III you
intended doing nothing toward secur-
Ing that appropriation, why did you
accept the responsibility for it at the
mcetIngY
Captain Cy looked up.
well" he said, "aforc this Thomas
business happened, to knock all my
plans on their beam ends, I'd done
considerable thlnkin' about that appro-
prIatlon II seemed to me that there
must be some reason for llemnn's
comm about so sudden. He was sar-
tin sure Of the thirty thousand for a
spell; then, nl to once, he begun to
take In sail ana 20 on tothcr tack.
don't know much about politics but l
know he knows all the politics there
81. And II seemed to me that II a live
man, one with eyes IN his head. went
% Washington and looked around he
might find the reason"
"But you still believe that you might
help II you went to Washington"
"Ycs, | guess | do Anyhow, I'd
ask some pretty p'inted questions
You see, I amt lived here In Bay
port all my life, and don't swaler
all the bait Ueman heaves overheard"
"Then why don't you gop"
"Hey2 why don't go2 And leave
Bos'n and